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☆ A riot of colors and religious iconography, this home was designed for apocalyptic times
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Allison C. Meier | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Calling himself the Prophet Isaiah, Robertson spent years painting elaborate wooden cut-out shapes with symbols, including stars and crosses in a riot of colors, to adorn his home — inside and out. He said it was God moving his hand.”Preserving ‘something magical’Born in Jamaica in 1947, Robertson moved to Canada as a young adult before relocating to Niagara Falls in 2004. Despite having one of the country’s leading tourist destinations, the city of Niagara Falls has experienced a population loss since the 1960s, alongside the economic fallout experienced by many Rust Belt communities. Randy Duchaine/Alamy Stock PhotoAfter Kohler Foundation acquired the site, the art preservation company B.R. In October 2023, the site was gifted to the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area (NFNHA) for its future stewardship.

Persons: Isaiah Robertson, Isaiah, Robertson, “, ”, Fred Scruton, Isaiah’s, Scruton, Liesl Testwuide, God, Randy Duchaine, Christ, Braeden Howard, Sara Capen, Capen Organizations: The Art, CNN, Kohler Foundation, Howard & Associates, Seven Seals, Niagara, Heritage Area Locations: Niagara, Jamaica, Canada, Niagara Falls, Wisconsin, Western, York, Ontario

☆ 30-year-old bought a ‘cheap, old’ abandoned house for $16,500—and completely transformed it: Take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Betsy Sweeny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

But I wasn't planning to buy a house until I saw the 3,075-square-foot McLain House during a walk through the East Wheeling Historic District. Mickey Todiwala for CNBC Make ItUpon entrance, you're greeted by a grand stairway, complete with a fireplace tucked into the corner. Photo: Mickey Todiwala for CNBC Make ItThe third floor will be my next big project. What I love about living in a cheap, old houseThere are so many wonderful things about this house. Photo: Mickey Todiwala for CNBC Make It

Persons: Betsy Sweeny, Thomas B, McLain, John G, Eliza Ellen Baird McLain, Mickey Todiwala, Kellie Organizations: Wheeling National Heritage Area, East, East Wheeling Historic, Friends, CNBC Locations: Wheeling , West Virginia, Wheeling, East Wheeling, East Wheeling Historic District, Portugal, Warren , Ohio, McLain

☆ Alabama's redrawing of its congressional map defies US Supreme Court
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —It was a legitimate surprise when the conservative-dominated US Supreme Court ordered Alabama’s conservative-dominated state government last month to redraw its congressional map and include either a second majority-Black congressional district or something quite close to it. CNN’s Dianne Gallagher noted in her report that the old congressional map was invalidated by a three-judge federal district court panel that included two judges nominated to the bench by former President Donald Trump. “Outright defiance of the Supreme Court’s order,” is how Janai Nelson, president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, described the new map to CNN’s Dana Bash Monday. The Supreme Court’s unexpected decisionAlabama had asked the Supreme Court to essentially nullify Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, something many court watchers thought the conservative majority was primed to execute. The Supreme Court also rejected out of hand the idea that the Gulf Coast area represents a community of interest on par with the Black Belt.

Persons: Milligan, Terri Sewell, Kay Ivey, “, ”, CNN’s Dianne Gallagher, Donald Trump, Alabamians, Gallagher, CNN’s Tierney Sneed, Allen, Janai Nelson, CNN’s Dana Bash, Joe Biden, Nelson, John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Sewell Organizations: CNN, Supreme Court, Democratic, Alabama, Republican, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Black, Civil Rights Movement, National Heritage Area, Democrat Locations: Alabama, Allen, New York, Gulf

☆ A historically Black neighborhood in Chicago is harnessing a first-of-its-kind microgrid, raising a new standard for sustainable energy in disenfranchised areas.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood has a microgrid, which can operate independently if necessary. A microgrid, a smaller version of the city's electrical power grid, went live last year in the iconic South Side neighborhood of Bronzeville. It's this kind of energy reform, said William Davis, the executive director of the Bronzeville Community Development Partnership, that should "start in the hardest-hit areas." Solar panels on several neighborhood buildings are also contributing power to the microgrid, integrating the zero-carbon energy into Chicago's grid system. Together, the microgrid and energy initiatives represent progress in a community that might have otherwise been overlooked, Davis said.

Persons: Bronzeville, Jesse Owens, Louis Armstrong, Joe Biden, William Davis, Zheng, it's, Yami Newell, It's, Davis Organizations: Service, Congress, Heritage Area, Development Partnership, Illinois Institute of Technology, Black Metropolis Deemed, Department of Energy Locations: Chicago's Bronzeville, Bronzeville, New York, New Jersey, Texas

☆ I'm a butler on a luxury cruise where tickets cost up to $150K. I've traveled to Antarctica and enjoyed perks like submarine rides — here's what my job is like.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Claire Turrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nehad Popovic, the cruise butler for the Scenic Eclipse. Since then, I've traveled to the Arctic and Antarctica, among other destinations, as a cruise butler. Scenic EclipseI started as a steward on fairy-tale river cruises across EuropeIn September 2014, I applied to Scenic Luxury Cruises and Tours to be a restaurant steward on its river cruises. In March 2015, I started stewarding the river cruises for Scenic Luxury Cruises and Tours. Moving from steward to butler gave me more opportunitiesAfter two years as a steward, I was promoted to cruise butler.

☆ I bought a crumbling Victorian townhouse for $18,000 and transformed it into my dream home — see inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Kiera Fields | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Betsy Sweeny bought a 3,025-square-foot crumbling Victorian house when she was 27 for only $18,000. Sweeny's living room during renovations. Betsy SweenySweeny's renovated living room with replica curved glass windows. It wanted staged after photos, so within 12 weeks, I finished one bathroom, the living room, the dining room, the foyer, and the exterior. The primary bedroom, living room, dining room, and baths were completely finished — the kitchen was ugly.

While indigenous groups account for about 5% of the world's population, their lands safeguard about 80% of Earth's remaining plant and animal species, according to the World Bank. Indigenous groups have a range of concerns about the U.N. summit negotiations. Some critics worry that the 30-by-30 target could be used to erode indigenous rights under the guise of conservation. Others, like Tuxa of Brazil and Ngomo of Congo argue that a 30% conservation target does not go far enough to ensure nature's protection. Adopting a 30% target at the national level could backfire, Tuxa said, in suggesting Brazil can open more land to development.

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