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Ashville approves provision for new subdivision
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (148+ words) The Anniston Star The Ashville Council approved a cost increase for the construction of the new Ashville Fire Station. ASHVILLE - A plan to add a new subdivision in the City of Ashville will be allowed to proceed after city officials…...
Pell City extends hold on metal-clad building use
3+ week, 19+ min ago (154+ words) The Anniston Star An ordinance addressing metal-clad buildings has been under study by Pell City officials since July of last year, and a moratorium that was put into effect on the buildings will now be extended until at least the…...
History shines in Pell City mural
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (156+ words) The Anniston Star Artists Sundi Hawkins, left, and Penny Arnold, right, take a break from their work on the huge downtown mural in Pell City, a project of the Pell City Historical Society. A ribbon cutting will be held at…...
City hires consultant for planned renovation of Ritz Theatre
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (137+ words) The Anniston Star GADSDEN " Alabama City's historic Ritz Theatre needs some TLC, and the City of Gadsden is seeking a road map for that while it pursues funding to actually do the work. The City Council on April 21 approved a…...
Massive mansion for sale comes with nightclub in basement
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (91+ words) The Anniston Star (John Thoma via SWNS) The nightclub inside the home. (John Thoma via SWNS) A swanky Essex mansion has hit the market for $4. 6 million - complete with its own NIGHTCLUB. Javascript is required for you to be able to…...
Noble Cottage has undergone a full restoration
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (155+ words) In the 19th century, Anniston was a hopeful industrial town looking to the future. Annie's Town was using its best resources of human talent and the best from its natural environment in order to become the city that its founders envisioned....
Gadsden's Hardin Center has new, spacious look downstairs
9+ mon, 21+ hour ago (214+ words) Art exhibits have been moved to the first floor of the Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts in downtown Gadsden. The former art galleries on the second floor are now home to the Downtown Dance Conservatory. The model railroad layout…...
Amsterdam honours its own Golden Age sculpture master
1+ year, 3+ day ago (111+ words) Imposing but delicate marble sculptures of Graeco-Roman-style figures grace the vaulted corridors of a huge palace. But this isn't Florence or Rome. This is Amsterdam. Imposing but delicate marble sculptures of Graeco-Roman-style figures grace the vaulted corridors of a huge…...