If you're a homeowner looking to boost your property's value, adding or updating a front porch can be a smart move. A well-designed porch not only increases curb appeal but also creates a welcoming ...

Richard on becoming a plumber; Smart thermostats; Switch legs; Tom replaces a porch column We look back at twenty years of Richard Trethewey helping homeowners on Ask This Old House and he shares what ...

In November 2004, Jim Fossum, then the sports editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, made my day when he called and asked if I would write the outdoor column for the paper. “Are you kidding me?” I ...

Before we get full time into outdoor columns about hunting, let me do a final end-of-summer column about fishing. About a month ago I wrote a column about a wonderful July morning in my fishing boat, ...

My Outdoor Adventures column has again won a national writing award from the Outdoor Writers Association of America. I — your columnist, Joseph Dits — am a member of that group. I won third place this ...