Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

So the wife and I were cuddled up on the couch last night with a nice fire in the fireplace. Then we heard a crash and looked over to see that one of the glass panes in the little door that blocks ...

The Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency is accepting grant applications for its wood-burning stoves change-out program. “This grant can help people replace their inefficient, smoky, old wood stoves,” ...

There’s nothing quite like the warmth of a roaring fire to cozy up your living room—both literally and figuratively. But not everyone is lucky enough to have a working fireplace. And if yours happens ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Paying the public to reduce wood smoke, Bay Area pollution regulators this summer will offer homeowners thousands of dollars to replace old wood fireplaces and stoves with cleaner ...

Updating an outdated fireplace without a full demo involves covering existing materials and replacing easy-to-replace elements. Painting or skimcoating your fireplace's surface can totally transform ...

The Valley Air District offers up to $5,000 through the Fireplace & Woodstove Change-Out Program to help reduce emissions from wood or pellet-burning stoves or fireplaces. Pra-chid Getty ...

Which electric fireplace inserts are best? Nothing compares to sitting next to a warm fireplace, sipping a hot beverage and reading a good book on a cold winter evening. While a traditional wood ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Starting Friday, Bay Area homeowners can apply to receive $750 to $12,000 in rebates to replace wood-burning fireplaces or stoves with cleaner gas or electric heating devices such as ...

They may not look super-real, but we've found some that can help keep you cozy We tested 10 comparable fireplace inserts to ...