Democrats Reveal the 2009 BOHICA Stimulus Plan

They have been talking about the need for swift action on this bill, and when you see what is in it, ... are just some of the examples of what Obama considers "economic stimulus": $3.836 billion for rural water and waste grant ... facilities, road and trail restoration, preservation of buildings of cultural and historic importance [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:00:39

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In Defense of Food

Starting last week I’ve been trying to set aside at least a half-hour to reading, It’s been great so far. The book I’ve been reading is called “In Defense of Food” by Michael Pollan. An eater’s manifesto as the author claims, that builds on historic events about food and food politics, terms [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 08:12:27

Outdoors: Artisan Shepherd’s Huts

From Julie: Houseguests, anyone? We love this idea, spotted on Apartment Therapy: Artisan Shepherd’s Huts. Paulus Smith has been a specialist joiner for over 25 years, working on listed and historic buildings. He now spends his time creating meticulously crafted shepherd’s huts from his medieval barn [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 15:52:11

RPI receives proposals for Troy landmark

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today said it has received proposals from developers willing to buy and renovate a downtown office building and Proctor’s theater, the historic Troy landmark vacant since 1978. But the school, through ... together. It also requires that potential buyers detail a plan for the buildings that “will complement [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:07:52

Cafe Riche is saved!

So, after I wrote that post on Cafe Riche that some people- based on nothing- claimed I was making up, ... the "historic and architectually beautiful" buildings to renovate them, but it was disputed since ... to start an investigation. He found out that while Ismaelia did the purchasing of downtown buildings [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 09:28:39

Nottingham: Castle Rock Beers

Nottingham was my first stop in the Midlands. This is an old city: the first recorded settlement was in 868, ... food, clean, great location in The Lace Market neighborhood), The Salvation (a historic old building ... mentioned that it was useful in training lager drinkers…  A heavier beer is the Preservation (4.4 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 11:54:30

Fed moves to bar sketchy lending practices

Because I know you're still out there, a note to people who think the mortgage crisis is a personal responsibility issue: On a recent week, ... the foreclosure process. And it's not just homes. Senior centers, office buildings and even churches ... irresponsible, on a historic level. Was it in the air, or the water? Or was it in the lending [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 01:39:17

Monday Mug Shot

Fountain Of YouthSt. Augustine, FloridaI visited St. Augustine on a vacation with my Mom and Dad in the mid 90s ... !There are lots of stone buildings, lots of old and old-world styled buildings. Pop is always ... the historic and fabled fountain was. Would you believe, they DO sell bottles of the water [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 04:46:00

Sketchcrawling in Balmain

This morning I went out with a group of sketchers for a mini sketchcrawl warm-up before the next World Wide Sketchcrawl on Jan 10. We went to Balmain – a wonderful suburb on the harbour with lots of historic buildings. Many inner city suburbs of Sydney are full of these wonderful rows of terrace houses with wrought iron [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 07:24:00

Embassies Strut Their Stuff

... . This is a fascinating opportunity to get inside some of these places; many are located in very historic and unique buildings. We visited the The Royal Danish Embassy and the Swedish to compare the sustainability [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 10:14:34

Philly putting its downtown area up in lights

Philadelphia is now the "Electri-City," having achieved this dubious distinction by turning on permanent, multicolored architectural lights on 12 historic downtown buildings in the streets around City Hall. It's part of a push by the Center City District to "build downtown night-time street traffic [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 13:32:32

KING MAGNUS BARELEGS AND PEEL CASTLE

I was originally only going to feature a short series of Viking Posts for a limted period ... . PEEL CASTLE Peel Castle, is one of the Isle of Man’s principal historic monuments sits upon ... buildings which are a testimony to the site’s religious and secular importance in Manx history [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 23:58:26

Studio Space Available at the UC-IMC

Urbana - The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center (UC-IMC) - located in the historic Urbana Post Office Building - has announced that there are several ... Square Village, the Historic Lincoln Hotel and both the County and Federal Courthouses surround [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:00:06

Wildfire burns on Angel Island

SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) — A wildfire on San Francisco Bay’s Angel Island burned out of control late Sunday, but none of the buildings at the historic state park have been damaged, according to a Marin County fire official. The fire, which began about 9 p.m. (12 a.m. ET), covered about 100 acres [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 07:01:07

Wildfire burns on historic Angel Island

SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) — A wildfire on San Francisco Bay’s Angel Island burned out of control late Sunday, but none of the buildings at the historic state park have been damaged, according to a Marin County fire official. The fire, which began about 9 p.m. (12 a.m. ET), covered about 250 acres [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 12:12:32

Wildfire burns on historic Angel Island

SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) — A wildfire on San Francisco Bay’s Angel Island burned out of control late Sunday, but none of the buildings at the historic state park have been damaged, according to a Marin County fire official. The fire, which began about 9 p.m. (12 a.m. ET), covered about 250 acres [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 12:32:50

New wave of Sea Change funding

Southport, Great Yarmouth, Bridlington and Hastings are the latest places to receive grants from Sea Change, ... which in time will act as a hub for the community. Historic buildings in King Street will also ... public access. Great Yarmouth will receive £3 million to regenerate the historic Deneside area [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 10:56:07

Reclaimed Hardwood Flooring

Want to make a good eco-friendly flooring choice as you renovate your home? By building with reclaimed wood, your floors will achieve instant character and beauty. Whether reclaimed wood is sourced from historic buildings and barns, old wine barrels, or even from the bottom [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 00:34:37

Friday Feed Frenzy - Birthday Edition

When in comes to wedding planning, location is right at the top of the list (besides making sure the bride and groom are there) ... that many would not think of. That may include historic buildings, old libraries, bed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 19:00:29

Times closes Globe Lobby — again

<span class="leftimg"><img src="http://www.laobserved.com/images/ballinmural.jpg" ALIGN=left alt="Sha in L.A ... decided to close the building's historic entrance &mdash; and to block public access ... ://www.lamurals.org/MuralistPages/Ballin.html">other buildings around town</a>. The memo [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 20:28:01

Perfect way to have a Washington DC vacation

Washington DC, which serves presently as the capital city and seat of power in the United States, is an ideal place for vacation seekers ... of iconic monuments, buildings to it historic neighborhood and free museums. Every year, millions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:44:10

Wichita, Kansas - Air Capital of the World

Home to six major aircraft manufacturing companies, it is no wonder that the biggest city in Kansas, United States, ... used to throb with business and activities. There are at least sixty historical buildings in the area [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 00:04:42

Noooo Edinburgh, Don't Lift Ban on Changing Windows in Historic Structures

Hill House, Scotland, Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Can you imagine this in vinyl? John recently wrote that "Rising fuel costs and environmental concerns have forced councillors to consider lifting a ban on double glazed windows in Edinburgh's most historic buildings. Hundreds [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 20:40:12

Applied Knowledge - Quenching

Abstract - The Ancient wisdom says you carry out the task 'just this way'. But how much of that is Science, and how much is smoke and mirrors? ... . You know the type, a collection of moved historic buildings (mainly out of river valleys after the infamous [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 14:26:00

found

In preparation for a gallery talk I'll be giving on the Camp Home series, I asked my Mom if she knew of any old photos of my Dad with his family ... , and seeing so many camp buildings in person and in historic photographs, I'm thrilled to see [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 14:06:00

Worry Doll Down Under

Matt Coyle’s unique, unusual and fascinating graphic novel Worry Doll will be the subject of an exhibition in Willow Court, Tasmania, ... the historic asylum buildings at Willow Court in New Norfolk. It’s a haunting setting for this surreal [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 17:00:14

McRee Town Doctoral Defense Tuesday 12/30 1:30pm

Jackie Jones will be defending her doctoral defense at the bar on Tuesday December 30th 1:30pm ... Missouri Botanical Garden, demolished six blocks of historic brick homes and apartment buildings ... District Commission demolished more than two hundred buildings on the eastern half of the McRee Town [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:51:17

Mt. Angel Oktoberfest

Man, real life is really cutting into my blogging activities! Don't you hate that??? ... Interesting shops in historic buildings. Oktoberfest12 Beautiful German-made wooden Christmas ornaments [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 18:16:25

Temecula historians struggle to keep idle historic buildings safe from vandals

Steven Cuevas: The recession has wiped out a lot of jobs in Southern California and across the country. But it's also created a few... like the job of keeping vandals and squatters away from an historic site awaiting renovation. KPCC's Steven Cuevas has the story of a couple that's taken on that duty. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:35:28

Wind farm plan 'no threat' to historic village

A campaign to stop a huge wind farm being built near Abbots Bromley has been dealt a blow after heritage experts claimed it did not pose a risk ... . Instead, they say the damage caused to historic buildings by juggernauts rumbling down the high [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 23:17:07

GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - October 11, 2008

Only 24 days until the election! Early voting starts Monday, October 13! DIERSEN QUESTION: Those who hate America successfully attacked its buildings on September 11 ... -- Historic swings cap worst week ever 'There's a complete lack of confidence' - Greg Burns and Laurie [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 13:59:35

Serenbe, Luxe Conservation Community

Serenbe is located in Palmetto, Georgia, about 30-45 minutes southwest of Atlanta. The 900 acre community will preserve 70% of it's land and eventual plans include about 600 homes ... and is often inspired by historical buildings. There's a Dwell Home being built (see below), and the above [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 06:17:34

Emergency, Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Strip Counterproductive without Political Aid

A Palestinian girl being carried to the hospital during the ongoing Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip ... . While it is currently impossible to estimate the physical damage to infrastructures and buildings ... , will reach horrifying levels of historic proportions. The humanitarian crisis created [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 13:47:30

moving buildings

DCMUD has a story about moving an historic building to make room for the large St. Martins low income housing project [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:06:00

Rabbits Overrun Nelson Mandela’s Jail of 18 Years

Inundated by rabbits, Robben Island in South Africa, will close for several weeks as officials cull the local population, BBC News reports ... the island’s vegetation and historic buildings. Read more of this story » [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 16:46:37

Lavender on ice

My lavender is blooming and I am surprised to find myself thinking of Texas ... fields, wineries and historic stone buildings that made me feel like I was in Provence, not the Wild [more...]

Date: 2008-07-04 14:51:26

Gov. Blagojevich post impeachment statement. Transcript.

Transcript courtesy Federal News Service... GOV. BLAGOJEVICH: Thank you very much. Thank you for being here. I won't be that long ... governor, I wanted to build on the historic progress we made in Illinois by giving all of our kids [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 21:01:35

More Options for Don Fisher's Presidio Museum

And finally on this Monday morning museum news round-up that we've somehow found ourselves writing, ... conform to national standards for new buildings in historic settings. One placed most of the museum [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 14:02:01

London Open House: If You Only Do One Event This Year...

Two days until Open House Weekend, the premier event in London's architectural calendar ... historic building, after the Tower. This is an absolute must-see if you never have. CITY Bank of England Tour Of all the buildings we've ever explored [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 14:08:47

Asia Travel Book

Going to a strange continent, especially for the first time, can be a daunting prospect ... . Asia is a continent of vibrant cities, historic buildings, hill villages, temples, mountains [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 10:21:19

Wellington office rents

Bernard Hickey has a blog post on how office rentals in Wellington have increased by 14% in the last year ... . Why? Wellington office vacancy rates are around historic lows. Encouragingly, vacancies are low ... quality buildings are struggling to find new tenants after being vacated by large government occupiers [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 21:02:05

Interior design firm fashions Fifth Ward showroom

Timothy J Kitchen and Bath is on the move from its original Brookfield location at 18900 W. Bluemound Rd. to 225 S. 2nd St. in the Fifth Ward. A sampling of their creative design aesthetic easily demonstrates the historic stretch of cream city brick buildings and warehouses just south of the Third Ward as better environmental fit [more...]

Date: 2008-09-21 11:31:00

Will The City’s Modern Architecture Masterpieces Be Destroyed?

The start of the City’s modern preservation movement can be traced back to one date: August 19th, 1959. That’s the date that demolition started on Davis Hall, the historic structure that stood ... countless buildings from the bulldozer. However, that seems to be changing.  Many masterpieces [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:29:06

Today in Russian Business - Dec 9th, 2008

S&P's downgrading of Russia yesterday was the country's first in a decade and reflects the likelihood of a further downgrade ... . If the ban on the privatization of historic buildings is lifted next year, it could prevent [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 11:19:52

JustQuotes: Presidio Plans, Proposals, And Preservationist Protests

“Over the past 12 years, the nonprofit has renovated hundreds of historic buildings within the 1,491-acre park, many of which had been ready to crumble. The Presidio Trust now leases out these properties as homes and office... [more...]

Date: 2008-06-09 15:05:29

Only in Hamilton: Vote For Architectural Crime vs Heritage

hamilton city hall and UN building I am constantly agog at the shenanigans that go on in Hamilton, Ontario with respect to its historic buildings. Hamilton has everything it needs to be a great [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 14:29:49

Lost Chance on Shenandoah

The 2007 fire that struck the four-flat at 3927-29 Shenandoah Avenue in the Shaw neighborhood eventually proved fatal ... building using historic rehab tax credits and understandably did not want a big question-mark next [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 00:55:00

An Examination: The Self-Awareness of Dinoasaurs

I wonder if the dinosaurs had any notion that they were about to become a footnote in the history of the world? ... a few fossils that would make up exhibits in historical buildings throughout the world. They didn’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:13:33

Possibly the best food fight ever: The flour wars in Galaxidi, Greece

Filed under: Newspapers, Europe ... pounds of flour, and each one dyes his or her lot. The historic buildings are all covered in tarps [more...]

Date: 2008-08-23 12:01:00

Usdaw press release about the former SPCK shops

Usdaw fights for mistreated bookshop workers Shopworkers’ union, Usdaw, has submitted 15 employment tribunal claims against the Brewers, ... 23 bookshops, many of which are historic buildings in prime retail positions. Following the change [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 08:13:53

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