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How to Design a Rain Garden, a Beautiful Way to Manage Stormwater Runoff
Martha Stewart Living via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe second factor is how big or small your rain garden is. "The smaller the rain garden (compared to...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Metra — ‘The way to really fly’ — turns 40
Chicago Tribune· 5 days agoTrains have carried people in and around Chicago since Oct. 25, 1848, when the Galena and Chicago...
Veteran Singapore keeper the toast of China after World Cup heroics - Soccer America
Soccer America· 7 days agoSingapore’s 40-year-old goalkeeper Hassan Sunny was hailed as China’s unlikely savior Wednesday...
Landmarks: Oldest standing bank in Illinois among ‘endangered’ state sites
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 days agoLong before it was washed away by Ohio River floodwaters, there was a metal grate in the floor of the first bank building in Illinois. Really just a log house in Old Shawneetown, owner John ...
For shrinking Mississippi River towns, frequent floods worsen fortunes
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 7 days agoThe wall protected downtown Hannibal during the flood of 1993 not long after it was completed keeping business open and tourists coming while some homes outside were swamped ...
This Mental Exercise Can Protect You From a Home Improvement Disaster
Lifehacker· 5 days agoThe best way to defend against this is second-order thinking, or what’s known as Chesterton’s Fence....
Landmarks: Oldest standing bank in Illinois among ‘endangered’ state sites
Chicago Tribune· 3 days ago“There was a grate in the floor, and the money — gold, silver, paper money — would be lowered into a...
Government Notes: Cedar Rapids seeks $12M grant for trails along Cedar River
The Gazette· 2 days agoThe city of Cedar Rapids is applying for a $12 million federal grant toward trails along the Cedar...
State releases aid for September flooding damage in North Attleboro
The Sun Chronicle· 4 days agoIt was not clear how much of the $5 million North Attleboro will receive. North Attleboro was especially hard hit by up to about 7 inches of rain during the Sept. 11 storm, causing severe flash flooding of vehicles, homes and businesses.
Elden Ring: Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave walkthrough
Eurogamer· 6 days agoThe Giant-Conquering Hero's Grave is a location in Elden Ring on the eastern side of the...