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From Parking Lot to Paradise - the Revenge of Urban Agriculture

Charles A. Birnbaum | Posted 05.17.2013 | Green
Read More: Public Policy, Michelle Obama, New York Restoration Project, Sustainable Food, Liz Christy Garden, Farm to Table, Urban Planning, Public-Private Partnerships, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Alice Waters, Sustainable Development, Green Living, Landscape Architecture, New York, Public Parks, Locavore, Horticulture, Nutrition, Gardening and Landscapes, Sustainability, Community Gardens, National Register of Historic Places, Detroit, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Farming, Urban Policy, Urban Farming, Farmers Markets, Los Angeles, Victory Garden, Journal of the American Medical Association, Green, Green News, Green News
Charles A. Birnbaum

Urban agriculture during my baby boomer childhood in New York City, when postwar agricultural production became increasingly industrialized, amounted ...

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Historic Manson Is $9.9 Million One-Of-A-Kind Stunner

Posted 11.18.2012 | Chicago
Read More: Video, Frances J Dewes Mansion, Million Dollar Real Estate Chicago, Million-Dollar-Real-Estate, Frances J Dewes Mansion for Sale, Frances J Dewes, National Register of Historic Places Chicago, National Register of Historic Places, Chicago News

Anyone can pay a visit to a landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but not everyone can actually live in one. With the histor...

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The Historic Inns Of The Pacific Northwest

iLoveInns | Posted 11.04.2012 | Travel
Read More: History, Alaska, National Register of Historic Places, Inns, Washington, Oregon, Bed and Breakfast, Travel News
iLoveInns

The historic church and turn-of-the-century buildings highlight Port Gamble, a rare, company-owned mill town.

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PHOTOS: Stylish Historic Getaways Of The Northeast

iLoveInns | Posted 11.03.2012 | Travel
Read More: Harlem, Getaway, The Northeast, New Jersey, National Register of Historic Places, New York City, New York, Inns, Maine, Bed and Breakfast, Slideexpand, Travel News
iLoveInns

History is alive in the Northeast where many elegant old homes have been transformed into comfortable inns that are now stylish historic getaways.

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PHOTOS: New York Harbor's Floating Hotel

Posted 08.21.2012 | Travel
Read More: Yankee Hotel, Floating Hotels, Hotels, Ellis Island Ferry Hotel, Weird Hotels, Ferry Hotels, National Register of Historic Places, Travel News

A former New York harbor ferry has been converted into a floating hotel docked in Hoboken, New Jersey on the Hudson River. The five-bedroom, 16-bu...

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Historic Black Theater Reopens In D.C.'s Shaw Neighborhood

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.09.2012 | DC
Read More: Howard University, Shaw, 1968 Riots, Howard Theatre, Video, Howard, District of Columbia, Duke Ellington, DC Preservation League, Washington DC, Historic Howard Theater, National Register of Historic Places, DC News

WASHINGTON -- After 32 years, the Howard Theatre in the District of Columbia's Shaw neighborhood is reopening its doors once more. Beset by money prob...

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PHOTOS: Top Photography Spots In San Francisco

offMetro.com | Posted 06.05.2012 | Travel
Read More: Photography, Hiking, National Register of Historic Places, Adventure Travel, Outdoors, Slidepollajax, Gardens, Travel News
offMetro.com

From a Frank Lloyd Wright House to a Japanese Garden to a Tuscan-style vineyard, enjoy a visit to one of these top 10 photography spots in the Bay Area.

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Fenway Park Makes History

AP | Posted 03.07.2012 | Sports
Read More: Fenway Park National Register of Historic Places, Fenway Park, Fenway Park History, Mlb, Fenway Park 100 Years, Fenway Park Landmark, Red Sox, National Register of Historic Places, Fenway Park Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Sports News

BOSTON -- The century-old home of the Boston Red Sox is being listed on the National Register of Historic Places to help ensure decades of new thrills...

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2 Chicago Sites Named As National Historic Places

AP | Posted 01.31.2012 | Chicago
Read More: Chicago Historic Preservation, Theodore Rozek House, Best of Chicago, Creamery Package Manufacturing Company, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, National Register of Historic Places, Chicago News

CHICAGO — A Chicago house and a former package manufacturing building have been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The 1908 Th...

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PHOTOS: 7 Haunted Hotels Where You Can Get Your Paranormal On

Elizabeth Thorp | Posted 12.29.2011 | Travel
Read More: Hotels, Halloween, Haunted, Aspen, France, Paranormal Activity, Ghosts, Travel, The Shining, Chateau Marmont, Poshbrood, National Register of Historic Places, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Elizabeth Thorp

"One bartender almost got fired because he would lock the liquor cabinet every night and the hotel manager would find it wide open every morning." We love a ghost that enjoys a nip!

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The 'It Wasn't My Point' Defense of Journalists

Sandy Rosenthal | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Katrina, New Orleans, Bruce Nolan, Mark Hertsgaard, National Register of Historic Places, David Winkler-Schmit, Lower Ninth Ward, Media News
Sandy Rosenthal

In the world of journalism, I actually hear this defense: that if a mistake is not central to the point of a piece, then the mistake doesn't matter. Since when did misstatement of facts cease to matter?

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Home In One Of Denver's Premier Historical Districts Listed For $995K (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: Historic District, Denver Real Estate, Teddy Roosevelt, Historic Denver, Slidepollajax, Humboldt Island, William Howard Taft, National Register of Historic Places, Cheeseman Park, Denver History, Denver News

A 6-bedroom home in Denver's historical Humboldt Island subdivision is listed on the market for $995,000. The subdivision was only Denver's second to ...

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Chicago's Argyle Street Added To Historic Register

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Argyle Chicago, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, West Argyle Street Historic District, National Register of Historic Places, Chicago Argyle Street, Illinois Historic Sites, Argyle Street, Chicago News

Chicago has another historic spot. The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency says the West Argyle Street Historic District has been added to the Nati...

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Cape Wind Project Faces Obstacle From Massachusetts Indian Tribes

The New York Times | SINDYA N. BHANOO | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Cape Wind, Massachusetts Indian Tribes, Energy Management Inc., Nantucket Sound, National Park Service, Ken Salazar, Wind Turbines, Massachusetts, National Register of Historic Places, Cape Wind Indian Tribes, Energy, Green Energy, Green News

A decision made yesterday by the National Park Service may create a new hurdle for developers of a long-disputed proposal to build the nation's first ...

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