Workers cottages, once a staple of Chicago’s middle-class culture, came to define the character of its residential neighborhoods. Now they’re being demolished in the name of urban development. Can they be saved, or will they slip, one by one, into obscurity?

Early each February, America’s attention centers on a group of men in top hats as they wake up a rodent, then pretend it can predict the weather.

Both moles and voles can burrow through a backyard, laying waste to carefully tended gardens and lawns—but that’s where their similarities end. Read on for a rundown of vole vs. mole characteristics and how to tell these two pesky animals apart.

Whether a compact two- or three-seater or a luxurious unit built for unabashed comfort, the chaise-style couch is ubiquitous. Will its popularity last, or is the chaise’s heyday coming to a close?

Forget what you think you know about opossums. They’re not the nasty, trash-eating troublemakers that some folks make them out to be, but remarkable creatures that provide valuable services, including pest control. Learn more about these misunderstood marsupials and how one of their habits can actually be helpful.

Sure, newly constructed homes boast plenty of benefits, like ample electrical sockets and lots of closets, but older houses take the cake when it comes to quirky, charming, even enchanting features.

Remember the folk tale (or the folk song) about the “crooked little man” and his “crooked little house”? When you travel through Vermont, he might come to mind thanks to the many crooked windows adorning area farmhouses. Turns out they’re called witch windows—but why? And why are they so common in New England?

Nothing turns your home into a summertime hangout quite like a swimming pool, but there’s more to pool ownership than providing towels and inflating a few floaties. Before you buy a home with a pool, make sure you’re ready for the responsibility.

We spend time, energy, and money to maintain a crop that doesn’t feed us or our animals, attract pollinators, provide a habitat, or really do much of anything besides look good. It’s time to ask ourselves why.

Several classic architectural styles don’t just stand out in a crowd. They also scream “haunted.” You might even say they’re a dead giveaway.

Call them cute, kitschy, tacky, iconic, or ironic, there’s no denying that plastic pink flamingo lawn ornaments have taken up residence not just on our lawns, but also on our American identity.