With two major expansions of downtown Los Angeles cultural institutions in the works, Bunker Hill is primed to elevate its status as the region's leading arts center even as the area around it struggles with persistent homelessness and post-pandemic losses of office tenants. Bunker Hill will soon have the largest concentration of buildings designed by Frank Gehry in the world and promises to ...
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After months of negotiations with airlines over the massive, delayed rebuild of O’Hare International Airport, city officials are proposing a path forward with a key change. In a letter to airlines this week, the city proposed changing the sequencing of construction on a new Global Terminal and nearby satellite concourses, opting to “accelerate the completion of the Global Terminal,” which is ...
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A rendering of the planned new global Terminal 2 at O’Hare Airport.Studio Gang The planned new Termimal 2 at O'Hare Airport is one of Chicago's largest and most important infrastructure projects — one that is vital to city's future.Announced six years ago, the project's takeoff has remained delayed as United and American airlines beef with the city over the 2.2 million square foot global ...
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The iconic glass chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes overlooking the ocean has, for decades, been one of the most picturesque locations for Angelenos to marry. Its scenic vistas and renowned architecture have drawn new fans in the age of posting images on social media, and, recently, was upgraded to a National Historic Landmark. But this winter, an ancient landslide complex sitting below the ...
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Biden administration pumped more money into clean energy projects Thursday, announcing up to $475 million in federal funding for projects in five states — including the political battleground states of Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nevada. The projects will accelerate clean energy development on current and former mine lands, the U.S. Department of Energy announced. The ...
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The Philadelphia Phillies will join Comcast Spectacor on a planned mixed-use development project in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. The Phillies announced this week that the two organizations will collaborate over the next several years. “When I think about what makes Philadelphia unique, it’s our incredible fan base and tight-knit community. This project focuses on expanding that ...
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At a time when office landlords are struggling to attract and keep tenants, a Hollywood real estate developer is forging ahead with plans for a visually arresting high-rise on Sunset Boulevard that would cater to the entertainment industry. The owner of the property at 6601 Sunset, Los Angeles investor and developer Maggie Miracle, has doubled down on an earlier $500-million proposal for the ...
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PARIS (AP) — Ukraine will need more than a billion dollars to rebuild scientific infrastructure that was damaged or destroyed during two years of Russia’s war on its neighbor, the United Nations’ cultural and scientific agency said on Monday. More than 1,443 scientific facilities, many attached to the country’s universities, have been damaged or destroyed along with 750 pieces of vital ...
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Anthony Vazquez/ Sun-TimesThe Orange Tent Project has been forced to halt construction of a wooden temporary shelter at an encampment near Roosevelt Road and the Dan Ryan, following a city-issued work stoppage order. The city has shut down work on a more secure structure for residents of an encampment along the Dan Ryan Expressway.The Orange Tent Project began building a temporary shelter, ...
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