| DIY Network Announces Desperate Landscapes & The Dirt On
The snow and ice might have melted away, but what's left for many is a not-so-gorgeous yard! DIY Network is springing into the new season with two original series, Desperate Landscapes hosted by Jason Cameron and The Dirt On… hosted by Ahmed Hassan, premiering April 5 and April 7, respectively. These two professional landscapers will demonstrate just how easy it is to turn a yard from basic or bad to beautiful! .
Rebuilding Together announces home improvements for 2007 season
Canton Rebuilding Together sponsors have selected the homes that will be worked on as part of the 2007 Canton Rebuilding Together project. On Saturday, May 5, teams from various Canton businesses and organizations will be working on the homes. Rebuilding Together is a national non-profit organization, with chapters throughout the country, whose mission is to preserve and revitalize houses and communities, assuring that low-income homeowners, from the elderly and disabled to families with children, live in warmth,safety, and independence.The home of Clarence and Betty Hedges, 880 East Pine, Canton, has been selected as one of the major projects of Rebuilding Together for 2007.The home is being sponsored by Graham Services and Graham Hospital. .
AI-MITSU Best when grotesque
One good point about public museums in Japan having "funding issues" is that rather than pulling in the art that the public really wants to see and turning themselves into virtual Musee d'Orsays or ersatz Guggenheims, they instead focus on more academically valuable and locally relevant work. .
The grass will get greener
Spring may have officially arrived a month ago, but by the look of things, the springtime lawn care season is still a few weeks away.$"/>$"/>Eventually, however, wet, sodden lawns will dry up and the annual cleaning and prepping ritual will begin.$"/>$"/> “In the spring time, what we need to do are the basics, like fertilizing the lawn to prevent weeds from taking root," says Benoit Castonguay of Trylawn, a Ville St. Laurent-based lawn care company.$"/>$"/>Castonguay says basic lawn cleanup comes when lawns dry up and become firm. Raking and aerating increases the amount of air, water and nutrients getting to the soil, strengthening grass roots and creating a healthier lawn. Applying topsoil, seeds and fertilizer comes next.$"/>$"/>City of Pointe Claire horticulturist Jason Laframboise, who is also getting ready for the busy season, says people have already been calling to complain about damaged lawns.
India Point Park bridge slated to open in September
A pedestrian bridge connecting India Point Park, an 18-acre waterfront park, with the Wickenden business district will likely reopen this fall after closing for construction during the relocation of Interstate 195.
The 8-foot-wide bridge spanning I-195 was built in the 1970s and closed on Sept. 12, 2005, said Lambri Zerva, design project manager for the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. The bridge, which is being rebuilt, is tentatively expected to open in September, two years after its closure.
Zerva said the highway relocation required that a new bridge be built because the old bridge's piers would have obstructed the new road links.
"The new bridge took up space where the old bridge was, so we couldn't keep the old one and build the new one at the same time.
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