LOS ANGELES — On a clear December morning, Los Angeles’s greatest hits shine from the roof of the Audrey Irmas Pavilion: You can see the Hollywood sign, the Griffith Park Observatory, even a snowy Mount Baldy, all without squinting. The pavilion, a futuristic, three-story trapezoid with a wood-paneled event center, […]
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KATE Middleton and Prince William have revealed their very subtle trick to ensuring no members of the public peek into their private garden. Royal fans can tour round certain parts of Kensington Palace home, but the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have ways of ensuring their privacy. 3 A royal […]
The Friends of Hauberg Civic Center is receiving a $2,000 grant from News 8’s parent company, TEGNA, to help fund work on the carriage house. ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The Friends of Hauberg Civic Center is a year and a half into the process of refurbishing the estate’s carriage house. […]
New Zealand has historically been a suburban land. Famously characterised as a “quarter-acre pavlova paradise”, the domestic ideal has long been a single dwelling on a full section. But that is changing fast. With soaring house prices and homes in short supply, medium-density development is set to fill urban and […]
Photo: istockphoto.com A popular childhood experiment involves learning how to grow an avocado seed over a jar of water. Within a few weeks, thread-like roots appear, spreading throughout the jar, then a tender green sprout emerges from the top of the seed, and voila, an avocado seedling appears. Now the […]
When pastor P.D. Yohannan took a flight to Kerala in March 2020, he had his return ticket ready. But COVID-19 disrupted all his plans, confining him to his homestead in Kottarakara. Since lockdown meant zero routine business, he started cultivating pepper plants on terrace and today his little garden is […]