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Renovated two-story condo in S.F.'s Lake districtTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:16PMTwice a week, The Chronicle features a local home on the market that caught our eye for its architecture, history or character. See more photos at www.sfgate.com/ZHQD . Address: 158 Funston Ave., San Francisco Asking...

'Makeover' after dark: Volunteers forgo sleep in race to finish homeTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:13PMWhile most of Fayetteville slept Monday night, the small army of blue-shirted volunteers worked ceaselessly at the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" construction site.

Voice of a countryMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:11PMBefore Tom Cheek and Jerry Howarth, but not before Ernie Harwell, Canadians listened to Dave Van Horne's gentle voice, worrying if that ball was deep enough to be "up, up and away." In the pre-Toronto Blue Jays days the Montreal Expos had a coast-to-coast radio network.[...]

Lake Havasu Todays News HeraldSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:08AM(ARA) - It's not hard to get people to come to an outdoor gathering on a warm summer's evening, and it should be just as easy to pull together a memorable affair.

Sturdy steel 'motel chairs' make backyard comebackSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:28AMFARGO - Lawn chairs weren't always the flimsy, stackable, disposable items we use today. In the '40s and '50s, the top-selling lawn chair was built like a Sherman tank - maybe because it was produced by the same manufacturers who pumped out artillery and materials for the war.  Talk about this topic

Events: the week aheadFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:50PMKIDS FRANKLIN PARK ZOO There's a lot going on above your head at the Aussie Aviary and Butterfly Landing, so look up and check it out. Hundreds of brightly colored budgies and free-flying butterflies await. Daily 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (5 p.m. Sat and Sun; zoo hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Fri and until 6 p.m. Sat and Sun). $16, $13 seniors, ...

Snake eats frogThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:29PMSISSI SHATTUCK of Hillsboro encountered a scene in her garden that most people wouldn't see unless they were watching Animal Planet: a snake swallowing a frog. "It must have been a very hungry snake," she wrote. If you've taken a photo of a critter in your backyard - or anywhere else - email it to hschulz@cmonitor.com. Please include your name and town and a brief ...

Renovated, open-plan Corona Heights home has viewsThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:46PMTwice a week, The Chronicle features a local home on the market that caught our eye for its architecture, history or character. See more photos at www.sfgate.com/ZHQD . Address: 47 Levant St., San Francisco Asking price:...

Texas heat too tough for backyard poolsThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:22PMEULESS - Extreme heat poses more than health concerns. North Texas pools are cracking under the pressure of triple-digit temperatures. Below the surface, your pool may be just fine. It's along the edges where Texas weather is taking its toll. William Marques has maintained pools for a decade. He calls it a one-two punch from extreme weather changes and blames the February freeze for problems on ...