Denver, CO (PRWEB) March 05, 2015

Home & Hearth Outfitters partnered with leading fireplace manufacturer, Enviro, to develop a new fireplace insert specifically sized to fit the small Victorian fireplaces commonly found in Denvers older homes. The Enviro Q1 Gas Fireplace Insert was created due to a high demand and interest from homeowners with inoperative coal fireplaces. Before the Q1 insert, solutions to modernize small coal fireplaces were very limited and usually resulted in entire reconstruction of the chimney or covering the fireplace up completely. The new, innovative inserts have received a great response from local homeowners.

Many homes in Denver built in the late 1800's to the 1920's are still used and are in high demand for their historic appeal, Pete Dines, President of Home & Hearth Outfitters said. As homeowners seek to renovate or remodel these historic homes, the Q1 Insert gives them a way to convert to gas that was not available before. This is the first of its kind to allow homeowners to maintain the original purpose of their fireplaces, by taking an old dilapidated and sometimes dangerous fireplace and updating it to a tested and listed furnace rated heater and fireplaceThis winter was the first season for the Q1 and the demand was phenomenal. We definitely had more interest than anticipated.

Starting in the late 1800's, coal stoves were the primary choice for heating a home. They were usually taller than wide and very shallow, and not designed for ventilation to burn wood. By the 1920s, most cities had access to public utilities, including natural gas and electricity -- which resulted in the decline of coal use in American homes. While homeowners remodeled these historic homes throughout the years, converting a coal fireplace to modern day technology was deemed problematic, since the chimneys were not built to support wood burning and a gas insert solution was not commonly available in these smaller sizes.

The Enviro Q1 insert is the long-awaited solution to historic home renovation. Its beautiful, clean faced gas fireplace brings modern design in an array of different stylistic options from minimal to contemporary. The Q1 uses a high definition log set, tray burner with glass or a coal burner to fit any homeowners stylistic taste.

For more information on Denver-based Home & Hearth Outfitters and the Enviro Q1 Gas Fireplace Insert, go to http://www.homeandhearthoutfitters.com or call 303-722-6698.

About Home & Hearth Outfitters Home & Hearth Outfitters has been Denvers premiere choice in high-end kitchen appliances, gas fireplaces, and outdoor furnishings for over 20 years. A leading fireplace retailer and service provider in Denver and the Vail Valley, Home and Hearth Outfitters offers a full line of fireplaces, installation services and custom design in addition to outdoor kitchens and barbecues. Representing the leading fireplace brands and outdoor living products including Jotul, Town and Country, Ortal, Viking, Swiss Grill, Marquis and Enviro, they have two showroom locations in Colorado at 286 S. Logan St. Denver, CO 80209 and in the Vail Valley at 5 Murray Road, Edwards CO 81632.

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Brooksville, FL (PRWEB) February 25, 2015

Regions Facility Services President Ron Wilhite was named the Restaurant Facility Management Associations (RFMA) 2015 Vendor of the Year this month at the organizations annual industry conference.

To select the Vendor of the Year, RFMAs board of members reviews nominations for individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the organization and done so willingly and without seeking personal accolades. The board then votes on those nominations to select the winner of the award.

Wilhite was the volunteer general contractor for a RFMA Gives project in Sanford, Florida in 2013. The first vendor to receive RFMAs Certified Restaurant Facility Professional (CRFP) designation, Wilhite has been an active member of the organizations education committee and an integral part in the development of curriculum for the new CRFP online prep course.

It is truly an honor to be recognized as RFMAs Vendor of the Year, said Wilhite. RFMA does so much for its restaurant and vendor members. There truly is no greater promoter of professionalism within the restaurant facility management industry. Contributing to this organization has been rewarding both personally and professionally.

About Regions Facility Services

Founded in 2003, Regions Facility Services (RFS) is a full service facility management company specializing in commercial renovation services including full restaurant renovations, kitchen remodels and restaurant repairs. RFS currently provides nationwide services to familiar brands such as Darden Restaurants, Ruby Tuesday, Wendys, Joes Crab Shack, Benihana, Red Lobster, True Foods Kitchen and many others.

About Restaurant Facility Management Association (RFMA)

The Restaurant Facility Management Association (RFMA) is the only association created by and for restaurant facility management professionals. The organizations mission is to advance industry awareness of restaurant facility management, while promoting professional and ethical standards to serve the customer with added value.

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Wanted: A few good men or women with the ability to organize. Willing to donate some time. Experience in building trades or home improvements, a plus.

Pay: Knowing you've helped someone who couldn't help themselves. Benefits include a grateful smile and possible handshake.

Reply to: Portage Rebuilding Together, which has helped 192 families in Portage Township since 1998 live better lives.

PORTAGE | When Tom Cznarich retired as an electrician, his youngest son encouraged him to get involved, use his skills and help other people.

Cznarich applied to be a volunteer with Rebuilding Together Portage.

That first year he became a house captain. Sixteen years later, he's president of the organization, which aims to help people in Portage Township stay in their homes, by making repairs, large and small.

"I feel I have a talent. I don't think it is right if you don't share that talent," said Cznarich. Besides, he adds, he thinks he's gotten more back in those 16 years than he's ever been able to give.

Cznarich has seen the organization ebb and flow since it began as Christmas in April in 1998.

"When it first started, Portage was in its building boom," he said. "House captains were contractors who were in competition with each other. The money and donations flowed easily. Then the recession hit."

The group struggled from time to time, but held a building day the last Saturday in April every year, helping as many people as they could. There were hit hard in 2010 when it was discovered the treasurer had embezzled nearly all the group's funds. He's now slowly repaying the debt.

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Last summer, chef Michal Ulehla and his wife, Joyce De La Torre, opened Bread + Salt in Frisco. Situated on Main Street, kitty-corner from the couples flagship Italian eatery, Bagalis, Bread + Salt was an experiment in upscale breakfast fare, with a name that alluded to the Central European custom of greeting friends with fresh-baked bread and salt.

With a starting base of longtime Bagalis customers and word-of-mouth referrals from friends and neighbors, Bread + Salts popularity quickly grew. The restaurant recently underwent a remodel, and Ulehla has added a lunch menu to sate his customers, who, between Bread + Salt and Bagalis, can now partake of the chefs creations morning, noon and night.

I knew it was going to take some time, especially with restaurants, to build up a reputation, Ulehla said. I think we were surprised how quickly we were able to build a customer base, but also, on the other hand, since this was established as a new business, we learned a lot along the way.

TIME TO REMODEL

When Bread + Salt first moved in, the corner storefronts large, south-facing windows spilled sun into a dimly lit, darkly painted dining room with a large coffee station in the center and a slivered view of the kitchen over a high countertop.

Ulehla and De La Torre wanted to brighten the space, so they embarked upon a remodel that opened up the dining room and made it more functional. They started by stripping off the wood paneling below the chair rail, repainting the dark green walls a light buttercup yellow with gray accents and upgrading the lighting and ceiling fans.

The light that they used to have, it was super old and super dark, De La Torre said. In the mornings when we would open, it would look so dark in here because the lighting was really bad. And all of the new lighting is really, really great.

A dividing wall set with window panes near the west entrance was jettisoned to create better flow, and the east entrance was closed off with drywall to make the central entrance a stronger focal point. The countertop dividing the dining room and the kitchen was lowered and set with bar stools to provide more seating, and the coffee station was relocated behind the counter.

Its just so open that you can see everything thats happening, De La Torre said, gesturing toward the windows. If its snowing really bad, if its blowing, this stop sign gives you a big show of everything thats happening. It feels like everything thats happening in town, you see it right here the people walking by, walking their dogs. Its a really good view.

New signage and chalk sandwich boards help draw traffic to Bread + Salt, and when the warm days of late spring and summer roll around, the couple is planning to take better advantage of the dog-friendly, wrap-around patio. Overall, the tight but conversational space creates a different energy than whats found at Bagalis, Ulehla said.

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While sad is the descriptor of choice for patrons of Johnny Caces Seafood & Steak House, celebrate is the word Cathy and Chelsea Cace prefer to use.

The 66-year-old restaurant will serve its final meal March 28, which has fans of the New Orleans-style eatery down in the dumps. But the Cace family is approaching its last two months in business with an air of celebration.

Thats really what we want it to be, owner Cathy Cace said. A celebration.

The decision to close the restaurant came after months of prayer and of pondering options, Cathy and Chelsea said.

However, they said they feel a sense of peace about their decision.

The 13,000-square-foot, 50-year-old building needed so much repair and upkeep that the restaurant and its owners were buckling under the strain.

Cathy and Chelsea say they havent even had the chance to properly grieve husband and father Gerard.

Gerard Cace, son of Johnny Cace, husband to Cathy and father to Chelsea, ran the restaurant since the early 1980s before dying suddenly in 2012.

I dont think weve properly dealt with that, said Chelsea, the restaurants general manager. Weve been so busy.

The mother and daughter agreed that the next two months will be filled with memories and hard work, while honoring the business, the family and continuing the legacy that began 66 years ago.

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