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Southern California Beyond the Freeway
Perhaps nothing defines Los Angeles like the freeways: ribbons of asphalt and steel (and traffic jams) tying coast, valley and mountains together in a multilane, limited-access web. These highways were considered so essential that planners nearly ...
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World
Lured by Federal Dollars, Canadian Cities Rethink Zoning
Major Canadian cities are opening up development zoning to include fourplexes in exchange for federal funds to build housing.
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Science
Old Faithful Is Boiling, Smelly and the Perfect Home for These Living Things
In one of Yellowstone National Park’s most well-known attractions, researchers discovered an extraordinary diversity of microbial life.
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News
Yankee Fans Can Buy Mickey Mantle’s Childhood Home. The Price: $7.
For its first foray into real estate, a collectibles company is offering ownership shares of the Hall of Famer’s Oklahoma house.
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News
Trying for a Mortgage? Here’s How Much Money You Need to Make.
Qualifying incomes for standard mortgages on typical homes have gone through the roof. Especially in California.
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World
Thirst and Hunger Grow in Besieged Gaza Amid Israeli Bombardment
Residents wait in line for hours for bread and water, with fights sometimes breaking out. The United Nations has called the situation a humanitarian catastrophe.
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News
$900,000 Homes in California
A 1927 bungalow in Oakland, a two-bedroom condominium in Los Angeles and a mobile home in Agoura Hills.
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News
The Agony and Ecstasy of Home Winemaking
An estimated 500,000 hobbyists in North American are making wine with purchased grapes, juice, even berries. Some even grow their own.
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World
China’s Economy Grew More Than Expected Over the Summer
The government spent heavily on infrastructure, state-owned banks financed a boom in factory construction and consumers spent more, but the housing sector stumbled.
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News
He Wanted a Comfortable Apartment With Room for All of His Art
The Tacoma condo hadn’t been touched in 40 years, and the pandemic made renovating tricky. But it turned out so well, now the architect wants to buy it.