After a decade on the books, a tax credit that has played a crucial role in helping local downtown building owners to afford key maintenance projects is set to expire.
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The Dominican Block at Lincoln and Chestnut streets in Lewiston is seen from Lincoln Street in January. Portland developer Jim Brady announced plans to renovate it into upscale apartments on the top three floors and retail space on the ground floor by next year.
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LEWISTON A Portland developer who bought the Dominican Block in December has plans for upscale housing on the upper floors and retail on the first.
Jim Brady, president of Fathom Companies, said Tuesday that he hopes to see the roughly $5 million project start later this year.
Buying the historic building at Lincoln and Chestnut streets marks the company’s first entry into Lewiston.
Largely forgotten Black burial ground suggests remains lie under Easton park
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
Posted Jan 29, 2021
Nesquehoning Street Park is seen Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at 325 W. Nesquehoning St. in Easton. It was one of seven so-called pocket parks citywide studied under a municipal contract by Omnes Landscape Architecture, Planning & Art with an eye toward making improvements to the properties.Kurt Bresswein | For lehighvalleylive.com
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An effort to improve seven so-called pocket parks around Easton has rediscovered a remnant from our segregationist past.
One of the properties being studied, Nesquehoning Street Park on South Side, appears to have been created atop a burial ground for Black people, according to park improvement planners from Easton-based Omnes Landscape Architecture, Planning & Art.
The new owners of the historic Woman s Club of Topeka building are preparing to offer bare bones tours of the space, and ticket sales from the tours will benefit a local nonprofit.
According to a news release Tuesday from owners Shelby Brokaw and Courtney Stemler, tours of the building will be offered the third weekend in February.
Those who decide to embark on a tour can expect to see historic features of the building that have been uncovered during the renovation process, as the new owners transform the former Woman s Club into a downtown event venue named The Beacon. Those touring the space will also hear about the owners upcoming plans.
Special to The Oak Ridger
TVA has discovered a mysterious tunnel on its land in Norris.
Located at TVA’s Norris Engineering Labs, the previously hidden tunnel had been buried beneath the surface for decades with no records or indication of its existence until now. Found during routine work as part of the Norris consolidation and renovation, the tunnel measures 40-feet long and 10-feet wide, and is complete with spider webs, mice and dark creepy corners.
“Access to the tunnel is currently prohibited due to environmental, health and safety concerns; however through a collaborative effort with TVA’s Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) program, we are able to explore the interior,” Cindy Light, Norris Consolidation Project manager, stated in a news release. “This drone footage is the first time anyone’s seen the inside of the tunnel since it was closed up, likely 30 to 40 years ago, if not more.”