June is National Homeownership Month, an opportunity for U.S. residents to reflect on the importance of the home and its role in their lives. With a median asking price of $225,500 for a home, becoming a homeowner takes dedication, patience and smart budgeting. For many first-time homebuyers, closing the deal […]
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Shepard Price, Digital reporter May 12, 2022 A float is pictured in a pool casting a shadow on the pool floor. Chris Collins/Getty Images May has been proclaimed Childhood Drowning Prevention Month in Illinois as water parks and pools begin to ramp up activity before reopening. This month serves as a […]
The Staten Island Children’s Museum is celebrating Black History Month with quilting, learning about Black trailblazers, cooking dishes from South Africa and Guyana, and West African drumming workshops. The Museum has two timed ticketed sessions available from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Saturdays […]
Welcome to the apartment Dani shares with her boyfriend – plus their dog and cat (Picture: Zack Wittam/Metro.co.uk) It’s Tuesday, and you know what that means (we hope). That’s right – it’s time for another edition of What I Rent; our weekly series that explores the reality of renting around […]
In 1999, I took a weeklong vacation with a friend to Mazatlán, Mexico — and it was love at first sight. I was so smitten with the beach city that I went to a realtor the next day and bought a small house for $28,000. My plan was to make it a […]