Rolling shutters for security and storm safety
Dear Jim: I have two large west-facing windows and I am considering installing rolling shutters for security and storm safety. Will they also save energy and what are my options? - Rachel K. Dear Rachel: Exterior rolling window shutters will also improves efficiency and offer the best security and storm protection. I installed one over a large glass window in my family room. During a severe storm last fall, the shutter protected my window from a broken tree branch and me from flying glass had it broken. I have a wood-burning fireplace in that room, so the shutter also saves energy ...
Alpena Civic Theatre finds it in ‘Finding Gladys’
There is nothing quite like opening night at the theatre. High smiles from the box office as an audience shuffles in: smirks of anticipation on their faces. The crews go over last-minute checklists. Actors back stage silently mouth their lines. The energy is real. Palpable and ubiquitous. We took our seats. Lights dimmed, and a farcical, lighthearted story unfolded. 'Finding Gladys,' directed by Diane Lozen, is running at Alpena Civic Theatre from March 12th-22nd. While the writing and structure of the play sometimes felt predictable and pedestrian, the actors in this performance ...