Category: Home Improvement

Protecting Our Environment

“Bee” Thankful for Pollinators (NAPSI)—When you gather with family or friends around the table this holiday season, consider just how much pollinators contribute to your favorite dishes. Whether you’re recreating your grandmother’s famous pumpkin pie or forging new traditions in the kitchen, honey bees and butterflies are essential to the bountiful harvests that fill tables Read More …

Christmas Tradition

How To Choose A Christmas Tree: Tips From Expert Arborist Mark Chisholm (NAPSI)—There’s more to decking the halls with just the right Christmas tree than many people realize. Here are seven hints that can help: Select Your Location Before you head to the lot or store to pick out this year’s tree, you must be Read More …

Holiday Hints

Pointers On Protecting Your Packages And Property (NAPSI)—This holiday season, the Postal Service™ looks forward to delivering a great deal of holiday cheer, along with more than 15 billion mail pieces. The United States Postal Inspection Service®, the federal law enforcement arm of the Postal Service, is working to keep your important shipments safe and Read More …

Holiday Gift Ideas

Four Personalized Gift Ideas for Some of the Hardest People on Your Shopping List (NAPSI)—If you’re like many people, you’re sometimes stumped by what to give certain special folks on your list: your grandma, your mother-in-law or a cousin you rarely see. Fortunately, when in doubt, you can still give a gift that’s personal. There Read More …

Gift Ideas

Gifts That Do A World Of Good (NAPSI)—This holiday season, you don’t have to look far to find items that deliver great features and functionality but use less energy. Products that earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR label save money on energy bills and help protect the environment, making them gifts that do Read More …

Hints For Homeowners

Make Money Renting Your Second Home (NAPSI)—If you’re ever thinking about investing in a second home or listing your property as a vacation rental, you’ll be in good company. New research on the global second-home market reveals for the second straight year that more homeowners are buying a second home to use as a vacation Read More …

Talking Turkey

Better Basting For A More Beautiful Bird (NAPSI)—This holiday season, making a marvelous meal for friends and family can be easier than ever with clever new cookware: a roasting pan with a concave bottom that naturally lets the juices pool to either side for safer, faster basting. How It Works There’s no need to lift Read More …

Hints For Homeowners

Prepare Your Home For The Rough Weather Ahead (NAPSI)—There have been more than 80 extreme weather events in the United States that caused at least $1 billion each in damage since 2011, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Centers for Environmental Information. The average homeowner has three problems waiting to Read More …

Protecting Your Property

Future-proofing Tips For Texas Building Owners (NAPSI)—Texas is a great place for companies to do business and developers are building fast to keep up. Texas also experiences extreme weather and forces property owners to think seriously about how their new facilities can endure these extremes. On average, Texas experiences at least one major natural disaster Read More …

Protecting Our Environment

Celebrate ENERGY STAR Day-Every Day (NAPSI)—Every October, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrates ENERGY STAR Day to raise awareness about the benefits of saving energy today, tomorrow, and for good. The typical household spends about $2,000 a year on energy bills. American consumers interested in saving money on their utility bills can look for Read More …