Photograph: Val Horvath Davidson/AP North Carolina members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) collaborated with other neo-Confederate and far-right groups in failed efforts to preserve Confederate monuments in the state, according to emails, documents, and videos reviewed by the Guardian. Members of the coalition of groups protesting the removal […]
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Natchitoches Historic Foundation, Cane River Waterway Commission partner to preserve, renovate iconic Pacale-Roque House
The following was released to us by the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Foundation: NATCHITOCHES, La. – The Natchitoches Historic Foundation and the Cane River Waterway Commission have partnered on a project to preserve and renovate one of the state’s most iconic buildings, the Pacale-Roque House at Rue Beauport Riverfront […]
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Digital archive will preserve doomed Utah Theater but not the historic playhouse itself
First-class repository at U. library will include virtual reality tours, but advocates lament loss of the real thing. (Salt Lake City, via Modern Out West) Watercolor of Main Street exterior. Before demolition, the once-majestic Utah Theater on Salt Lake City’s Main Street — a dilapidated and vacant 102-year-old performing arts […]
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Indianapolis Opera launches campaign to preserve midtown landmark
CLOSE Indianapolis Opera general director David Craig Starkey explains how the livestream of the socially-distanced opera on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, will work. Indianapolis Star The next chapter for a 60-year-old landmark former church in Meridian-Kessler looks bright. Its longtime musical tenant wants to buy the building and make the […]
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Yemen Activists Want to Preserve Country’s Beauty Beyond War | Voice of America
While the conflict in Yemen continues to make headlines, a group of 16 Yemeni volunteers is seeking to put the war-torn country in a positive light by presenting its rich history and culture. The activists started their initiative, Yemen Used to Be, in 2019 on social media platforms and recently […]
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Yemen Activists Want to Preserve Yemen’s Beauty Beyond War | Voice of America
While the conflict in Yemen continues to make headlines, a group of 16 Yemeni volunteers is seeking to put the war-torn country in a positive light by presenting its rich history and culture. The activists started their initiative, Yemen Used to Be, in 2019 on social media platforms and recently […]