Home and Garden

Creating a Greener Lawn and Garden with Organic Products - Kid- and Pet-Friendly (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

13 May 2008

From hybrid cars to organic clothing, consumers are greening their lifestyles in a variety of ways, starting right in their own backyard. Nature's Touch, a brand of natural, organic and organic-based fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides, has expanded its line of kid- and pet-friendly products to include organic-based fertilizers for vegetables, flowers and plants.

Propane torch ignites north-side home blaze (Sheboygan Press)

13 May 2008

A north-side home was heavily damaged Sunday when a propane torch used to light a charcoal grill was put away while still lit, according to the Sheboygan Fire Department.

Fumo appeals new assessment on his Phila. home (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

13 May 2008

State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo has filed an appeal of the property-tax hike on his Spring Garden mansion, contending that the city illegally singled him out for a 281 percent increase.