Change is coming to the state government side of downtown Raleigh, where thousands of people work, live and visit. North Carolina Freedom Park opened in the summer of 2023, the first of several projects coming to the area. Several other construction projects were expected to start or even be finished last year, but the government’s […]
A bridge replacement project will start construction next week in northern San Luis Obispo County, slowing traffic on a stretch of El Camino Real between Santa Margarita and Atascadero through November 2024. According to a news release from the San Luis Obispo County Department of Public Works, work will start Monday, May 13, to replace […]
Twisted scraps of metal, large splinters of wood and misplaced mattresses are all that remains of what were once people’s homes in Mukuru Wa Reuben slum in the Kenyan capital. Across the wider Nairobi County, hundreds of people have also seen their homes knocked down. The demolitions follow a government order for anyone living near […]
SPRING VALLEY – Rockland wants a state judge to order a landlord to repair his overcrowded rental house, remove the tenants from life-threatening conditions and pay a $13,750 fine for numerous violations, a legal action states. The county’s New York State Supreme Court petition filed this month states property owner Jacob Freund has ignored violations […]
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Dame Touré rushed to quickly gather what she could as bulldozers rolled into her neighborhood in Ivory Coast’s fast-growing economic hub of Abidjan. Her three children joined her, stuffing plastic bags with clothes and whatever other items they could grab, before their home was reduced to rubble as armed security […]
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Dame Touré rushed to quickly gather what she could as bulldozers rolled into her neighborhood in Ivory Coast’s fast-growing economic hub of Abidjan. Her three children joined her, stuffing plastic bags with clothes and whatever other items they could grab, before their home was reduced to rubble as armed security […]
There soon could be movement on the $123 million reconstruction of Springfield High School. Businesses and residences on the north side of Monroe Street from Parker Street to Lewis Street and on Washington Street just off Lewis are being readied for demolition. Meanwhile, the $93 million reconstruction of Lanphier High School will move into its final phase […]
(PENROSE, Colo.) — At a press conference on Wednesday, April 10, the Fremont County Coroner and other state and federal officials provided an update about plans for the demolition of the Return to Nature Funeral home, as well as the progress on identifying the nearly 200 remains discovered at the Penrose location. Fremont County Coroner […]
Apr. 6—CAVALIER, N.D. — A Cavalier couple are beginning work to restore a 95-year-old building that has held their attention for years and was soon to be demolished. Kyle and Melissa Gagner, who have previous restoration experience from multiple projects, such as an old bank in town , said they want to reinvigorate and preserve […]
Jeff Bezos, the world’s second-richest individual with a net worth of $203.7 billion, has made significant real estate moves in Florida’s exclusive Indian Creek Island, known colloquially as “Billionaire Bunker.” Bezos’s acquisition spree began with two mansions purchased for a combined total of $147 million. Not stopping there, Bezos recently added a third property to […]
After years of desecration, the demolition seems merciful. Vandals, looters and squatters have destroyed the former Akron Baptist Temple at 2324 Manchester Road. They’ve smashed walls, started fires, shattered stained glass, splintered pews, scattered garbage and painted blasphemous graffiti. “While I wish there was a different outcome for this memorable building, today marks the start […]
A former hotel in the heart of Xenia is being taken down. “Hotel has been the eyesore for a long time,” Michael Tunstall said. Tunstall has lived across from the Ramada at the Xenia Towers. The Ramada is set to be demolished after sitting vacant for years. Xenia City Manager Brent Merriman said it’s part […]