| Treasures, clocks stand test of time
Co-owners Larry Davenport and his dad, Bill Davenport, have spent the past 30 years offering customers the chance to purchase antique furniture and clocks of all shapes, sizes and sounds. "Personally, I find the 1800s to be a fascinating century," the younger Davenport said. "This was the beginning of the industrial age, and a period where clocks and furniture were quality made." The 1800s are firmly entrenched at the store, which boasts a wooden cuckoo clock (1880), a wooden rocking chair (1850), a grand bookcase (1870), an American grandfather clock (1820) and a sterling silver snuff box (1868). Yet, of all the clocks and antiques that occupy the 4,000-square-foot store, there is one item that the elder Davenport enjoys showing the most. And that is an 1876 family Bible that is 11 inches wide by 12?3/4 inches deep, and is approximately 7 inches thick.
Sedgwick Co. lowballed charity
WICHITA - A charity's downtown Wichita building is worth more than twice what Sedgwick County offered to pay for it to make room for an arena, a panel of three appraisers determined.
In a report filed Friday, the court-appointed panel said the Episcopal Social Services building was worth $1.3 million. The county had offered $500,000 for it. The panel also determined that four other properties in the area where the county plans to build a $201 million sports and entertainment center were worth more than Sedgwick County offered to pay for them. The other properties were an antique store, a welding service, a parking lot and a building owned by a real estate firm. A Sedgwick County judge appointed the panel after the owners questioned how much the county had offered them.
Female Hotel And Resort Ownership On Rise In Luxury Hospitality Market
After many years of male domination, the luxury hospitality market is now experiencing a new trend - luxury hotels, resorts and villas owned and designed by women. From Shambala Estate in Bali, the high-end Lindian Village in Rhodes, Greece and Casa Colonial in the Dominican Republic to the ultra chic Cerulean-Villa on St. Barnes Bay, Anguilla women are now leading the charge in ownership and design of unique luxury hotels and resorts.
This new breed of hoteliers is inspired by a booming luxury travel market, as well as personal experiences as hotel guests traveling for corporate and leisure. The end-result is hotels, resorts and villas that focus on the smallest details and design elements which incorporate comfort and style into communal areas to provide an at home atmosphere.
Starry-eyed crowd attends Jones Observatory reopening
The Jones Observatory reopened Sunday after being closed for renovation for the majority of the fall semester.
A $280,000 makeover included sandblasting and repainting its dome, replacing the roof, refurbishing the front door and laying new brickwork.
The observatory was originally built in 1936 by Mr. Clarence T. Jones, an avid amateur astronomer and architect.
It was turned over to the University of Chattanooga in 1944, and it came into the UT system when the University of Chattanooga became UTC.
Jack Pitkin, who is the senior teaching laboratory specialist for the physics and astronomy department, has worked at the observatory for over six years. For the past five years has been running the observatory.
Pitkin strongly encourages students to get involved in the life of the observatory.
Activity in the House of Delegates hectic as ever
The activity this year is as hectic as ever. The atmosphere of this year's General Assembly has been more conciliatory than most thus far. Hopefully, it will continue to be a session with more agreement than disagreement. .A compromise agreement on transportation has been reached between most of the House and the Senate Republican Leaders. For good or ill, I was one of the six leaders who conducted the negotiations with input from a large number of the legislators from both chambers. This comprehensive transportation plan would give Virginia's fastest growing localities more authority to combat urban sprawl and control traffic. This plan would also allot Billions of new dollars into the roads, railways and public transit. .
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