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'You come here and you go back in time': Historic Orman Mansion gets new life as event venue
The Pueblo Chieftain via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Orman-Adams Mansion has been a home to two Colorado governors and a U.S. senator, as well as a...
This Carbon-Neutral Cement Is the Future of Infrastructure
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 2 years agoCement, a key ingredient in concrete, requires mined limestone. Now, researchers are replacing the...
Marble Countertops: 9 Tips for Choosing the Perfect Slab
Architectural Digest via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPhoto: deVOL Kitchens When it comes to selecting kitchen countertops, marble remains the top choice...
Burnet bound: A spooky jail, a Texas fort and vanished Mormon mills await in this county seat
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBURNET, Texas — The second stop during a July day trip to Burnet County was this handsome county...
Bones, sweat and years: What it takes to dig up a dinosaur
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPaleontologist Luis Chiappe, director of the Dinosaur Institute at the Natural History Museum of Los...
The historical miracles of Marble Falls, Texas
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDear Texas history buffs, It's amazing how much one can see during one Texas day trip. Recently, I sketched out some destinations in Burnet County,...
Pioneering history: In Marble Falls, tales of a legendary mayor, a museum and those pies
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMARBLE FALLS, Texas — A proposed Think, Texas column about a day trip to Burnet County swiftly grew into three separate columns, so fascinating were the historic towns of Marble Falls, Burnet ...
Makakilo rock quarry expansion is sought
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 28—A rock quarry in Makakilo that has long aggravated some and appeased other residents in communities built around the 50-year-old mining enterprise is aiming to expand and extend operations ...
Velvet Elk's open mic with host Hunter Stone and other Boulder events for today
Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 7—Open Stage at Velvet Elk: Bring your axe to this open mic in Boulder's newest lounge that's hosted by folk-blues singer-songwriter Hunter Stone, who delivers his own songs steeped into ...
The Best Places to See Fossils in the United States
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 2 months agoInto fossils? Taking a road trip across the country and looking for a side quest? Perhaps you’re just looking for an escape from modernity writ large....
