Abandoned, blighted buildings have been described as a “cancer” in a neighborhood. One home with 4-foot-tall weeds, a sagging porch, and broken or boarded-up windows becomes two, which spreads to four ...

If any single material gained a certain newfound ubiquity in New York City and countless other American cities and towns over the past year, it has been humble and readily available plywood. Used to ...

Signs of renewal abounded this week in downtown Portland. Hundreds flocked to the Portland Farmers Market at Shemanski Park for produce while others soaked in the sun and socialized at Pioneer ...

Using basic home-improvement supplies as interior design details is par for the course these days. First came pegboard storage, then bare plywood cabinetry, and now, we're seeing another material take ...