A 1950s farm pond at one of Georgia’s busiest parks had leaking banks, failing pipes and decades of sediment; Roswell spent $3.1 million rebuilding it to manage runoff from 52 acres

​Habitat features float near the centre of Roswell Area Park’s restored pond. A farm pond built in the 1950s at Roswell Area Park in Georgia has reopened after a nearly year-long restoration. The $3.1 million project rebuilt the pond’s embankment, replaced ageing stormwater infrastructure, removed decades of sediment and restored the walking trail around the…

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In 1816, Kentucky Shakers built a dwelling where newcomers learned about the community; the last surviving North Lot building is now getting a $1.5M restoration to reopen by 2029

Shaker believers in Mercer County began dismantling a frame house on December 16, 1816, to build a new dwelling about a mile northeast of their village centre. The move was deliberate. The Shaker community was growing, and they needed a proper place for new converts to live and learn about Shaker life. The new building…

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Before 9/11, families could walk passengers to airport gates; 25 years later a TSA pilot is bringing that back at 13 US airports for PreCheck members

For many travellers, the biggest benefit is spending more time with loved ones before or after a flight. Before 9/11, families could walk passengers to airport gates; 25 years later a TSA pilot is bringing that back at 13 US airports for PreCheck membersPeople flying through Mesa Gateway Airport in Arizona can now have family…

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Elon Musk’s estranged daughter takes aim at father and AI in a new fashion campaign: “He was designed to obey. Not me.”

The 22-year-old is the face of Spanish fashion brand Desigual’s Fall 2026 campaign, “Born to Disobey”. Elon Musk’s estranged daughter Vivian Wilson has taken aim at artificial intelligence in a new fashion campaign. The 22-year-old is the face of Spanish fashion brand Desigual’s Fall 2026 campaign, “Born to Disobey”, in which she takes control of…

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A New Yorker cleaned the same Washington Heights block every day for 100 days and spent $2,000 on it; then his neighbours joined in

What began with a $40 cleaning kit and one littered New York City block eventually turned into a neighbourhood effort to clean, garden and reclaim public space. David Clarke, a 24-year-old New Yorker behind the grassroots project Trash Talk NYC, spent 100 days cleaning the area around West 171st Street between Broadway and Fort Washington…

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An Indiana train depot built 144 years ago sat abandoned for decades; after a nonprofit bought it in 2023, the station is being restored as the centerpiece of a new railroad campus

On a quiet corner in Steuben County, Indiana, a small brick train depot has stood watch over the tracks for 144 years. For much of the last half century, it watched in silence, its windows boarded, its platform empty, a relic of an era when railroads defined the rhythm of rural life. In 2023, a…

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