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Elkhart Brass built to last
South Bend TribuneELKHART -- A recent episode of the NBC series "Chicago Fire" featured a product made in Elkhart. Elkhart Brass makes more than 2,000 products used in the fire-fighting industry, including nozzles for hoses, controls, monitors and valves. Established in...Tags: Chicago Fire (tv program), Fires, Metal and Mineral, Mining, NBC (tv network)
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Interior designer knows stars' homes inside out
The gig: Interior designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard is in demand among Hollywood celebrities: Christina Aguilera, Kid Rock and Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne are among his clients. His inviting and eclectic interiors have graced the pages of Architectural...
Tags: Cheryl Tiegs, Lifestyle and Leisure, AIDS, Celebrities, Entertainment
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Abingdon's faithful return church to its colonial state
When the pious parishioners of Abingdon Church arrived for Sunday services in the mid-1700s, they stepped into one of the most breathtaking architectural spaces in Virginia. Erected nearly a century earlier, the house of worship had risen from the...
Tags: Colonial Williamsburg, Renovation, Architecture, Christianity, Anglicanism
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Historic Ware Church is a colonial gem
When the well-to-do congregation of Ware Parish began planning a new and much bigger church during the early 1700s, they did so with no small ambition. What the vestry designed - with the help of a now unknown builder - was destined to become one...
Tags: Colonial Williamsburg, Architecture, Christianity, Anglicanism, Religion and Belief
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Designer dollhouse auction: Hot market for mansions in miniature
Perhaps you recall the must-see-to-believe story of the Designer Dollhouse Showcase, for which top Los Angeles architects and interior decorators revealed the obsessive-compulsive gene that drives them to get every last detail just right, even if the...
Tags: Auction Service
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Ex-Sox slugger Frank Thomas lists two homes
Retired White Sox slugger Frank Thomas has listed two houses, one in Libertyville and the other outside Las Vegas, asking for a combined $4.45 million. Thomas, 44, known as "The Big Hurt," played his final game in 2008 and retired in 2010. He now...
Tags: Gold Coast, Real Estate, Services and Shopping, Chicago White Sox, River North
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Engineering Chicago's future
I was surprised by the news that a 129 Chicago schools are under threat of closing, particularly Sir Miles Davis Magnet Academy. I’ve been encouraged with the focus on science and engineering education in the U.S. President Obama highlighted the...Tags: Barack Obama, Science, Miles Davis, Chicago Public Schools, Science and Technology
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For L.A. designer, Target's animal bookends look awfully familiar
Annabel Inganni, the Los Angeles designer behind the Wolfum line of home décor accessories, recently discovered that her bookends -- animal shapes printed with original patterns and sold for $62 -- appear to have been replicated by Threshold, a Target-...
Tags: Machine Manufacturing, Target, Media Industry, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Steal from the best
Three of design's sharpest stylemakers let us in on the things shaping their worlds (and wish lists!) right now. Paul Makovsky/Editorial Director, Metropolis Home Furnishing: Finn Juhl's walnut Tray Table, which has a reversible top with a color on...
Tags: Non-durable Goods Industry
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Serenity now! Post-holiday stress relief
Right about now we all could use a shot of serenity. Make mine a double. Oh, sure, the holidays are great. And we've survived them. That's a plus. But what about us sufferers of PHSD — post-holiday stress disorder? All that family...
Tags: Holidays, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Aromatherapy, Personal Service
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Here's to some wishful consumer-friendly resolutions
It's a time for new beginnings. So here are some resolutions I'd like to offer on behalf of some of our friends in the business world. Cable and satellite companies should resolve to throw their lobbying clout behind urging lawmakers to forbid the...Tags: Justice System, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Air Transportation Industry, Consumers, Crime, Law and Justice
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Bow & Truss North Hollywood: Modern design, to go
L.A. at HomeBow & Truss, the new North Hollywood restaurant and lounge, has some key design elements with high visual impact that diners just might want to bring home....
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