Resurrecting the forgotten history of the first enslaved Africans in America
Before 1619, enslaved landed in Florida. In 1738, their descendants founded the country’s first free Black settlement, Fort ...
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Can a grand 1,600-year-old synagogue rewrite the history of Jewish life in Christian Rome?
New radiocarbon dating at the Huqoq sanctuary in the Galilee puts its construction after the empire embraced Christianity, ...
Fire crews respond to blaze at abandoned building in Atlanta
ATLANTA — Two firefighters are recovering after a blaze at an abandoned building in northeast Atlanta on Friday afternoon.
Woman jumps into a canal in Fresno to flee from officers
A woman jumped into a canal in Fresno to flee from police officers after allegedly crashing a stolen vehicle into an ...
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Minnesota can adopt a commonsense tax solution for the vacant lot predicament in its cities
To promote productive land use and address vacant property, lawmakers should enable cities to tax land value over property ...
Fire chief calls circumstances of old Dixie Cup Factory fire suspicious
WILSON BOROUGH, Pa. - Wilson Borough Fire Chief Joe Sipel says the fire at the former Dixie Cup Factory in Wilson Borough is ...
List of dangerous buildings in Seattle hits 139 that need to be demolished or remodeled
The list of dangerous buildings in the city of Seattle is growing.KOMO News learned that the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) is now closely monitoring 139 aband ...
Landmarks: Likely a White City artifact, Manhattan’s Round Barn set for $2.5 million facelift
Once glorious, part of a shining showcase of classical architecture that became known around the globe as the White City, the bulk of the buildings that made up the World’s Columbian Exposition of ...
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Abandoned warehouse in Clinton set to be torn down. Starbucks, Wendy's slated to be built
Needham-based company Clinton Real Estate Development LLC plans to build the businesses, along with two others, at 830-894 Main St. in Clinton after tearing down the abandoned warehouse that currently ...
Three restaurants planned for abandoned Bank of America property in Fairfield
Three restaurants, including one with a drive-thru, are planned for the lot between Spice Club Indian Kitchen and Public Storage on Route 1 in Fairfield.
City of Daleville to open bids to tear down old, abandoned buildings that have become eyesores
DALEVILLE, Ala. (WTVY) - The city of Daleville is finally moving forward with the demolition of old and abandoned buildings that have created eyesores for the city. It’s an ongoing problem that the ...
Daleville to open bids to remove abandoned, old buildings
Last year, the state of Alabama used $3 million of funding from the program. Samuel Green, his wife, and a friend were taken ...