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Black residents near Indiana Avenue want projects in tune with neighborhood FREE NEWSLETTERS The Madam Walker Legacy Center anchors the Indiana Avenue Cultural District. (IBJ photo/Lesley Weidenbener) Some Black residents want to play a bigger role in determining development along Indiana Avenue, following a local firm’s decision to scrap controversial plans for a massive multifamily project next to the Madam Walker Legacy Center. The proposed $70 million development from Buckingham Cos. at 719 Indiana Ave.—property owned by the Walker Center—call...

Demolition of historic mansion in Holladay sparks debate on Utah history, preservation Salt Lake County Assessor (left); Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune (right) Photos show before and after the demolition of the Walker mansion in Holladay. By: The Salt Lake Tribune Posted at 4:13 PM, Dec 27, 2020 and last updated 2020-12-28 00:24:56-05 HOLLADAY, Utah — An extravagant Holladay mansion with more than 120 years of history has been razed by the eccentric son of a Utah billionaire, The grand villa, called “Glenwood,” was first built in 1895 by Matthew Walker, one...

Senior veterans receive early Christmas cheer Students play violins, give gifts to senior veterans By WECT Staff | December 15, 2020 at 9:04 PM EST - Updated December 15 at 11:45 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Staff from The Harrelson Center and Peer Recovery Resources (PRR) joined families of some local violin students to distribute gifts to senior veterans at James Walker Center Tuesday afternoon. The students played their violins for the elderly residents, many of whom don’t have family, or if they do, the family doesn’t live nearby or hasn’t been able to visit during the pandemi...