Historic Herkimer Arms takes on new life as affordable housing
PASADENA – Saving the historic Herkimer Arms, the only known Greene and Greene-built apartments, played out as a six-year preservation soap opera, complete with dramatic plot twists, false starts and 11th-hour reprieves from the wrecking ball. Now, almost 100 years to the day since workers poured its foundations on Union Street on may 15, 1912, [...]
Spring’s beauty blossoms
Alamance County Historical Museum’s Tour of Terraces: Grand Outdoor Living will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at six homes in Burlington. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 the day of the tour and can be purchased at the museum, located at 4777 N.C. 62 South, Burlington. Proceeds go to [...]
Grand vision thrives at Maleny's Botanic Gardens
GREEN HAVEN: Frank Shipp is thrilled to share his stunning Maleny Botanic Gardens with the public. Source: Supplied GARDENING is a way of life for the green-thumbed creator of Maleny's Botanic Gardens. FOR some people, gardening is an interest. For others it’s a passing hobby. But for Sunshine Coast man Frank Shipp it is his [...]
Paul Perez
Published: Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 7:37 p.m. last Modified: Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 7:37 p.m. An experienced and artistic welder, it seemed that Paul Perez could fabricate anything, from a whimsical group of metal goats playing cards and drinking wine out on Lambert Bridge Road to the installation of a flying saucer that [...]
Groupon’s G-Team Boosts National Presence with Launches in Eleven U.S. Markets
August 23, 2011 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Social action site now featuring campaigns supporting local organizations in 39 markets CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–G-Team (groupon.com/g-team), Groupon’s philanthropic arm featuring campaigns from local organizations promoting social good, expands its national presence this week with launches in Ann Arbor, Colorado Springs, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Fort Worth, Houston, Indianapolis, Las [...]
Lattice Arbors
Lattice Arbors When it comes to choosing patio cover options there are a variety of options and styles that are practical like awnings, which can be ideal patio covers if they are retractable, some are even motorized with remote controllers. There are also fixed awnings that are made from aluminum and those that have a [...]
Why Use Garden Bench Plans?
Making a garden bench is a very popular weekend project at this time of year. much information exists on the internet to show the way to make one, but it is very easy to underrate the need to use exact measurements to ensure a safe and attractive item of garden furniture. Accurate assembly is the [...]
From the Garden – The 12 gardens on this year’s tour are picture perfect & ready for your perusal
the theme chosen by the club is “Picture Perfect,” and having recently previewed the gardens (before they were even finished), I am confident there will be many times you will get out that camera to record the scene. Some photographs you will take because of the sheer beauty or magnificence of the scenery, but you [...]
Peter Zumthor’s Design Revealed for the 2011 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Courtesy of Serpentine Gallery Pavilion Pritzker Prize winning architect Peter Zumthor’s design for the 11th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion was revealed today. a design that ‘aims to help its audience take the time to relax, to observe and then, perhaps, start to talk again – maybe not’, the materials are significant in aiding the design which emphasizes [...]
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