Riots break out across Colombia after investment scam collapses
Riots have flared across Colombia over the collapse of a pyramid investment scam that left thousands of investors broke and furious. Police used teargas and batons to quell crowds that tried to storm the offices of rogue investment firms, some of which had left notes taunting their victims for being gullible. Mobs smashed doors and windows in a vain effort to enter the premises and recoup ...

Trust home opens doors to public
A medieval home opens its doors to the public ahead of it being officially used as a luxury holiday home.

Delcambre rallies around playoff Panthers
Signs on windows, doors and fences saying things like ?You have entered Panther territory,? ?Go Mighty Panthers? and ?Honk for the Panthers.? An enormous ?D? over a doorway. A car painted with Panthers slogans driving past students wearing orange and black Delcambre sweatshirts as they walked home.

TRAVEL: Crisis in paradise: Meltdown leaves ghost resorts
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic ---- Hundreds of luxury villas are positioned to take in a postcard perfect view, but there are no guests. There are no roofs either; neatly tied bundles of red tiles are stacked outside. The wind slams doors and rustles the yellowed newspaper taped to the windows.

Home Front: Thanksgiving Table Decor, Christmas Decorating Without a Fireplace, Shuttered Shelter Magazines, Closet ...
Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas. This week they're counting down to Thanksgiving and offering advice on table settings, guest room preparation and more.

Town seeks home rehab grant
If a state housing rehabilitation grant is approved for the town for the first time since 2004, 15 or more houses in the north end of town will receive help meeting codes, with new windows, doors, roofs or other improvements.

Solar Innovations, Inc. Announces the Introduction of a Black Stainless Steel Glass Spacer and Additional Decorative ...
Solar Innovations, Inc., a custom manufacturer of residential and commercial conservatories; greenhouses; sunrooms; folding, tilting, and sliding glass doors, walls, windows, and screens; is proud to announce the introduction of a black stainless steel glass spacer and additional decorative options. [PR.com - November 21, 2008]

Cover windows and seal doors
Heat lost through windows and doors represents a significant chunk of most heating bills. Some sources estimate that loss through windows alone could account for up to 35 percent of heating bills. If you are tired of watching your hard earned money slip through the cracks, there are things that you can do: » Check around windows and doors with a candle or a light piece of thread on a windy day ...

Step into the past
A medieval home opens its doors to the public

Colombians riot in anger at pyramid scam
Riots have flared across Colombia over the collapse of a pyramid scam that left thousands of investors broke and furious. Police used tear gas and batons to quell the crowds when they tried to storm the offices of rogue investment firms, some of whose staff had left notes taunting their victims for being gullible. Mobs smashed doors and windows in a vain effort to enter the premises and ...

Police warning after burglaries
Police in Lincolnshire warn residents to lock their doors after a series of break-ins in the Deepings.

Algonquin condos put on hold
ALGONQUIN ? Edges of the plastic that cover the bare wood walls of a new four-story condo building in Algonquin have been blowing in the wind for weeks. Some of the building?s future condos have glass windows and patio doors, but most have only holes cut into the wood where the windows and doors will go.

Burglar bars hamper attempt to rescue woman in house fire
A 47-year-old woman died early Wednesday when flames trapped her inside her Scotlandville home, firefighters said, and burglar bars on the house?s doors and windows hampered rescue efforts.

Vat reduction recommended in iron fittings
Chandigarh, Nov 19 : The meeting of State Level Consultative Committee today recommended reduction of VAT on Iron and Steel fittings of doors, windows and furniture from 12.5 per cent to 4 per cent and bring the same at par with Punjab State.

2009 Hyundai Genesis: Luxury at a deep discount
The chocolate-brown leather is softer than a Hershey bar in a cop's back pocket. The topstitched upholstery across the dash and doors seems...

36 Hours in Seattle
Fashionable boutiques and gourmet shops are making the city center feel like a neighborhood again, and not just a backdrop for a Space Needle snapshot.

Homage to the Humdrum
The West End Preservation Society has proposed the designation of the entire stretch of West End Avenue from 70th to 107th Street as a historic district.

A Picture-Perfect Place
After having a baby, Jared and Jeanne Slater decided it was time to move out of their fifth-floor apartment in a walk-up tenement.

Cities reapply for housing loans
Has the state of the economy forced you to put off necessary repairs to your home such as a new roof or siding? Would you like to replace your windows or furnace to make your home more energy efficient? Do you live in an older home with a crumbling foundation or lead paint problems?

Great family home in quiet neighborhood
Our Home of the Week is a 1,856-square-foot, four-bedroom colonial set on well over an acre of land along a country lane in Acushnet.