In 1965, the U.S. Department of Agriculture created the Plant Hardiness Zone Map, which placed our area in Zone 5B.
The “5” indicated a low temperature range from -15 t...
More than 100 exhibitors to be featured
The Butler County Home Show set for this weekend at the Family Sports Center on Route 68 in Connoquenessing Township will feature ...
Both old, new houses face same issues
The furnace or air conditioner may take the blame when a home is too hot in the summer or too cold in the winter, but faulty insulat...
Electric bill lowered by $165 a month
CRANBERRY TWP — Sean Conrad spent a considerable sum of money to install 30 solar panels on his roof, but he is already well on his ...
Flying cars aren't just science fiction anymore.
Woburn, Mass.-based Terrafugia said recently that its prototype flying car had completed its first flight, bringing the ...
Nothing heralds the arrival of spring, and the Easter season, like a tulip bloom.
It’s a beautiful bulb that has a history of intrigue, thievery and heartbreak, plus a T...
Gas is $9.50 per gallon
BUTLER TWP — Think gas prices are out of hand?
Dave Murdick and other dirt track race drivers are feeling more than double your pain.
Dave Murdick...
PENN TWP — Thanks to brakes, there has been no slowdown in business for mechanics.
Walt Dawson, owner of Dinnerbell Garage on Dinnerbell Road off Route 8, said while all...
Spring is in the air and thoughts are turning to outdoor activities and that includes gardening.
As you begin to plan your garden, consider companion plantings. Just as...
QUESTION: We need a new roof. A builder suggested overlaying over the existing layer of shingles. Is it wise to do this? My concern is how would we know about any un...
