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Realtors, Fire Department at odds over roof law
With the August deadline for homeowners to change out their wood shake roofs looming, local Realtors concerned about a distressed housing market are expected to push the Burbank City Council on Tuesday to postpone the requirement.
Fears that the...Tags: Shingles
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Airport project under microscope amid uneasy financial outlook
The impending departure of American Airlines, coupled with declining passenger numbers and parking revenues, has forced officials at Bob Hope Airport to put a proposed multi-million dollar transportation center back under the microscope.
At a meeting...Tags: Bob Hope, Southwest Airlines Co., Air Transportation Industry, American Airlines, Inc.
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Deadline nears for residents to replace wood roofs
With the 20-year period for replacing all-wood-shingle roofs with less fire-prone material nearing its Aug. 14, 2012, deadline, 128 homes have yet to make the transition.
The drumbeat to shore up the last of the holdouts is expected to get louder as...Tags: Homes, Emergency Incidents, Metal and Mineral, Explosions
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Close-knit art
The Art Center gallery is stuffed with knitted scarves and hats, ceramics, jewelry and beautiful hand-crafted ornaments. Students, instructors and members of the Fine Arts Federation have been working all year, honing their techniques and producing...Tags: Painting, Arts, Holidays, Music, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Final repair stage ahead
DOWNTOWN — Burbank officials are gearing up for the final, $10.3-million stage of repairs to botched work on the $30-million police and fire headquarters, bringing the total cost to more than one-third of the price of the original building 12...Tags: Contracts, Politics, Lobbying, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Metal and Mineral
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Case study conservation on the Eames' Case Study House
Surprisingly, little has changed at the Eames House since 1949, when Charles and Ray Eames designed their Pacific Palisades home and studio as a model of affordable modern living. Most of the objects they lived with remain in place at the two-part,...
Tags: Arts, Architecture, Science and Technology, Research, Environmental Issues
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Roaming the neighborhoods around Pimlico
Roaming the streets that encircle Pimlico Race Course, I discovered so many places that I had trouble going back to the same locale twice. Outer Northwest Baltimore is a fascinating, at times geographically bewildering, place. When the Maryland Jockey...
Tags: Pimlico, The Jockey Club Incorporated, Travel, Hampden, Railway Transportation
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Scale, salvage & style
Special to Tribune NewspapersLandscape designer Jay Griffith believes in reinvention — in life and in the garden. “I love recycling,” he said, referring to his preference for rescued plants, reclaimed concrete, repurposed lumber and castoffs from commercial sites,... -
4 easy steps make simpler work of tiling
Tiling qualifies as a do-it-yourself project because the materials come in little pieces. It makes a difference. Want to try an 8-foot-long slab of granite at 300 pounds for the kitchen counter? Ummm, maybe not. But once you sort through the shapes,...Tags: Science and Technology, Mathematics
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The hottest trends in wood flooring
Kristy Kitzmiller had three requirements of the flooring for her new beachfront home in New Buffalo, Mich. It must be beautiful, environmentally friendly and able to withstand sandy feet from her human and canine visitors. Her choice: wide-plank (6-...
Tags: Allergies, Services and Shopping, Real Estate, Real Estate Buyers
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Decoration is everything when it comes to French porcelain
What sells at antique shops and shows is determined by customers who might like traditional, modern, eclectic, country, Art Deco, Arts and Crafts, Victorian, Western or many other styles. Preferences are influenced by age, location and what a collector...Tags: Sculpture, House Building, Arts, Arts and Culture, Cherries
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Plainfield zoners say no to Airgas
After three nights of hearings and hours of testimony, the Plainfield Township Zoning Hearing Board said no Wednesday to a specialty gases supplier establishing itself in a vacant industrial location along Route 191. Airgas USA was seeking a variance...Tags: Airgas Incorporated, Wind Gap
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