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25 Oct
What to Do After a Hurricane: Salvaging Household Items
Your Local Metro

Preparing for a hurricane is no easy feat. Especially if you have multiple family members, beloved pets, or both in your care. But at the end of the day, everyone’s safety and salvaging household items become more important than ever.Most recently, Tropical Storm Imelda caught everyone by surprise with its speed and ferocity in making [...]

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30 Jan
Highway going over the ocean into Sarasota
The Ultimate City Guide to Living in Sarasota, FL
Your Local Metro

Sarasota is located about an hour south of the Tampa Bay area and was widely known as a Florida retirement oasis on the way to bigger, more exciting towns like Miami. However, today, Sarasota is a destination on its own for tourists who come for the beaches and people moving here for a better quality...

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03 Jan
Cooler Cities to Consider Moving To
Lifestyle Your Local Metro

Nothing sparks feelings of coziness more than finding a home within a winter wonderland. While many people prefer a warmer climate to call home, there is a certain charm to moving to a place that resembles that of your childhood snowglobe. However, finding the perfect snowy spot to settle in can be difficult. As you...

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01 Nov
Skyline of Georgia in the fall
10 Georgia State Parks for Enjoying Stunning Warmer Weather
Lifestyle Travel Destinations

Georgia is a great place to live no matter what time of year it is even though summer temperatures can sometimes be trying. However, something magical happens when Georgians feel autumn in the air. It’s time to pull out our favorite sweaters and head outdoors for the change of seasons. So whether you’re planning a...

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29 Aug
Metro Storage Celebrates Five Decades of Rapid Growth in 80s & 90s
Your Local Metro

This year we proudly commemorate the 50th Anniversary of our first self storage facility in the vibrant Chicagoland area. In our previous blog, Celebrating Our 50th Anniversary: The Metro Self Storage Brand Launches in the 1970s, we explored the remarkable journey of our visionary founder, Karl Nagel, who was a pioneer in the self storage...

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Celebrating 50 Years: Metro Self Storage Launched in the 1970s
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L to R Karl Nagel, Matt and Karl Nagel, Metro Self Storage signage circa 1979 This year we’re celebrating the 50th Anniversary of opening our first self storage facility in the Chicagoland area, in 1973. In our previous blog, Celebrating Metro’s 50th Anniversary: The Original Self Storage, we talked about how our founder, Karl Nagel,...

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