Posted June 05, 2019in At Home With
Contributing to the community has made this couple grow to love it even more. In 2013, Matt and Alaina Blake married and began the home-buying process. Top priorities included a safe community with friendly and dependable neighbors and a city offering desirable amenities. “Both coming from small towns, we wanted
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Posted May 01, 2019in At Home With
As mayor, Roberts saw the benefits of, and resistance to, development. Laughing comes easily to Mary Ann Roberts, but don’t let the diminutive, white-haired 80-something-year-old fool you. She is a force to be reckoned with. While serving as Johnston’s mayor from 1980-1984, Roberts was one of only two female mayors
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Posted March 06, 2019in At Home With
Fox family perfects the art of balance. The pig planted atop the windmill in the front yard gives you a hint of the fun and fantasy you’ll find within Meggan and Ryan Fox’s home, and the cottage style windows and red front door give you an indication of the solid
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Posted February 06, 2019in At Home With
After a guest fell through the floor, this repurposing project became something special. Construction projects are nothing new for George Risius. The 63-year-old has been a do-it-yourselfer for most of his life, so, after purchasing an old camper, he knew he had the tools and the know-how to make the
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Posted December 05, 2018in At Home With
Open house educates the public about new housing efforts. Hope is on the horizon for people without a home. And it is arriving just in time for the holiday season. At a recent open house, Joppa — an organization helping homeless people survive, find housing and rebuild their lives —
Read More →Empty-nesters order “right-sized” home Becky and Mark Hauder moved into the home they had designed and built on 35th St. S.W. in Altoona. They are excited to start their life adventures as empty nesters. They moved from Dubuque and started their hunt for their new home. “We looked all around
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Posted October 03, 2018in At Home With
Sears Roebuck connection found as demolition starts. Bill and Jane Wonderlich found interesting evidence the two-story farmhouse bungalow they started to demolish was a Sears Roebuck kit house. Bill found several shipping labels on the back of the oak floor baseboards they pulled up. The house was located on the
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Posted September 05, 2018in At Home With
Valley Junction’s new apartments are move-in ready and cater to artists. Sometimes something that was once thought dead can find a second life. When Phenix Elementary was founded in 1939, it was named the “West Des Moines Elementary School.” A risky move, as Phenix Elementary was founded before West Des
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Posted August 01, 2018in At Home With
Berg says reducing runoff and erosion is “the right thing to do.” For many urban residents, thoughts of rain center around how often the lawn needs to be mowed and flowers watered rather than the impact on storm sewers and the environment. Until, of course, streets, yards and homes are
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Posted June 06, 2018in At Home With
Remodel spans three decades and turns up 26 rare books inside a plaster wall One-hundred-year-old secrets were discovered within the walls of one Sherman Hill residence, but the remodeling project that Lyn Loheed began three decades ago hasn’t been all roses. When she bought the home, Loheed was 25 years
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