Maki Oh & Adebayo Oke-Lawal Listed as Semi-Finalists for the Global LVMH …

Nigerian designers Amaka Osakwe of Maki Oh and Adebayo-Oke Lawal of Orange Culture have been listed among the 30 semi-finalists for the LVHM Young Fashion Designer Prize. The global competition which was launched in November 2013 by French Businesswoman with LVHM, Delphine Arnault. The competition had over 1,221 applicants of which 30 have now been selected. The semi-finalists are to head to Paris on Wednesday 26th Thursday 27th February 2014 where they will showcase their collections Read more [...]

Heritage-listed Mimosa house on the market for the first time in more than 60 …

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Ilfracombe listed building to be refurbished

Comments (0) A LISTED building in Ilfracombe harbour will be restored. Plans to refurbish Ilfracombe Yacht Club were approved at a North Devon planning committee meeting in Barnstaple on February 5. Councillor Geoff Fowler said: "It's an iconic building and a great asset to the harbour and I'm pleased to see this application." North Devon Council, which owns the grade two-listed build, will spend £20,000 Read more [...]

Climate change leaves ancient corals on Pilbara coast devastated by marine …

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About a third of homes selling above listed price – vendor discounting to fall …

RP Data has been tracking the average number of days properties take to sell and the average vendor discount since the beginning of 2005.  Both measures have recorded a significant improvement throughout 2013 and the average number of days on the market is currently at a historically low level. Average vendor discount excludes properties sold at auction and those which have sold above their list price and measures the difference between the first advertised price and the ultimate selling price Read more [...]

Vendors surrender to list houses with turrets for sale

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Great Maine Outdoor Weekend, Feb. 14-16, offering 100+ events statewide

If there’s one weekend this winter to get outside for an adventure, it’s the weekend of Feb. 14-16, the fifth semi-annual Great Maine Outdoor Weekend. More than 100 outdoor events are scheduled to be held throughout the state. Ice skating parties, owl watches, ice fishing derbies, full moon snowshoes, ski races, winter camping workshops and more will be open to the public, so families can get outside, try something new and “play local.”  There are so many options, it’s kind of ridiculous Read more [...]

Glasgow Sheriff Court granted listed building status

GLASGOW Sheriff Court is the first post-war court facility in the country to be named as a listed building in Scotland. The building, built 1986, has been listed by Historic Scotland as a grade B structure who praised the building’s architecture, durability and significance to the city. Elizabeth McCrone, head of listing and designed landscapes at Historic Scotland said: “Glasgow and Strathkelvin Sheriff Court is an important public commission built in Scotland Read more [...]

See why this West Okoboji Lake mansion is listed for sale at $14.9M – Omaha World

Take a virtual tour of the Peace Harbor property. * * *A pair of 6-year-old Des Moines boys who offered their $30 life savings are among the growing list of admirers eyeing the $14.9 million West Okoboji Lake property that former Iowa Regent Tom Bedell is selling.Realtor Eric Hoien joked that while the boys' bid fell a bit short, it gives a flavor of the fun and “astounding” response he's gotten so far on the 24,876-square-foot mansion loaded with nine bedrooms, 16 bathrooms, a basketball Read more [...]