| Master Gardener: Trials Garden in Oakland | | Inside Bay Area - 3 Hours ago | | Editor's note: Once a month, we will feature information, tips and advice from the Alameda County Master Gardeners. This month, the Master Gardeners explain their Trials Garden at Lake Merritt. ALAMEDA | | | | Add Comment |
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| Now Growing: Pruning to create a wreath | | Inside Bay Area - 3 Hours ago | | THE FIRST FROSTY mornings of November are invigorating and make chores in the garden delightful as the light is low, and long thin clouds stretch across the sky. There is a renewed sense of energy while | | | | Add Comment |
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| An underground oasis | | Inside Bay Area - 3 Hours ago | | Baldassare Forestiere dreamed of creating an orange tree empire, but his hopes died the minute his shovel hit the rocky hardpan soil of Fresno. Trees wouldn't grow in this stony land. Forestiere was devastated. | | | | Add Comment |
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| At Home: Award-winning design for awards | | Inside Bay Area - 3 Hours ago | | NOTHING IS so permanent as a temporary government program or, if I may embellish economist Milton Friedman's quote, a temporary home design solution. A thick piece of yarn stretches across the 10-foot | | | | Add Comment |
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| Holiday Home Tours | | Inside Bay Area - 3 Hours ago | | Sure, the holidays aren't quite as imposing on this side of Thanksgiving, but trust us, we'll all soon be up to our ears in wrapping paper, recipes and obligations. So give yourself a present and a break | | | | Add Comment |
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| What's It Worth: Spoon set | | Inside Bay Area - 3 Hours ago | | Q: We found this boxed set of spoons in my aunt's dining room. It doesn't look like they were ever used so I suppose they are souvenirs of something. Can you identify them or explain their strange shape? | | | | Add Comment |
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| EarthTalk: How fashion hurts environment | | Inside Bay Area - 3 Hours ago | | EarthTalk Q: Can you enlighten on the environmental impact of the fashion industry? As I understand it, the industry overall is no friend to the environment. A: According to the nonprofit Earth Pledge, | | | | Add Comment |
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| Water-Wise Tip: Wrapping pipes | | Inside Bay Area - 3 Hours ago | | With California suffering from drought conditions, the Contra Costa Water District offers weekly tips on using water wisely. Don't forget to winterize outdoor spigots before temperatures dip below freezing | | | | Add Comment |
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| Tip Jar: Preparing for winter | | Inside Bay Area - 3 Hours ago | | Although our winters are usually mild, it's still a good idea to check the house for ways to keep the warm in and the cold out. Spike Carlsen, contributing editor to Family Handyman Magazine and author | | | | Add Comment |
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| In the Garden, Nov. 21-28 | | Inside Bay Area - 3 Hours ago | | Experts with the California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers say: Check the garden to make sure young trees and rose trees are securely staked and frost-sensitive plants have been moved to | | | | Add Comment |
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| Chic Cheap Designers to Shop | | Suite101.com - 3 Hours ago | | Look Great Without Spending Lots of Money on Clothes © Kristen Joerger Frugalistas know that you have to do a lot of searching before finding the perfect dress or jacket that is also affordable. Shop | | | | Add Comment |
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| Colton cement plant halts cement production | | San Bernardino County Sun - 3 Hours ago | | COLTON - As part of a restructuring effort to deal with the ongoing recession, the CalPortland Cement Plant laid off 94 of its 131 employees and ceased cement production, officials with its parent company, | | | | Add Comment |
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| State investigates possible church scams | | San Bernardino County Sun - 3 Hours ago | | The California Attorney General's Office is investigating four people and three leasing companies who may have taken part in scamming more than 30 black churches in Southern California, including one | | | | Add Comment |
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| Santa Claus Inc. putting together massive list | | San Bernardino County Sun - 3 Hours ago | | Santa Claus Inc. is making a list and checking it twice. Possibly the mother of all Christmas lists, there are already 9,000 names on it, according to Karen DiCarlo, president and head elf of the San | | | | Add Comment |
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| Avanti Savoia | | Knox News Sentinel - 4 Hours ago | | If you haven't heard of , listen up. The internet company is introducing incredible products to foodies across the United States and it's located in our own back yards --- Halls!. A little more than | | | | Add Comment |
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| Advent Calendar Anticipation | | IVillage - 4 Hours ago | | When I was a child, each year on December 1 my mom would post an advent calendar on the laundry room door. Each day from then until the 24th, my sister and I would pull open a little door on the calendar | | | | Add Comment |
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| Fontana buys, fixes up foreclosed homes | | Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - 4 Hours ago | | FONTANA - Now on the other side of the housing market boom, the city is looking to rehabilitate blighted and foreclosed homes. A three-bedroom, two-bath Orange Way house on the east side should be fixed | | | | Add Comment |
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| Judge denies Erwin's motion to recuse DA | | Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - 4 Hours ago | | A San Bernardino judge rejected former Assistant County Assessor Jim Erwin's motion to recuse the District Attorney's Office from his case on Friday. Finding that Erwin's motion was based largely on hearsay | | | | Add Comment |
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| Travel bookings become later - or never | | Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - 4 Hours ago | | Holiday travelers waited longer to book their flights this year, likely holding out for better deals and waiting to see if they would still have a job. And some aren't going at all. Travelocity reports | | | | Add Comment |
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| Group starts sales | | Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - 4 Hours ago | | Sold: $110,000. The Inland Empire Economic Recovery Corp.'s first project, an 850-square-foot home in Rialto, closed escrow on Friday in what supporters hope is a harbinger of more sales to come in San | | | | Add Comment |
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