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How communities can protect and revitalise their heritage in gentrifying neighbourhoods

From Williamsburg in New York to Shoreditch in London, artists looking for cheap premises have long been pioneers in revitalising old neighbourhoods, breathing new life into neglected areas while injecting a sense of coolness, desirability and creative energy. Around them, little businesses spring up to service their needs from coffee…

The Conversation

Archaeologists in Virginia unearth colonial-era garden with clues about its enslaved gardeners

Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering an ornamental garden from the 1700s where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners grew exotic plants from around the world

The Independent UK

Luxury gyms are changing how we exercise—and how we live

Gyms like Life Time charge high membership fees and require huge spaces. But they pitch consumers on a holistic lifestyle that keeps them coming back.

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Is luxury fashion in its flop era?

As #underconsumptioncore trends on TikTok and gen Z turns to vintage, high-end houses fret over stalling demand

The Guardian - US

17th-century home and silver spoon from 'affluent household' found in Colonial Williamsburg

The home, which was built around 1660, would have been owned by an affluent family based on the artifacts found there.

LiveScience

One Domino Square: Brooklyn’s iridescent skyscraper is an Annabelle Selldorf first

We quiz New York architect Annabelle Selldorf on One Domino Square in Williamsburg, her first residential skyscraper, with apartments going on the market today

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Adrianne Lenker Wows Crowd With Intimate Solo Performance Debut

Experience Adrianne Lenker's mesmerizing solo debut at Music Hall of Williamsburg, showcasing heartfelt lyrics and intimate performances.

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COVID, strep throat and flu cases lead to three days off for Williamsburg students, staff

Williamsburg, in Whitley County, has an independent school district. That’s not uncommon in Kentucky. What is unusual is that their 850 students, from preschool to high school, all attend classes in one building – making it easier to spread COVID, the flu and strep throat.

WEKU

New York City Bridges Face Disruption as Protesters Stage Blockades Demanding Ceasefire in Gaza

Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg bridge commuters see disruption as hundreds of protesters demand a ceasefire in Gaza

Latin Times

A drug dealer linked to actor Michael K Williams’ accidental overdose death jailed for five years

The beloved actor from The Wire was found dead from an accidental overdose in a Williamsburg penthouse in 2021

The Independent UK

Why separating fact from fiction is critical in teaching US slavery

Of all the debate over teaching U.S. slavery, it is one sentence of Florida’s revised academic standards that has provoked particular ire: “Instruction includes how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”

The Conversation

Small, but perfectly formed - how the designers of this Williamsburg condo made use of its compact floorplan

This condo transformation was inspired by the comfort and luxury of 5-star hotels, and the result is a calming oasis for a busy, globe-trotting homeowner

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William & Mary hosts educational boot camp for vets, those in military

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Earlier this month, William & Mary hosted a group of active duty and veteran military members for an academic crash course.

Tribune News Service

How to spend a day in Williamsburg, New York’s energetic, trend-setting neighbourhood

Discover high-concept entertainment and unrivalled Manhattan vistas – plus incredible brunches – in this ever-evolving Big Apple community, says Paul Stafford

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Affordable New York: How to do the notoriously expensive city on a budget

The Big Apple doesn’t come cheap, but there are ways to cut costs while still experiencing the trip of a lifetime. Nicola Brady shares her top tips

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America’s Oldest Black School From 1760s Virginia Moves To Colonial Williamsburg

Christian reformers taught free and enslaved black children to read before the American Revolution in Virginia’s then-capital.

The Independent UK

Oldest schoolhouse for Black children in US moved to museum

A building believed to be the oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children in the U.S. has been moved to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia

Evening Standard

Penny Williamsburg: calm in the heart of Brooklyn’s hottest neighbourhood

An arty hotel with a homely apartment feel, just minutes from the heart of Brooklyn’s buzz, says Claire Cohen

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Hulu's 1619 Project Docuseries Peddles False History

The first episode paints an enslaver, plantation master, and Royalist autocrat as a leading and even celebrated agent of emancipation.

AFP

Four decades after shooting Reagan, John Hinckley seeks redemption through music

Williamsburg (United States) (AFP) - More than four decades after John Hinckley shot Ronald Reagan, the man who was acquitted of the crime on an insanity defense and subsequently hospitalized for 34 years is fully free.

The Independent UK

Two Jewish men attacked with fire extinguishers in NYC

Attacks targeting Jews ‘should shake the conscience of every American’, NY senator Anna Kaplan tells The Independent

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Parishioners, pilgrims flock to Brooklyn festival

By the thousands, revelers recently returned to Havemeyer Street in New York City’s Williamsburg neighborhood to celebrate the annual Giglio Feast following its first-ever cancellation in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and then downsized crowds in 2021.

Tribune News Service

Hundreds of dementia patients in Virginia are sent to state-run psychiatric hospitals that aren’t equipped for them

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — May Wells’ heart sank as she watched her husband leave their Williamsburg home in the back of a police car. Her husband, Ray, suffered from early onset Alzheimer’s disease, and his condition had deteriorated to the point that Wells called for help.

Daily Mirror

Inside eerie abandoned farm containing decaying busts of US presidents

Explorer and photographer Leland Kent stumbled across the Presidents Park in Williamsburg, Virginia, which displays the busts of America's 43 past presidents

The Independent UK

Museum begins honoring Black coachmen from the Jim Crow era

The Black men who drove horse-drawn carriages through the streets of Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia were both everywhere and invisible during the Jim Crow era

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