The choices are almost endless. Sidewalks can be built of almost anything. Stone, brick, gravel, mulch, even reconstituted glass are options. Combinations of two or more are often attractive choices.

(Tim Carter/TNS) Perspective by Tim Carter There’s something soothing about brick patios and sidewalks, which is something I learned while installing a patio for my dear, departed mother-in-law.

It's time to replace our sidewalk, and I'm leaning ... that coats the sand and gravel in the brick. But over time, this ultra-thin cement paste on the top surface of the brick wears off, exposing ...

You might have noticed them around town: brick sidewalks torn up by utility work or some other sort of construction project. You’ll see a small pile of bricks (or “pavers”) by a street lamp ...

The program involves adding a new parking lot, landscaping, brick sidewalks and crosswalks, and a rest area with benches and picnic tables. Around $500,000 has been allotted for the project.

A homeowner’s activism has led to a city decision to save historic brick sidewalks. Earlier this month, Sherry Leland laid herself in front of a back hoe digging up the 100-year-old brick ...

In the city’s ongoing effort to repair the worst sidewalks, it hit a brick wall — or, in this case, sidewalk — with the Historic Preservation Commission. The commission asked the city’s ...