The grand mansion at 375 Stuyvesant Avenue in Bed Stuy and Paul Robeson Theater at 40 Greene Avenue in Fort Greene have been at the center of years-long family dispute following the death of Dr. Josephine English in 2011.
In a statement earlier this week, the foundation announced that the project had been abandoned in light of the territorial, urban planning and environmental constraints and limitations. It added: New alternatives will be explored in order to face the challenge of elaborating a proposal that responds to the museum's objective of growing in order to remain a leading cultural institution internationally and a driving force in the Basque Country's cultural, economic and social scene.
The Christmas lights have gone up in Stirchley. A multifaith mix of stars and swirls add a festive air to the lamp-posts along the main street of this south Birmingham suburb. Stirchley is a modest kind of place, sandwiched between better known (and better off) areas such as Bourneville and Moseley, but there is plenty of evidence here of the lively community spirit that last year resulted in the area being named the best place to live in the Midlands.
The town of Ayer, where Markoh's is located, had no plans to hold its own No Kings protest back in June, but the politically-involved diCiccos wanted to get other like-minded people in town out that day anyway. The tea was a nod to the American Revolution protest in Boston in which the Sons of Liberty dumped chests full of tea into the Boston Harbor.
Davis Square looks like a dumpster," an anonymous Reddit user said in a viral post last month, with photos showing the shining brick plaza covered in wet trash after a rainstorm.
Our beautiful Brockwell Park is a haven for nature and of immense value to the people of Lambeth and Southwark, but it's under threat from private events.