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Florida commissioners unanimously rejected development across nearly 230 acres in 2025; 16 months later, they reversed course 4-3 and approved more than 4,800 apartments and about 1,000 hotel rooms

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Florida commissioners unanimously rejected development across nearly 230 acres in 2025; 16 months later, they reversed course 4-3 and approved more than 4,800 apartments and about 1,000 hotel rooms

Orange County commissioners in Florida have approved the large Tuscana land-use plan in a close 4-3 vote. The decision reverses a unanimous rejection of the same project 16 months earlier. The approval allows more than 4,800 apartments and about 1,000 hotel rooms to be built across nearly 230 acres in the Shingle Creek Basin. Nearby … Read more

Built in 1876, the Perry House in Los Angeles was moved from its original neighbourhood in 1975 to save it; 150 years later, normally closed rooms open to visitors for one night

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Built in 1876, the Perry House in Los Angeles was moved from its original neighbourhood in 1975 to save it; 150 years later, normally closed rooms open to visitors for one night

The Perry House, also known as the William Hayes Perry House or Mount Pleasant House, was built in 1876. After years of decline and vandalism, the house was threatened with demolition. In 1975, it was moved to Heritage Square at 3800 Homer Street, Montecito Heights. On Saturday, September 12, as the Perry Mansion observed its … Read more

A Connecticut waterfront inn linked to the Jazz Age went more than 40 years without a major renovation; an $8 million restoration has now reopened its historic rooms and ballroom

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A Connecticut waterfront inn linked to the Jazz Age went more than 40 years without a major renovation; an $8 million restoration has now reopened its historic rooms and ballroom

Photo: https://www.innatlongshore.com/ On the shores of Long Island Sound in Westport, Connecticut, a white clapboard inn has long stood as a quiet reminder of the state’s Jazz Age glamour. For more than four decades, the property operated without a major renovation, its historic rooms and public spaces showing the wear of time even as its … Read more

A West Virginia high school built in 1923 has reopened 103 years later as a 40-room hotel, with its old classrooms turned into guest rooms and gathering spaces

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A West Virginia high school built in 1923 has reopened 103 years later as a 40-room hotel, with its old classrooms turned into guest rooms and gathering spaces

Exterior facade of Hill Hall Hotel in Fayetteville, West Virginia. A historic West Virginia high school built in 1923 by Italian stonemasons has reopened its doors 103 years later as a 40-room boutique hotel. Former classrooms have been turned into guest rooms, lounges and shared spaces for visitors. The Hill Hall Hotel, located in downtown … Read more