u/BlackberryNice3371

I have inherited a painting by my great grandfather that sat in a musty basement for decades. I would like to display it, but when I walk by it all I can smell is the mustiness. It was well loved – it was sitting on my grandfather's workbench where he could look at it often – just not in an ideal area of the house. There is no visible foxing or mold, it's just been sitting in a dusty musty place for a long time. I think it is an oil painting but I don't really know a lot about his artwork.

I've tried looking into restoration etc. but I keep hitting dead ends when it comes to casual, just family heirloom type work for an individual vs. a museum.

I'm sure there is grime etc. that could come off the painting for a true restoration, but I'm not really concerned with that, just getting it to smell fresh enough to keep it around in rooms we use without smelling basement. I don't want to do it myself because I worry about wrecking the piece, but I don't know how to look for someone who could essentially do like... restoration lite? Is this a realistic service to look for and if so, how might I go about looking for someone to do this and how much is a realistic estimate? The painting is about 16 x 20ish canvas no frame, not much texture in the paint.

If there is another sub I should look to for this advice, I welcome redirection and I apologize!

Unique services, fantastic restaurants, niche activities?

Beyond the usual "top 10" type places like Highland Park, Eastman Theater, MAG! Looking for things that feel like big city spots.

How much would you pay (or have you charged) for a social strategy? I'm starting a consultancy and want to gut check what I *think* is reasonable. My experience scoping is more in ongoing social media management, so a lower retainer than I think I'd like to charge for a one-time, higher impact service, but suddenly getting cold feet...the old agency hiss of "they won't pay for that"

Obvi we're talking about tiers, but like a quick audit vs. a full strategy vs. implementation support?

I live in an apartment in a 1920s home split into a few different units. The landlord bought it, lived in our unit for a few years while fixing it up, then rented it out. We've been here a few years.

Since moving in, I have had to take allergy pills daily. If I don't, my eyes itch, I get post nasal drip, and my face goes red. At first I assumed it was accumulated dust – the place was left unused for a few months, there are some moisture issues we have to stay on top of, etc. We've cleaned the interior pretty thoroughly at this point.

There are also cats in the other units (I am allergic). We can hear the neighbors through some of the vents so I imagine we're connected in some way.

He mentioned the other day the HVAC system is 20 years old. There are a number of things that I know he didn't maintain on a routine schedule and were probably neglected even before he moved in – I would wager the ducts haven't been cleaned in at least 5 years if not much longer.

My question is... is it reasonable to ask him to hire someone to clean the vents? And if it is... will it even make a difference? He's a nice guy and tries to do right by tenants, but also makes it clear this is an investment and he has a budget (he also lives nearby in a quite expensive home so I don't always feel sympathy when he brings this up). I know this is not a cheap easy fix, but it's also not life-changingly expensive.

We're on the hunt for a house to buy, but are getting priced out of our area. We've looked for other apartments, but the supply just makes it tough to find somewhere else to move. All to say, moving doesn't really seem to be on the table.

This feels silly to even ask, but HOW unique does an LLC name need to be?

My business name is two regular old words and there are variations already in existence in my state's database, but none are JUST those two words.

As an example, this is kind of what I'm talking about with words swapped:

Desired name (sample, this is made up): Big Orange LLC

Existing businesses:

• Big Orange Tree LLC
• Big Orange Communications LLC
• Big Orange Time LLC

I've heard choosing the wrong name can make LLC formation take considerably longer which I would like to avoid. Worth it to just add a signifier to the end that vaguely describes what we offer?

I'm kicking off my own agency / consultancy / collective and having a hard time pinning down exactly how to define my offering. This is coming up primarily because of my domain name, .com is not available with just my business name so I need to add something like "consultancy" "media" "stories" "social" etc. to the name. I'm calling it a "Social and Brand Consultancy" for now, but I have a feeling this endeavor is going to evolve and I would like to make sure I'm positioning for that growth.

Context: My primary service will be social strategy, complemented by brand strategy and content production.

The gist is (ideally) I'm working with brands who need help being more strategic on social. If they don't yet have a larger brand strategy, I can help create that framework. If they love the strategy and don't have a team to execute, I can help create that team (either in house or freelancers, hence collective).

I've tried a few variations, these are NOT available: .com, adding "collective" to the biz name

EDIT: I am not asking how to become a professor, only if current professors (especially in the arts) feel it's worthwhile to sink time/money to pursue. EDIT FOR CLARITY: This was a lecturer position and I am exposing how little I know about academia, as I did not realize these aren't interchangeable and I was afraid to be too specific to connect it back to the position I lost out on.

I recently learned I did not get a prof job I was interviewing for and I am way more sad than I thought I'd be. Sometimes losing an opportunity shows us very clearly where our priorities lie and what we really want...sometimes the grass just seems greener.

I worked corporate jobs for a long time and through a personal connection was invited to apply for a position that I'm not totally qualified for – I only have a Bachelor's and no background in education. Still, I've always been extremely drawn to (and good at) mentoring others and creating environments for people to experiment and learn. I've been extremely burnt out on corporate environments – it just feels super meaningless. In the interview process every committee member said the same thing: it's an extremely fulfilling career. I have secretly dreamed of being a professor before, so it all felt kismet and I got too attached to a job I didn't have yet.

My question for current arts professors is: Is it worth pursuing higher ed teaching actively (vs. this passive opportunity that just happened to align perfectly)? Do you find it to be fulfilling and for that to weigh heavily enough against low salary or any other drawbacks you find in your career?

For context, my background is in the arts/photography. I think I'd need to get a masters to really compete for these roles and I'm not particularly interested in moving long distances for a job because of family, so I'm limited to the colleges in my area (I do live in a big college down with 4+ colleges I could theoretically try for).