A
solution to the parking problem at a venerable Rye co-op, Blind Brook
Lodge, has been reached following a series of government approvals
obtained by the local law firm McCullough, Goldberger & Staudt, LLP
(MGS).
Additional parking was sought for residents of the Lodge located at 66 Milton Road in Rye.We have the ultra laundrdryer that
you have been looking for. The Lodge, according to a release from MGS,
has 133-units and the building's garage has just 41 parking spots. The
coop owns a site across the street at 75 Milton Road where there are 38
additional spots, for a total of just 79 parking spaces for the 133-unit
building.
The
parking shortage was causing shareholders to lease parking spaces
off-site including at a nearby church (which is currently for sale) and
the Rye Arts Center according to MGS the law firm secured a special
permit/zoning variance from the Rye Board of Appeals and approval from
the Rye Planning Commission for the new parking lot. The lot will
consist of 92 spaces to be constructed at 75 Milton Road, bringing the
Blind Brook Lodge parking capacity to a total of 133 spaces – one for
every unit in the building.
The new plan,We specialize in the sale and aftercare of the most renowned and popular turquoisebeads.
according to the release, incorporates modern stormwater management
measures, energy efficient LED lights, and enhanced landscaping, while
retaining much of the existing gardens in the rear of the property, as
well as the existing playground, so these amenities may continue to be
enjoyed by the shareholders. The plan also retains and enhances a
substantial vegetative buffer between the new parking lot and the
closest residential neighbor to the south.Our renowned ledparlights allow you to harness nature’s energy to power your applications.
In
addition, the MGS release explained that as required by the Rye
Planning Commission and endorsed by the Rye Traffic and Pedestrian
Safety Committee, the project will include the installation of
state-of-the-art traffic and pedestrian safety technology, including
solar-powered LED flashing beacons. The beacons will be
pedestrian-activated to better alert drivers of the crosswalk between 66
and 75 Milton Road.
The
temporary memorial was built by the incident management team that
eventually took over command of this fire. The men and women who are
part of this team were so touched by what happened they wanted to give
the community a place to honor the fallen.
"We
want the ability for folks to come to Yarnell to read the biography,
look out,the largest suppliers and integrators of renewable flatteningmachine in
the country. have a moment to recognize the sacrifices made," says
Pitassi. The memorial sits about a mile from where the firefighters
died. A scope there allows people who want to grieve and honor the
heroes a closer look at where the tragedy took place.
"There's
a sense of peace and a sense of its not going to go away but I think
its cathartic to be where they were to get that sense of what happened,"
says Cheryl Ring. The incident management team bused up anyone who
wanted. People like ring, who wanted to see the lone flag that flies for
the 19 fallen heroes.
"It's
a tribute to the guys who are sacrificing their lives every day. It's
not an easy job, there's nothing simple about what they do." The flag
memorial is lit up by solar lights, and it is permanent.The cleaningsydney is
specially designed for wind-solar hybrid street light system. The pole
was donated by APS. It was put in place this past Sunday, and the
incident management team raised the flag on Monday. Click on their
website www.pvsolver.com for more information.
2013年7月12日 星期五
2012年2月22日 星期三
Go Away With ... Kambri Crews
When bill collectors called the Crews house, they talked to Kambri, the hearing child of deaf parents. Today, Kambri Crews, a 40-year-old author, having watched her charismatic father beat her mother, tells her compelling life story filled with love, hope and fear, in her thoughtful and sly memoir "Burn Down the Ground" (Villard, $25). One of the more unique places that Crews travels to is the Texas prison where her father is serving a 20-year sentence for the attempted murder of a girlfriend.
Q. What was the first trip you took as a child?
A. I've been flying on my own since I was five years old. I flew Braniff Airlines from Houston to Tulsa where I spent summers with my deaf grandparents. When I was 12, they took me on my first real vacation: a road trip to San Antonio, Texas to visit the Alamo and the Natural Bridge Caverns in New Braunfels. We saw wild bat colonies, rode inner tubes down the Guadalupe River, toured an anti-gravity house and ventured deep inside the caverns on a guided tour of sheer natural wonder. We were learning, laughing and experiencing things for the first time together. Before that trip, my grandparents were just some old people my mom was fond of. By the end, we were true friends.
Q. What would be your dream trip?
A. In sixth grade Social Studies class, Kenya was my choice for a required report on a foreign country. I've always had a fascination with animals and African safaris in particular. I'm not sure I could handle watching a real hunt and kill, though. I sob uncontrollably at National Geographic. I'd likely ruin the food chain by shrieking like I do at horror movies: "He's right behind you! Run!"
Q. What are your favorite hotels?
A. I once lived in a one-room tin shack, so it doesn't take much to impress me. Offer me warm cookies, free newspapers and lemon water in the lobby, and I'm ready to move in. My top three hotel memories are of the Topaz in Washington, D.C., they are pet friendly, offer you free wine in the late afternoon and are within walking distance of the DC Improv where my husband performs; the Biltmore Hotel in Providence, R.I., their pillows were so divine I purchased four for myself, and the Hotel des Academies et des Arts, a boutique hotel in Paris, that made me want to live there as an artist in residence, even though I can't draw a circle.
Q. What is your favorite vacation destination?
A. Peru. It has the perfect combination of spectacular natural beauty, rich history, friendly people and affordability.
Q. To someone who was going there for the first time, what would you recommend that they do during their visit?
A. The lost city of Machu Picchu is the obvious choice with its jaw-dropping beauty and unusual origins. But we also stayed at the Tambopata Eco Lodge, where we hiked through the rain forest and camped in a tent in the jungle with our guide named Elvis. We saw every species of monkey native to Peru and had a very long staring contest with a herd of wild boar. I won. It was a slightly dangerous, yet completely thrilling experience.
Q. Where have you traveled to that most reminded you of home?
A. There's no place like home. But with my unconventional life, I actually mean it. Camping in the rain forest in Peru would probably be the closest. Not bathing, relieving myself in the woods, sleeping on the hard ground, using lanterns and flashlights and hoping not to be killed in the middle of the night? Yep, that about sums it up.
Q. What is your guilty pleasure when you're on the road?
A. The hotel mini-bar and room service. I like to order anything that supplies me with more miniature things to take home: mayo, ketchup, mustard, jelly. I could have a curio cabinet filled with them.
Q. When you go away, what are some of your must-have items?
A. A good book, sunblock, sunglasses and a fridge stocked full of overpriced tiny stuff. I don't know what it is about mini-sized things that I love so much. Maybe my husband can tell you.
Q. Where are your favorite weekend getaways?
A. Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., is a short drive or train ride from New York City and a lovely village with iconic American historic sites. If you're a runner like I am, they offer fun, yet challenging, races, including a 10K on Halloween weekend. Seeing the Headless Horseman along the trail adds some incentive to run a little faster. They also have fantastic antique stores, if you have a way of getting your purchases back home.
Q. What is your best vacation memory?
A. When I was nine, my friend Sally and her family let me join them on a road trip to Matagorda Bay on the Texas coast. Her family drove school buses and had converted an old one into a makeshift travel trailer. For some unknown reason, we had the entire beach to ourselves. Seeing miles of vacant gulf and sand and sky was overwhelming. We threw a net into the ocean and later pulled up our catch to find so many crabs you couldn't see the string. We camped, swam in the surf, ate freshly boiled crab and swapped stories around a fire. They didn't care about fancy pillows from the Biltmore or stocked mini-fridges, they just loved each other and, by default, me. It was magical.
Q. What was the first trip you took as a child?
A. I've been flying on my own since I was five years old. I flew Braniff Airlines from Houston to Tulsa where I spent summers with my deaf grandparents. When I was 12, they took me on my first real vacation: a road trip to San Antonio, Texas to visit the Alamo and the Natural Bridge Caverns in New Braunfels. We saw wild bat colonies, rode inner tubes down the Guadalupe River, toured an anti-gravity house and ventured deep inside the caverns on a guided tour of sheer natural wonder. We were learning, laughing and experiencing things for the first time together. Before that trip, my grandparents were just some old people my mom was fond of. By the end, we were true friends.
Q. What would be your dream trip?
A. In sixth grade Social Studies class, Kenya was my choice for a required report on a foreign country. I've always had a fascination with animals and African safaris in particular. I'm not sure I could handle watching a real hunt and kill, though. I sob uncontrollably at National Geographic. I'd likely ruin the food chain by shrieking like I do at horror movies: "He's right behind you! Run!"
Q. What are your favorite hotels?
A. I once lived in a one-room tin shack, so it doesn't take much to impress me. Offer me warm cookies, free newspapers and lemon water in the lobby, and I'm ready to move in. My top three hotel memories are of the Topaz in Washington, D.C., they are pet friendly, offer you free wine in the late afternoon and are within walking distance of the DC Improv where my husband performs; the Biltmore Hotel in Providence, R.I., their pillows were so divine I purchased four for myself, and the Hotel des Academies et des Arts, a boutique hotel in Paris, that made me want to live there as an artist in residence, even though I can't draw a circle.
Q. What is your favorite vacation destination?
A. Peru. It has the perfect combination of spectacular natural beauty, rich history, friendly people and affordability.
Q. To someone who was going there for the first time, what would you recommend that they do during their visit?
A. The lost city of Machu Picchu is the obvious choice with its jaw-dropping beauty and unusual origins. But we also stayed at the Tambopata Eco Lodge, where we hiked through the rain forest and camped in a tent in the jungle with our guide named Elvis. We saw every species of monkey native to Peru and had a very long staring contest with a herd of wild boar. I won. It was a slightly dangerous, yet completely thrilling experience.
Q. Where have you traveled to that most reminded you of home?
A. There's no place like home. But with my unconventional life, I actually mean it. Camping in the rain forest in Peru would probably be the closest. Not bathing, relieving myself in the woods, sleeping on the hard ground, using lanterns and flashlights and hoping not to be killed in the middle of the night? Yep, that about sums it up.
Q. What is your guilty pleasure when you're on the road?
A. The hotel mini-bar and room service. I like to order anything that supplies me with more miniature things to take home: mayo, ketchup, mustard, jelly. I could have a curio cabinet filled with them.
Q. When you go away, what are some of your must-have items?
A. A good book, sunblock, sunglasses and a fridge stocked full of overpriced tiny stuff. I don't know what it is about mini-sized things that I love so much. Maybe my husband can tell you.
Q. Where are your favorite weekend getaways?
A. Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., is a short drive or train ride from New York City and a lovely village with iconic American historic sites. If you're a runner like I am, they offer fun, yet challenging, races, including a 10K on Halloween weekend. Seeing the Headless Horseman along the trail adds some incentive to run a little faster. They also have fantastic antique stores, if you have a way of getting your purchases back home.
Q. What is your best vacation memory?
A. When I was nine, my friend Sally and her family let me join them on a road trip to Matagorda Bay on the Texas coast. Her family drove school buses and had converted an old one into a makeshift travel trailer. For some unknown reason, we had the entire beach to ourselves. Seeing miles of vacant gulf and sand and sky was overwhelming. We threw a net into the ocean and later pulled up our catch to find so many crabs you couldn't see the string. We camped, swam in the surf, ate freshly boiled crab and swapped stories around a fire. They didn't care about fancy pillows from the Biltmore or stocked mini-fridges, they just loved each other and, by default, me. It was magical.
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