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Aquatic float surfaces as Burbank's 2013 winning Rose design
For the second time in Burbank's Rose Parade float history, an underwater scene has won the annual float design contest. The “Deep Sea Adventures” float was designed by Richard Burrow, a 53-year-old architect from Mission Viejo who beat...
Tags: Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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Burbank unveils a $40M-overhaul of a 'greener' utility campus
Burbank Water and Power unveiled its $40-million “eco campus” to the public this past weekend, showing off the culmination of a 13-year transformation of an aging utility site into a showcase of sustainability.
At the open house event on...Tags: Architecture, Energy Saving, U.S. Department of Energy, Arts and Culture, Energy Saving
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City looks to form historic districts
Preservationists say that Burbank is doing just a marginal job of preserving its history. But recent efforts to change that are improving its grade, they say. A representative from the Los Angeles Conservancy this week said Burbank’s efforts to...Tags: Property Tax, Human Interest, Arts and Culture
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How the Rancho District maintains its tranquil, rural feel
Numerous residents at a community meeting last week at the Buena Vista Library said they had never heard of the Rancho Review Board, the only neighborhood review board in Burbank.
“Yes, this is the only neighborhood with a review board,”...Tags: General Motors Corp., Arts and Culture
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City Council candidate Emily Gabel-Luddy
A 30-year veteran of the public sector, Emily Gabel-Luddy began her service to Burbank a decade ago when she was appointed to the Planning Board. She brought her experience of working for the Los Angeles Department of Planning at all levels, including...Tags: Rentals, Colleges and Universities, Politics, University of Southern California, Regional Authority
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District to break ground on Memorial Field
Burbank Unified will break ground early next year on the long-awaited renovation of John Burroughs High School Memorial Field, district officials said. The formal ground-breaking ceremony, scheduled at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 5 on the site at 1920 Clark Ave.,...Tags: Public Employees, Public Officials, John Burroughs, Government, Arts and Culture
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Library renovation moves forward
The Downers Grove library board of trustees approved architect plans for the building's interior renovation, which would vastly reconfigure both floors of the 67,000-square-foot building. The unanimous vote at its May 22 meeting will allow Chicago-based...
Tags: Golf, Sports, Libraries, Arts and Culture
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...Tags: Chris Young (baseball, outfielder), Baths (music group), Arts, Credit and Debt, Vie
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Richard Koshalek, Smithsonian Hirshhorn head with L.A. ties, quits
Another bubble has popped for Richard Koshalek. The director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., a branch of the Smithsonian, announced Thursday he will leave his post later this year. The news followed a reported split...
Tags: Frank Gehry, Museums, Arts and Culture, Washington, DC, Arts
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Amazon enters tech's architecture wars with 'plant-rich' building
Not one to be outdone, Amazon.com has become the latest tech giant to reveal plans for new, outlandish headquarters. The online retailer wants to literally bring the "Amazon" to downtown Seattle with a building that features three glass-dome,...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Sony Corp., Arts and Culture
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Porches: A summertime oasis
When a friend from Margaret Bareck's Hinsdale circle announced she was moving a couple of years ago, Bareck and her husband, Philip, decided to buy her property. The Barecks, who lived five blocks away at the time, had always coveted one key feature...
Tags: Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Arts and Culture
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Restaurant design awards: AIA announces finalists including Eveleigh, Nobu Malibu
The American Institute of Architects has released this year's nominees for the Restaurant Design People’s Choice Awards and voting is now open online. A jury including architect George Kelley, writer and editor Margot Dougherty and restaurateur...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Sushi and Sashimi, Awards and Prizes, Ceremonies, Restaurants
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