A 1914 Massachusetts mansion built after a high-society scandal is listed for $3.5 million; the 10,269-square-foot estate has 12 bedrooms, Italian gardens and a 39-foot ballroom

A 1914 Massachusetts mansion built after a high-society scandal is listed for $3.5 million; the 10,269-square-foot estate has 12 bedrooms, Italian gardens and a 39-foot ballroom

A Gilded Age mansion built after a scandal that shook early 20th-century American high society has gone on the market for $3.5 million. The estate, known as The Crossways, stands on Adin Street in Hopedale, Massachusetts. The street was once called “Millionaire’s Row” because of its many grand homes built by industrialists who ran the … Read more

An Italian town is rebuilding its school with 70% of the old building’s demolition waste; it will also collect rainwater

An Italian town is rebuilding its school with 70% of the old building's demolition waste; it will also collect rainwater

An Italian town is replacing its existing primary school with a building designed to reuse the old structure’s demolition waste. The project in Castel Madama, called ‘New School: Innovation, Inclusion’, will reuse, recycle, or recover about 70% of the demolition waste from the existing school. According to the New European Bauhaus Prizesit will collect rainwater … Read more

Meloni plans burqa, niqab ban in Italian schools; how it compares to rest of Europe

Meloni plans burqa, niqab ban in Italian schools; how it compares to rest of Europe

Italy moves to ban burqa, niqab in schools, says Meloni (AI-generated image) Italy is preparing to ban the burqa and niqab in schools, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Sunday, putting the country back in the spotlight of Europe’s long-running debate over face-covering veils, religious expression and integration.Meloni said her government would soon take a … Read more