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Dear James: I think a picket fence would look good across my front and side yard. I have some saws and tools. Is this a project that the average DIYer can handle? — Jesse T. Dear Jesse: If you have ...

The Berlin Wall fell in November 1989. One of the world's infamous fences, it prevented free travel between East Berlin and West Berlin. And with an average height of about 12 feet, it provided the ...

UPPER DARBY – A Drexel Hill woman who achieved her American dream of owning a red brick house with a white picket fence was shattered when zoners denied the variance for the 3-foot wonder in her front ...

Beginning in the late 1940s, the white picket fence became synonymous with the American Dream. Lambert / Hulton Archive / Getty Images In little Taylor, Mississippi, outside Oxford, a developer named ...

BRIGANTINE- The SharkPark at the 26th Street athletic complex is the epitome of a community project. Originally built in 1998-1999 by community volunteers, the park is undergoing renovation, and ...

Nothing has ever been normal about Picket Fences or fictitious Rome, Wis., where it is set. The town mayor is hearing-impaired, pregnant and won’t disclose the name of the babys father. The town’s ...

Dog owners often choose to fence in their yard to provide a space for their pup to play and exercise without the risk of running off or encountering traffic. A fenced yard also helps prevent unwanted ...