When A Celebrated Native Son Hires In Mexico And Cuts Staff At Home
Landing’s Bill Smith, one of Birmingham, Alabama’s biggest boosters, hired 100 workers in Mexico City, then laid off staff at home. …
Castlery Is The Accessibly-Priced Furniture Brand We Need To Talk About
The trend of fast furniture is starting to become a thing of the past. …
Designer Morgan Brown Lists West Hollywood Compound For $16.9 Million
Beverly Hills designer Morgan Brown has listed her West Hollywood compound for $16.9 million. The property sits on a twin lot just blocks from Soho House and West Hollywood’s most acclaimed shopping and dining districts. …
Ikea Raised Some Of Its Prices By 80 Percent: Here’s Where To Shop For Affordable Furniture Instead
Here’s where to buy affordable and stylish furniture. …
Exploring Snowmass Village: Aspen’s Neighboring Ski Town Continues To Climb
Although perhaps not as well-known as Vail or neighboring Aspen, Snowmass Village houses the largest collection of ski-in/ski-out residences in all of Colorado. …
Adaptive Reuse Creates New Schools From Old Buildings
Educational buildings must change as educators’ priorities evolve, which is why adaptive reuse is being called upon to turn outmoded buildings into modern schools. …
Californians can get $3,000 grants to retrofit homes for earthquake safety
In an earthquake, a lack of grip between a house and its foundation can cause the home to be shoved off — as if the shaking has broken the building’s knees….
Fred Armisen asks $3.5 million for hip Los Feliz home
Actor Fred Armisen is asking $3.5 million for a stately brick abode in the hills of Los Feliz built in the 1920s….
L.A. hits $1-billion earthquake milestone: 8,000 buildings retrofitted
The milestone comes seven years after the City Council passed the nation’s most sweeping earthquake safety legislation, requiring more than 14,000 buildings be retrofitted….
Catastrophes And Solo Agers: A Scary Combination
Solo Agers are particularly vulnerable to disasters which make their homes unlivable and turn their lives upside down. there are ways Solo Agers can be better prepared. …