Abandoned, blighted buildings have been described as a “cancer” in a neighborhood. One home with 4-foot-tall weeds, a sagging porch, and broken or boarded-up windows becomes two, which spreads to four ...

Ohio enacted the nation’s first statewide ban on mortgage lenders using plywood to board up vacant structures, which some local officials hope will help disguise and stop the spread of housing ...

Signs of renewal abounded this week in downtown Portland. Hundreds flocked to the Portland Farmers Market at Shemanski Park for produce while others soaked in the sun and socialized at Pioneer ...