Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland’s Building and Housing Department got a boost during Thursday budget talks when Mayor Justin Bibb’s team backed off on a staffing shake-up that City Council members feared ...

Mount Vernon’s long-maligned Department of Buildings could face a takeover by New York state in August if it fails to remedy serious deficiencies in the city’s enforcement of the state Fire Prevention ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – At one time, I lived on West 116th Street in the Cudell neighborhood where we rented the north half of a side-by-side colonial duplex. The beautiful dark walnut dining room cabinets, ...