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On our shortlist this weekend: new lodgings in a historic house, a catch-all inspired by found tiles, a parking spot turned secret garden, and more. N.B.: What design news are you noting these days? Let us know in the comments. Above: Photograph by Salva Lopez, courtesy of Andrew Trotter Studio, from this week’s Casolare Scarani in Puglia by Studio Andrew Trotter. Are you following @international.butter.club? (“My new favorite site,” Julie reports.) Annie is stopping into this new outpost of a favorite guest house in Portland, Maine. Leave it to Amsterdam to come up with an ingenious underwater bike storage solution. “An...

— Bike This Year Are you tired of gas, insurance, and parking bills? What if there was a way to save money on getting around while also doing your part to care for the environment? Meet the electric cargo bike. With their extra power and ability to go long distances without tiring yourself out, electric cargo bikes fuse the best qualities of bikes and cars—all in an eco-friendly package! You’ll find yourself wanting to take them out for leisurely rides, errands, or even helping your friends move. Electric cargo bikes allow you to haul boxes, small furniture, and other big...

If you want to help the planet survive and thrive, you must reduce your carbon footprint. A carbon footprint is the number of greenhouse gases that you create as you go about your daily life. Many people don’t realize all of the actions that create this footprint, but it includes the gas we burn to drive our cars, the oil that is burned to heat our homes, and more. If you are interested in reducing your carbon footprint then you first need to learn how to calculate your footprint so you can see where you stand. Then, you can make...

A Highland man was convicted Thursday, Feb. 23, of two rapes that occurred more than two decades ago in south Orange County despite claims by his defense attorney that the crimes were actually carried out by his twin brother. An Orange County Superior Court jury deliberated for around four hours before finding Kevin Konther guilty of raping a 9-year-old girl in Lake Forest in 1995 and a 32-year-old woman in Mission Viejo in 1998 as well as committing lewd acts on a girlfriend’s daughter when she was 8 or 9 years old at the couple’s homes in Huntington Beach and...

The advantages of owning a mountain bike bags cannot be overstated. Every mountain cyclist needs a big compartment to fit all of their water and gear. All of these benefits and more are provided by the mountain bike bags. Most significantly, research shows that regularly using hydration packs for mountain bikes keeps your body more hydrated than drinking from a bottle of water. Their comfort and ease of use testify for themselves. No matter what kind of cycling you prefer—long or short—you’ll need a bigger hydration bladder and, in turn, a bigger pack. For the finest mountain bike backpacks in...