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Dream River Ranch, a Tiny House Friendly Intentional Community

Willa and Joseph have frequently hosted temporary community members , as well as longterm horse boarding relationships . A new longterm community member is now in the process of joining too. The available housing consists of a passive solar single family house , occupied by Willa and Joseph, with available rooms. There is also a detached garage apartment and lots available to build on. Currently Dream River Ranch (DRR) also hosts overnight tent or RV campers and rents out their two teepees.   Dream River Ranch is perfectly situated for viewing the upcoming solar eclipse. Book your stay today! DRR is currently looking for both long- term members interested in building small eco - friendly homes , including straw-bale and cob homes. This past year Willa and Joseph have expanded their community development vision to include moveable tiny homes . They have a plan to create pads with hookups, in the side yard of the main house, to create mini- pocket neighborhood feel . Possibly in t...

Review board unsatisfied with Capitol Hill transit development project

There were many aspects of the four- site Capitol Hill transit - oriented development the East Design Review Board liked, but confidence was not high enough to clear it for permitting on Wednesday. Situated above the light rail station , the transit- oriented development will be Capitol Hill’s largest construction project to date, creating more than 400 apartment units in a superblock that borders Broadway , 10th Avenue, East John Street and East Denny Way. Each of the four buildings will be seven stories. Three will provide around 20 percent of their apartment units at affordable levels, while the Capitol Hill Housing B-North site will include 110 units at affordability rates of 30-60 percent of the area median income . The East Design Review Board ’s last assessment of the development, which is being led by Portland- based Gerding Edlen Development (GED), was in December. Board members agreed developers responded to the guidance provided at that time, but didn’t feel every r...

New Auburn Avenue co-working space aims to foster big ideas

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Shares 355 By Amy Wenk and Maria Saporta As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on August 4, 2017 An Atlanta developer is planning an innovative co-working space along one of Atlanta’s most historic streets — a project that’s already lured high- profile investors including top Home Depot executives . Historic preservation developer Gene Kansas in front of the 135 Auburn Ave. building, which he and a group of investors have acquired to turn into a “Constellations” project on the second floor (Photo by Maria Saporta) Gene Kansas Commercial Real Estate plans to open Constellations, a $2 million project that will offer “culturally-inspired” workspace with the hope of bringing together great minds who care about making a difference in the city. It’s coming to the second floor of the circa-1910 former Southern School Book Depository at 135 Auburn Ave., a building that was designed by famed Atlanta architect Neel Reid . Constellations will replace the Southern Education Foundati...

Penn State Abington debuts residence hall | News

ABINGTON >> Students living at the Penn State Abington Lions Gate Residence Hall made their way into their new home Aug. 23 between those gathered for the noontime official ribbon -cutting of the new apartment building. The students had moved into the four-story, $50 million, environmentally conscious building for freshmen during the previous two weeks, in time for the Aug. 21 first day of classes at the commonwealth campus. Lions Gate, at 1001 Old York Road, represents “the first of its kind at Penn State to be adjacent to campus,” said Nicole Connell, associate director of strategic marketing. Within walking and biking distance to campus, stores and restaurants, the building, comprising two- and three- bedroom units on coed floors, can house 400, is convenient to public transportation and offers shuttles every 15 minutes to the Abington campus . The apartments, ranging from $3,930 to $4,470 per person per semester, can accommodate four to six students, each equipped with a k...

East Design Review Board Delays Capitol Hill Station Development » The Urbanist

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Last week the East Design Review Board threw a wrench in plans to begin construction on the complex planned around Capitol Hill Station when they declined to recommend any part of the project, including Capitol Hill Housing ’s planned 110 affordable homes on the B-North site. Board members voiced a variety of concerns, from Kenny Pleasant ’s objections to color palette to the chair Curtis Bigelow ’s concerns about the location of the daycare on Broadway, which he found to be in poor taste or perhaps dangerous. There was also Bigelow’s feeling that the building just hadn’t reached a high enough pinnacle of greatness. “This is a really good building. I think we were expecting it to be a great building,” Bigelow said, as quoted by Brandon Macz in Capitol Hill Times . Capitol Hill Housing ’s Communications Manager Ashwin Warrior said not getting the recommendation last week will certainly delay completion of the affordable housing and increase costs on the non-profit. “We anticipate...

Mike Copeland: Hurts Donut in Waco; Law firm turns 100; Leadership Waco | Mike Copeland

Hurts Donut Co., a growing regional chain known for large doughnuts with offbeat toppings, is bringing its act to Waco. Richard West and his wife, Kathryn, confirmed they have secured franchising rights for this area, “and we plan to open a store in Waco as soon as possible,” he said in an email response to an inquiry. “The rumor is true,” West said. “Hurts Donut is coming to Waco, and we are thrilled to become a part of the Waco community . We are currently looking for a location.” He said fans and followers of Hurts Donut Co. can receive updates on a Facebook page titled Hurts Donut -Waco Texas. Hurts has grown from a single location to a presence in eight states and recently unveiled a location in the Dallas- Fort Worth suburb of Frisco. Pechacek joins FNB The First National Bank of Central Texas has announced the hiring of Rachel Pechacek as senior vice president of the Woodway- Hewitt banking center , according to a news release from spokesman Dan Ingham . Pec...

Here are the Confederate memorials that will be removed after Ch - KPTV

By Jessica Suerth CNN (CNN) -- More than 150 years after the Civil War ended , the Confederacy is memorialized with statues, monuments and historical markers across the United States. Some say they mark history and honor heritage. Others argue they are racist symbols of America's dark legacy of slavery. A nationwide debate surrounding this issue has been underway since Dylann Roof killed nine African-Americans in a Charleston church in 2015, in an effort to "start a race war." And it flared up again after white nationalists marched last weekend to protest the removal of a Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville, Virginia, where one woman was killed amid violent clashes between demonstrators. The National Register of Historic Places does not keep a detailed list of Confederate memorials across the United States. In 2016, the Southern Poverty Law Center identified 1 ,503 Confederate "place names and other symbols in public spaces" across the nation, but admit...

Multi-million dollar aged development gets nod

THE development of a $ 100 million senior residential care facility in Coffs Harbour has been approved. At a Northern Joint Regional Planning Panel public determination meeting the panel voted in favour of the Bachrach Naumburger Group development . The development will include a 120 bed care facility , 183 self-contained dwellings and a community centre on the corner of Arthur and York Sts. Concerns were raised over flooding, single road access and building height but most of the panel thought these issues had been addressed in plans. The development was voted for 3-1. Bachrach Naumburger Group general manager Steve Gooley said he was always confident in getting the application through. "At the moment there is significant waiting lists to get into nursing homes in Coffs Harbour and there is very limited accommodation for retirement living,” Mr Gooley said. He said the project would create more than 200 jobs which would mostly be locally sourced. Mr Gooley said construction s...

The ghost estates that still haunt Ireland

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A decade after the crash, Shannon Valley housing estate , on the outskirts of Ballaghaderreen, in Co Roscommon, remains unfinished and partly in ruins. Although the number of “ unfinished housing developments ” has fallen sharply since 2010, Shannon Valley is one of hundreds that still dot the country. The Guls: ‘Every day I put rats in the bin’ Fatima Gul says her little brother, Yousaf, doesn’t like the rats. He jumps up on the sofa or the table in the living room when they come into the house. Their parents don’t allow Fatimar, who is 10, or her nine-year-old sister, Maryam, or Yousaf and his twin, Zohra, who are five, to play near the houses on the other side of their green. It’s too close to the rats and the rubble. Shannon Valley “ ghost estate ” outside Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon. Photograph: Simon Carswell" height="349" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/polopoly_fs/1.3181475!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_620/image.jpg" width="620...