• Lighthouse tower above the trees in St. Augustine, FL

    What Is That Little Sticker on the Garage Wall, Anyway?

    What Is That Little Sticker on the Garage Wall, Anyway? You are unpacking boxes in the garage of your new place in RiverTown, and you notice it -- a small metal or plastic tag, tacked near the electrical panel or by the back door, with a company name and a date stamped on it. It is easy to walk righ

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  • Yellow bungalow with a picket fence in Fullerwood Park, St. Augustine

    What Do You Do With the Space Where a Fireplace Used to Go?

    What Do You Do With the Space Where a Fireplace Used to Go? You are standing in the living room of a house in Nocatee on a December evening, and something feels different, though it takes you a minute to place it. There is no mantel. No brick surround, no stack of split oak by the hearth, no flue cl

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  • Main Street Bridge in blue lights, Jacksonville, FL

    Florida Water: Softeners, Filters and What Comes Out of the Tap

    Why Does the Shower Feel Different Down Here? It's your third morning in the new house. You're in the shower and something is off, and it takes you a minute to place it. The soap won't quit. You rinse and rinse and there's still a film on your arms, a faint slickness that doesn't want to go. Your ha

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