Lindsay Smith

4 days ago | kansas.com | Lindsay Smith

If you’re a gardener in Wichita, odds are you probably wished for rain at the beginning of spring. While Wichita isn’t considered in a drought as of June 17, persistent dry weather and low levels at Cheney Reservoir led to watering restrictions — limiting Wichita water customers to outdoor watering only once a week. For gardeners who rely on water to produce vegetables and flowers, the restrictions may seem daunting in the spring and summer months.

1 week ago | kansas.com | Lindsay Smith

Hot, humid weather moving into Wichita and other parts of Kansas this week is part of a larger surge of summer heat expected to hit 40 U.S. states. After a series of storms earlier this week, the weather in Wichita is expected to calm down, but the heat is forecast to rise. Thanks to the wet weather throughout this month, the hot temperatures will also bring a lot of humidity. “With how much moisture that we’ve had, how saturated our surfaces [are] and stuff like that ...

1 week ago | kansas.com | Lindsay Smith

While drought and watering restrictions remain in place, June has brought a wave of severe storms and heavy rainfall to the Wichita area, saturating the ground and causing some flash flooding. But how much rainfall is too much? Wichita has recorded 8.06 inches of rain since June 1 — including 2.3 inches Tuesday morning. Compared to an average June, the city is sitting at more than 5 inches above normal for this time of the month.

1 week ago | durhamregion.com | Lindsay Smith

Over the weekend, I found myself thinking about an old expression that, like many clichés, still holds true: You get what you pay for. The phrase resurfaced while I was showing two nearly identical four-unit rental buildings to an investor. Identical, that is, on paper. Both were purpose-built, sat on the same street, and were constructed in the 1960s. But once inside, the similarities ended. The first building was vacant.

1 week ago | cambridgetimes.ca | Lindsay Smith

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