| September 30, 2000
 PBS series explains how bridges bridge
A five-part series that starts at 8 p.m. Tuesday on WEDU-Ch. 3 will explain how some of the world's major engineering accomplishments were created: bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams and tunnels.
Say good-bye to clutter
Letting go is hard to do, but getting organized can make us deal with the stuff that represents the way we were, not the way we live now.
Home Front
Briefs and news of note
HGTV builds a fall lineup
Nine new series will make their debuts on cable's Home & Garden Television.
Buccaneer magazines, team photos offered
Margaret Randolph is hoping to find a good home for her collection of Buccaneer Game Day magazines from 1976 through 1982 or 1983. She also has team pictures from that same period. If you're interested in this collection, give Margaret a call at (727) 535-3592.
[Times files: Fraser Hale 1997]
Replace those ho-hum pittosporums and ligustrums with a wall of fragrant, colorful roses. Story
Where there's a will, there's a way to glean information
Wills and their offspring, probate records, are considered definitive documents for establishing family ties. Wills are the legal means by which people recount their last wishes. Probate records reflect how the property was actually distributed -- or not. This week's column focuses on the will.
Netherlands issues three new ducats
The Dutch Mint has issued three new ducats, which next year will be the first coin to be issued in seven consecutive centuries. Although the Dutch guilder will be phased out in favor of the euro in 2002, the ducat will remain in use.
St. Petersburg Times real estate classified ads:
Other recent real estate stories:
Lower your taxes with homestead exemption
A nation of homeowners
How good is your escrow coverage?
Don't ask
To have and to hold a mortgage of their own
A testament to hope (Jan. 23, 1999)
Program can help with down payment, closing costs
From hope to homeowner (Jan. 9, 1999)
Woman's untidiness leads to legal wrangle
Commission add-ons (Jan. 2, 1999)
Children are not to be seen here either
Other real estate links (from Yahoo!):
Cost of Living calculator: compares the cost of living in any two cities. Also includes links to Salary Calculator and Moving Calculator among other tools. From the folks at HomeFair.Com.
Best Places to Live 1997: From Money magazine.
MoveQuest: maps, financing tools, price data, logistical tips.
TenantNet: a resource for residential tenants' rights.
FAQs for Home Buyers and Owners: From the America Society of Home Inspectors.
Home Buyer and Renter Consumer Information: From the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Home Buying Tips: from the U.S. Government General Services Administration.
R-Net: Real Estate and the Net: links and tips for the busy. Of interest to investors, brokers and consumers. Accepts factual ads.
Real Estate Library: collection of informative articles about buying and selling real estate.
Realtor.com: includes info on buying and selling real estate, allows you to browse property ads in the U.S. and locate realtors.
Regional real estate links:
Florida Home Builders - features Florida developers with Web sites.
Florida Living Network - listing of real estate companies and Realtors in Florida.
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