Category Archive

advice

You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here

When guests won’t go and you’re too Midwestern polite to ask them to leave, are there other options?

How do you bring an art culture to a community with none?

I’m popping my head up after seven years beginning my nursing career, only to discover my neighborhood is lacking. How do you add culture to a community?

How offbeat occupants can challenge their conservative neighbors’ assumptions

Oh, you think I’m going to be rude and obnoxious? Well, I’ll show you by being the most disarmingly polite, well-spoken weirdo you’ve ever fucking met! Take THAT, complain-y neighbor!

How can I pimp out my fireplace?

What have you done to make a hearth inviting, impressive or just plain awesome? Corinne is depending on us!

Handling noisy neighbors without being passive-aggressive

When noisy neighbors strike, what’s the best course of action to quiet them? Are you a landlord-caller, a note-leaver, or a face-to-face door-knocker?

Good fences make good neighbors, so I need a damn good fence fix

Jen’s fenced yard is great for two dogs, but being able to see neighbors’ junk through its chain links sucks. She’s looking for advice on a way to spruce up her backyard view.

Pallet crafts: what industrial furniture can I make with free wood?

Did you know there’s a whole group of projects out there called Pallet Crafts? TRUTH. People are using pallets to make tables, patio furniture, and CHANDELIERS.

How do you get to know your neighbors without seeming like a weirdo?

It’s a little sad to move out of an apartment realizing that you never learned the names of your neighbors. What schemes can we concoct to make the neighborhood friendlier?