Sometimes it takes getting soaked with water-bill sticker shock for homeowners to find out about a leaking pool or sprinkler system. A leak the width of a dime in an underground sprinkler line can waste 6,300 gallons of water per month — doubling typical water use on some household water bills.
When people think of South Florida landscapes, their minds immediately conjure images of palm-tree-lined roads along a tropical South Beach. Luscious, deep green palm leaves sway with no signs of cold or drought damage. No pests, no fertilizers, no problems.
Winter won’t be over for a couple more months, but already the sun is climbing a little higher in the sky, and feeling a little warmer.
Today’s homes are filled with parts and materials — limestone countertops, stainless steel appliances, multihead showers — that weren’t so common years ago. They make your home more efficient and require less maintenance. You can’t ignore them entirely, though. So, as you plan your chores and projects for the coming year, here are some to keep in mind.
A proposed change to the documents should be reviewed by an attorney before the matter is presented to the members. If the changes are presented to the members in a proper meeting and the members vote to approve them, they should be recorded in the county court records. Several other requirements listed in the statutes are needed to modify documents. An attorney would be needed to take the proper actions.
Ever play that flashlight game where you point the beam upward from your chin to create a ghoulish and sinister-looking face? If so, you’ve witnessed the power of light to transform a physical object, for better or for worse. George Clooney or Charlize Theron might look gorgeous during a magazine photo shoot, but light them wrong and those fab faces can turn suddenly scary. Alfred Hitchcock knew this and used lighting effects deliberately to create frightening images in his films.
More people are renovating their homes — modestly — and waiting to sell.
L.A. Clipper Chris Paul may be quick down the court, but he moves pretty fast when it comes to buying multimillion-dollar real estate too.
Barbara LaPradd chooses roses for her Pinecrest garden for their age and fragrance.
No mere encyclopedia of bugs, Sex on Six Legs (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) delivers exactly what its subtitle promises: lessons on life, love and language from the insect world. In this page-turner, entomologist and first-rate raconteur Marlene Zuk draws swarms of six-legged subjects under the microscope and enlightens all along the way.
Brazilian designers bring the sea and the sun into the interior of a Sunny Isles Beach vacation home
Just about every home has an eyesore.
In what sounds like a headline pulled from a science fiction movie, Giant African Snails, Lissachatina fulica, have invaded South Florida. The snails can reach sizes of eight inches, but so far the largest found in Miami-Dade County has been 5 inches. This snail infestation is being taken very seriously, as this pest can damage more than 500 types of plants, as well as homes and even human health.
Singer Melanie Brown — Scary Spice from her days with the Spice Girls — and her husband, producer Stephen Belafonte, have put their Tarzana compound on the market at $3.45 million.
Maybe 2012 is when you’ll catch up on organizing photos from 2011. And 2010, 2009, 1999, 1959 …
The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is working on a real estate issue that gets to the core of the agency’s purpose: Bringing clarity and better disclosures about the often opaque and costly fees that homebuyers, sellers and refinancers are hit with at closings.
Have you ever seen your cat stop, cough, extend his neck and recruit his abdominal muscles to help spew forth the contents of his stomach? With a violent heave, a cat easily proves his mettle as an expert vomiter.
People seem to have a basic need to connect with animals.
Thge Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce invites visitors to tour luxury homes on the island.
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