The designer gives her take on brightening a room with color.

HomeGoods ( http://www.homegoods.com ) "Great for affordable accessories and accent furniture pieces. They offer different styles [modern, traditional, vintage, etc.], and you can find furnishings for every room in your home. I also like that they bring in new items weekly."

"My biggest challenge is the slanted cathedral ceiling causing an extremely tall wall."

How to fix chimney stains and water marks on wood.

Montpelier Arts Center is featuring three art shows. "Paper" exhibits works on and about paper by 25 Prince George's County artists. "Aluminum Paintings" is by Traudis Kennedy, a German-born abstract painter from Bethesda. Her works are made with aluminum powder interspersed with layers of oil...

1. Springtails 2. Box elder bugs 3. Multicolored Asian lady beetles

These sales were recorded in Prince George's County and supplied to The Washington Post by Spatial Systems Associates, the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation and the Maryland Office of Planning. To find sale and assessment records for homes in Prince George's and other Washington areas,...

Sputnik got me into algebra early, almost. The Soviet satellite frightened the U.S. government into approving lots of money to accelerate math instruction just as I was completing eighth grade in San Mateo, Calif., in 1959. Hillsdale High, where I was to attend ninth grade, got some of these funds...

The following cases were received by the Prince George's County Department of Environmental Resources Animal Management Group. Call 301-480-7200 for directions to the county animal shelter, hours of operation and adoption and licensing procedures. The shelter's Web site is at...

Plans to open a commuter parking lot in Mount Rainier within six months are rekindling concerns that the vacant parcel, now fenced off, could attract crime.

The Cheverly Town Council is expected to consider an ordinance this month that would require residents in single-family homes to sort recyclable items such as paper, plastic and glass.

Ginger Miller pauses and tries to hold back tears when asked about what it was like being a homeless military veteran.

After commissioning its most thorough tree inventory to date, University Park is finding that it likely has more trees than people.

CALVERTON CONTRACTOR WORKSHOP, practical tips and strategies for minimizing risk when estimating construction projects. 8-10 a.m., ABC of Metro Washington, 4061 Powder Mill Rd., Suite 120, Calverton. $135; members, $99. 301-595-9711.

Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital needs leaders for its troops in the areas near the Baden, Marlton, Hillcrest Heights and Panorama elementary schools. The ideal leader is a person who can make a difference in a girl's life within the community. Training is provided. Call Sheeleah Prince,...

First Baptist Church of College Park is sponsoring a flag football game noon to 2 p.m. Nov. 14 at Paint Branch Elementary School, 5101 Pierce Ave. in College Park. Free. 301-474-3995.

Prince George's County Animal Shelter, 3750 Brown Station Rd. in Upper Marlboro, makes animals available for adoption by residents of the county and other jurisdictions. Adoptable animals, as well as lost pets, can be seen at the shelter's Web site, at http://www.goprincegeorgescounty.com . Under...

These were among incidents reported by Prince George's County police. For information, call 301-772-4710.

This is puppet theater, but it's a long way from the Muppets or even "Avenue Q." "Disfarmer" is based on the life of American portrait photographer Mike Disfarmer, a hermit who ran a studio in a small Arkansas town in the early 1900s. He documented the community while keeping his distance, and as...

Animals find shelter in our homes, unnerving millions of people and generating a multibillion-dollar pest control industry.

These sales were recorded in Howard County and supplied to The Washington Post by Spatial Systems Associates, the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation and the Maryland Office of Planning. To find sale and assessment records for homes in Howard and other Washington areas, visit...

These were among sales recorded recently in Anne Anne Arundel County and supplied to The Washington Post by Spatial Systems Associates Inc., the Maryland Office of Assessments and Taxation and the Maryland Office of Planning. To find sale and assessment records for homes in Anne Arundel and...

Here's some help in handling one of the most awkward conversations between parent and child: Robin Sawyer, a public health professor at the University of Maryland, gives a lecture, "Beyond the Birds & the Bees," at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at the National Cathedral School at 3612 Woodley Rd. NW. Sawyer will...

Fairfax County Animal Shelter , 4500 W. Ox Rd., makes pets available for adoption by residents of Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun and Prince William counties, as well as Vienna, Fairfax City, Falls Church and Alexandria. More pets can be seen at http://www.petharbor.com . Animal viewing and adoption...

No incidents were reported by the animal control section of the Fairfax County police. For information, call 703-246-2253.

These were among incidents reported by the Howard County Police Department. For information, call 410-313-2236.

The following incidents were reported by the Anne Arundel County Police Department. For information, call 410-222-8050.