'Looking good (Hampton Roads Daily Press) For a look at the underside of our car-loving culture, just drive down some sections of Jefferson Avenue in Newport News. An overabundance of auto sales and repair businesses line the road, many of them presenting a face that is at odds with the one the city wants to show, the one passers-by would find appealing, the one that would help maintain the value of surrounding properties.
'Zanesville wise to drop rental plan (Zanesville Times Recorder) As well-intentioned as the idea was, Zanesville officials were right to drop a proposal to require inspections of Rental properties. City Code Administrator Tim Smith tried to get the City Council to adopt an ordinance that would allow inspectors to check every Rental unit once a year.