Outdoor Furniture

Backyard Frills (Pensacola News Journal)Large or small simple decor can add flair to your backyard

Retailers promote 'staycation' sales (Savannah Morning News) WEST CHESTER, Ohio - Jenny Schwarz's shopping cart was loaded - a plug-in cooler, new cushions for her outdoor furniture, toys for the backyard pool. All things good to have for a "staycation."

Durable designs in patio furniture (The Record)Today, patio furniture is less about nostalgia (unless you're a fan of metal gliders) and more about luxury and comfort. From teak to powder-coated metals to all-weather wicker, this stuff is meant to last.

Furniture dresses up to go out (The Cincinnati Enquirer)This summer's deck and patio furniture blurs the lines with weather-resistant materials and sophisticated color schemes that would look right at home indoors.

Storm Knocks Out Power To Nearly 60,000 Customers (NBC 30 Connecticut)Nearly 60,000 Connecticut homes and businesses lose power as severe storms hit parts of the state.

Wish List (The Tennessean)Agency: Boys & Girls Club of Middle Tennessee (Franklin/Williamson County)

Memorial Day weekend chores await (Rapid City Journal)If you?re planning to work on your yard this Memorial Day weekend, you?re not alone. A survey conducted by Briggs & Stratton finds that nearly 47 percent of homeowners plan to do the same.

Business: Westlake Ace Hardware opens (McKinney Messenger)Westlake Ace Hardware celebrated the grand opening of its new location at 4701 Colleyville Blvd from May 8-11, with events and in-store promotions, including the chance to win one of several pairs of suite tickets to a Texas Rangers baseball game on May 17. A block party took place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 10 in the Westlake Ace Hardware parking lot and included a cook-out fundraiser hosted by ...

Outdoor furniture's high cost decoded (Chicago Tribune)Chalk it up to design details, name recognition and 'airloom' quality The warming weather, refreshed shop windows, summer catalogs, outdoor markets. Every year at this time, it all conspires to plant widespread thoughts of buying new patio furniture.