Have you recently needed to hammer some nails into a wall? Did you find it hard to cut an electrical wire without the right tool? Maybe you needed a specific tool to fix a power board but didn’t have it on hand. As a homeowner, you realize how essential those tools are for many types of repairs. You may have some basic tools, such as tape measure, flathead screwdriver, and a hammer, but often these tools aren’t enough.
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Oh MLK Day, I took myself out to the “Weekend Brunch” at 7A — my favorite local Brunch spot and a restaurant I’ve frequented for the twenty years that I’ve lived in this neighborhood. The word is out now that 7A — cleverly named for its location on the corner of Seventh Street and Avenue A — will shut its doors for good at the end of January. My waitress told me that the owner is moving to California and just wants to sell the property off and be done with it. And that’s just shame, because 7A was the best.
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