Capitol Visitor Center Transforms East Side With Unsettling Pomposity
Over time, the U.S. Capitol has taken on two very different faces. What was once deemed the back side of the building -- facing the Mall -- became a grand, ceremonial front, with the addition of dramatic stairs, terraces and landscaping that emphasized its prominence on a hill. To the east, the o...

Update: Victim of Landscaping Fatal Accident Identified
UPDATE @ 4:55 p.m. Sunday: Police released the victim's name as Thomas Guy Rayle, 45, of Randleman. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) ? A landscaping worker was killed Saturday while on the job shortly before noon Saturday at 4125 North Patterson Avenue, according to police. Thomas Rayle, 45, of Randleman, reportedly fell into a commercial truck that grinds up and distributes mulch. The victim, ...

Select native plants
Native plant species make great landscaping and restoration plants. That might not sur prise some, but consider this: Besides the natural benefits, they require very little maintenance. Because they are indigenous to our area, they don't require watering once they are established, which typically takes about three years.

Landscaping Worker Killed in Job Site Accident
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) ? A landscaping worker was killed Saturday while on the job shortly before noon Saturday at 4125 North Patterson Avenue, according to police. The yet-to-be identified man reportedly fell into a commercial truck that grinds up and distributes mulch. The victim, according to police, became entangled and died.

Community Events
PUBLIC MEETING - Greer Park Improvements Public Meeting co-sponsored by the Midtown Residents Association and City of Palo Alto to review improvement plans for Greer Park - landscaping for last 1.5 acres and the children's play area.

Scotia reinforces waterfront
SCOTIA ? Big plans to restore a popular family spot along the village's waterfront to its past glory and reduce coastal erosion will soon begin in earnest. Village Mayor Kris Kastberg recently said the area around Jumpin' Jacks Drive-In, specifically from Western Gateway Bridge to the end of Schonowee Avenue, will get a major facelift, including landscaping improvements and enhanced ...

X-Court will close for work
Work on concrete, landscaping takes place this week.

Church groups are making children's home a reality
DUNNELLON - With new landscaping outside and fresh paint inside the first cottage at Covenant Children's Home, group members now are preparing for their annual holiday fundraiser, which will be part of the historic district's First Saturday Street Market this Saturday.

Irrigation plans could be required for water service
New commercial developments within Nipomo Community Services District boundaries may soon be required to submit irrigation and landscaping plans for review before will-serve letters will be issued for water service.

Donation brings more than 100 new trees to zoo
Last month, 60 sixth-graders from the Grand Rapids Public Zoo School took their study of trees out into the field, joining personnel from Rooks Landscaping and staff from the John Ball Zoo to plant over 100 trees. The trees were donated by longtime sponsor Bissell Inc.

FFA, Howmet and conservation district go green in the snow
Dustin Ellsworth, left, and Josh Pineda, right, get ready to plant a tree as they listen to Jeff Auch. Alcoa-Howmet?s native landscaping project got a boost from the Muskegon Conservation District and students in Montague?s FFA program.

Life after polio
At first glance, Gary Presley's home is like all the others on the pristine Springfield block where he lives: a duplex condominium with a neat strip of lawn and ornamental landscaping, nothing out of place.

Completing Eagle Scout trifecta
Braving blustery wind and bitter cold on Saturday, Nov. 22, at Oak Meadows Field in Rockaway Township, Peter Van Eck, members of his Boy Scout Troop 113 and other volunteers, finished his Eagle Scout project. His two older brothers are Eagle Scouts. The group was beautifying the entrance to the field with landscaping and a new sign, work that was spread over two weekends. His brother, Grant, 23, ...

After Phone Abruptly Hung Up, a Grisly Crime
Roosevelt Saverino does not remember exactly what he was talking about with his friend Lila Meizell that Wednesday night. He just remembers her saying "Don't hang up" because her landscaper was at the door asking for money.

Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Illumination Incorporating LEDs - Global Market Forecast & Analysis
ElectroniCast Consultants, a leading market & technology forecast consultancy, recently announced the year-end update of their market forecast of the global market consumption of packaged Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) used in selected Solid State Lighting (SSL) Illumination applications

The Pursuit of Expansiveness Guides the Capitol?s New Visitor Center
The new Capitol Visitor Center in Washington has more than doubled the building?s footprint and is expected to increase its annual visitors to more than three million.

Cops: Suspect did not have license
Jose Esteban Maldonado-Luzuriaga remains jailed in lieu of $3 million bail on charges that he struck and killed a bartender Saturday night.

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BANGKOK, Dec 2 (TNA) ? The damage to Government House, seized almost 100 days ago by anti-government protesters, is estimated at Bt125 million, according to Permanent Secretary Nathi Premrasmi of the Office of the Prime Minister, Chiang Mai.

OSHA Investigates Local Fatal Mulcher Accident
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigates a gruesome landscaping accident that killed a man in Winston-Salem.

Capitol's new welcome
After six years of construction and $621 million - more than twice the original price tag - the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center is finally ready for its close-up.