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Its been a busy year for housing developers in Lodi, as three projects have been approved in the last nine months.

With the economic downturn from 2007 to 2012, were finally seeing confidence in the economy, city of Lodi Planner Craig Hoffman said. Housing developments are moving forward throughout our area and the region. Lodi is just following suit.

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By Akib Khan | Published 07/07/14 6:24pm

Carolina Inn awarded for front porch

The Carolina Inn was featured on Fodor's travel guide as one of the top 10 best hotel front porches in the UnitedStates.

Carolina Inn was requested and admitted into the entry by Fodor's Travel reporter, and was chosen as one of the top entries. It was ranked No. 4 out of 10.

Martin Armes, the Carolina Inn's media representative, saidthe inn has been a cornerstone of Chapel Hill for many years.

"The Carolina Inn has alwaysheldimportance in Chapel Hill,servingas an intersectionoftheUNCCampus andthecommunity," Armes said.

"The front porch also has great historical significance. U.S.presidents havevisitedthe Inn through the years."

The front porch at the Carolina Inn has been recognized for its aesthetic beauty and social gatherings in other publications such as the Southern Living and the Our State: Down Home in North Carolina.

"This is a very beneficial recognition that will bolster the historic hotel's brand recognition and help elevate the profile of the Inn." Armes said.

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My front porch is a public extension of my living room, where I engage the neighbors.

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When I traveled the upper South for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution years ago, I noticed a lot of statues of Confederate soldiers on courthouse lawns. I always thought Willis H. Carrier would have been a better choice to memorialize.

After all, the inventor of air conditioning helped make the region comfortable and prosperous, turning the Sleepy South into the Sun Belt. But Carrier's invention had a drawback, too. Southerners started building houses without porches.

I have lived most of my life in houses built since 1950. One had a patio. Another had a breezeway between the house and garage. Another had a "decorative" front porch too narrow to be of any use.

A couple of my houses had decks. The large deck I built on the back of my 1950s Atlanta home was especially nice. But decks are inferior to porches. There is no roof, and deck railings are rarely as elegant as porch columns and balusters.

My current house was built in 1907. It has a long, wide front porch and a large screened-in back porch, both equipped with ceiling fans. For most of three seasons each year, these are my favorite places to sit and relax. And on cool weekends with low humidity like this past one, they can be little corners of heaven.

Front porches and back porches are very different places.

My front porch is a public extension of the living room. There is a spring-cushioned swing and two antique rocking chairs I bought cheap from people who thought, as my wife did when I brought them home, that they were worn out.

Both came with caned bottoms and seats that had seen better days. One was re-caned for me by a friend who is an excellent craftsman, in addition to being a retired physician and Air Force general. The other chair may be beyond hope, as the wooden frame looks as bad as the splintered seat and back. It is reserved for skinny visitors.

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There are few elements of architecture as infused with Southern style as the porch. And not just a little covered entranceway: A true Southern porch has room for more than a few rockers, a table or two, potted plants and maybe a swing. Its the ideal spot for catching a summer nights breeze while waving to the neighbors going by. And it serves a practical purpose as well.

A front porch performs a functional role by providing a space out of the weather while youre waiting to go inside, said Brad Cruickshank, a certified remodeler who started his Midtown-based firm, Cruickshank, Inc., in 1988. It also provides protection for the front door; without it, its apt to rot and warp. So its nice to have that protection for a door just as it is for guests waiting to be greeted.

Buyers and homeowners alike are drawn not just to front porches, but ones that are in the back of the house, screened-in, wrapping around or spanning two stories. With the Souths long stretches of mild weather, these outdoor areas easily become living spaces that are usable most of the year. And when that space is screened-in, it becomes even more popular.

After every screened-in porch Ive ever built, people tell me its their favorite room in the house, said Walter Lewis, president of Neighbors Home Remodeling in Roswell. The screens cut down on a lot of the bug problems we have in the South. So people can use that space a lot.

Both Cruickshank and Lewis work on projects that add porches to houses that dont have them. In one case, Lewis said the owner of a typically traditional brick two-story wanted a front porch just for that Southern flair. A front porch can substantially change the look of a house so it wont look like New England in the South, said Lewis.

While the sidewalks of many historic intown communities are lined with cottages, bungalows and Victorian designs that incorporate a prominent porch, the feature also holds a particular appeal for people who live a bit father outside the city limits.

In more rural areas, there are always people sitting out on their front porches, said Lewis. Its kind of a Southern thing.

That idea fits the experience of Ginny Bryant, director of sales and marketing for Lennar Homes, who says the companys new-home buyers in farther-out regions of Cherokee, west Cobb and Forsyth are crazy for porches.

I think a lot of it has to do with the larger home sites, said Bryant. For instance, the west Cobb market is a bit more rural with larger sites than east Cobb, and buyers there prefer a nice front porch that is truly functional, not just a few feet of covered space to give an architectural look.

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Four children were killed when a fire ripped through a Philadelphia home.

Four children, all aged under five, were killed in a fire in Philadelphia that ripped through several row houses early Saturday, the authorities said.

The fire, in the city's southwest section, was reported around 2:45 am, said Derrick Sawyer, the city's fire commissioner.

When firefighters arrived, four homes were ablaze, and the fire eventually spread to eight homes.

The children who were killed, all younger than 5, were in one home and appeared to be relatives, Sawyer said.

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Five other members of their family were taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Officials did not release the names of the victims, but local news media reported that they were twin 4-year-old girls, a 4-year-old boy and a 1-month-old boy.

"This is a tragic, tragic day for the city of Philadelphia," Sawyer told reporters.

"We lost four children today. I want everybody to understand that fire is everyone's fight, not just the fire department. It's everyone's fight."

At least 42 people were displaced by the fire, fire officials said. By 8:30 a.m., an American Red Cross shelter at a local high school had checked in about 28 people who were affected by the fire, Red Cross officials said.

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A particularly curious bear scaled Easton's College Hill this morning, ambling across porches and yards before retreating into the woods.

The adult black bear made its way along Hillside Avenue and nearby streets, before heading into the woods and down the other side of the ridge that separates the city from suburbs, anEaston police captain reports.

The bear's journey would eventually take it to Forks Township Community Park and beyond before it left humans behind for the day.

Capt. Scott Casterline was one of five Easton police officers who responded about 8 a.m. to find the large bear checking out the homes in the exclusive neighborhood, including one where former Easton Mayor Tom Goldsmith once lived.

The goal, Casterline said, was to limit human interaction with the bear, which was made particularly difficult when the animal walked onto several porches and got near the front doors.

Police had Northampton County dispatchers calling residents of the street and nearby terraces, warning them to stay inside, Casterline said. People who were walking nearby or working in their yards stayed away from the bear, which showed little interest in them, Casterline said.

"The bear seemed very bold and comfortable" around people's homes, Casterline said. "Our concern was that people would open their doors and startle the bear."

Police were also worried that people, not realizing the danger, would let out their dogs, which often become excited indoors with a bear nearby.

"It was one of the larger bears we've encountered," Casterline said.

Each year, the Pennsylvania Game Commission sends city police a pamphlet advising authorities what to do when a bear enters a neighborhood, Casterline said. It is distributed to all officers, he said.

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