Deferred maintenance used to be a quiet line item in a budget spreadsheet. Now it is reshaping which homes sell, which buildings qualify for financing, and how buyers judge value in a tight market. As ...

In August, soaring temperatures overwhelmed HVAC systems in some Memphis-Shelby County Schools buildings, leaving students and teachers without air conditioning. In the class of Spanish teacher Noah ...

Inadequate funding and staffing levels for Lane County's parks have led the department to put off repairs, upgrades and replacement of crucial infrastructure, and the county is hoping voters will ...

CINCINNATI — Aging pools. Cracked tennis courts. Erosion at park overlooks. Crumbling retaining walls. Old fire stations (one was built for a horse and buggy.) Recreation centers that don’t meet ...