Prepping to, and picking, paint

When it comes to painting your house, experts recommend keeping a few things in mind first before rolling your paintbrush into action.

Town is looking at a gift house

The Patton Homestead in Hamilton, purchased in 1928 for George S. Patton, the iconic World War II general, and his wife, Beatrice, has been home base for three generations of his storied family. Now the Patton family has offered to donate their homestead to the town for historic preservation. On Saturday, voters at the Annual Town Meeting will be asked to accept the gift.

Landmark Society announces preservation and restoration awards for 2012

Press release: The Landmark Society of Genesee County will hold its annual Preservation Awards Dinner on May 19 at the St. James Episcopal Church ((405 E. Main St., Batavia). The dinner will begin at 6 p.m. and the awards presentation will follow (at approximately 7 p.m.). Six buildings in Genesee County will be recognized this year. Each year the awards committee tries to choose a group of ...

Melissa Harris-Perry and James Perry create a polished family home

A bachelor pad is now a home for four as the newlyweds work together to finish the years-long renovation of the Esplanade Ridge house

Painter refreshes Ohio hometown a stroke at a time

GLOUSTER — The transformation was swift. Regina Williams left home to spend time with her grandkids and came back to find her house gleaming, the exterior slathered with two fresh coats of white paint.