We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Creating an outdoor space that feels private without being closed in requires a careful balance. This is true whether you're looking to design ...

A beautiful deck is a nice play to enjoy your yard. Cedar is a great choice and Mike Holmes of HGTV has a good way to save on ...

Across global cities, once-occasional gestures have become routine: the pocket pat, the zip check, the instinctive tug of a strap closer to the body. These movements reflect a rising everyday caution ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival is inviting local artists to participate in the 2026 Freedom Festival Button Design Contest. The theme, "Party Like It's 1776!", celebrates ...

Citing an "anomaly in the property boundaries," the City of Cedar Rapids has altered the public right-of-way near the building that houses the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and ...

Family caregiver Lisa Hanon of Cedar Rapids holds up a “No Fence” sign during the Cedar Rapids City Council meeting at City Hall in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. Community members were encouraged to ...

President Trump is famously obsessed with beauty and design, and his new executive order makes a big promise: government services that are not only usable, but visually appealing. It sounds like the ...

Almost nothing sabotages a home’s curb charisma like badly selected fencing. “It’s the first thing people see,” said Raili Clasen, founder of Raili CA Design in Newport Beach, Calif. Concerns such as ...

If you've ever studied older military aircraft like the North American F-86 Sabre jet, you may have noticed that many of them had flat metal plates, known as wing fences, on the wings. While these ...

RIDGEDALE — About five years ago, Tiger Woods walked the Ozark Mountains to showcase to the world "Payne's Valley," the first fully public-access course that he designed. Woods unveiled it during the ...