Wheeler Dealers and
Grand Designs. The former restores fully-depreciated cars, but fails to resonate with my logic-free, budget-busting project taste. The latter puts a charismatic designer at the helm of a madcap journey documenting a custom home’s creation.
Even more relevant, the project’s budget regularly maxes out the would-be home builder’s savings, credit line, and often taxes their sanity. Truth be told,
Grand Designs’ cast of characters are truly my people. But I’m getting ahead of myself, because we last saw Project Valentino in primer: The following photos show the car’s transition from boring gray to a factory-correct, two-tone jewel of the Malaise Era.
By Jeff Pitts
2/3/2021
You know the drill by now. For nearly three decades, CITYVIEWâs Best Of Des Moines Poll has informed central Iowa about its biggest, best, brightest, tastiest, most fabulous, most effective, most fun, most entertaining, most interesting, its fittest and… You get the idea.
Being the best at something doesnât just happen. Rising to the top of the heap is hard work, but once itâs done, you might as well cash in. Being recognized as the Best Of Des Moines has changed many businesses and propelled them to places they previously wouldnât have thought possible. CITYVIEW expects that trend to continue.
Beloved Montrose Half Price Books store reveals closing date
Beloved Montrose Half Price Books store reveals closing date The Montrose Half Price Books location will soon shutter.
Photo courtesy of Half Price Books A Montrose mainstay will soon close the book on a nearly 20-year run.
Half Price Books, located at 1011 Westheimer Rd., will close on January 17, the company confirmed. “We’ve been looking for another location in the neighborhood, but were unable to find one before our lease ends,” Emily Bruce, a representative for the Dallas-based company, tells CultureMap. “We still hope to find one in the area at some point.”
Couple faces charges for allegedly assaulting employee over North Olmsted storeâs mask policy Half Price Books, North Olmsted (Source: Google Maps) By Chris Anderson | December 29, 2020 at 10:11 AM EST - Updated December 29 at 11:28 AM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Two people are facing assault charges for an alleged attack on an employee over a storeâs mask policy.
North Olmsted officers were called to the Half Price Books location on Great Northern Boulevard in the evening hours of Dec. 12, according to the police report.
The employee told investigators that a customer, later identified as Brad Albrecht, refused to wear a mask in violation of the book storeâs policy.
Houston s top real estate stories of 2020 showcase a Montrose marvel and multi-story closets
Houston s top real estate stories of 2020 boast huge homes and closets The buzzy, mixed-use Montrose Collective promises to transform the area.
Courtesy of Michael Hsu Office of Architecture
Editor s note: As the year comes to a close, we look back at the 10 biggest real estate stories in Houston for 2020. While the pandemic slowed development overall, home sales surged. Our most-read stories include a buzzy mixed-use development in Montrose, celebrity homes hitting the market, and the nation s biggest closet (and its surrounding house) finally selling in The Woodlands.