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GARDEN ROOM DELIGHTS When I lived in New Orleans, I spent 14 years renovating a lovely Victorian home in Algiers Point. One of the things I enjoyed most toward the end of the renovation was a garden room built across the back. Citys distinctive character put at risk by unprecedented pressure to redevelop SCOTLANDS capital risks losing the distinctive character that makes it a UNESCO World Heritage site if it fails to get the balance right on new development, the director of the citys heritage trust has warned. BRENDEL HIGHTOWER: Village of Lake Orion/Oakland County APPEAL: The Village of Lake Orion surrounds Lake Orion, the largest lake in Orion Township. This lake-oriented community was once considered a summer resort with cottages clustered around the lake. Many of these dwellings have been enlarged or converted to year-round homes. Victorian Square construction underway Construction and improvements are underway at Sparks Victorian Square to provide for a more pedestrian friendly environment, and to make room for The District at Victorian Square, a community of 171 condominiums and town-house residences as well as commercial spaces. Inventing Van Gogh reflects on the nature of art Review: The Chance Theater production looks at a famed artist through a contemporary lens. Building rehab choices listed GRAFTON - An architect has presented preliminary lists of priorities for the rehabilitation of the South Grafton Community House and One Grafton Common, in order to restore the historic buildings to their former beauty. Meet a kiwi at Wellington Zoo From Saturday 10 February, Wellington Zoo is giving visitors the opportunity to meet Tahi the one legged kiwi, the Zoo’s Manager Life Sciences, Katja Geschke announced today. Community Calendar TODAY Zillow has created a real estate revolution This is what usually happens the first time you visit Zillow.com: You type in your address to check out the Zestimate, an approximation of your homes market value. It appears in a little pop-up superimposed on a photographic map of your neighborhood. Trial to start for one-way system CONGESTED roads which hamper emergency vehicles will be freed up with the introduction of an experimental one-way traffic system. | |||