Some will remember Melvin Giles as an apostle for urban gardening, a lifelong advocate for St. Paul’s Rondo and Frogtown ...

George Johnson had no idea there was a gigantic Gold Medal Flour ad underneath the siding of his century-old home.

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For many homeowners, replacing the siding on their home is tedious and mundane. Ask George Johnson, though, and he'd have to disagree with you. "It was a shock, yeah, completely," Johnson said, ...