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​In 2002, a collector bought a 75-cent record at a New York flea market; it turned out to be one of only two surviving Velvet Underground acetates and sold for $25,200

During a stroll through the Chelsea fire sales, a collector got his hands on something one can only dream about. And yet, that was exactly what happened to Warren Hill in 2002. He picked up an acetate record at a flea market in New York for the price of a coffee. He bought one of…

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Built in 1878, this 8,500-sq-ft Ohio jail held prisoners for 110 years; 148 years later, a developer bought it and may turn its cells into offices or a speakeasy

Built in 1878 by Toledo architect David Gibbs, the building operated as a working jail until 1988. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. A former Ohio jail that spent more than a century behind bars is getting a very different future. The historic Jail and Sheriff’s Residence in Delaware,…

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Super Mario Bros: In 1986, someone bought Super Mario Bros. as a Christmas gift and left it sealed in a desk drawer; 35 years later, the forgotten game sold for $660,000

Heritage Auctions said the copy was a pristine example of a particular Super Mario Bros. variant that was produced for an extraordinarily short period. A copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. bought as a Christmas gift in late 1986 was placed inside a desk drawer and forgotten for 35 years. It remained sealed and untouched…

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For 20 years, Jersey City neighbors grew tomatoes and peppers on a private lot; after building permits were issued, council voted 7-0 to advance a $1.2 million purchase to save the garden

For two decades, a small lot on Glenwood Avenue in Jersey City served as more than an empty parcel between buildings. Neighbours turned it into a community garden, growing tomatoes, peppers and other produce while creating a shared place to meet, work and learn. That informal arrangement changed when the property owner obtained permits for…

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A Tennessee family wants to turn about 850 acres near the Hiwassee River into an energy campus that could host a data center; residents are raising concerns ahead of the first votes

A proposed industrial campus in Bradley County, Tennessee, is putting economic development, energy demand and environmental protection on a collision course. The Wright family, owners of Wright Brothers Construction, wants to rezone and annex about 850 acres west of Interstate 75 and north of Old Lower River Road, close to the Hiwassee River. Called Project…

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Palo Alto built San Francisco Bay’s first horizontal levee to reuse treated wastewater; the 500-foot living slope restores marsh habitat and tests defenses against sea-level rise

Palo Alto’s 500-foot living levee reuses treated wastewater to restore marsh habitat and fight seas (Image Credit: City of Palo Alto) A shoreline defence can be more than a wall. In Palo Alto, California, engineers have built a broad, gently sloping landscape designed to protect the coast while functioning like a living ecosystem. The project…

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