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Florida permanently protects nearly 1,500 acres across two cattle ranches with $8.7 million in conservation easements, preventing future development while preserving farmland and wildlife
Florida has added two more ranches to its growing list of protected agricultural lands, with nearly 1,500 acres in Manatee...
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In 2010, artists began turning a vacant Houston lot into a park using broken dishes, bottle caps, shells, keys and discarded tiles; 16 years later, more than 300 artists have filled it with a 400-foot mosaic wall and free public art
Smither Park transforms discarded materials into public art, reflecting Houston’s diverse communities, creative spirit and ever-evolving identity through colour and...
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Meet 17-year old Amara Wilson-Zegil who has taken robotics outreach to rural Ontario schools serving 1,800 children, helping run free or pay-what-you-can camps for 1,200 youth; she is now building a wider STEM access project
A teenager from Manitoulin Island, Ontario, is working to make science and technology more accessible to children who might otherwise...
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John Legend gave $500,000 to help restore a school auditorium in his Ohio hometown; a decade after opening, the 680-seat theatre hosts youth concerts and is home to Springfield’s jazz orchestra
There are two things Oscar- and Grammy-winning artist John Legend has always held close to his heart: music and his...
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In 1968, Cassandra Henderson graduated from a North Carolina school; nearly 60 years later, she moved back into the same building after it was restored from 20 years of vacancy into 53 senior apartments
Dillard School Senior ApartmentsPhoto credit: https://www.taxcreditcoalition.org/ Cassandra Henderson graduated from Dillard Junior High in Yanceyville, North Carolina, in 1968. Nearly...
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Missouri man was fixing a fence after a months-long property-line dispute when his neighbour allegedly fired a shot; police say video showed a 60-year-old woman pointing a gun at the fence, and court set $500,000 bond
A property-line disagreement in St. Charles County, Missouri, turned into a criminal case after police said a neighbour fired a...
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Indiana father left his entire estate to his fiancee; his daughter challenged the will, lost in court, was ordered to pay $22,208 in legal fees and now faces additional appellate fees
Stacia questioned whether her father had signed the will freely and knowingly. (AI image) An Indiana woman who challenged her...
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Colorado neighbors used a shared private easement to reach their homes; after a solar developer planned power lines through it for a separate project, a judge blocked that use and barred trespass on one family’s land
A Colorado judge ruled a shared easement cannot serve a separate solar project, protecting neighbouring landowners’ property rights during litigation....
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12-year-old North Carolina boy with Kawasaki disease faces new battle after insurance denies scheduled heart procedure in Boston
Pic credit: Joushua Lowry/ GoFundMe A North Carolina family is preparing to take their 12-year-old son to Boston for a...
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A famous Eloise portrait vanished from New York’s Plaza Hotel in 1960, later turned up frameless in a dumpster and spent about 50 years rolled in illustrator Hilary Knight’s closet before selling at Bonhams for $100,000
Photo credit (L-R): Bonhams; New York’s Plaza Hotel The original Plaza Hotel portrait of Eloise has one of the strangest...
