For House Beautiful’s 125th anniversary this year, we’re digging into some of our favorite spaces from our archive—including, so far, decorator Sister Parish’s New York Apartment, the Clinton White House, and a Palm Beach home to two generations of successful designers. Here, we talk to Carleton Varney about the Greenbrier, […]
A long history of building for cold weather may have consequences as the climate warms
The Pomerleau Building in Burlington on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Burlington is warming up along with the rest of the world as the climate crisis changes weather patterns around the globe. While Vermont may not be having extreme heat waves, fires, or flooding like some parts […]
A Complicated History and a New Attitude
Safari-themed decor and furniture are highly associated with Africa. In fact, there is an entire private tourism and elite resort industry built around it. Yet, such spaces and the memories they conjure have a complicated narrative. From conversations of land ownership to animal hunting rights and colonial histories, the very […]
Steamboat’s Resort Group brings history and expertise to vacation property management
Since the mid-1970s, Steamboat’s Resort Group has offered a comprehensive, home-grown solution for both residential and commercial property management. (Photo courtesy of Resort Group) In a diverse and increasingly year-round resort setting like Steamboat Springs, the business of rental property management has become much more complex than it was in […]
A look back at Memorial Day history in Canton
“The bugles were blowing taps today, “Over a wind swept hill, “And they said a prayer where a soldier lay “In a spot serenely still; “And we saw the country’s colors wave “Over a hero’s honored grave.” The rhythmic lines were penned for a poem 80 years ago by Dennis […]