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Shiloh Place receives award from Keep Fremont Beautiful for new landscaping | Local News
COLLIN SPILINEK Fremont Tribune The idea to expand Shiloh Place came almost suddenly to Cyndi Whitten. “We only had 16 beds in this, and I thought, ‘You know, we have all of this land, and I could put beds there,’” she said. “So one day just on a whim, we just called a contractor and voila, we doubled our size.” With the addition to the assisted living center at 915 N. H St. now completed, Shiloh Place has received recognition from Keep Fremont Beautiful with its Clean Sweep Award. “We are honored to have gotten it, and we really receive it with humility and gratitude from the community and on…
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After 200 years CT’s Way sisters get their first exhibition
Back in the 1890s when professional women artists were few and far between, the Lyman Allyn Art Museum’s new show highlights how the Way sisters of New London were creating art that was quite unique for its time. Mary Way (1769–1833) and Elizabeth “Betsy” (Way) Champlain (1771–1825) were among the earliest professional women artists in the United States. Living far from art centers or schools, the two were entirely self-taught. According to “The Magazine Antiques” Elizabeth never signed her works and only one signed piece by Mary is known so while their art was known regionally, it was attributed to unknown artists. Their story and legacy in the art world…
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She Fell for the Art, Then for the Artist
Rebekah Headen fell in love with Tony Hernandez years before she actually met him. Not only that, it was love at first sight. “Where did you get that beautiful painting?” Ms. Headen, 57, who is known as Becky, recalled asking a neighbor who had moved from Atlanta to Charlotte, N.C., where she lives, in 2001. “It’s a Tony Hernandez,” the neighbor said of the painting of a WWI airplane with a fish hook hanging out of one of the wings. “He’s an extremely talented artist who lives in Atlanta.” Ms. Headen’s interest in Mr. Hernandez, 56, as an artist increased significantly when he enjoyed a brush with fame following the…
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Ten most popular Dezeen School Shows of 2021
We have now published over 170 school shows! As we approach the end of 2021, here are the ten most popular showcases of student work from throughout the year. Dezeen School Shows provides universities with an affordable digital platform to put the work of their students in front of Dezeen’s huge global audience of over three million monthly readers. Read on for a selection of the most popular school shows published in 2021, and contact us for details and pricing at schoolshows@dezeen.com if you would like to put on a Dezeen School Show. December slots are still available, as well as dates throughout 2022. Dezeen School Shows is complemented by…
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Villagers complain Florida-Friendly Landscaping has turned their neighborhood into jungle
Residents of The Villages say they are fed up and that Florida-Friendly Landscaping has turned their neighborhood into a jungle. A home at 2167 Darwin Terrace in the Village of Amelia has been a sore point for years. It has been nicknamed the “Haunted House.” Neighbors say they have called in complaints to Community Standards, however nothing has been done because the homeowner has adopted “Florida-Friendly Landscaping.” Florida-Friendly Landscaping means using low-maintenance plants and environmentally sustainable practices, according to the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Florida-Friendly Landscaping is allowed in The Villages. The water-saving practices associated with Florida-Friendly Landscaping are even encouraged. The University of Florida…
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Art Basel Miami Beach Returns, Smaller but Ready to Party
MIAMI BEACH — It’s back. Canceled last year because of Covid-19, the annual Art Basel Miami Beach fair returns next week, unfolding throughout the area. Beginning on Tuesday with invitation-only hours, and open to the public Thursday through Saturday, it will feature 253 galleries exhibiting work inside the city’s Convention Center, as well as a dizzying number of accompanying satellite art fairs, pop-up shows, and celebrity-studded private dinners. It’s a sprawling cultural circus that has come to be called “Miami Art Week,” complete with corporate branding exercises, from a sculptural forest by the stage designer Es Devlin (commissioned by a Chanel fragrance) to a “Yacht the Basel” fete hosted by…
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