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Before the rain came, Chris Allen's farm had never looked better. Now he is facing a huge damage bill and years of rebuilding work.

Large trucks are parking in the streets of a portside town and not in the stop built for them, and authorities want to know why. Photo: CHLOE RANFORD/LDR Representatives from New Zealand's two largest trucking associations say the culprit could be Port Marlborough's parking fees, but the port suspects truckies like being near their accommodation in Picton. Whatever the reason, residents in the port town are divided on whether a solution should be worked into its redevelopment project, needed to make way for KiwiRail's new, larger Cook Strait ferries. Residents have already given up part of an...

CHLOE RANFORD/LDR Truck driver Peter Griffin is one of several Nelson Square residents unbothered by large freight trucks parking nearby. Large trucks are parking in the streets of a portside town and not in the stop built for them, and authorities want to know why. Representatives from New Zealand's two largest trucking associations says the culprit could be Port Marlborough's parking fees, but the port suspects truckies like being near their accommodation in Picton. Whatever the reason, residents in the port town are divided on whether a solution should be worked into its redevelopment pr...

Building material costs at historic highs, impacting Missoula businesses Missoula builders say material costs are at historically high levels By: Geneva Zoltek and last updated 2021-04-18 11:14:58-04 MISSOULA — COVID-19 shutdowns and remote work are having an economic impact in Montana, and it's taking the form of a hot real estate market. Missoula’s housing market is booming, but that’s not just affecting buyers and sellers. Prices for building materials are inflating and it’s impacting local businesses. “I think affordability is out the window. Weâ...

‘Dido and Aeneas’ Week with Mark Morris Dance Group Cue the heartbreak, this week of dance-focused activities features on-demand screenings of the 1995 film version of Mark Morris’ ballet, set to the Purcell opera, about true and truly ill-fated love between a widowed queen and a shipwrecked prince, also featuring mischievous witches and a tragic death lamented by Cupid himself. The week also offers a live Q&A with Morris and filmmaker Barbara Willis Sweete, and “Dido Conversations” with Morris and artists involved in the ballet. You can channel your sad, inner Aeneas and learn some...