Sophia Hughes

Painting can be painless. Just do this one thing!

Painting can be painless. Just do this one thing!

We purchased: heavy nap roller cover (for thick textured walls) roller synthetic paint brush paint tray paper drop cloth painter’s tape Step 1 Prep.  Russell Bates, Benjamin Moore corporate trainer for the southeastern U.S., explained how to properly prep. “The painting process is really a three-step process,” Bates said. “The first step is prep, and…

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Broken elevators and plumbing problems plague Hyde Park building, tenants allege in demand letter | Evening Digest

Broken elevators and plumbing problems plague Hyde Park building, tenants allege in demand letter | Evening Digest

Tenants of a 10-story apartment building in Hyde Park are demanding swift repairs to longstanding plumbing and security problems, pest infestations and hazardous elevators – fixes they allege management has long ignored.  Last Thursday, 44 tenants of 5110 S. Kenwood Ave. sent a letter of demands to the building’s property manager, Ivy Residences, alleging a…

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