Kiah Treece is a former attorney, small business owner and personal finance coach with extensive experience in real estate and financing. Her focus is on demystifying debt to help consumers and ...

This story is co-published with Grist, and is part of Record High, a Grist series examining extreme heat and its impact on how—and where—we live. Cities are hot. When you cover the ground with asphalt ...

The idea of a straw building might bring to mind a medieval homestead, or perhaps the fairy-tale dwelling of The Three Little Pigs. Used since the 19th century—typically as a rural, rustic building ...

Sometimes a moment happens when you’re not trying to have a moment at all. It could be when you’re scrolling through your feed, or stirring something on the stove, or staring at a sewing machine you ...