Headlines on PNJ.com: This is the news from Wednesday, August 28 Old, abandoned state hospital in N. Palafox listed for $2 million, Santa Rosa explores interest in a water sports center and Four Winds Fine Foods remodels Looking to invest in a prime piece of Pensacola real estate near downtown? The old Escambia County Medical […]
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) – A century-old building in historic downtown Hattiesburg will soon be home to a new grocery store, performing arts studio and office space. Prospect on Main is scheduled to open this fall in the old Heidelberg building on the 500 block of Main Street. David Shemper is behind the project. He […]
Old Falls Village in Menomonee Falls is hosting its first Elizabethan Renaissance Festival on Saturday and Sunday, September 14-15. The Renaissance Festival will feature a marketplace where vendors will sell fine Renaissance-era crafts. There will also be live entertainment, including sword fighting demonstrations by members of the Society of Creative Anachronism, as well as performances […]
Chris Flook | Muncie Star Press Local historians disagree on the best way to count the number of courthouses in Delaware County. The number depends on how one defines the word “courthouse.” In the most literal sense, a courthouse is a building that houses a district courtroom. By this definition, there were six courthouses in […]
A one-classroom schoolhouse in Gibson County is among the “10 most at-risk” buildings in the state, Indiana Landmarks announced this week. Sollman School has been located in Snake Run, a dependent community outside of Fort Branch, since about 1875. It was once an educational center for a group of farming families and served as a […]
Devin Booker is entering his 10th season with the Phoenix Suns this season. 10. A decade. It goes by too fast, doesn’t it? It’s really thin air. In this day and age, when players hop from team to team like frogs on lily pads, that’s something to be respected. Appreciated. Acknowledged. When Devin takes the […]
Dominik Stříteský finished the dramatic opening stage of the Barum Czech Rally Zlín on course for his first FIA European Rally Championship victory, while Jan Kopecký’s attempt to extend his record-breaking 12th victory in his home ERC series stalled. The 2013 European champion was 0.7 seconds behind Stříteský, the current leader of the Czech championship, […]
Visitors to the Josiah Dennis Manse Museum in Dennis this weekend can gain a glimpse into the lives of the town’s residents in the 18th century. Historical interpreters get ready to lace up their corsets, don their gowns, button their breeches and pull on their vests when the Dennis Historical Society hosts Colonial Day on […]
SAULT STE. MARIE – This Thursday, Sault Ste. Marie celebrates the first Jane Bamewawagezhikaquay Johnston Schoolcraft Day. Jane Bamewawagezhikaquay Johnston Schoolcraft, often known as Jane Schoolcraft, was one of the first settlers in the city that would later become Sault Ste. Marie. She is known as a Native American author and her works are the […]
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (WBKO) – As students in Christian County prepare for the new school year, the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County are offering a unique educational experience. As part of their Museum Mondays series, children had the opportunity to step back in time and experience a one-room schoolhouse, a nod to educational practices of the […]
