From the Statesman archives: How Mueller neighborhood streets got their Austin names
The original map of Austin, drawn by master surveyor L.J. Pilie, reveals three types of street names: 1) north-south streets named after Texas rivers, which is still the cas ...
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You Haven’t Lived Until You’ve Explored This Stunning Castle In Pennsylvania
Fonthill Castle in Doylestown stands like a magnificent concrete mirage – the kind of place that makes you pull over your car ...
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The Enormous Used Bookstore In Richmond That Takes Nearly All Day To Explore
The unassuming storefront at 2913 West Cary Street in Richmond’s Carytown district gives only the slightest hint of the paper paradise waiting inside.
'Hood Ornament' at Container a well-curated selection of Black art
SANTA FE — "Hood Ornament," a multigenerational art show curated by Charles Moore for Container, brings together 14 Black artists, including leading figures like Kara Walker and Shinique Smith, ...
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How Atlanta Became a Walkable City
Books & the Arts / The Beltline and Georgia’s experiment in pedestrian spaces. Karrie Jacobs To me, Atlanta has long been the ...
The Straits Times18d
New Amoy Street mural blends familiar art with Singapore elements like kaya toast and samsui women
SINGAPORE – Walk past 55 Amoy Street and a bright turquoise wall featuring Mona Lisa’s eyes is bound to catch your gaze. You might also spot British actress Audrey Hepburn donning a red hat ...
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State Street project still "paused" three years later
Oldest US Aircraft Carrier Fills Pacific Power Gap With China US government IT contracts set to be centralized in new Trump order Here's the Average Social Security Benefit at Ages 62, 67, and 70 ...
Wall Street Journal21d
Google-Apple Deal Still in DOJ Crosshairs: Heard on the Street
The government is also still looking to force Google divest its Chrome internet browser and to make portions of its search index available to rivals at marginal cost.
The New Zealand Herald21d
In trying to save its life, has Shortland Street lost its heart?
Having already absorbed 12 hours of shitty real-life stories ... “I’m trying really hard to get into the swing of it,” one fan wrote recently on the Shortland Street Facebook page, while ...
Gulf News21d
Dozens freed, hundreds still held hostage in deadly Pakistan train siege
AFP Mach, Pakistan: Pakistani troops freed dozens of train passengers taken hostage by armed militants in the country's southwest on Tuesday, with hundreds more still being held in the deadly siege.
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Whistleblower testifies in court that plan to abolish CFPB is still on, countering administration’s narrative
Work continued on the termination notices until 10 p.m., she testified, though they were ultimately not sent out. Martinez, in his testimony Monday, said he had no reason to believe that the rush ...
Wall Street Journal21d
The PGA Tour Touts Its Strength. But It Still Doesn’t Have a LIV Deal—Yet.
After costly litigation, a tussle over the world’s top golfers and a series of verbal haymakers, the PGA Tour and LIV Golf finally gave fans what they wanted when they said they’d put all the ...