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Cortney Morrison-Taylor interior designer, artist and Elmwood Avenue entrepreneur died unexpectedly Thursday in Buffalo. She was 27.

Ms. Morrison-Taylor co-owned Ro, a home-decor boutique at 732 Elmwood, with business partner Hayley Carrow.

She always wanted to be in business, and she started the business with her childhood friend. Their artistic sensibilities and the fact they were joined at the hip enabled them to get through any adversity. That made them the perfect yin and yang, said her father, Paul Morrison-Taylor. They were lifelong friends through thick and thin and they never had a problem. Our heart now goes out to Hayley as well.

Ms. Morrison-Taylor grew up in East Aurora, where she graduated from Aurora Waldorf School and East Aurora High School. She studied interior design at SUNY Buffalo State, where she was given the Deans Award for Excellence.

Before opening Ro, Ms. Morrison-Taylor and Carrow opened Reimagine, a shop specializing in vintage items, when they were fresh out of college.

We havent seen in a long time anyone that young opening recently, said Carly Battin, executive director of the Elmwood Village Association. The two had much drive and made their shop a success. Its hard to open a new business and have longevity that survived and thrived, even after reinventing themselves.

Ro often showcased the work of local artists and sponsored joint events with fellow businesses.

Just a couple of weeks ago, they collaborated on a Japanese floral art exhibit and saki tasting with Sato restaurant across the street, Battin said.

Ms. Morrison-Taylor was the middle child of three sisters and lived in a house with a good amount of dress-up play. Cortney always did a nice job of putting an outfit together, said her mother, Jennifer Morrison-Taylor.

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Mannequins. Trios of hanging light fixtures. Dark, dramatic kitchens. All of the above are generally found in the edgy Toronto homes designed by Parisian architect and interior designer Stphane Chamard, who moved to the city five years ago because of a budding romance. Chamard's dream is to make the Victorian houses and apartments in his adopted city much sexier, and he often provides them with what he calls "the lover's circulation," a layout where a family can keep secrets from one another. His latest project, called Jaya's Residence, is just as sultry and distinctive as one would expect from a designer whose primary objective is mystery.

The apartment is located in an older building, where exposed brick sections mix with white gallery walls. Inside, Chamard has combined striking artworks, such as a black-and-white chalk mural in the kitchen, and a whimsical balloon-shaped installation in the living room, with light-colored, geometric furniture and sculptural light fixtures. Light purple accents are used sparingly. The full effect is reminiscent of a Michelangelo Antonioni film set. Take a look:

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ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. -

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a St. Johns County husband and wife arrested for growing marijuana in their home can go back to their home to collect their belongings.

Scott and Marsha Yandell took the county to court, claiming the county irreparably harmed them by not allowing them into their homeafter they were arrested in February. Deputies said four dozen marijuana plants were found growing in their home.

The Yandells have not been allowed back in their home since investigators found their large marijuana growing operation.

The attorney for St. Johns County argued earlier this week that the home was a manufacturing facility for illegal drugs. She also argued the couple had an electrician go into the house to alter the wiring to accommodate their grow operation.

The Yandells said St. Johns County was illegally keeping them from their home and that they have the legal right to use medical marijuana.

Judge Marcia Howard agreed Wednesday, giving the Yandells a temporary restraining order against St. Johns County and saying the county has to allow the Yandells to access the property for 14 days at most. The ruling essentially said the county did not follow its procedures in barring the Yandells from the home.

After the 14 days, the restraining order expires and the county can move forward with whatever it wants to do with the home. It's possible it will be demolished.

The county has a hearing on the issue on March 23.

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MOUNT CARMEL - Faulty wiring sparked the four-alarm fire Monday that burned through seven homes on South Walnut Street, according to investigators.

Meanwhile, James Reed Sr., a borough police chief who went into cardiac arrest while fighting the devastating fire, may return home today.

Borough police Lt. Chris Buhay, Mount Carmel's fire investigator, said the fire originated in a first-floor living room wall shared by 215-217 S. Walnut St., and that it was accidental.

"It wasn't an outlet," Buhay said Tuesday. "It was wiring."

Those homes are a total loss, Buhay said, adding that it's likely neighboring homes at 213 and 219 S. Walnut also are destroyed.

The properties at 211, 215, 217 and 223 S. Walnut were insured. Tenants of the latter two did not, however, have renter's insurance, Buhay said. Uninsured were 213 and 219 S. Walnut, both vacant, along with 221 S. Walnut.

The fire was reported to 9-1-1 about 11:40 a.m. Monday. First responders

from five counties manned more than 50 emergency vehicles. It took nearly four hours to extinguish the blaze. Thirteen people were displaced.

An investigation began Monday shortly after the fire was extinguished, and resumed at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Buhay was joined by Trooper Kirk Renn, a state police fire marshal, Mount Carmel Township Fire Marshal Brian Hollenbush and Mount Carmel Borough Fire Chief Daniel Cimino.

'Barrage of fire'

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