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Arc group home starts from scratch
Special to The SunThe startling crunching and cracking sounds that reverberated through a neighborhood near Oakland Mills High School a couple of hours after daybreak yesterday gave way in the afternoon to duller thumps and thuds that are expected to continue today....Tags: Metal and Mineral, Energy Saving
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First time is divine
Special to The SunNancy Short considers herself a blessed person and calls her little brick Cape Cod in Catonsville - the first house she has ever owned - a divine gift. "The house was on the market for $365,000, the only one I looked at," the 44-year-old physical...Tags: House and Home, Metal and Mineral, Catonsville, Homes, Land Price
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Alumni house opens to the disabled
Sun reporterAdm. Jerome Smith was never able to bring his wife, who uses a wheelchair, to events at the Naval Academy's alumni house. Jill Smith couldn't get up the stairs at the historic mansion, known as Ogle Hall. Even if she could, her chair wouldn't fit...Tags: Wedding Services, National Government, Metal and Mineral, George Washington, Government
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Currie got over $200,000
Sun reportersState Sen. Ulysses Currie, whose work for Shoppers Food Warehouse is being investigated by the FBI's public corruption squad, was paid more than $200,000 by the regional grocery chain over five years, according to documents unsealed yesterday. Federal...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Ulysses Currie, Labor Legislation, Corruption, Metal and Mineral
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On Exhibit At MoMA: Not Your Mother's Prefab
Associated PressPrefabricated houses don't have to be ticky-tacky. Contemporary prefab homes now possess all the flair and durability of traditional housing. Computerized designs and innovative materials are behind this architectural revolution, replacing cookie-...Tags: Museum of Modern Art, Metal and Mineral, House, Architecture, Energy Saving
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After Katrina, residents seek higher ground by raising homes
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSince Hurricane Katrina, it's been the high life for Robin D'Aunoy and his family. Literally. The D'Aunoys, like many other families in the New Orleans neighborhood of Lakeview, are building homes higher off the ground in hopes of never again losing...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Natural Disasters, Metal and Mineral, Disasters, Hurricanes
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A sleek addition to West Loop
Chicago Tribune reporterBrininstool + Lynch Ltd., architects of the 17-story condominium tower R+D659 rising in the West Loop, sought to bring European styling to the contemporary glass and concrete design. Italian cabinets, slate floor tile in bathrooms and European faucets...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Architecture
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Suffolk sewage pipe puts Great South Bay at risk
jennifer.smith@newsday.comThe outfall pipe at Suffolk County's largest sewage plant is deteriorating decades ahead of schedule, and engineers hired by the county say it must be replaced to avoid the risk of spilling millions of gallons of treated effluent into the Great South Bay....Tags: West Babylon, Long Island, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Metal and Mineral, Water Pollution
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Author/Illustrator Jill Butler Creates A Home Distinctly Her Own
Special To The CourantHer 16-year marriage ended, her beloved older brother died of cancer and she swapped a barn for a cottage. The last few years have taught artist Jill Butler a lot, and the fruit of those lessons is a new book. "Create the Space You Deserve" is about...Tags: Metal and Mineral, House, House and Home, Death and Dying, Homes
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Instead Of Platters, Bring The Kitchen To Backyard
The last decade has seen an unprecedented focus on home design and decoration. Whether they live in a rental, a condo, a fixer-upper or a new house, people everywhere are enthusiastically putting their own stamp on their surroundings. Our homes are where...Tags: Metal and Mineral, House
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