When friends visit Scott Ross in his Minneapolis condominium, they pull out their phones and take photos of the broad cityscape beyond his floor-to-ceiling bay windows. Mississippi River. Gold Medal ...

In the charming suburb of Lake Zurich, Illinois, there’s a treasure trove that makes bargain hunters’ hearts skip a beat ...

In the land of retail therapy, Valley Thrift Store in Cincinnati stands as a monument to the art of the deal, where your wallet breathes easy and your shopping cart runneth over.

James Watt led a similar effort to privatize natural resources for mining, energy development, logging, and sprawl.