Bill and Bunny Hines didn't move just their family to an LSU area subdivision; they moved their house, too.

The couple was ready to build on their University Acres lot when they heard that an old house downtown on North Sixth Street was going to be torn down to make way for a parking garage.

"I got a bee in my bonnet to move the house to our lot," Bunny Hines said.

Two contractors told the Hineses they were crazy. Homeless people were living in the house, and lots of things were missing, like floors and the stairway banister.

"It was a wreck," she recalled.

"Both contractors told us we needed to build something new," said Bill Hines, a retired pulmonologist.

Then they heard about master carpenter Tom Darensbourg.

Darensbourg took the house down piece by piece, dividing it into three piles at the back of the couple's new lot. He salvaged all of the doors and original single-pane windows and enough heart of pine for the downstairs floors.

Then he and his crew put the house back together, but with a few changes.

Bill Hines estimates that the home was built around 1890. Workers found a newspaper from 1888 behind one of the mantels.

They've heard that the home may have been built as a wedding gift for a member of the Hooper family, and carvings of bells and ribbons on a fireplace mantel give that rumor some credence. But, over the decades the house had several different uses, including as the Sigma Nu fraternity house when LSU was located at its earlier site near the present State Capitol.

During World War II, the home was a boarding house for women who worked at the telephone company, which was just a short walk away. It's most recent use had been as a law office before it was earmarked for destruction, and the Hines bought and moved it.

On its new site, the home retained its basic floor plan with a large center hall and two rooms on each side.

It was sort of like that old saying about a dog chasing the car: Youve caught it, now what?

What had been a tiny kitchen became a powder room, and a room at the back was extended to create a much larger kitchen and sitting room. Leftover bead board became cabinets and salvaged marble from an old bank the counters.

New wiring and plumbing went in along with new heating and air conditioning.

Bunny and Bill Hines spent almost every free hour in salvage yards looking for items to replace what had been taken from the old house. They even found a 19-foot banister that fit the main stairway perfectly.

"We ended up with new construction in old stuff," Bill Hines said.

On one side of the hall is the dining room, separated from the den by pocket doors. Across the hall is a study as well as the large master bedroom and bath.

Upstairs are four bedrooms and two baths.

The home is filled with antiques and family collections, including a bottle collection Bill Hines started when he was a Boy Scout. Many are displayed on a desk in the dining room.

"Patients would bring in all kinds of bottles," he said. "Most of the ones I have are over 120 years old."

From the time the Hineses and their four children moved to the house in 1987, it has been about family. It continues to this day, when every Sunday night the children and grandchildren come for dinner. The grandchildren play soccer in the center hall and games in the "grandkids area" upstairs.

"We have a music room, which is our bedroom, and a screaming room, which is the guest bathroom," Bunny Hines said. "Fortunately, only one grandchild has ever gone to the screaming room."

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BAY CITY, MI - A Columbus area neighborhood will see improvements this year thanks to a project that will demolish multiple dilapidated and blighted properties.

A neighborhood revitalization agreement between the Bay City Housing Commission, the City of Bay City and the Bay County Treasurer was approved earlier this month.

The Bay City Housing Commission approached the city and the Bay County treasurer to work in a collaborative project to acquire, demolish, and rehabilitate properties in a target area.

Seven properties are in the agreement. Two houses are owned by the Bay City through tax foreclosure while four others are owned by Bay County. One property is a vacant lot that sits adjacent to one of the city owned blighted homes.

The houses that will be demolished as a part of the project are located at the following addresses:

- 108 N. Monroe, county owned

- 109 S. Madison, county owned

- 115 N. Grant, county owned

- 206 N. Jefferson, county owned

- 234 N. Jefferson, city owned

- 232 N. Jefferson (vacant lot), city owned

- 406 10th Street, city owned

The terms of the agreement state that the Housing Commission offered to fund up to $120,000 for the acquisition, environmental testing, abatement and demotion cost of the city and county owned properties. The Housing Commission will then acquire properties, after the sites have been environmentally tested, at a cost of $100.

Bay City is expected to aid in coordination of asbestos and environmental testing, handle request for bids and oversee demolition.

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My Chemical Romance are back with their latest cryptic teaser. Following a slew of European gigs announced earlier this week (including a third U.K. show), theyre sending fans into yet another frenzy.

In mid-January, the band finally resolved the cryptic-U.K. teasing by releasing a short film titled An Offering Starring a previously introduced skeleton figure, the clip includes music many believe to be part of a to-be-announced project with potentially more to come.

Ahead of that reveal, the band posted flipped the imagery where the skull was being used as the caption while a U.K. flag hid among an array of symbols.All of the imageryfurther supports theories surrounding a Wicca-inspired new era, and now its continuing to be backed.

Today, the band shared another short teaser, cycling through more symbols. These ones appear to be sigils much like the one frontman Gerard Way wore for the bands return show. However, fans have begun decoding them and discovering they might be cities such as Chicago.

Twitter user suckmydanzigdck decoded many of the sigils starting with Chicago. Since the reveal, theyve uncovered Los Angeles, Dallas, Brooklyn, Toronto, Atlanta. You can see the full thread here.

Other users uncovered Tacoma, Newark, Philadelphia, Boston, Sacramento, Detroit and Denver.

The tease comes amid speculation of U.S. tour dates first rumored the day they announced their return. When announcing their only U.S. reunion show in Los Angeles for December, several sources confirmedwith AltPress that a tour will reportedly happen in the U.S.Rumors later followedthat the band would be playingCoachella, but theywerent announcedwith the festival lineup.

Two weeks ago, the band fueled hopes with the Dangers Days teaser by captioning it with an American flag. Now, rumors are flying on Reddit that a tour will be announced tomorrow, according to an anonymous Live Nation source.

That statement comes after a Dallas venue allegedly leaked My Chemical Romance would be playing Sept. 30. The American Airlines Center reportedly posted and immediately deleted a parking package option for the gig.

Shortly after, a radio DJ in Houston allegedly did the same by announcing the gig on-air. Despite better judgment, the personality proceeded in promoting a ticket giveaway for a Sept. 29 show at the Toyota Center.

However, thats not the only thing in the clip. Hidden within the static, a couple can be seen facing a cross about halfway through.

Many fans took to Twitter to say they felt it could be the Demolition Lovers, who are referenced in the closing track of I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love. The couple also iconically appear on the cover of Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge. The duo also return in a photographic form on the cover of Life On The Murder Scene.

The appearance follows past teases alluding to other album imagery such as the Danger Days car and the Bullets meets Welcome To The Black Parade hospital room.

With this latest teaser dropping, the rumors could very well be right, or MCR might be alluding to something entirely different. Check out the full teaser below.

Check out all of the confirmed My Chemical Romance dates below with tickets here.

03/20 Melbourne, AU @ Melbourne Showgrounds (Download Melbourne)03/21 Sydney, AU @ Parramatta Park (Download Sydney)03/25 Western Springs, NZ @ The Outer Fields at Western Springs03/28 Osaka, JP @ INTEX Osaka03/29 Download Japan @ Makuhari Messe Event Hall06/18 Milton Keynes, UK @Stadium MK06/20 Milton Keynes, UK @ Stadium MK06/21 Milton Keynes, UK @ Stadium MK06/23 Dublin, Ireland @ Royal Hospital Kilmainham07/04 Bologna, Italy @ Sonic Park Fest07/06 Bonn, Germany @ KUNST!RASEN07/11 Moscow, Russia @ Gorky Park

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OLDHAM COUNTY, Ky. Some people in Oldham Co. are now trying to save the old courthouse in La Grange.

The countys Project Development Board recently voted to demolish it and build a new one.

Some residents are doing what they can to fight the decision.

Barbara Manley Calloway grew up in Oldham County. The courthouse has always been a symbol of town and county pride that, in part, has existed for more than a century.

It has stood here as the anchor to this town, Manley Calloway said.

When she found out about plans to demolish the courthouse, Manley Calloway formed a plan of her own.

Somebodys got to do something and I thought well, you know, if not me, who else? Manley Calloway said.

She started a Facebook page to save the courthouse that got 1,700 likes in its first week.

Manley Calloway asked Preservation Kentucky and The Heritage Council of Kentucky for help.

But, it might not be enough.

No matter how many likes, comments, or shares the page gets, Judge Executive David Voegele says the courthouse is just not salvageable.

You cant even raise the facade, it might fall apart, said Voegele.

He says efforts to save the building are misinformed.

People dont know whats behind the walls, they dont know whats in the ceiling, said Voegele. They dont know whats underneath it. They just have a knee jerk reaction to a circumstance that they dont like.

RELATED: Committee votes to demolish Oldham County Courthouse, making room for new building to serve next 100 years

Voegele asked a restoration expert to examine the building and he agrees - nothing can be done to save the building.

But the vote to demolish the building wont stop Barbara Manley Calloway.

My momma always told me, and the one lesson I learned from her is, never let anybody tell you no, you cant do something, Manley Calloway said.

Voegle will publish an article in Wednesdays Oldham Era, debunking some misconceptions about the courthouse and the project.

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The plan was to save money by remodeling an existing building. The building at McKenzie Avenue was the home of EMS units that were moved after Hurricane Michael.

PANAMA CITY The Bay County Courts and Clerks facilities committee met Tuesday afternoon to discuss a plan to move the clerk functions into an unincorporated building at 225 Mckenzie Ave.

The plan was to save money by remodeling an existing building. The building at McKenzie Avenue was the home of EMS units that were moved after Hurricane Michael.

The plan to remodel the existing building at 225 McKenzie Avenue will save an estimated $500,000, said Keith Bryant, Bay County Public Works Director. It will decrease construction from 31,000 square feet to 28,000 square feet for the new courthouse.

Bay County moves forward on juvenile courthouse project

The new facility that will hold clerk functions is still on courthouse grounds, adjacent to the county courthouse. According to Bryant, the committee was all in agreement for the plan.

I think the main thing was that nobody was aware that the building at 225 McKenzie Avenue was not being used, Bryant said. With repairs to the courthouse, it just made it cheaper to remodel at that location (McKenzie Avenue).

The remodeling of the McKenzie building is expected to take six to eight months.

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LAKE FOREST, California, Jan. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- InMode Ltd. (Nasdaq:INMD) ("InMode"), a leading global provider of innovative medical technologies, introduces Evoke, a breakthrough non-invasive solution for facial remodeling.

Evoke is the first hands-free device for the face and submental area cleared by the FDA. This advanced radiofrequency-based platform addresses patient aesthetic concerns with uniform and controlled heating of the skin and subdermal tissue.

Dr. Michael Kreindel, InMode Chief Technology Officer, and inventor of Evoke commented, "The idea of a facial hands-free treatment has been circulating in the market for about 8 years. I'm proud that InMode, after years of research and development, is the first company to bring this solution to patients worldwide."

"Evoke delivers the ultimate solution in thermal facial procedures. Patients can not only turn back the hands of time but are now also able to achieve long-lasting structural enhancements to their face without excisional surgery. InMode once again has brought to market another aesthetics industry game changer," said Dr. Spero Theodorou, InMode Chief Medical Officer and Plastic Surgeon (bodySCULPT, NY).

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ceramicist whose brilliant glazed tile work changed the face of Jerusalem in the early days of the British Mandate and continues to be one of the citys most iconic art forms.

Moughalian did not know her maternal grandfather. Nor did she know much about the Armenian genocide perpetrated by Turkish Muslims in the waning years of the Ottoman Empire. This cataclysmic series of persecutions forced the Ohannessians into exile from their Anatolian mountain village, first to Syria and then to Palestine in 1918, where Ohannessian established Dome of the Rock Tiles so named because of that first, lifesaving commission to retile the vast Muslim structure built in 691 CE.

Growing up in Highland Park, New Jersey, Moughalian learned about the Holocaust in school and read books, including Elie Wiesels Night, found on the bookshelves of her many Jewish friends. She learned much more about the Jewish tragedy during World War II than about the Armenian tragedy in World War I, a traumatic topic that was difficult for her mother to talk about.

Feast of Ashes is the result of Moughalians quest to learn about her grandfather and his art pieces of which she began to seek out and collect and about the cruel persecution that shaped her familys fortunes.

She is not a professional writer; she is an accomplished flutist and artistic director of the Perspectives Ensemble. One manifestation of her inexperience that escaped the editors attention is her inconsistency in referring to her grandfather. She alternately calls him Tavit and Ohannessian, often in the same paragraph.

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VANLUE The second phase of a drainage project to reduce flooding during heavy rains in Vanlue will be done this year following recent action by the Hancock County commissioners.

Last week, commissioner President Mark Gazarek and commissioner Tim Bechtol approved a resolution authorizing a memorandum of agreement with the village for the drainage improvement.

According to the agreement, Several projects were identified that could provide flood relief but did not rise to the level of federal interest within the Blanchard River watershed and were not pursued for federal funds after the 2007 flood.

Drainage improvements in and near the village was one of those projects.

The second phase will begin at Blanchard Street and extend southeast along an abandoned railroad right of way to just south of West Main Street in the village. The work includes: replacing an existing drainage tile with an 18-inch pipe; installing new catch basins; replacing a culvert at West Main Street with a 38-inch by 60-inch elliptical concrete pipe; and regrading and reseeding of the existing ditch along the route of the 18-inch tile replacement, according to the resolution.

Cost estimate is $200,000. Bids will be sought and construction done this year.

The county will provide bid documents, advertise and accept bids, construction oversight and contract administration.

The county will pay for the project with funds from the flood mitigation account.

The village will get permission or easements from property owners along the drainage tile replacement route.

The first phase was done in 2014 at a cost of $205,000.

Drainage tile that was in very poor condition was replaced with 3,700 lineal feet of 24-inch pipe along Amanda Township 197, from Blanchard Street on the villages west side to a ditch northwest of the village near the wastewater treatment lagoon, according to information from Steve Wilson, project manager for the county commissioners flood-reduction efforts.

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- About two weeks away from opening Bravo Pizza, workers polished new stainless steel counters and recently installed kitchen equipment. This restaurant and sports bar soon coming to New Dorp has some big shoes to fill, said Mike Libretta, one of the owners.

I want it to be a great neighborhood place," he said, invoking the name of the buildings former tenant, Gennaros Pizzeria.

The property, near the corner of Hylan Boulevard on New Dorp Lane, is rich in pizza history.

Back in the 1960s, it was Pizza Clown. When Gennaro Jerry Chiarello and wife, Maria, bought the business, they turned the then white-and-red rounded tent structure into Pizza Town USA. By 1980, Jerry Chiarello built a new restaurant, a block-shaped 5,000-square-feet building with a casual dining area plus a side room for more formal supping and private parties. It closed on May 31, 2018. (The Gennaros of Rabs Bowling continues in Dongan Hills.)

Actually, it was a lark that Libretta and partner Frank Russo found the property at 413 New Dorp Lane. The long-time friends and their families had been looking for a spot for several years.

The bar in the sports bar section of Bravo Pizza (Courtesy of Frank Russo)

We had this planned out long before this location was available," said Russo, a bartender by trade.

We always knew we were going to do something like this, he said, nodding at Libretta, whose family owns five other parlors -- including Frankie Boy, Pizza Petes and three Bravo-brand parlors, all in Manhattan.

As a Staten Island natives story would have it, the pals go way back.

The boys were born four days apart, and their parents first met in the hospitals nursery unit and became friends. By coincidence, the Russos and Librettas discovered shortly afterward that they were neighbors on the same New Springville block.

A view of the dining area in front of the pizza counter, a familiar view to patrons of the former Gennaro's with the set up. (Courtesy of Frank Russo)

Over the years as besties and even classmates at Moore Catholic High School, the idea of a sports bar became a source of serious discussion. Librettas family was already in the pizza business.

About six years ago, that thought of a building a business together started to become a reality. Russo and Libretta started to scope out spots in their hometown.

We would call each other with different locations, said Libretta. One day driving along New Dorp Lane, he said he realized that Gennaros had closed. Shocked that a Staten Island classic was no more, he stopped in to see what had happened. He eventually connected with the landlord and rented the spot several months later.

The sports bar section of the soon-coming Bravo Pizza (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)

The cavernous Bravo, with tin ceilings and glossy tile work, has separate spaces -- including the kitchen and an alcove for a few tables. There is seating for about 125 guests over two main sections -- a lounge area with flat screen TVs, a bar and table seating and a separate dining room for partakers of pizza. The latter setup is similar to that of Gennaros layout, where customers can buy slices or full pies, calzones, heroes, salads and pastas. Another familiar element of the place will be Billy Elliott, a pizziaola from the Gennaro parlor days.

Bravo looks to welcome New Dorp High School workers and students once again to a neighborhood pizzeria.

Were going to have a student special -- two regular slices and a soda for $5, said Libretta.

Soon theyll be doing test runs on the menu, which includes late-night bites.

Its a classic pizzeria, explained Libretta, adding, Were not trying to reinvent the wheel. We just want to stick to what works and stick with the basics -- good cocktails, classic Italian food, delivery and takeout."

We should be open in a week or two. The staff is ready. Mike has been training the kitchen crew at the 7th Avenue [Bravo] location, Russo reported. Its taken the entrepreneurs six months to construct the the new spot.

I am happy to bring this new pizzeria and sports bar concept to our Island. We know how well-loved Jerry was in the neighborhood and on the Island," said Libretta.

He continued, We have our work cut out for us on the standard he set on the Island about 50 years ago.

The side entrance to Bravo which allows access to the sports bar side of the restaurant.

Bravo will have a late-night menu for guests that will include pizza. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)

Sports memorabilia on the wall in the alcove section of Bravo that has more intimate seating. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)

Before the glass is installed at Bravo in the pizza pick-up area for guests (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)

Guests can see pizzas being produced in the front portion of the restaurant (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)

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We discover two more Tesla solar roof tile installations this week and update a few more. That leaves 998 more roofs to document this week, given Elon Musks claim of 1,000 roofs per week by the end of 2019.

More than three years after its introduction, and after having received deposits from interested homeowners, Tesla has connected just a handful of solar-integrated roofs to the grid.

pv magazine has been chasing down these installations, speaking to the homeowners, and taking photos. This is an update of an earlier photo gallery.

Maybe 2020 is the year

Last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk dubbed 2019 the year of the solar roof, its long-promised building-integrated photovoltaic product.

It turned out that 2019 was not the year of the solar roof.

Late last year, Musk introduced version 3.0 of the solar roof tile and, with characteristic optimism, claimed that the company would ramp production to 1,000 roofs per week by December of 2019. In a conference call, Musk said:

Musk said that the goal was to install the solar roof as quickly as traditional composition shingles with a target of eight hours. This requires a streamlined process of getting parts to the field along with assembly equipment to allow customization for flashing, edges and trim in the field.

Early-stage solar roof tile installs

This installation in San Carlos, California is four days into the process. The old roof material has been removed, Firestone Clad-Gard SA-FR underlayment has been installed.

About half the tiles have been laid on this relatively simple roof. There was a crew of five to seven people, including a separate crew for the Power Wall battery install. Three trucks were on-site at times.

The owner lauded the professional nature of the crew and expected about seven more days of work until the job is complete. The homeowners are documenting the install, which includes battery storage, here.

This installation, also in San Carlos, California is two or three days in, and had a crew of six men when I was there. Again, its a relatively simple roof.

Completed installations in the wild

Twitter user Austin Flack provided a video of his solar roof tile installation that includes the economics of the roof tile along with a bonus drone crash.

He told pv magazine that the install went fairly smoothly. Took 7 days, they originally estimated 5. He said, Everyone was very professional. Worked with me to get stuff right: like placing the inverter in a more appealing location. So far, were very satisfied, but obviously very much looking forward to turning the system on.

Prepping for Austin Flacks version 3 install.

Josh Pomilio, a Tesla solar glass crew lead, put up these version 3 installation photos on Instagram (since removed) taken of a home in San Jose. This installation included two Tesla battery units and three inverters, according to the home owners.

Same version 3 install from Josh Pomilio

The installation is more than 10 kw, according to the homeowners.

Heres the version 3.0 roof in Cupertino, California. This installation included a Tesla battery.

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This home in Los Gatos, California had V2 tiles on the roof and was undergoing a complete remodel.

There were several piles of unused or scrapped tiles on the side of the home.

Heres a version 2.0 installation in San Jose, California

Heres another San Jose home with a version 2.0 roof.

Heres a roof thats seen better days on a home in San Jose, California. According to Nikolas Stache, these homeowners have pulled a permit for the version 3.0 roof.

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