Steve Mellon
In 1889, architects Longfellow, Alden and Harlow used rusticated and dressed stone on the Richardsonian Romanesque home.
Musicologist Mariana Whitmer and her husband, bank executive George Whitmer, have lived there happily since the summer of 1991. But the house at 838 N. Lincoln Ave. (Today)
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The home of Michael and Jennifer Nanni showcases attention to historic detail.
The 20th annual Butler Symphony House Tour serves dual purposes: raising money for a "note"-worthy organization and giving a glimpse inside some of the historic county's more noteworthy homes. (Today)
Two holiday house tours are scheduled Dec. 5 and you'll need to act now to get tickets for one. (Today)
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Santa Claus, a.k.a. Patrick Farmer, with letters the U.S. Postal Service says it will no longer deliver.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Santa's "elves" at the North Pole have been given their walking papers -- but they're not going quietly. (Today)
A cowboy pug and a mixed-breed dog posing in boxing gloves are in the book "Pets Who Want to Kill Themselves."
The pug's big buggy eyes stare balefully from beneath the wide brim of an orange cowboy hat. (Today)