StorageFront, an online marketing resource for the self-storage industry, has launched a new blog for self-storage operators called Marketing Ahead.

Universal Insurance Facilities Ltd., a provider of specialty insurance programs for self-storage and other industries, is moving into a new office in downtown Phoenix.

Brenda Scarborough of Accountable Management & Consulting has been awarded the property-management contract for a 777-unit Assured Self Storage facility in Altamonte Springs, Fla.

A cooling fan for a security camera at a self-storage facility in Evansville, Ind., created temporary panic and a false alarm late Saturday night.

Ousted Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich owes thousands in unpaid rent for several units at Boyer-Rosene Moving & Storage in Arlington Heights, Ill., one of which contains a life-size Elvis Presley statue.

MiniCo Insurance Agency LLC is offering a deductible-waiver option designed to help relieve some of the financial burden on self-storage insureds in the event of a loss caused by hail or wind that causes cosmetic damage to roof coverings.

Nevada City Self Storage has maintained its roots as a family-run businessright down to the name. Three Joe Days operate the facility, and even live together on the 59 acres at the end of Joe Day Ranch Road in Nevada City, Nev.

Self-storage owner Sanders Dallas III lives in Winston-Salem, N.C., but has jumped into the political fray in nearby High Point, organizing a group of local business owners after he lost an eminent domain battle with the city.

StorageFront recently added bilingual Web pages to meet the needs of the growing Hispanic self-storage market.

Habitat for Humanity will hold an auction and tag sale at A Safe Place Self Storage in East Dorset, Mass., July 24.