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of Menomonie captured in new book - Local author Ann Christy Dybvik provides
tribute to the community “It is presented to those who care about the life and times of a small, rural, vibrant place,” said Dybvik ... ... it was not until 2002 that she and her husband, Bruce, deliberately chose Menomonie as the place they wanted to put down roots. They had been searching for a community that offered a balance between the arts, recreation, education and independence, and found it in the town that 18,000 other people also call home. They currently live on the edge of town in a 1900s four-square farmhouse with a rich history of its own ... If
you want a free house, then move it There's a catch, though. You have to move the house from where it is now, and depending on the distance, number of power lines in the path and other factors, a relocation can be quite pricey. "Just like there's no such thing as a free lunch, there's no such thing as a free house," said Carrie Mowry, community development specialist for Preservation Durham ... Design
contest hunts for future of dorm rooms These features were all part of a winning model by Boston-based architectural firm Jonathan Levi Architects in a competition for the most innovative and cost-efficient dorm room. This was first in a series of design competitions, known as the 21st Century Project, looking to envision the college residential halls of 2030 ... JP
Morgan JV Buys Student Housing for $42.5M The portfolio sale includes a Main Building at 6525 El Colegio Road consisting of 52 units and an Annex Building at 811 Camino Pescadero consisting of 48 units. The buyer plans to invest in a substantial renovation to upgrade and reposition the student community ... Overcrowded
house 'tip of iceberg' The overcrowding at 10 Ambleside Dr. is just the tip of the iceberg of the widespread conversion of single-family houses into rental properties packed with too many tenants, said London's bylaw enforcement manager, Orest Katolyk. Best
Invest Where's
the soul? Raleigh may have more people than any other city in the Triangle, but it also has less soul. A quick take on its local counterparts in the soul business: Durham: A gritty, yet up-and-coming city, Durham has a bit of an image problem when it comes to crime-related issues. But from the Durham Bulls to its arts scene to Duke University, it has an identity, and the people who live there have an emotional attachment to the city. Chapel Hill: This town revolves around the university. A classic college town, it invokes a liberal, feel-good vibe that (like it or not) forms the basis for its soul. Chapel Hill people tend to love Chapel Hill, forming an extraordinary attachment to their community ... Oxford
Idol showcases talent The night began with kindergarten students from Kramer Elementary School performing a spirited rendition of "A New Work," showcasing the chicken dance as their No. 1 hit ... Adryan said while he is uncertain as to how much money Oxford Idol brought in, he still feels as though the event's coordinators - the Miami Performing Arts Series, Miami-Talawanda Partnership and Kramer Elementary Parent Teacher Group - accomplished their initial goal of bridging the gap between Miami students and the Oxford community as a whole. Profits from the ticket sales were to go toward student programs at Kramer Elementary School ... Wendy's
lawsuit progresses, tarp remains Yet the final hearing on the ongoing lawsuit between Wendy's owner Chris Rodbro and the city of Oxford will be held March 1, and will be the deciding factor as to what will happen with the vacant building ... Consider
your place: New student housing unit may spawn gentrification 515 Ste. Catherine West is a luxury suite apartment building in downtown Montreal, just south of McGill, that mimics American university-style residences and is targeted at students who want – and can afford – the perks of residence life beyond their first year. The building is marketed to students from Montreal’s major universities, but anti-poverty activist and documentary filmmaker Brett Story argues that the project will indirectly contribute to gentrification and is using students to do so. She contends that such buildings isolate students and remove them from any connection to the community. “It indirectly contributes to gentrification,” said Story, who directed Going Condo: The Gentrification of St-Henri, a documentary about a longtime working-class neighborhood southwest of downtown Montreal ... Boston
firm wins dorm design award Jonathan Levi of Levi Architects won the $25,000 prize offered by the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International, which sponsored the "21st Century Design Showcase: The Future of College Housing." Contestants were asked to incorporate flexibility, sustainability, student development, security and technology as they designed rooms and suites for the next 25 years ... Author
picks Central KY. town to survive 'Apocalypse 2012' Nuclear winter? Not that easy escaping that, says Richard Olson, director of sustainable and environmental studies at Berea College and on the city's Planning and Zoning Committee. Not even if you've got composting toilets in a fraction of your housing and heirloom beans on your vines. As for sustainability, Olson says the town and the college are as tied to the electrical grid as anybody, with only three households in town on the net-meter system. That means that three households are "producing enough energy daily to run a blender." ... University
looks to house transfers off-campus The plan comes during the worst housing crunch in 20 years, and highlights the crush of demand for local housing and the limited supply both on the campus and off. But the move also signals an unusual attempt to reach out to transfer students, who have traditionally been given low priority but this year make up more than 90 percent of the 357 students in line for dorm rooms and campus apartments ... California
Cities Resist the Growth of Campuses Residents
fight for right to silence But when parties are in full swing or the downtown bars close and students head home, she is woken up by all the loud noise. "I was a party person, so I don't mind the hooting and hollering," said McInerney, who has lived on Pritchard Avenue for 26 years. "(But) if you ask them to quiet down, they get belligerent." ... Multifamily
Realtors See Benefits of Branding in Driving Internet Sales In the case of Atlanta-based Place Properties LT, which specializes in on- and off-campus student apartments, an proprietary Internet program not only allows students to apply and select apartments on-line, Place through its WebRoomz program enables students to select roommates. American
Campus Communities, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend About American Campus Communities, Inc. House
in a box Downtown
housing: Rezoning would allow room to grow City
loses Clifton Heights eminent domain case The ruling prevents the city from taking two parcels held by Clif Cor Co., a real estate partnership that owns two parcels in the Calhoun Avenue business district. That's where the Clifton Heights Community Urban Redevelopment Corp., or CHCURC, has been trying since 1999 to build McMillan Park. The $100 million development was supposed to bring hundreds of new condominium units and several new retailers to the business district south of the University of Cincinnati. Today, the district stands empty, most of its buildings demolished ... WCU
tries to create 'downtown Cullowhee' WCU bought 2.2 acres on Centennial Drive earlier this month that currently house a Subway sandwich shop, Mad Batter bakery and café, and four other commercial businesses, a small cluster some refer to as "downtown Cullowhee." ... Flagstaff
– hip with history Seemingly, there are stores hawking outdoors equipment on every block, catering to adventure-seekers heading 80 miles up the road to raft or hike the Grand Canyon ... A
case study in putting yourself out there Most recently, she and Dan relocated to Ithaca, a somewhat isolated college town in upstate New York and home to Cornell University, where Dan is now a visiting assistant professor ... After
a while, a nice place to raise your family turns into a place where no
one over 23 wants to live. On top of that, universities tend to own lots of properties, and that means large tracts of tax-exempt land. Without enough tax money, municipalities are hard-pressed to pay the cops and sweep the streets. So they're forced to jack up tax rates for regular working stiffs. Meanwhile, hungry landlords buy up properties to convert into rentals for the college crowd. Folks who live near these houses-turned-apartments grow tired of climbing taxes, noise and people puking on their lawns at 2 a.m. Pretty soon, they flee, too, providing more real estate for the absentee landlords. After a while, a nice place to raise your family turns into a place where no one over 23 wants to live ... What's
in store? The stores have filled in openings in older retail centers, while affluent westward expansion has opened new options like Tioga Town Center ... From
the Editor So when the school proposes expanding its endowment by building homes that might add 1,500 or 2,000 residents and supporting businesses whose practices may or may not be consistent with traditional Adventist values, the issues to contemplate are far deeper than what would show up on a zoning overlay map or graph of the local water table. Even PUC's "eco-village" concept, incorporating environmentally-friendly building and living concepts, has to be seen through a different prism than it would in, say, Napa city ...
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