You’re trying to sleep, take a Zoom call, or just relax—but your neighbor’s music, shouting, or late-night construction has other plans. If you’re a renter, you may wonder: Is it your job to complain, ...

Some neighbors prefer to keep a low profile − exchanging the polite ‘Hello’s or ‘How are yous?’ before quietly going on about their day. Others like to make their presence known with their blaring ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas shares a reader's advice about how to hide eyesores in your yard from view of ...

Dear Eric: We live in big city where houses are very close together. My neighbors keep their trash bins in the driveway close to my front and side doors. They have three dogs, and the bin banging ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am lucky enough to have gardens all around my house, including along a city sidewalk. My problem is how to respond in a cordial, or at least a civil, way to friends and neighbors ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend asked for advice on how to deal with a neighbor asking her to be quiet. My friend, who is in her 60s, recently moved into an apartment. She met a neighbor who asked if she ...

And she can’t change her bathroom usage to accommodate the neighbor. What is the proper response if she is confronted again?

DEAR ABBY: I have a neighbor who gossips about our other neighbors. She tells me if a man comes to visit our neighbor across the street and if he spends the night. She’s always asking me where they ...

Q: I live in an apartment, and my upstairs neighbor gets up to work out every day at 5 a.m. He’s often loud, dropping the weights and waking me up.

Camping can be a great way to connect with nature and awaken all your senses. The sun sends beams of light through the trees, dispersing golden patches onto the forest floor in the daytime and the ...

Dear Eric: I just read your column about the new neighbor with a rooster that wakes the letter writer up at 5 a.m. I wanted to mention that the first thing I would recommend is for them to check their ...