Universal Hub - Home 'n' hearth

Granite counter tops prove too much of a good thing for one Beacon Hill homeowner

adamg — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:03:04 +0000

John Ford reports one Beacon Hill house under agreement recently failed its home inspection because the granite counter tops in the kitchen were emitting more than the safe amount of radon.

Eastie is winning her over

adamg — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:48:28 +0000

Jenn Martinelli, late of Beacon Hill and Fenway, is learning to love her new digs in East Boston:

... In the Fenway and Beacon Hill there were always ambulances and police cars and fire engines screaming past. We're in a quiet residential neighborhood now and have heard no such thing.

Simplifying life starts in the basement

adamg — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:42:36 +0000

Even if it means throwing out 1970's copies of Sports Illustrated and Baseball Digest, Dan Miller reports.

Today's most moving post

adamg — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:59:06 +0000

Photos of a house being moved from one street to another in Wellesley.

Since Adam has set a precedent of identify-this-bird posts...

eeka — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:20:42 +0000

Does anyone here know what this plant is?

http://tinyurl.com/eekas-plant

Did you know a rabid bat could bite you in your sleep and you'd never know until you start to die?

adamg — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:08:43 +0000

Karen Wise explains why her entire family is now getting rabies shots, not that she knows for a fact that the bat that was flying around in her house was rabid, since her husband let it fly out, when, as they now know, you're supposed to trap it somehow and let Animal Control test it for rabies.

In hindsight, JP man probably realizes today wasn't the best day to start re-doing his roof

adamg — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:49:26 +0000

William provides the blow-by-blow for his neighbor's re-reroofing project, which he started today:

... Luckily I had a huge tarp to add to Josh's collection and the guys frantically started to cover up the house. This was no easy job. Check out the driving rain and the look of grit determination on Bill's face. They got it covered up in short time and now it looks like some of the houses from back home in the Ozark Mountains. ...

Eating Food Grown Locally

MarkNavin — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:53:16 +0000

It seems that the local food movement has grown by leaps and bounds in and around Boston. More and more people are buying local produce and meat through CSA's and farmer's markets. This week on Radio Boston, we'll visit a young farmer in Western Massachusetts, and hear from the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture with the Obama Administration, Kathleen Merrigan, a longtime advocate for sustainable agriculture in New England. Tune in or comment at www.radioboston.org.

A rodent infestation that's driving them nuts

adamg — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:50:54 +0000

Ian and Lis have squirrels living in their walls - or maybe something else:

... "Listen," she said.

Adorable chirrups and purrs were coming from the walls.

"We've got a tribble infestation."

Flowers can make such a difference

adamg — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:04:30 +0000

Just ask Be, who planted a bunch in her front yard yesterday.