Old Delhis tea stalls make very milky and sweet chai. The venerable Modern Tea Stall with its not-so-modern wooden chairs and chipped china is different. Its tea is dark and kadak (strong). Founded in 1967, this atmospheric destination on Haveli Azam Khan street was lying shuttered since the coronavirus-triggered lockdown in March. It reopened a month ago.

Before the pandemic changed the texture of everyday routines, some of the areas distinguished verse writers would gather in the tea house every evening (see photo) to chat about the latest trends in contemporary Urdu poetryas well as gossip about the private life of the poets. Indeed, the daily soires of these faithful attendees were a most convenient gateway for an outsider to experience the Walled Citys vibrant hyperlocal literary scene. The eminences included poet and publisher Munir Hamdam of Turkman Gate Mohalla, (late) poet Rauf Raza of Chitli Qabar who made his living as an interior decorator, journalist Javed Mushiri of Ballimaran, poet Javed Niyazi of Kucha Rohilla Khan who runs a rubber business and poet Iqbal Firdausi of Baradari who manages a small factory of musical instruments such as drum sets and harmonium parts.

These days the tea house remains silent. Just like the grave man at the counter, who has an eerily quiet temperament. Dressed in white kurta, pyjama and topi, Muhammed Khaleel sits on a throne-like chair placed at the entrance, occasionally jotting on his notepad. This is hisaab (balance sheets), not shayiri (poetry), he clarifies.

Open by 7am, the tea house offers relaxing distractions. Those with a fascination for old objects might be mildly enchanted by an aged wall-clock. Or perhaps by the once-white tiles on the walls whose current shade resembles the yellowing pages of old musty hardbounds. Faded posters of famous Sufi shrines too draw attention. The tea house would stay open until about midnight with the aforementioned poets as its last customers. Thats how it used to be in the Before Corona, or BC, era. These days the poets dont show up, and the place shuts by 8pm latest.

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Continuing their witch-hunt against Republic Media Network, the Raigad Police on Friday questioned Republic TVs Chief Financial Officer (CFO) S Sundaram in connection to the 2018 suicide case of interior decorator Anvay Naik, only two days after editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami was released from Taloja jail.

According to the reports, the Raigad Police had earlier summoned S Sundaram for questioning him in the 2018 suicide case. The summons to Republic TV CFO comes two days after Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami was granted interim bail in the same case by the Supreme Court.

Reportedly, Raigad police had summoned Sundaram after Arnab Goswami had allegedly said that making payments on behalf of the company was the job of the CFO. Accordingly, the police officials have issued summons to him and asked him to appear before them on Friday.

The officer said they will scrutinise the financial records of the accused. A few more persons will be issued summons in the coming days, the officer said, adding that they will also audit more financial records before filing a charge-sheet in the matter.

On Wednesday, a Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice Chandrachud and Justice Indu Malhotra hearing the petition said that Bombay High Court made an error in rejecting the application for grant of interim bail on technical grounds. Granting the bail to Arnab Goswami, the apex court alsodirectedthe Raigad police to ensure the compliance of the order of release of Arnab Goswami forthwith.

The Supreme Court also asked Arnab Goswami and two other accused to execute a personal bond for an amount of Rs 50,000 for release on interim bail.

Justice Chandrachud, hearing the plea had made scathing observations saying, If we dont interfere in this case today we will walk on path of destruction. If left to me I wont watch the channel and you may differ in ideology butConstitutional courts will have to protect such freedoms.

Arnab wasarrestedlast week by the Mumbai Police after it had reopened 2018 abatement of the suicide case of an architect, Anvay Naik. On the 4th of November, 15-20 policemen armed with assault weapons and led by encounter cop Sachin Vaze had stormed into the house of Arnab Goswami and dragged him out. The 2018 case has been unilaterally opened against after it was closed in 2019 at the behest of the Home Minister of Maharashtra, Anil Deshmukh.

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Dramas that will help you get over your ex, forget about broken hearts with these series that will distract you with their stories.

Love is one of the most complicated things in life, Korean entertainment has often been inspired by this feeling to create various plots that make us cry and fall in love with the characters. The pain of a broken heart is something we all experience at some point in our life, these stories will help you overcome that love break.

If you need to cry or be distracted by stories that help you believe in love again and show that there are many things to be happy about, these Korean dramas are for you. With genres like science fiction, comedy, medicine, romance and even poems, these plots will make you forget about your excrush.

There are characters who must go through some adversities to fulfill their dreams or to overcome past pain, also who fight against everything to be happy with the people they love. Even if you have lost a love, remember that it is a new opportunity to meet someone new, who values you and reciprocates you, our hearts can love another person despite being broken by the wrong boy.

Build your marathon and enjoy these Korean dramas.

You can also see doramas inspired by the fall-winter season.

Year 2014Starring: Jo In Sung and Gong Hyo JinWhere to watch: Netflix, Viki

First psychiatric drama that tells the life of a girl who is an intern in a university hospital, whose life changes when she meets a famous writer who suffers from obsessive compulsive neurosis disorder. The plot aims to portray the reality of people suffering from a mental illness.

Year: 2017Starring: Lee Jun Ho and Won Jin AhWhere to watch: Viki

Romance drama that intertwines the lives of two people who met through an accident, years later, they meet again, but they will have to deal with the wounds of their past before giving way to their feelings.

Year: 2018Starring: Lee Yoo Bi, Lee Joon Hyuk, and Jang Dong YoonWhere to see: Dramas Releases

Romance medical drama that narrates the life of a group of hospital workers who deal with the situations of daily life, but in each episode a poem is revealed that will make you feel warm when you see the story and will make you forget the ugly of love relationships.

Year: 2017Starring: Yoon Si Yoon Kim Min JaeWhere to watch: Viki

Youth romance drama that tells the life of two boys, one of them is a famous idol who suddenly disappears, the other is a young aspiring public servant. Your path will cross and it could change your life.

Year: 2018Starring: Bona and Ha Suk JinWhere to watch: Viki

Comedy drama that tells the life of a boy who learns to deal with the chaos of life, if you go through a love break this drama is for you, because the protagonist is like an interior decorator, nothing better than a renovation to leave behind the pain. In the plot, you will meet a girl who works in a real estate agency.

Year: 2016Starring: Lee Jong Suk andWhere to watch: Viki

Science fiction drama that tells the life of a girl who is a doctor, is the daughter of the author of W, a very famous webtoon, whose main character is Kang Chul, but whose destiny is about to end. However, she manages to travel to the alternate world and saves him, both will have to find out what is happening.

Year: 2015Starring: Lee Dong Wook and Jung Ryu WonWhere to watch: Viki

Romance drama that narrates the life of a group of inmates in a hospital and the workers of a radio station, who learn to enjoy life and be happy despite adversity, each of them suffers from some deficiency. Even if broken hearts hurt, there are better things to fight for.

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The Molyneux-Designed Garret That Merited Its Own Feature

Since the Revolution, when the building was confiscated and sold off in pieces, it has been mistreated legendary designer Juan Pablo Molyneux said to Architectural Digest in September 2007 of his 17th-century Marais-set manse. My contribution has been to restore that missing respect. The story of that effort got an importantand romanticnew chapter when Molyneux decided to restore its habitable attic into a surprise for his wife, Pilar.

Ultimately, he drew inspiration for the Delft tilecovered space from the Menshikov Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. When I brought Pilar to visit the Menshikov for the first time, the experience was moving for both of us, he said. I wanted her to understand the happinessthe revelation of beautythat I had there as a boy of 19. My travels have always been a source of inspiration, and I filed away my first impression of those marvelous rooms with an intuition that one day I would have the opportunity to design something in the same style. And he certainly did. But because of his unique approach to curating the space, it pays homage to its model. Yet its totally Parisian.

The title of the article that first featured this image was Sleeping Beauty.

A Los Angeles Bathroom That Thinks All Pink

We had to replace the existing tile because the plumbing had damaged everything, Clara Yust told Architectural Digest of her home bathroom in February 2005. But it was dark brown, and I didnt like it anyway. The pink tiles seen here, which cover every surface of the room, were carved from rosa portogallo salmone marble. Throughout the rest of the Los Angeles home, which was first built in 1920 and had long been coveted by Yust, original details remain. The pendant light fixture is made of Murano glass.

Home is where the tiled hearth is.

A Sunny Room With a Tiled Fireplace

A yellow and purple-blue color paletteand one that features tiles to bootmight conjure a mental image of a cheerful kitchen. But here, in a home featured in the August 1995 issue of Architectural Digest, such a scheme was used to add great panache to a special living room. The furniture seen here, as well as the large cast-iron vase, are by Jay Griffith. A Carolyn Ferris graphite portrait of William S. Burroughs, made in the same year that this interior was featured, perches above the asymmetrical fireplace.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- If youve ever been to Taste of Tremont, the Tremont Farmers Market, or frequented the nearby restaurants and bars, youre undoubtedly familiar with the red-brick Victorian on the southeast corner of Lincoln Park.

Built in 1870, the home has been carefully restored and thoughtfully renovated over the years, most recently by the current owner, Stephen Harrison.

This home is one of those treasures that just loves you back, says Harrison, the curator of decorative art and design at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

On the market for the first time since 2009, 1103 Starkweather Ave. has 3-bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms in 2,578-sq. ft. The asking price is $750,000.

The house transports you back in time with its many original decorative elements such as 12-foot ceilings, huge plaster moldings, arched pocket doors in original finish, wooden floors throughout, carved wooden doors, and a curving staircase with original banister, Howard Hannas Chris Davidson writes in his listing.

He says Harrison worked with architect David Ellison and interior decorator Thomas Lee Randleman on an extensive redesign. Changes include converting a small bedroom upstairs into a gracious bath and laundry room to complete the master suite, which now also boasts a cedar closet. They also enlarged the side porch to be a more versatile space for dining and relaxing. Built-in bookshelves were added to the library.

The result was an outstanding residential preservation award from the Cleveland Restoration Society in 2014.

Practical improvements have brought the home to todays standards, too. They include a new roof and high-capacity hot-water heater in 2018, HVAC systems in 2005 (upstairs) and 2010 (downstairs), and updated electrical throughout in 2000.

This is Tremonts most iconic and recognizable home, Davidson says.

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

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Address: 1103 Starkweather Ave.

City: Cleveland

Price: $750,000

Size: 2,578 square feet

Lot: 5,872 square feet

Year built: 1870

No. bedrooms: 3

No. bathrooms: 3 full, 1 half

School district: Cleveland Municipal School District

Real estate agent and contact info: Chris Davidson, Howard Hanna

e: chrisdavidson@howardhanna.com

p: 440-263-2669

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

The 3-bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 2,578-sq. ft. home at 1103 Starkweather Ave. in Tremont was built in 1870. (Photo: Bill Berris)

For more information on 1103 Starkweather Ave., contact Chris Davidson, Howard Hanna at chrisdavidson@howardhanna.com or 440-263-2669.

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Youve noticed it for years now: that style that mixes leopard print with glitzy chandeliers, mirrored finishes with curved velvet couches. Its simultaneously Old World Hollywood and yet still of-the-moment, but you just havent been able to put your finger on what it is, exactly. Well, were here to tell you that youve been drooling over Hollywood Regency, a style most commonly associated with interior design, furniture, and landscape architecture that comes out of the 1930s Golden Age of Hollywood.

Indeed, the origins of the style can be traced to the silver screens themselves, as actors and actresses grew accustomed to the shiny materials and traditionally-inspired furniture they found on set that created the lavish scenes of their wealthy characters. Set designs emphasized pieces that showed well on camera because of their dramatic surfaces, attention to detail, contrasting of patterns and textiles, and creation of light and dark that could be captured in black and white. Soon, designers of the stars found themselves recreating the opulence of the screen in real life for their clients.

Among those at the forefront of Hollywood Regency were interior designers like Dorothy Draper, who rose to prominence in the 1920s and 1930s after decorating some of the major hotels and apartment buildings in New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco. Her signature style focused on dramatic color schemes often with shiny black ceilings or black-and-white patterned flooring along with a profusion of mirrors, floral textiles, and green woodwork.

Other designers who had a serious impact on the style were William Billy Haines, a former actor-turned-decorator to the stars, and Paul R. Williams, a noted African American architect whose client roster included the likes of Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Barbara Stanwyck, and more. While Haines, working with his life partner James Jimmie Haines, consistently created designs that fit the high-profile lives of their clients like Joan Crawford, Williams worked in a range of styles and project types. But for his high-end clientele, Williams often produced grand homes that combined the traditional elements of Classical design but slimmed them down, simplifying the ornament to give them a sleek, modern edge.

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And this combination of traditional and modern continued, borrowing elements and characteristics from several different periods (including the English Regency, which lent part of its name to the new style), but incorporating unexpected color combinations, new materials, geometric patterns, and lots of eye-catching, glamorous textiles and finishes. Think of the glamour of Art Deco materials and simplified lines, but with the eclecticism of an antiques dealer and the maximalism of a movie star.

Like any trend, though, as time went on, the style evolved, too. As historically-inspired styles waned in the 1950s and 1960s and gave way to the International Style and midcentury modernism, Hollywood Regency stayed strong, but took on more modern forms, incorporating more contemporary color palettes and patterns including jewel tones and geometric motifs. It also embraced newer materials like lucite in combination with old classics like shiny brass or glossy lacquer, all while keeping true to its origins rooted in old school glamour and glitz.

Thinking about incorporating Hollywood Regency into your own home? Take a look at some celebrity homes that continue to seek out this now-classic California style for their own spaces, and see if you can find any inspiration for yourself.

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From ELLE Decor

Few designers have married purpose and passion as successfully as James Ford Huniford. In 2004, the New Yorkbased decorator founded Design on a Dime, the hugely popular annual fundraiser for Housing Works, the nonprofit fighting AIDS and homelessness. As an ELLE Decor A-List designer, he is known for mixing found objects with antique and contemporary pieces as well as for his emphasis on sustainabilitya sensibility that is captured in his new book James Huniford: At Home, published by the Monacelli Press.

The book, Hunifords first, takes a thematic approach. Huniford presents his work by examining such topics as how to approach a room and achieve scale and proportion, all while showcasing homes that range from city to country, from East Coast to West.

I hope the book will help people look at an interior and think about mixing and matching, Huniford tells ELLE Decor. Or evaluating what they might think are their problems with a room and being able to resolve that.

One theme that stretches across all of Hunifords work is his surprising use of materials. Like the factory molds that are mounted on the wall of Hunifords own Bridgehampton, New York, kitchen, his focus on reuse and rediscovery creates delight and disruption in equal measure. Huniford says he is inspired by the work of artists like Richard Serra, who force the viewer to appreciate shape, color, and texture in new ways. A Huniford room might display wooden rings that were meant for hoopskirts as art; might turn tree trunks into tables, as in the Westchester County, New York, cottage of Josh Lehrer and Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller; or might feature a ships ladder as a design element.

The trick to making found objects work as decor? Using color as a unifying canvas. Huniford is drawn to warm whites with a hint of celery or a shade of blue in them.

By finding new uses for old things, Huniford says he is creating an opportunity for conversation. When you work with objects that are reinvented, theres just a lot more freedom, Huniford says. Theres a playfulness and also a point of dialogue.

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At Home is a testament to Hunifords visionone that reveals his creativity and imagination, and one that pushes both his clients and his readers to rethink the possibilities of what design can be.

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Darrell Hofheinz and Shannon Donnelly| Palm Beach Daily News

Now their neighbor might be coming home to stay.

And just like any neighborhood, opinions about the big news in Palm Beach that PresidentDonald Trump would be leaving the White House after one term following his defeat by former Vice President Joe Biden varied Saturday from somber to joyful.

"I'm disappointed," said John Scarpa, a longtime friend of President Trump. "As an American, I'm worried aboutour future."

Palm Beacher Blair Brandt, a political strategist and Republican fundraiser who helped lead money-gatheringefforts for the president in the SunshineState, said Trump had won an impressive victory in the state of Florida during Tuesdays election.

But he declined further comment due to the legal challenges the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee are waging in multiple states.

Biden, a longtime Delaware senator who served two terms as vice president under President Barack Obama, secured enough electoral votes Saturday to claim the presidencyafter winning the state count in Pennsylvania. Joining him as vice president will be California Sen. Kamala Harris, who made history as the first Black woman and the first person of South Asian descent to be elected to the second-highest office in the land.

The news of Biden's victory left Kevin Byrne "absolutely elated."

"I have regained my faith in my fellow citizens," he said. "It's like waking up from a nightmare, especially this past week."

Democrat Leta Austin Foster, a Palm Beach interior designer and retailer, alsowas relieved and happy to hear the race being called or Biden, though she sounded a note of caution.

But I know its not all over yet, she said, referring to Trumps ongoing efforts to challenge the election results. Unfortunately, that just makes people doubt the legitimacy of the vote. Im not surprised at that. I wish I were, but Im not.

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She added: What Im really sad about is that (the last four years) exposed how many people in this country are really racist and thats so sad. But hopefully, things will get better.

The presidential election exposed deep divisions in American society, with one side certain that a second Trump presidency would usher in a right-wing autocracy, and the other just as convinced that a Biden presidency would mean a triumph for socialism. Voters turned out in record numbers: About 161 million people voted, with Biden on track Saturday afternoonto win the popular vote by more than 4 million ballots.

Another key concern for residentssuch as Bruce Langmaid was a possible change in fiscal policy. Trump, whose secretary of commerce is fellow Palm Beacher Wilbur Ross, signed a tax cut into law in 2017 that was widely seen as beneficial to the nation's wealthiest citizens.

Langmaid said hefears a Biden Administration will increase his tax burden.

"I'm worriedabout my income taxes going up," he said. "And I wonder what this means for property values in Palm Beach."

>> RELATED: Trump has raised the town's profile

Jeff Alderton was unhappy about Saturday's development, and suggested that election anomalies were responsible.

"This has been a very difficult election process for me. It was a national election, which should have national standards ... not state-run standards, which may have interfered with the voting count, hence the outcome," he said.

But Alderton also said what mattered going forward was how the new president would work with the Senate, and "most importantly how we as Americans will be heardand react in a level-headed and respectful way."

Hanging over the election was the coronavirus pandemic, now into its eighth month and resurging strongly across the United States, where more than 236,000 people have died of the contagion and nearly 10 million people have been infected.

Former Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jeff Greene, an island resident, said he is confident that Biden is better equipped than Trump to effectively tackle the demands of the coronavirus crisis.

I have been so disappointed by this administrations response to the pandemic, Greene said. Im thrilled that we have an adult in Vice President Biden who will finally address this issue.

Greene hasnt agreed with many of Trumps decisions and policies including his support of automatic assault rifles, which Greene described as weapons of mass destruction," andthe presidents appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Palm Beach Democrat Bram Majtlis said hebelieves Biden and Harris will work to protect the rights of LGBTQ people, including the legality of same-sex marriages. He and his husband, Nick Gold, were together more than 30 years before they got married a year ago.

The LGBTQ community will be in good hands with this new ticket, Majtlis said.

Democrats, he added, must work to bridge the divides that characterized the contentious election. Bidens maturity and his reputation as a centrist, Majtlis said, will help that effort.

We should reach out our hand to make one America," Majtlis said. "I think we need to be civil, and civility has been lacking over the last four years.

Nancy Brinker, a lifelong Republican and former U.S. ambassador to Hungary, also expressed hope for conciliation.

"Whether youre a Republican, Democratic or independent, we can all take a strong measure of gratification and pride from the record turnout and participation that we have witnessed in our democratic process," she said. "I am especially heartened by the record number of women who were elected to office and the message that sends to young girls across the country."

Brinker, who also served as chief of protocol at the State Department, said the world looks to America for leadership, and that means the different sides must work together.

"It is my hope that our elected leaders in Washington, regardless of party, understand that collaboration in the name of freedom and progress is no vice. There is far more that unites our great nation than divides us, she said.

Foster, the Democratic interior decorator, made national news when she was the sole person to show up in June for what she thought would be a Palm Beach protest against the death of George Floyd, the Black man who died while being detained by police in Minneapolis.

She said she is hoping Biden can help heal divisions in the country. Hes always been an across-the-aisle man, she said.

Perhaps the last word belongs to Bill Bone, who took a uniquely Palm Beach view.

"I'm glad the election has been called so I can stop talking about this and start loving my neighbors again," he said."I will never again get upset when it seems like all we worry about is parking, leaf blowers, beach sand, and the size of the second story on the new house down the street."

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Staff writer Greg Stepanich contributed to this report.

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For Michelle, an outdoor living space was a must-have.

I like to bring my cats outside with me, she says. We put them on long leashes.

A space for a table so she and Ellery can dine in the fresh air was a consideration, as well. For that reason, Michelle was excited to see the six-foot seven-inch by 16-foot two-inch balcony off the great room.

Among the couples favourite spaces within the home is its generously proportioned U-shaped kitchen.

My mother said, I know if I love a place after I cook in the kitchen and your kitchen is perfect, says Michelle, pointing to the quality of appliances and well-designed food preparation space as personal highlights.

Belwood also has a two-bedroom townhome model called the Avenue.

What makes Belwood Park so appealing is that buyers can get a home from a builder with a good reputation that has great layouts and finishes, at a great price point, says Belwood Park sales associate Andy Issik.

They also feature the ability to customize finishes to reflect the buyers own taste and personality to really make it feel like home.

As a quick possession home, the couples finishes were already in place. But they were pleased with what they saw from Stone, the interior collection featured in their home.

Its a good contrast, says Ellery, adding that the use of greys elevate other colours within their space.

I used to be an interior decorator 10 years ago, adds Michelle, who currently works with new Canadians at a not-for-profit. They have beautiful colour swatches. Its like, just pick one and youll be happy.

DEVELOPMENT: Belwood Park.BUILDER: StreetSide Developments.AREA: Belmont is a community in south Calgary.DEVELOPER: Anthem United.PRICES: Townhomes at Belwood Park start in the $250,000s.HOURS: The sales centre is open 2 to 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and noon to 5 p.m. on weekends and holidays.INFORMATION:belwoodpark.com

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When the majority of couples want to commit to each other they get engaged. Hiromi Yoshinaga and Zeb Whitehead got a business instead.

We joke about getting this instead of rings, Whitehead said about the Zutto Vintage and Antiques on the water side of downtown at 164 Bjune Drive SE.

They met through online dating 1 1/2 years ago. He has three kids, and she has a daughter; they all live in the area. She had owned several online businesses in Japan before coming to the states in 2005.

Yoshinaga, of Bainbridge Island, and Whitehead, of Seabeck, took over the store Sept. 1. Whitehead is retired military, but works as a mechanic on the shipyards. Yoshinaga worked in the North Kitsap School District as a secretary and paraeducator in Poulsbo.

She started looking for other opportunities when she was furloughed due to COVID-19. She collects antiques anything from mid-century to modern anything that catches my eye or is unique, she said. She had been selling antiques at Meli Melo for three years.

After buying it, they changed the name to Zutto, which means for eternity in Japanese in honor of their long history on Bainbridge Island. That includes the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and how the islanders supported them.

Thankfully, in many cases neighbors and friends stepped up and took care of these things until they were released over three years later, Yoshinaga says in an email. Zeb and I want to continue that legacy and show the true community spirit of Bainbridge Island that still thrives on Winslow Way today.

Yoshinaga said she became interested in old stuff as a child since her dad was an antique dealer.

I remember going dumpster diving together looking for treasures, she said with a laugh, adding she spent half of her early years in Japan and half in Vancouver, B.C.

Whitehead said hes new to the business, although he grew up in a 100-year-old plantation-style house with old living quarters below. There were a lot of artifacts there, he said.

Yoshinaga said all of the 28 vendors stayed when they took over, and while business was slow at first things have gotten better.

Lately its picking up, and it should get better during the holidays, she said. Were getting a lot more foot traffic from the ferry.

One key is letting people know where it is. Since its on the back side of Winslow Way, I didnt even know it was here, Whitehead said.

Mothers like to shop there. Moms come to take a break and get away from schooling their kids at home, Yoshinaga said.

Zutto has a classy look to it. Shes our decorator, Whitehead said of Yoshinaga, who has a design background with interior decorating.

Each vendor brings a unique style and a sense of creativity that brings life to the store. Hiromi has a brilliant eye for vintage and antiques. With the help of our lovely staff, she has transformed the store into a world of wonders, Zeb says in the email.

Rock Band and superhero items are in this display.

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