FARMINGTON Neighbors gathered on their porches Friday afternoon and watched flames consume a single-story home at 304 Concho Place in southeast Farmington.

The blaze destroyed two structures, including the house, and damaged two more structures.

Several neighbors expressed concern the fire would spread quickly under the dry conditions.

"I was doing some yard work, about a half hour ago, and I saw smoke," said Tim Higgins, a neighbor, at about 1:30 p.m. "I said, 'That's a structure fire, they need to get here.'"

Higgins said he lives three houses down from the fire but was concerned it could spread, with nothing to stop it but the San Juan River just south of the house.

Firefighters take down a wooden fence on Friday in the 300 block of Concho Place in Farmington. Farmington Fire Department assisted San Juan County Fire District 1, 6 and 14 in extinguishing the structure fire. (Jon Austria/The Daily Times)

Farmington Fire Department Battalion Chief Nick Mrzlak said his department was alerted to the fire at 12:55 p.m. Farmington assisted San Juan County District 6, District 1 and District 14 in extinguishing the flames.

Mrzlak said four structures were saved, including a trailer house belonging to Robert Montano.

Montano stood with firefighters and San Juan County Sheriff's Office deputies on the outskirts of the property. He said he has lived in a trailer house on the property for 12 years and has no insurance.

He said he saw the flames and ran to a nearby neighbor's house to call 911. After the call was placed, he ran back to the trailer to make sure his wife was safe.

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People in one neighborhood claim someone's swiping packages from their porches.

John Printer lives on Calvin Avenue in East Nashville. He said he saw a teenager following a UPS truck on a bike two months ago. Printer claims the boy picked up the package and pretended to knock on the door, then walked away with the package.

Then Painter said he saw the same teenager Monday afternoon, so he followed the alleged thief. The boy hit more than 10 porches on Calvin and Stratton avenues, according to Painter.

"It's like free shopping on the porch," he said.

Painter said he called the police twice but never filed an official report. Other neighbors on Calvin Avenue said they're also aware of package thefts. The allegations put them on edge.

The spree ignited debate on an online East Nashville forum. Residents pondered: To confront the thief? Or not?

Painter said in this case, a box of rope wasn't worth it.

"It's probably a bad idea to go up to him and say, 'Why are you stealing from my porch?'"

Painter said the teenager wore the same outfit both times he struck: a shirt with blue and white stripes with khaki shorts. The boy also sported a flat-top haircut. If you have any information, contact Metro police.

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Third Angle returns with Porch Music, Saturday, June 14, 2014. (Michael Reed)

Porch Music is back for a second year whenThird Angle New Music presents a walking musical tour of historic Irvington in northeast Portland. Five short, outdoor performances on five porches will tease Third Angle's 2014/15 season.

Audiences can stroll from porch to porch to hear single works by Lou Harrison, John Luther Adams, the 2014 Pulitzer Prize winner, OregonianJustin Ralls and New York composer Jacob Cooper. The performers include Third Angle musicians flutist Sarah Tiedeman, clarinetist Lou DeMartino, artistic director and violinist Ron Blessinger and percussionist Brian Gardiner.

The audience will split into five parts, rotating among the five sites, hearing all five performances over the course of the afternoon.

4 p.m. Saturday, June 14

Begin at 3215 N.E. 16th Ave.

$35; thirdangle.org/2014-15-season/porch-music; 503-331-0301

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By Ashleigh Barry Wednesday June 18, 2014 5:28 PM UPDATED: Wednesday June 18, 2014 6:38 PM COLUMBUS, Ohio -

Erin McCandlish was shocked to find her porch barren.

I came out to water my flowers, and I saw my magazines that were on my front porch across the lawn, And at first, I was thinking Did we have a major windstorm that I missed?" she says.

McCandlish quickly realized that it was no accident. Her front porch was empty after being filled with wicker furniture.

I felt very violated and just the fact that this is part of our house, so just the fact that someone was up here.

She immediately called police and filed a report. When she posted the information on a Clintonville Crime and Blockwatch Facebook page, she learned she was not alone.

On this street, apparently last week, a few streets down on Foster (Street) as well, someone must have taken furniture from their front porch, she said.

McCandlish says it is the type of neighborhood where everyone watches out for each other. There are several surveillance cameras mounted on nearby homes and now she's hoping one of those cameras may have, at the very minimum, caught the suspects vehicle

Neighbor Jessica Black was recently looking for porch furniture on Craigslist, and she believes criminals are trying to sell the goods online.

People are posting that they're offering a reward if people can find their stolen porch furniture, added Black.

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The Burger Stand has a extensive list of alcoholic milkshakes, as from left, Strawberry Fields Forever, Thrilla in Vanilla and Triple Chocolate Thunder.

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Post-Modern Love cocktail, made with vanilla vodka, strawberry shrub, rhubarb, balsamic reduction and IPA, at Merchants Pub and Plate.

Pachamamas

Their menu official as of this week, Pachamamas has nine special cocktails for this summer. Most notable are the The Presley (gin, St. Germain, and Chainbreaker IPA) and Calliope (gin, Ros and Prosecco) cocktails, which both have a light, sour-sweet grapefruit flavor.

Eldridge

The summer drink menu at Ten/Jayhawker in the Eldridge goes into effect this weekend, featuring five drinks that utilize seasonal fruits, vegetables and herbs including the apple mint bourbon iced tea, cucumber cantaloupe cocktail (gin) garnished with a frozen cantaloupe cube and cucumber, and basil berry rum.

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Spicy summer margarita at 23rd Street Brewery.

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'Social club' proposed in residential development

EXETER The vacant lot that was once home to an old garage at 1 Franklin St. may soon become an "enchanting pocket neighborhood" where townhouses designed with porches to create a friendly atmosphere would be built along with a central clubhouse for residents.

The project, called Porches of Exeter, is part of a plan by current property owner Al Lampert to revitalize the Franklin Street area of downtown Exeter.

"The goal of the Porches neighborhood is to create a small community of active, engaged adults who desire a lifestyle built around close neighborly connection, healthy eating, physical activity, civic engagement and social vitality," Porches of Exeter founder Kathleen Mahoney said in a letter explaining the project submitted to the town.

The project is expected to go before the Zoning Board of Adjustment Tuesday night to seek a variance allowing for fewer parking spaces than required. While most of the project will be built in the commercial district, a portion of it is planned in a residential zone, meaning a second variance would be needed.

"A central component of the plan is to build front porches on all the homes to foster visibility, friendliness and connection among neighbors and passersby," Mahoney said.

According to plan, the project will also include The Club at Porches, which is described as a "supper and social club" that serves dinner only with members who will use the club mainly between 6 and 9 p.m. when other businesses have closed to ease the impact on downtown parking. The dining area would seat 75 people.

"We are targeting 100 memberships, 15 of which are residents who live in the homes in the Porches pocket neighborhood," the plan said.

Eleven out of the 15 planned townhouses have already been approved by the Planning Board, according to Lampert.

The project's small pocket park and parking lot planned for the corner of Franklin and Clifford streets would "call attention to the charming architecture of the Blue Moon and the Long Block, resulting in a friendlier, softer, more open and airy, welcoming face at this gateway point in the town," the plan said.

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