Pool noodles are fun toys in the water, but they're also incredibly versatile and can be useful all around the house as well.

We dug into a cliff to build a mini swimming pool next to an underground secret bamboo house, all by hand. The work was exhausting, and carrying dirt out of the cliff while tired made everything ...

I tested 14 top shop vacs to see how they fared with wet and dry messes, and evaluated their suction power, portability and ease of use. Three came out as the best.

CROWN POINT — With its grand opening roughly a week away, the final touches are being added to the new Dean and Barbara White Southlake YMCA in preparation for little splashes and big-time fun.