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Disney executives are planning the largest expansion in the history of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in central Florida.
A "supersuite" that could hold 300 people and luxury suites with kitchens, full bars and fireplaces will be offered to big spenders at the new Madison Square Garden, officials said Tuesday in an update of plans to upgrade the 41-year-old arena.
Citigroup is going through with more than $3 million worth of construction at its corporate headquarters in Manhattan.
George and Martha Washington, Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz" and other costumed characters greeted thousands of visitors Friday as the National Museum of American History reopened after a two-year, $85 million renovation.
A man may have won points with his girlfriend by offering to help renovate her home. Police weren't impressed, however. Authorities say the man stole some of the things he was using in the renovation — including $10,000 worth of cabinets.
A special new gallery for the flag that inspired the national anthem will debut in November when the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History reopens after a longer-than-expected renovation, the museum announced Wednesday.
The United Nations kicked off the long-delayed renovation of its landmark headquarters complex Monday led by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wearing a hard hat and wielding a shovel to break ground for a temporary conference building.
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is scheduled to reopen in November. The museum has been closed since 2006 for major renovations.
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and other staffers will have to shift their offices to the lawn in front of the organization's hulking headquarters while workers renovate and clean up the 55-year-old landmark building, the director of the project said Monday.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday proposed an accelerated plan to renovate the U.N.'s headquarters overlooking New York's East River that would complete the overhaul by 2013.
Ravaged by fire and vacant for a decade, the brick rowhouse was an eyesore, its windows nailed shut and its facade splotched with peeling paint. Then a nonprofit group and the gang from PBS' "This Old House" showed up.
Fear of heights boosts church renovation costA civil servant with a fear of heights is partly responsible for a Limburg village spending several hundred thousand euros more than the budget to renovate a church spire, the Volkskrant reports on Thursday.
Drive up value with bathroom upgradesAccording to the National Association of Home builders, the average single-family home has at least two bathrooms, occupying approximately 300 square feet of floor space. Utilizing and upgrading these areas can have a positive impact on your home value.
Cleveland's Renovated Capitol Theatre Opens anew!The Capitol theater is now the only digital, 3-D movie house in the entire area as well!
Union County set to approve costly renovation on historic barnA 127-year-old barn in the Watchung Reservation that was part of a once-thriving resort village but has fallen into disrepair will receive a $1.49 million renovation, with Union County paying nearly three-quarters of the cost.
UK Palace officials spent £250,000 ($400,000) renovating Princess Beatrice apartment The four-bedroom apartment was previously occupied by a senior Royal official but was taken over by the Princess when she started her BA in History and the History of Ideas at Goldsmiths College in London last year.
Man buys a foreclosure house. It's in bad shape, though, a real fixer-upper. He has to fix the plumbing, the roof, the windows, and so forth. But it was a grand house before and so he willingly spends what he has to in order to restore the house to its former glory.
With tax credit, consumers give turbines, solar panels a second look | csmonitor.comAcross the United States, many in the alternative-energy and home-renovation industries report increased interest from consumers like Mr.
Obamas Paying for White House Renovations Personally -- New York MagazineAt a time when people are having trouble holding on to their houses, Barack and Michelle Obama have sensibly decided not to use taxpayers' money to renovate theirs. New presidents are allotted $100,000 to overhaul the White House residence...
El Paso, Texas - Imagine entering a large auditorium, the lights are low. You sink down into one of the thousands of plush red velvet seats and have a clear view of the large heavily draped stage.
"Stimulus to ban religious worship"? Hardly, but don't tell DeMintPresident Obama's proposed economic stimulus plan makes a deliberate – and unconstitutional – attempt to censor religious speech and worship on school campuses across the nation, according to a lawyer who argued related cases before the U.S.
In light of the tragic Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Bernard Madoff, it's time to revisit the wisdom of investments in which each individual's funds are "pooled" into oceans of cash that slosh hither and yon with nary a control by the original investors.
Five things Phillips can do to right Cowboys' shipDallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips' plan for 2009 centers on him getting tougher and emphasizing the reduction of turnovers and penalties.
Whiskey Row Lofts to Include 27 Dwellings, Offices and Restaurants.Two beautiful historic buildings on the riverfront at the foot of the Clark Memorial (AKA 2nd Street) bridge in Louisville are prime examples of the downtown revival boom occurring in the historic downtown area.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson hopes to rescue the U.S. financial system by injecting $1.3 trillion into buying up toxic assets and taking over firms like AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
One of the biggest traps that Homeowners fall into is making final hiring decisions based on the best price! Estimates can be the first line of defense against hiring the wrong contractor! The most important step you can take in getting a MINIMUM of three (3) estimates from vario …
If you fell in love with barns, this is a sweet way to spend a half-hour paying tribute to a piece of Americana. This 2007 Kovia Productions work is labeled a documentary - instead, let's call it a love song.
The Other 'Atonement' Love Story PICTURE this: Your humdrum city life is turned upside down when you inherit, wholly unexpectedly, a vast Victorian country estate.
Notorious Boston jail transformed into luxury hotel ! The elegant iron-railing balconies were once catwalks where guards stood watch over the inmates to make sure they didn't try to break out. If you look closely, you can still see the outline of the holes from the iron bars on the windows.
New life for city's oldest bridgeIt's high time the city did something about the High Bridge, a beautiful aqueduct that spans the Harlem River.
Crowbars and cocktails don't mix well.As the housing market cools, homeowners looking to save money on renovations are hosting parties where they invite friends over for an evening of ripping out walls and laying floors.
Cutting edge and vintage charm in Istanbul real estateISTANBUL: Some like it new and some like it rehabbed.
Why Work in France? It's Humbling.All the ancient literature has much the same theme: a great man is ruined by his own success and his own vanity. He begins to believe that he's invincible. And then, he over-reaches, tempting the gods to put him in his place.
Frenzy Journal - November 5th, 2006. Park Shar E Now Renovation Project of an American NGO (ICMA International Kabul) A look at Phase I (out of IV)
Bush banishes press - for a whileAFTER years of frustration, George Bush, the US president, finally has the press where he wants them - out of the White House.
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