Humble Flooring, at 1000 E. High St., Waynesburg, has been a family-owned and operated business since it opened in 1974. In 1974, John Humble and his oldest son, Danny, launched a store that would become a cornerstone of the Waynesburg business district. It was a home supply shop that, over the next half-century, would expand…
And with home prices rising more than double the pace of inflation since the 1960s, making the place you live look great is as important as ever, whether it’s a rental or your expensive dream abode. Here are the 10 decor mistakes she hates to see in other people’s homes. Moreira said she always notices…
by Jeroslyn JoVonn May 17, 2024 Jamaica Kincaid’s new children’s book, “An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children,” explores plant life, colonization, and religion through bold illustrations. Writer and Harvard University professor Jamaica Kincaid is passing along her gardening expertise to Black youth with her first children’s book in nearly 40 years, An Encyclopedia of…
As FLOOR360 celebrates 5 years at their Milwaukee location it’s worth noting all that’s been accomplished with a talented team taking the lead. The team consists of sales and design consultants, commercial sales, residential and commercial project managers, warehouse and delivery teams, an in-house carpet fabricator, and installers. Commercial Flooring The commercial flooring team has…
Being respectful to the people repairing your home is only common sense. However, common sense is in short supply. In this day and age, you’d think that everyone would understand that men and women are equally capable of pursuing any profession they desire. Alas, some folks are still so set in their ways that they…
A Michigan family set out to fix a water heater and ended up finding a treasure trove of century-old relics in their bathroom. The items include wooden dominoes, a business card for a music store dating back to 1907, a publication printout from 1913, a cutout of Jesus and a playing card from the Milton…
Coral Gables Plumbing will celebrate its 100-year anniversary in just three years, having been founded in 1926. That makes the family-owned company nearly as old as Coral Gables itself. And although Coral Gables Plumbing moved outside the boundary of The City Beautiful years ago, much of the company’s work takes place within the Gables, although…
During World War II in Germany, an American soldier stole a baroque landscape painting created by 18th-century Austrian artist Johann Franz Nepomuk Lauterer. The family of the solider contacted Art Recovery International to return the stolen painting in what a German museum curator said was a rare moment. Nearly 80 years after the painting went…
