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Welcome to the year that was in fashion, where flames were hot (pun intended) anddenim disasters were frequent.

Style queens Dame Helen Mirren and Cate Blanchett continuedto rule the red carpet in 2019, while newcomers Elle Fanning and Timothee Chalametmanaged to steal the spotlight (for all the right reasons) on more than a few occasions.

Zendayararely set a foot wrong this year, while Sarah Paulson and the Game of Thrones ladies sure knew how to keep things interesting.

At the other end of the style spectrum was Rita Ora, whose fashion choices continued to baffle us here at Best & Worst, and Halsey, who seemed to be a regular on our "worst" list.

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Miley Cryus and Cate Blanchett earned our praise this year. We weren't so fond of most of Kim Kardashian's looks.

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It also hasn't been the bestyear fashion-wise for Kim K, and don't even get us started on some of Shailene Woodley's shockers.

Without further ado, here's a look back of some of the year's biggest hits and misses. And we'll see you right back here next week for yet another year of Best & Worst...

BEST

THE GOOD: It's only January, but we're already picking Sarah Paulson in Prada as one of our best dressed of the year. It's striking, unusual, and an example of someone taking a fashion risk, which is ultimately what we're all here for (else things get a bit staid). A hot pink gown with green flames roaring up the skirt = the definition of fashion ferocity, and we love that her jacket is faux fur, and that she went for a super simple hair and makeup look. Love her, love the look. Fast fact: the coat designer isHiraeth, which is a vegan fashion line headed up by actress Rooney Mara. A woman of many talents, then.

THE GOOD:Bow down: I'm calling that this is a best dressed of the year. Top ten. Helen Mirren reigns supreme in this custom Badgley Mischka gown and opera coat.It's all so glorious: the colour sings on her, and the bulbous taffeta sleeves on the coat are given space to do all the heavy lifting thanks to the sleek dress underneath. And it's all perfectly complemented by that purple JudithLieberclutch and turquoise David Webb statement necklace (eat your heart out CountessLuann).

THE GOOD: We just had to give a special shout-out to Julia Roberts and this Stella McCartney get-up. In a Golden Globesred carpet awash with glitter, jewel-toned gowns, and voluminous skirts, this tailored pants, tulle bodice, and dramatic train combo was a refreshing palate cleanser. Sure, there were gowns aplenty also worth remembering from the night (Lady Gaga, Lupita, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge were particular highlights, to name just a few) but this understated, supremely chic, and fiercely refined little number was a stand-out moment for us.

THE GOOD: Livening up the royal family dress code this week was the Duchess of Sussex, who looked resplendent in two exceptionally vibrant hues for an outing this week. While Harry was sombre in winter greys and navys, the mum-to-be brightened up a January morning in a purple Babaton for Aritzia dress underneath a contrasting scarlet Sentaler coat. It sounds like it'd be a touch too much in theory, but in reality it only serves to up the royal's glow (as well as sending out the all-important message that pregnant women shouldn't feel any pressure to blend into the background). More of this pure-fun fashion in 2019, please.

THE GOOD:Yes, this Dior look is directional:ElleFanning looks like she's time travelled straight from the era in which the cover of women's fashion magazines were still sketches, rather than photos. But, she's clearly having fun, and so we're full on Fanning-girling. It's definitely not going to be everyone's cup of tea, but this outfit manages to make photos of a woman walking down a red carpet look like a well-crafted high-end editorial fashion shoot, we'd call that a win.

THE GOOD: This isn't going to be for everyone, but it's a big, bold fashion moment, and we love it. Miley Cyrus is promoting a Valentine's Day rom com, and so really, this frilly red Valentino is perfect for the occasion. She's like a really couture version of the dancing red dress flamenco emoji - quite the inspiration. It's a weird mix of sheer and frou-frou, and kind of looks like maxi dress negligee, yes, but somehow it all works - and wacky whimsy suits Ms Cyrus.

THE GOOD: Selma Blair, in Ralph & Russo, is a true triumph. Hercapedand paneled pastel dress is gorgeous in its own right, but when you consider this is the star's first public outing since her multiple sclerosis diagnosis, the whole thing takes on a different tone. That cane is there for a reason. Blairtearedup on the red carpet, explaining onInstagramthat in the midst of her illness, the Vanity Fair party was a "streak of light". Fitting, then, that she looks so elegant, strong and striking.

THE GOOD: We've said it before, and we'll say it again - Zendaya Coleman is a style icon (and she's only 22). Not everyone could pull off a jumpsuit with arms that pay homage to the Cookie Time monster, but she can. This organza-tastic David Koma suit is chic and fierce all rolled into one: it's defiantly modern, delightfully strange and daringly ruffly. We love it, love her.

THE GOOD: Game of Thrones' Sophie Turner has been at this for a while, and you can tell. This Louis Vuitton gown is not what you'd call a starter dress. It's stately and sculptural, and not exactly youthful. I can imagine Meryl Streep looking amazing in this. However, so too does Turner. She's got the presence and the height to carry this simplified scifi (or is that Dynasty?) gown off. The red lip and sleek, centre-parted hair are the perfect accompaniments.

THE GOOD: Gwendoline Christie is on fire. In the very best of ways. This Iris van Herpen dress is part gown, part performance art, but it's full fabulous. Move over fire crotch (literally) Melisandre, this butterfly goddess is going to sashay her way straight to King's Landing domination. Slay girl, sashay and slay.

THE GOOD:Ms Blake Livelyannounced she was with child via this red carpet experience: popping a cute announcement on Facebook is one thing, but turning up to a premiere looking impossibly chic in a sparkly Retrofete lemon yellow dress is a truly A-list way of telling the world you're up the duff. Her curly hair is goals, and we love how she's dressed in yellow for aPikachumovie premiere, and even has a wee Pikachu symbol in her nail art. Cute. What's not cute, however, is Ryan's denim waistcoat: he's cute (we would), but the sleeveless denim is simply too reminiscent of NSync in the days before Justin started straightening his hair.

THE GOOD:Vanessa Hudgens looks like a Sevillan princess in this study in polka dots and layers by Carolina Herrera. The red lip and scarlet nails, the simple centre-part hairdo - everything about this is on point. The dress could veer into Flamenco costume territory, but it doesn't because the bodice fits so perfectly and the ruffles are very tasteful (it was a good design decision to start the ruffles at mid thigh rather than at the hip, as it makes the skirt sleek rather than swamping). Ole!

THE GOOD:Have you been on the internet this week? If not, I admire your self restraint and your logged-off lifestyle, but if so, you will have seen these pictures of Timothee Chalamet in Haider Ackermann.It's an instantly iconic fit. An ivory tux with a cinched waist would have been newsworthy in itself, but when you add in that silk top underneath and some of the finest Chelsea boots I've ever seen, it's on another level. Chalamet doesn't work with a stylist. This is all him. Very, very good work.

THE GOOD:It hasn't escaped my notice that this is essentially a fancy duvet cover, or maybe a very lush curtain. Jennifer Lopez looks a bit like that thing women do after sex in movies, where they strip the bed and swan around in a sheet so as to avoid being naked on camera. Has anyone ever done that in real life?If so, there's no way they looked as good as Lopez does in this Reem Acra. Sophisticated, luxurious, unexpected. This is vaguely 1960s and definitely brilliant. Even if I hadn't just seenHustlers, I'd love it.

THE GOOD:Bow down.If Beale Street Could Talkstar KiKiLaynelooks like an alien queen from the year 2120, or at least, what people thought the year 2120 might look like in 1962.Her hair is not what you'd call subtle, but her skin is glowing, her Gucci gown fits her like a dream, and the overall impression is one of elegance and command. This is bananas, but in the best possible way. Gucci dressed just about everyone at thisLACMAgala, because they co-hosted it, but not all fared as well asLayne. To be fair, most of us have never looked even 10 per cent this good in our lives. Stunning.

THE GOOD:Here's Cate Blanchett, always a red carpet highlight, in Armani Prive. She looks like a good witch, like a Christmas ornament from the 1950s.Such is Blanchett's power that I'm barely even noticing the slightly dishwater-y mint colour. There's probably about four people on the planet who could glow in this hue, but she's one of them.

THE GOOD:This lavenderGiambattistaValligown might not be everyone's cup of tea (or coffee, whatever your preference) but there's no denying that Margot Robbie is pulling it off with aplomb. The floral waistband stops it from being too plain while the tiered skirt is ultra romantic; there'sfrou, but not frou-frou.It's chock full of whimsy without feeling toohippyish- if SofiaCoppolawas making a modern day remake ofA Midsummer Night's Dream, this is totally what we could imagine Titania wearing.

WORST

THE BAD:Here are Gigi and BellaHadiddressed as if they are a new Marvel superhero and super villain. Gigi's Emilia Wicksteadjumpsuit is very close to being something that Jane Fonda could make look fabulous, but it's just a little too cape adjacent. Bella, meanwhile, is wearing somethingBritneywould have worn back when she was dating JT. Or, in fact, that Ms Fonda would have worn back when people still regularly called her Hanoi Jane. It's actually a look from Rosetta Getty's 2019 collection. We do love a throwback, but we're not ready for this level of bootleg to make a return.

THE BAD:We are crossing every single appendage in order to wish that this type of jumpsuit doesn't become a thing and begin to take over high street stores. We do not want to see people struggling down Willis Street in these,havingto surreptitiously pull at their crotch every few seconds (the kind of moment when it's really rude to stare, but also kind of impossible not to).It's part bike short, part wrap dress, part Victorian puff sleeve, and it's simply not a shape that will make any woman look comfortable. This particular design is by Russian brandDalood. Its wearer,ChrissyTeigen, has the kind of body most of us would need to be on permanent juice fasts to achieve. We shudder to think what our torsos would look like if attacked by this clingy chartreuse.

THE BAD:No,ShaileneWoodley hasn't rifled through fabric offcuts at hernana'shouse to fashion a chic Dennis the Menace Halloween costume. She is in fact wearing hot off the catwalk Prada resort 2020. It's likeBCBGMaxazriameets Canterbury rugby jerseys: not a naturalmashup.

THE BAD:Words cannot describe how much I detest this top-to-toe denim look on KimKardashianWest - but that kind of defeats the point of this column, so I'll lay my disgust out as best I can. This full Burberry look screams early 2000s pirate, except the only thing she's plundered is a Levi's outlet store.This is right up there with Justin andBritney's2001 denim on denim crime, butKardashian'sversion is bordering on a full-on assault (on my eyeballs) thanks to those bum-cupping boots. I'd need a catheter installed before spending an evening in them. When evenKanyecan barelymake eye contact out of seeming embarrassment, you know you've done a bad, bad thing.

THE BAD: DearElenaPerminova, your very expensive Balmain dress actually just looks like a pink Post-It note you know, the skinny kind you use to mark a spot on a page. We're all for a 'statementlewk', but can you imagine trying to navigate life with this stiff pink foot-long rectangle jutting out from your LBD? "Thwack" "Oh, sorry, don't mind me, that's just my skirt's skirting board best you walk to my left to avoid any further bruising."

THE BAD: Should I ever meet Rita Ora, I will ask what the noble fabric of denim ever did to her to deserve treatment such as this. It's a level of disrespect that I just can't allow. I saw a tweet the other day referencing FloRidaand T Pain's iconic 2008 hit Low which changed the lyrics to "Shawtyhad them apple bottom jeans, boots with the jeans, the whole club was looking at jeans". Who could have expected it to come to life like this? Those boots are in fact wearing jeans. Also, there is no need for a fleece denim trench coat to exist, or for your denim shirt tails to hang below your denim skirt. Too much of a good thing.

THE BAD:I am, admittedly, not what you'd call aSwifty. But even her most devoted fans would be forced to admit Taylor Swift has looked better. Has she offendedDonatella? Was the new album not to her taste? I can't thinkwhy else Versace would put someone so famous in something this unflattering. That print and shoulder pad combo is pretty ageing.Add in the dated, too-styled hair and Swift looks like she's all dressed up for bingo night. Not the one.

THE BAD: Kim Kardashian's chest looks like a piece of Mickey Mouse merch in this vintage Versace dress. The rest of the dress is inoffensive, but the fact is, it simply doesn't fit across her lovely lady lumps. Hey, we've all been there - you stumble across a cute little op shop, and inside find a gem of a 40s tea dress that's almost perfect, but just pulls and puckers in all the wrong places. But, thing is KK, you've just gotta let it go: put that dress down and move on. Do not employ double sided tape and do your darndest to squeeze yourself into it.

THE BAD:Y'all, it looks like these are culottes. Sheer yet twee shorts. I am clutching my pearls. Dear Dior, Shailene Woodley deserves better. The stripes and polka dots are confusing, as is the see through mixed with the fussy retro shape. The whole thing looks like a Playboy Bunny outfit designed for Betty Draper. All the girl needs is some lining, and we'd be cooking with gas. Glass half full, she suits the retro hair - deliveringBarbarellarealness in the best of ways.

THE BAD:It pains me to have to put Gwendoline Christie on the lower end of the spectrum, as she's normally such a power dresser. But alas, it seems she confused her invite for this year's Emmys as an invite to a friend's fancy dress party - surely that's the reason she showed up asJoaquinPhoenix inGladiator? It's an incredible costume, yes, but not quite as incredible as an awards ceremony gown (although there's no denying she's carrying it off with real aplomb and regality). This would have really brightened up the final season ofGame of Thrones- and God knows the writers needed it - but it's a thumbs down on this occasion. It's by Gucci, by the way, which really explains a lot.

THE BAD:Who on the GuyLaRochedesign team decided we needed a holey, sheeny denim jumpsuit with an Elvis collar? This jumpsuit is actually discriminatory: anyone with a D cup and above would end up withunderboobflopping out of that gaping left torso hole.Now, CaraDelevingnecan make thequirkiestlooks work, but even she can't triumph over cheese grater cloth. The pointy white heels certainly don't help.

THE BAD:Halseyis, unfortunately, at it again. This week she's in PeterPilottorather than in costume, but the results are no better. Too many lengths, too many clashing patterns, too much eye makeup.This looks like a discarded Carrie Bradshaw outfit. If even Patricia Field would say, "You know what, I think that's a bit much," you know you've gone too far.

THE BAD:Winnie Harlow is beyond beautiful, but this Vivienne Westwood number looks like something a Disney princess would wear on her hen's night.Why would you have all that fabric and volume at the sides, and then so little covering the crotch that Harlow can't safely put an arm over her head? They can't all be winners, and this one certainly isn't.

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PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) Philadelphia has issued a record 940 demolition permits this year. Officials say that's contributed to a large reduction in the number of buildings in the city that are classified as "imminently dangerous," but preservationists worry about what is being lost.

The city has cut the number of imminently dangerous buildings by more than half over the last four years from 240 at the beginning of the Kenney administration to, now, just over 100.

Department of Licenses and Inspections spokesperson Karen Guss says that's made the city safer.

"In a densely populated city like ours, having buildings in our communities that are threatening to come down at any time really is a public safety concern," Guss said.

Related: City Council leans toward funding preservation efforts for Philly's historic neighborhoods

She says the decrease is due to two factors.

One, L&I's budget for demolitions has grown so dangerous buildings can be taken down more quickly. And two, the building boom has increased the number of private demolitions.

"They can use that vacant lot that they create to put up new construction," she said.

But that creates a downside, according to Paul Steinke of the Preservation Alliance.

"In some cases, the buildings that are coming down could very well have been saved and repurposed but are giving way for new construction," Steinke said.

Steinke points to Jeweler's Row, part of which is under demolitiondespite being stable and historic.

The buildings never received the official local historic designation, which would have saved them. In fact, only a small fraction of the city's historic buildings have received official designation.

While Steinke agrees public safety comes first, he'd like to see some demolitions delayed so buildings could be evaluated for historic importance.

"This is a city that has 300 years of American architecture. It's an asset that many other cities don't have and we should not take that lightly," he added.

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Standing beneath the smoke-drenched skies outside the Francis Drake Hotel on Christmas morning, Dominique Howell began to feel overwhelmed with fear and uncertainty.

Two days earlier, Howell, 32, learned that she was pregnant, and now the apartment that took her months to find was ablaze with flames shooting out the windows. No one could tell her when or if she could return to the building to grab her few belongings; or how she would find a new place with a poor credit score amid a severe shortage of affordable rental units.

I feel like a refugee, said Howell, who was busy sweeping the floors of a crowded room at Bethlehem Baptist Church in downtown Minneapolis on Thursday. She and more than 100 others evacuated from the hotel slept there Christmas night. Its hard to wrap my head around the fact that Ive lost everything and there is no plan for a better living situation.

Even before the flames ignited the Drake Hotel in a Christmas Day blaze, there was a state of crisis for people struggling to find affordable housing.

The countys population of homeless adults has surged 40% in the past year, and the housing crisis had grown so dire that Gov. Tim Walz had just announced a new public-private sector partnership to secure millions of dollars to expand the states emergency shelter capacity.

And then came the fire, destroying an aging building that served as the countys only overflow shelter for families with children experiencing homelessness.

Fire crews finally vanquished the blaze at 416 S. 10th St. midday Thursday, but not before the city of Minneapolis used its emergency authority to order the demolition of part of the hotel, which opened in 1926.

Overnight, a crisis worsens

Overnight, a vital piece of the emergency shelter system a facility that, at its peak, housed 133 families who might otherwise be sleeping in the streets was gone, and city and county officials were scrambling to find new transitional housing within an already overstretched system.

The 111 people who evacuated from the Drake spent the night on cots in the assembly hall at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Half were children.

The Red Cross spoke with two other facilities that offered to help people in the longer-term and was working Thursday to determine which one would be the best fit, said regional CEO Phil Hansen.

It is still unclear, however, how the county will find new transitional housing to replace the Drake, which was considered the shelter of last resort for parents with children experiencing homelessness.

Most of the large shelters in the Twin Cities metro area, such as the Higher Ground Shelter and Salvation Armys Harbor Light Center, accommodate single adults and do not accept families.

About noon Thursday, children at the shelter were still running around in their pajamas, filled with nervous energy.

This persistent homelessness and the issue of housing becomes starkly real here, Walz said after walking amid the cots and talking to displaced residents at the church. We knew it was out there. Its always around us. But a lot of times, without these tragedies, it may not come home to people the same way.

Mike Herzing, who oversees safety and stability issues for Hennepin County Human Services, said staff had already begun assessing peoples needs.

In the short term, theyll try to work within the countys family shelter system.

The Drake served as the overflow, he said. As our family shelters filled up, the Drake was there to accept people who had no other places to go.

People at the church have been asking when they can return to the Drake Hotel to get their belongings.

But the eastern half is too dangerous to leave standing, according to the city.

Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Director David Frank said he was on the site with others from the city and made the determination for a partial demolition based on what they could see from the outside.

The eastern roof of the three-story building collapsed during the fire, and then the third floor collapsed onto the second.

The second floor filled with water and debris, causing the walls to bow out with bricks being pushed loose from the wall.

Given the danger to the public who will soon be walking and driving past the right thing is to take down that portion of the building, Frank said.

After contractors begin their work, he said, theyll know more about whether the remainder of it should be demolished.

The Drake Hotel is owned by Leamington Co. Brian Short, the companys CEO, said Thursday afternoon that he hadnt yet been allowed inside but thought it looks like the correct decisions are being made.

Im very grateful that there was apparently no loss of life, but incredibly sad that people who live in the margins of society lost everything, Short said.

Its unclear what caused the fire. Investigators from the city and the State Fire Marshals office finished their on-scene work just before 1 p.m. Thursday. Minneapolis Fire Chief John Frue- tel said he expects investigators to release a formal report in a few days.

Inspection history

Under state law, the State Fire Marshal Division is required to inspect the hotel every three years.

The most recent inspection, on Nov. 9, 2018, found eight code violations, state records show.

The inspector ordered the building owner to remove obstructions blocking exits, display evacuation diagrams in guest rooms, ensure sprinkler systems were installed correctly in required areas and repair electrical hazards.

When the inspector returned for a follow-up in June, all of those violations had been fixed, said Jen Long-aecker, spokeswoman for the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.

Many people displaced by the fire expressed their frustration and bitterness over conditions at the Drake Hotel.

Howell said she and her boyfriend moved into the Drake a year and a half ago because they were told it was affordable and safe.

She said there were cockroaches in the bedroom, mice that scratched and scurried in the walls at night, and water that ran brown from the faucets. The roof of the lobby leaked.

Even so, Howell said, she paid a monthly rent of $860, which is most of what she earns as a cook at a local restaurant.

That place was so rundown it should have been condemned years ago, she said. It was not fit for human habitation.

Short said that his company has leased the building to Drake Hotel Properties for roughly 20 years and that upkeep is really their responsibility, though his company does inspect the building periodically.

David Anderson, an attorney for Drake Hotel Properties, said he did not have information about any complaints like what Howell reported, but that the CEO, Tim Treiber, worked diligently to fix anything that was flagged during inspections by the required dates. In September, a city inspector noted mouse droppings.

Anderson described the fire as a triple tragedy. Many of the employees also lived on-site and are now homeless, too, he said.

Moving into the future, hopefully there will be a home for them, he said.

Staff writer Andy Mannix contributed to this report.

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By Adam AtkinsonNorth Country This Week

CANTON The planned rebuild of the Canton Dairy Queen is moving forward with the stage being set to raze the ruins of the restaurant gutted by fire a year and a half ago to make way for new construction.

The owners, Gail Crabtree and John Putman (Audrey Guthrie, Inc. d/b/a Dairy Queen), filed a notice to demolish the burned out restaurant at 51 Gouverneur St. with the states Asbestos Control Bureau on Dec. 12.

Murray said the owners have just started the process of obtaining a demolition permit with his office.

According to the notice received by the state, the project start date is listed as Dec. 31, 2019 with a completion date of Dec. 31, 2020.

The demolition work will be done by Burke Excavation Demolition Inc. of Massena.

Atlantic Testing Laboratories of Canton is to monitor the air for asbestos during the work. JEDA Environmental of Massena will be hauling the demolition waste from the site to the Franklin County Landfill in Constable, the notice said.

The restaurant at 51 Gouverneur St., built in 1950, was destroyed following a break-in and arson in August 2018. The structure was declared a total loss. The owners plan to rebuild the restaurant and reopen. The total project is estimated to cost $972,964.

The village has secured a $195,000 Community Development Block Grant from the state Office of Community Renewal for the project. The money is dedicated to reimburse the owners for new equipment costs for the rebuild.

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The city has been razing the annex behind city hall for about two weeks. But during these last few days of the year, the demolition has become more visible to drivers and passersby.

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Consumers Energy in process of selecting new contractor for demolition of Weadock plant - WNEM Saginaw

Questions are being raised about demolition applications filed with the city of New Orleans as part of the plan to tear down the partially collapsed Hard Rock construction site. The 18-story structure, which still holds two bodies of the three construction workers killed in the collapse, has had an uncertain future since it caved in Oct. 12. The city announced recently that the site cannot be safely imploded and must be demolished piece by piece. Mayor LaToya Cantrell said engineers want to bring in large cranes to pluck apart the debris and recover the bodies. She said the heavy equipment needs clear lines of sight to safely operate, which is why three buildings near the Hard Rock could be demolished.The Hard Rock site sits on the corner of Rampart and Canal Streets, with no buildings on the street-facing sides.We have our people that need to get out of that building, Cantrell said Monday. Public safety has always led us. It will continue to, but as it relates to the adjacent buildings, I would say Im absolutely in favor of the demolition should it come down to a line of sight making it safer to deal with the demolition of the Hard Rock.1031 Canal Development owns the Hard Rock site and the three buildings that could also be torn down, located at 1019 and 1027 Canal St. and 1022 Iberville St. New Orleans City Council member Kristen Gisleson Palmer said she has not been briefed on the newly filed permits but the interest of the owners is concerning.We need to do our due diligence, because basically it could become a much larger development and I think you have to be thoughtful about that, Palmer said. We have to make sure that this isnt a potential land grab.An attorney for 1031 Canal Development, Steven Dwyer, said the owners only objective is public safety. In a statement to WDSU, Dwyer said: The plan for demolition is not being developed by the owner. It is being developed by professional engineers who are working for the owner and who are working for the city. The professionals are developing from a scientific point of view the safest method for demolition. The owners are in no way influencing the work of the engineers. They are following the professional opinion of the engineers to develop the safest possible plan.WDSU requested copies of the demolition permit applications from the city of New Orleans on Monday. The city cited the recent cyberattack on city government, which has left the permitting office offline, for denying that public records request.

Questions are being raised about demolition applications filed with the city of New Orleans as part of the plan to tear down the partially collapsed Hard Rock construction site. The 18-story structure, which still holds two bodies of the three construction workers killed in the collapse, has had an uncertain future since it caved in Oct. 12. The city announced recently that the site cannot be safely imploded and must be demolished piece by piece.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell said engineers want to bring in large cranes to pluck apart the debris and recover the bodies. She said the heavy equipment needs clear lines of sight to safely operate, which is why three buildings near the Hard Rock could be demolished.

The Hard Rock site sits on the corner of Rampart and Canal Streets, with no buildings on the street-facing sides.

We have our people that need to get out of that building, Cantrell said Monday. Public safety has always led us. It will continue to, but as it relates to the adjacent buildings, I would say Im absolutely in favor of the demolition should it come down to a line of sight making it safer to deal with the demolition of the Hard Rock.

1031 Canal Development owns the Hard Rock site and the three buildings that could also be torn down, located at 1019 and 1027 Canal St. and 1022 Iberville St. New Orleans City Council member Kristen Gisleson Palmer said she has not been briefed on the newly filed permits but the interest of the owners is concerning.

We need to do our due diligence, because basically it could become a much larger development and I think you have to be thoughtful about that, Palmer said. We have to make sure that this isnt a potential land grab.

An attorney for 1031 Canal Development, Steven Dwyer, said the owners only objective is public safety. In a statement to WDSU, Dwyer said: The plan for demolition is not being developed by the owner. It is being developed by professional engineers who are working for the owner and who are working for the city. The professionals are developing from a scientific point of view the safest method for demolition. The owners are in no way influencing the work of the engineers. They are following the professional opinion of the engineers to develop the safest possible plan.

WDSU requested copies of the demolition permit applications from the city of New Orleans on Monday. The city cited the recent cyberattack on city government, which has left the permitting office offline, for denying that public records request.

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Owners of collapsed Hard Rock site want to demolish three of their other buildings nearby - WDSU New Orleans

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IT wasn't always an intentional battle, but within hours of the quake a pendulum began swinging between the competing interests of demolition and heritage. The first casualty was the multi-storey Newcastle RSL on the corner of King Street and Perkins Street, its walls knocked in by a pair of crane jibs that afternoon. Its roof had caved in and engineers quickly declared it unsafe, but the speed with which it disappeared helped spark fears that the tremor would become a developers' dream to remodel the ageing city centre. Fashion designer Lindsay Otto - mother of actress Miranda - had shops on the ground floor. She said that even with the problematic upper floors gone, and the ground floor intact, she was refused entry and lost $60,000 in stock, bulldozed into rubble. But it was the George Hotel opposite Newcastle railway station - now the site of the Metro apartment block - that really got temperatures rising. Days after the quake, Newcastle council ordered it and the adjacent Carrington Chambers in Watt Street demolished. Lord mayor John McNaughton was in the Herald saying an aftershock could "happen like that" - clicking his fingers - and "those two buildings will tumble to the street". Conservationists including the National Trust disagreed. Their engineers said the buildings could be saved. Peter Evans, then chairman of the City Centre Committee and an owner of the George and its Scott Street neighbour Royal Court, was adamant they needed to come down. Still active in public life and president of the Newcastle show association, Evans is now fighting his own heritage battle over historic Broadmeadow showgrounds buildings threatened by redevelopment. Today Evans says he "likes old buildings" but that the demolitions were "necessary". He says he had just spent $100,000 on the George, including fire protection, and would go on to repair another quake-damaged building - a Menkens-designed Masonic temple in Beaumont Street that is now the Depot restaurant. Demolition of the George continued despite a Land and Environment Court injunction obtained by Maitland conservationist Dion Ackland and delivered by his solicitor, Richard Anicich - another still playing a leading role in public life, most recently as chairman of the Committee for the Hunter. Work stopped for a while on the Sunday morning, but the wrecking ball had moved from the George to the Carrington, leaving both buildings with major damage to their exteriors. Ackland, realising it was too late, withdrew the injunction and demolition resumed in front of a crowd of onlookers and protesters. In many ways, the earthquake acted as a turning point for heritage in Newcastle. While the city lost some prominent buildings that might have been saved with money and willpower, the debate brought a new focus on the city's remaining 19th century streetscapes. Leading activists included the indomitable Margaret Henry, who formed the Citizens Earthquake Action Group, and Keith Parsons, chair of the National Trust's Hunter committee. Today, Iris Capital's East End project retains its historic Hunter Street mall facades, an example of a once-reluctant city valuing its heritage.

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IT wasn't always an intentional battle, but within hours of the quake a pendulum began swinging between the competing interests of demolition and heritage.

The first casualty was the multi-storey Newcastle RSL on the corner of King Street and Perkins Street, its walls knocked in by a pair of crane jibs that afternoon.

Its roof had caved in and engineers quickly declared it unsafe, but the speed with which it disappeared helped spark fears that the tremor would become a developers' dream to remodel the ageing city centre.

Fashion designer Lindsay Otto - mother of actress Miranda - had shops on the ground floor. She said that even with the problematic upper floors gone, and the ground floor intact, she was refused entry and lost $60,000 in stock, bulldozed into rubble.

But it was the George Hotel opposite Newcastle railway station - now the site of the Metro apartment block - that really got temperatures rising.

Days after the quake, Newcastle council ordered it and the adjacent Carrington Chambers in Watt Street demolished.

Lord mayor John McNaughton was in the Herald saying an aftershock could "happen like that" - clicking his fingers - and "those two buildings will tumble to the street".

Conservationists including the National Trust disagreed. Their engineers said the buildings could be saved.

Peter Evans, then chairman of the City Centre Committee and an owner of the George and its Scott Street neighbour Royal Court, was adamant they needed to come down.

Still active in public life and president of the Newcastle show association, Evans is now fighting his own heritage battle over historic Broadmeadow showgrounds buildings threatened by redevelopment.

DAMAGED INSIDE BUT INTACT: The George Hotel and Carrington Chambers, after the quake but before their demolition began on the weekend of January 6 and 7.

Today Evans says he "likes old buildings" but that the demolitions were "necessary".

He says he had just spent $100,000 on the George, including fire protection, and would go on to repair another quake-damaged building - a Menkens-designed Masonic temple in Beaumont Street that is now the Depot restaurant.

Demolition of the George continued despite a Land and Environment Court injunction obtained by Maitland conservationist Dion Ackland and delivered by his solicitor, Richard Anicich - another still playing a leading role in public life, most recently as chairman of the Committee for the Hunter.

Work stopped for a while on the Sunday morning, but the wrecking ball had moved from the George to the Carrington, leaving both buildings with major damage to their exteriors.

NOT QUITE RIGHT: This Australian Financial Review article from August 1, 1991, shows how quickly the narrative changed. The George Hotel, as we have reminded people this week, was smashed to pieces by demolition, not the earthquake.

Ackland, realising it was too late, withdrew the injunction and demolition resumed in front of a crowd of onlookers and protesters.

In many ways, the earthquake acted as a turning point for heritage in Newcastle.

While the city lost some prominent buildings that might have been saved with money and willpower, the debate brought a new focus on the city's remaining 19th century streetscapes.

Leading activists included the indomitable Margaret Henry, who formed the Citizens Earthquake Action Group, and Keith Parsons, chair of the National Trust's Hunter committee.

Today, Iris Capital's East End project retains its historic Hunter Street mall facades, an example of a once-reluctant city valuing its heritage.

Protesters in front of the site of the demolished George and Carrington buildings, with Newcastle railway station in the background. Picture: David Wicks

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Newcastle Earthquake 30 years later, Part VI: Opposing forces of demolition and preservation - Newcastle Herald

KARACHI - The Sindh government has decided to build eight more prisons in the province, as the existing prisons are overcrowded with 17,239 inmates against a total capacity of 13,038.

Sindh Chief Secretary Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah and Federal Ombudsman Syed Tahir Shahbaz on Thursday in a joint meeting reviewed the prevailing situation of prisons in Sindh, said a statement. They were informed that prisoners from other districts of province are confined in existing jails as many districts have no jails.

The Sindh Chief Secretary opined that each district should have its own jail. The meeting was informed that new barracks are being built at existing prisons in Malir to increase the capacity. The chief secretary informed that government plans construction of new prisons in Thatta, Nawabshah, Qambar-Shahdadkot, Mithi, Kandhkot, Jamshoro, Malir and District West. He directed Home Secretary to prepare summary for allocating 100 and 200 hundred acres of land for proposed jails in Malir and District West respectively. Reviewing the facilities being provided to inmates in prisons as per recommendations of Federal Ombudsman, the meeting was informed that several projects are underway for welfare of the inmates.

These projects include vocational training to 4623 inmates in computer, beautician, carpenter, motor-winding, electrician, handicrafts, embroidery and other trades besides English language courses. Moreover, 6886 inmates are imparted education from primary to masters.

As many as 200 policemen have also completed training. The provincial government has also paid the amount of Dayat, Daman and Arsh for 33 prisoners.

Federal Ombudsman Syed Tahir Shahbaz informed that his office has so far submitted four reports on implementation of jail reforms at Supreme Court while another report would be submitted in first week of January 2020. Syed Tahir Shahbaz also appreciated the provincial government for bringing reforms in jails of the Sindh province.

Inspector General of Sindh Police (IGP) Dr Syed Kaleem Imam on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting on law and order situation and strategy of the Sindh Police here.

All the officials concerned are directed with regard to security arrangements in connection with the programs on the martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto and on the eve of New Year celebrations, said a statement on Thursday.

All Additional IGs, DIGs, district SSPs and other officials concerned participated in the meeting via video link while senior police officials posted at the Central Police Office joined the meeting themselves.

Speaking at the meeting, the Sindh police chief said that foolproof security and traffic arrangements should be made on December 27 across Sindh, to facilitate the participants of the program which would be organised to observe the martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto. The meeting also directed to make overall strict security arrangements at the beach, public places in different areas on the occasion of new years celebrations.

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