Following the collapse of Westmoreland County’s prominent manufacturing industries of the 1970s and 1980s, many residents were forced to move out of the County to seek employment opportunities. Many of these residents were of the age to start families. As such,...
If you buy a house built by Benjamin Marcus Homes, “your home will never be your neighbor’s,” said Vice President Barrett Hoskins. It’s a goal that has been passed down to him from his father, Mark Hoskins, founder and president of Benjamin Marcus Homes. They believe...
From organization methods to elegant custom builds, the closet design business is booming. Google “closet design in Pittsburgh” and the 700,000,000 results are a clue that people in the Pittsburgh region, just like the rest of the country, are obsessed with a...
The patio. An old Spanish word, derived from the Latin meaning “inner court open to the sky.” It is defined functionally as a paved, outdoor area used for dining, mingling, and entertaining, generally attached to a residence. The notion of a patio, however, evokes...
Alvin Toffler, the American writer, futurist and businessman known for his work discussing modern technology once noted that technology is “The great growing engine of change.” Over the past twenty-five years or so, changes in technology have never been more...
