ISTANBUL — A fire engulfed a popular Istanbul nightclub Tuesday during renovations, trapping workers and employees inside and killing at least 29 people, officials and reports said. Several people, including managers of the club, were detained for questioning. One person was being treated at a hospital with serious injuries, the Istanbul governor’s office said in […]
Continue ReadingIn short: A young family in the eastern Victorian coastal town of Loch Sport may have to demolish their dream house after mistakenly hiring an unregistered builder. The Victorian Building Authority says people must check whether their builder is registered before engaging in any work. What’s next? The community has started a fundraiser to help […]
Continue ReadingSAN ANTONIO – Broadway’s Central Market is set to undergo a significant renovation, expected to modernize and refresh the store. The company expects to complete the work in two phases. The plans include a façade refresh, parking lot improvements and a complete interior remodel. The grocer has operated under the Central Market moniker since 1999; […]
Continue ReadingCNBC recently completed a major renovation of its largest studio, Studio A, a 7,000-square-foot space, reports Dak Dillon of NewscastStudio. Dillon reports, “Studio A launched in 2003 with the network’s move from Fort Lee to Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and is an iconic piece of the network’s on-air identity, given its location adjacent to the […]
Continue ReadingFor 29 years, Muguette Payette has lived at her studio apartment in downtown Montreal. She never thought she would have to leave. “If I don’t have an apartment, a decent apartment, what am I going to do? I’m going to be outside on the street,” Payette told CTV News. Recently, a new landlord purchased her […]
Continue ReadingAnne Boleyn was the second wife of Henry VIII. She was headed in 1536. The launch of the Boleyn Apartment, on Hever Castle’s first floor, has been delayed by “a change in direction and design”, a spokesperson said. The apartment is the only known surviving suite of rooms that the Boleyn family definitely occupied, according […]
Continue ReadingThe Royal Ontario Museum announced Wednesday that it plans to undertake a “sweeping architectural transformation” of its main floor as part of a three-year construction project that will begin early this year. In a news release, the museum said the “OpenROM” project, will “dramatically” open the museum up to the public and add 6,000 square […]
Continue ReadingSarah Dray is an out-and-out Parisienne. The interior designer was born in the French capital and has lived in traditional Haussmannian apartments ever since she was a child. “The aesthetics of Parisian buildings fascinate me,” she says. “I’ve never seen anything quite so beautiful.” Dray initially trained with two preeminent purveyors of French decorative taste. […]
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