Manufacturing decorative porch columns can be a very profitable business once established, especially if the main focus of the manufacturing business is to design and build Victorian porch column ...

Freestanding columns support the roof a few feet in front of the porch itself. Like many historic houses here, a metal-pipe frame runs the length and height of the porch for vines to grow, usually ...

How can you cultivate “porch life” in your home and heart today? Ashlie Miller makes room for friends on her porch in Concord. You may contact her atashliemiller.com.

This is the opinion of News Editor Kate Kompas. She writes a column the third Sunday of each month. Reach her at [email protected] or at 259-3620.