Properly clean your broom so that your next sweeping session removes the mess instead of adding to it. When cleaning hard floors, a broom is a standard tool of choice as it can be more convenient to ...

Much as we might want to deny it, housework is a basic fact of adult life. And because everyone needs at least a rudimentary path to their doorway, you can't get much more basic than cleaning the ...

Which angle broom is best? Standard brooms use the same natural or synthetic bristles as modern brooms, but they’re aligned in a straight configuration, affecting how many bristles actually come into ...

We’re into late spring now, and the broom all around the county is into full reproduction mode, especially after the miracle rains last fall. If you’re not familiar with broom, which is one of Marin’s ...

Power vacs, leaf blowers and Dust Busters all have a place in today's world, but nothing grounds you closer to Earth -- and the dirt on it -- than a broom. We have several, and they all came out last ...

ARCOLA -- A veteran competitor's experience was what it took Friday to be the best at pushing broom corn seed through a plywood maze. It's only at the National Sweeping Contest that's a part of the ...

I switched from sweeping to vacuuming my hard floors just two years ago. Even after switching to a vacuum, I kept a broom and dustpan in my cleaning closet because I never remember to keep my vacuum ...

Pete Marcantonio was the iconic head groundskeeper at Wrigley Field in 1969. I can still hear Jack Brickhouse telling his WGN-TV audience, ``Here comes Pete Marcantonio and his ground crew,’’ when the ...

The Pescadero artist makes brooms by hand using traditional techniques and local materials. Lisa Sheffield Guy makes brooms from her home in Pescadero and sells them under the name Butano Broomcraft.

When cleaning hard floors, a broom is a standard tool of choice as it can be more convenient to use than a vacuum. However, brooms can require manual cleaning to prevent them from redepositing ...