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Patch's House & Home
Handy Hints
Home Performance with Energy Star: For a fee of $50, a Good Cents Building Performance Institute (BPI) certified auditor will come to your home and perform a 3- to 4-hour comprehensive ho...
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Food
Recognize Female Farmers on International Women's Day
Here in Northeast Ohio generally, and very much in Kent specifically, we think about food. We talk about food. Many of us seek local food. We support farmers' markets. There ar...
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Patch's House & Home
Clear the Clutter | Feng Shui for a Healthy Home
Our mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health all rest upon the smooth functioning of our homes. ~ Daily OM 12-2011 We should have a connection to our environment. Our home...
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Patch's House & Home
Adventures in Homeownership: How a leaking pipe turned into a month-long negotiation
I have an unfinished basement and, as with any basement, it’s damp. So, I have a dehumidifier that runs when necessary. When I first moved in, I noticed an elbow-shaped pipe that ran from...
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Patch's House & Home
Adventures in Homeownership: The dreaded drip, drip, drip...
I love my home, but we have a complicated relationship. Often I am so proud of it and want to show it off to all of my friends and neighbors. But there are other days, when something brea...
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Business
Great Big Home & Garden Expo Starts Saturday
The Great Big Home & Garden Expo presented by Time Warner Cable returns to Cleveland’s I-X Center Feb. 4-12. The show features more than 650 exhibitors and appearances by home an...
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Patch's House & Home
Home Style Series with Nolan: Historic Homes
Over the next couple of weeks, I'm going to explore different home styles, their pros, cons, and what makes them attractive in this real estate market. There are many different types...
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Patch's House & Home
A Top Ten List Ohio Didn't Make
For the fifth consecutive year, Nevada continues to have the highest foreclosure rate in the country, despite a 31 percent drop in the state’s foreclosure activity from 2010 to 2011, Real...