Jun. 21—A Portland woman woke up around 5 a.m. to flames and billowing smoke coming from the apartment building next door. Ruth Ridge, 48, said she got a clearer look at the fire through her bathroom window, then woke up her nephew. She took him and her Chihuahua to Beal’s Ice Cream down the street […]
A breakthrough in transforming hazardous ash into an in-demand building material could help solve a major problem in the construction industry. A press release by RMIT University in May revealed that engineers successfully replaced 80% of the cement in concrete with coal fly ash, a toxic waste generated by burning dirty fuel in coal-fired plants. […]
VENICE – The Venice City Council will consider Tuesday whether to settle a 2022 lawsuit filed by developer Pat Neal over excess building permit fees for $1.6 million. Neal originally asked for at least $1.45 million. Funds collected through the fee were used to pay for a 7,000 square-foot expansion of the city’s building division, […]
Jun. 20—LIMA — The architect for the upcoming Allen County administration building was back in Lima on Thursday morning to update elected county officials about the progress in making the final touches to the building coming to downtown Lima. WDC Group principal architect Chris Widener met with officials at the Allen County Board of Elections […]
Jun. 20—Greater Portland Landmarks has sued the city in an attempt to save the longstanding building at 142 Free St. from the excavator. In May, the Portland City Council voted to remove a historic classification that protected the former Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine from demolition. The Portland Museum of Art plans to build […]
City of Springfield officials said late Wednesday that a downtown building in the 400 block of East Adams Street heavily damaged by fire will be demolished Thursday. The building, split on the first floor but open on the upper floors, housed Cat’s Pyjamas Cat Cafe and Electric Quill Tattoo. Cat’s Pyjama’s opened in March, while […]
Jun. 19—EAST GRAND FORKS — The East Grand Forks City Council approved several contracts for civic services and gave the final ordinance approval to allow a deer bow hunt this fall during its Tuesday meeting. The final approval of the ordinance, which changes the city’s weapons code, was the last major step in the process […]
The amount of sparkle amid the abundance of trophies, crowns, sashes and medals earned by members of Heather Bennett’s Dancin to the Rhythm during a pair of spring competitions can’t help but impress. All that bling doesn’t come without investment. It is payoff for years of sweat and training inside the Elmira Heights dance studio […]
Jun. 18—A “catastrophic failure” of an electric bicycle lithium-ion battery pack being charged caused a fire last week that destroyed a Coeur d’Alene Police Department equipment storage building, according to the Idaho Department of Insurance. The early-morning fire June 9 destroyed the auxiliary building near Kathleen Avenue and Ramsey Road. It’s where police, code enforcement […]
Approximately one million people every year flock to the town of Matera in southern Italy. It’s believed to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site thanks to its iconic cave dwellings dating back thousands of years. The delicate buildings aren’t immune to […]
Just as Toronto’s festival programmers are now teasing their first film picks, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey shares with Variety his thinking behind the – oft-rejected – move to give the event an organized market. As a former artistic director at Toronto and now its CEO, how do you feel about cutting the number of films […]
As I’ve said … er, written before, things are always happening in Belleville. For example, I recently reported on a grand opening of Danny’s Irish Pub and Banquet Center (the former Crehan’s) as well as provided some stories about Skyview Drive-In, both located on North Belt West. But what’s going on with that new building […]