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A 44-year-old worker died and three others were injured Saturday afternoon when a brick facade fell from a West Lawn neighborhood building and injured workers, officials said.

The accident happened shortly before 1 p.m., at a single-story commercial building that houses several different businesses across the street from a Mexican restaurant in the 4100 block of West 63rd Street, Chicago Fire Department officials said.

Workers were making changes to the buildings facade when it came tumbling down. Stacks of fallen bricks remained piled on the sidewalk an hour after the accident, attracting a group of gawkers who stood in the parking lot across the street.

A 44-year-old man and a 30-year-old man were taken in serious-to-critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where the older man later died. A 44-year-old man was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in fair-to-serious condition. According to police officials, a 41-year-old man was injured but refused treatment.

Chicago Department of Buildings spokeswoman Mimi Simons said the work at the site was being performed by unlicensed contractors without building permits.

When a full inspection is complete, we expect that we will issue the building owner several violations, said Mimi Simons, spokeswoman for the Chicago Department of Buildings.

The building owner must remove the debris and erect a canopy for the public's safety, she said.

Ramona Lopez, 55, runs a bakery and a small shop selling religious artifacts and plants inside the building. Lopez, who is a tenant in the building, said the workers had been there for three days and described them as hard-working, humble people.

Lopez was working inside the building when she heard a loud crash and saw the accident, she said.

Fighting back tears, she said she was nervous about the future of the building and what its closure could mean for her family.

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ROCKY HILL, CT (WFSB) -

Since childhood, my love of the outdoors has always been a part of me. And as an adult, I hope to share that passion with my own children.

So, I offered this challenge to my family, to join me in exploring the hidden treasures and more popular gems Connecticut and the surrounding region have to offer.

From hiking to biking to kayaking, I hope my window into the outside world inspires you to explore as well.

DIVIDEND POND TRAILS

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Connecticut is steeped in history and there is no clearer vision of this than at Dividend Pond Trails and Archaeological District in Rocky Hill. Located off of Old Forge Road, it is an ideal spot to explore the wooded 68-acre parcel which includes two ponds, trails, and industrial relics harkening as far back as the 1600s.

I settled on hiking the White Trail with my four-year-old, who tagged along for the 2.5-mile adventure. It begins at the parking lot and heads left down the trail past Lower Dividend Pond. But before starting, it pays to study the map at the kiosk at the park's entrance. It details the 10 archaeological gems that dot the property. All showcase the area's rich manufacturing heritage from the late 1600's to the mid 1880's.

And, as we soon discovered, the moment we strolled past the lower pond, some of these shadowy artifacts began to emerge. I found the presence of what was once a powerful industry built on factories and mills gels nicely with its natural surroundings.

As we rounded the pond and began to head uphill, the sound of the cascading waterfall soon greeted us. A dam dividing the lower pond from its upper pond neighbor is a dramatic, and worthwhile stop on this journey. Here, is where the true pieces of Rocky Hill's past come alive. Broken remnants of an 1884 manufacturing plant hugs the falls, with its looming columns and steep steps following the landscape down to the brook below.

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By Mabell, Dave on October 29, 2014.

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The legacy of a pioneering Lethbridge home builder and developer will be celebrated this afternoon. Walter Stewart is remembered as an innovator who fostered the home construction industry while building scores of homes as the city grew.

The longtime Lethbridge businessman also developed the northside St. Edwards and St. James neighbourhoods, and went on to launch the West Highlands subdivision along with its now-booming commercial district.

A memorial service will be held at 3:30 p.m. today at the Martin Brothers chapel.

Tosh Kanashiro, a Lethbridge development officer during many of Stewarts busiest years, remembers him as creative but trustworthy.

His word was as good as a contract.

Stewarts initiatives to build affordable housing, Kanashiro says, included starter homes without basements and zero lot line blocks, allowing a wider home on a small lot. Walter Stewart Contracting Ltd. and then his Nu-Mode Homes also built many northside duplexes a home style that other local builders followed, Kanashiro notes.

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DEADWOOD The journey to Deadwoods Highway 85 construction project has been just as bumpy and windy as the 1.5-mile road really is, but Monday crews will begin working to improve the major thoroughfare, looking to improve the ride for locals and tourists, alike.

With city, South Dakota Department of Transportation (DOT) and Oftedal officials in attendance, the project was discussed in detail Wednesday night at a public meeting in Deadwood.

Construction on Deadwoods Highway 85/Cemetery Street Reconstruction Project will begin in November and has an anticipated completion date of September, 2016.

The project timeline includes three phases.

Phase 1 will run from November through March of 2014 and includes four sub-phases, none of which involve highway reconstruction. Phase 1A includes Cemetery Street storm sewer and utilities work. Phase 1B includes constructing a retaining wall near the Mickelson Trail, and Phase 1D includes a rock cut in the vicinity of Twin City Hardware. Phase 1C includes a rock cut in the vicinity of Mollmans gas station.

Phase 1 traffic control involves closing down a portion of Cemetery Street; a temporary pedestrian access detour on the Mickelson Trail; one lane of traffic through the rock cut 1 and 2 areas using flaggers and temporary signals.

Chris Audiss, project manager for the principal contractor on the project, Oftedal Construction, said that Monday, crews will begin setting up barriers at the site of the first rock cut, near Mollmans corner.

Well be setting up concrete barriers along the south edge of the highway, Audisss said. The barriers are to protect any rocks that may fall down from up top, as we are starting to excavate this rock cut.

On Monday, motorists should expect 10 minute delays.

Tuesday, the project begins in earnest, and motorists will experience two weeks of 30-minute delays between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

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State Rep. Joe Moody, middle, professors Diana Doser and Lixin Jin talk with Fort Bliss National Cemetery officials. (By Aaron Martinez / El Paso Times)

The El Paso City Council on Tuesday will discuss and vote on a resolution urging officials at Fort Bliss National Cemetery to replace the xeriscaping with grass and sod.

The efforts from city officials comes after U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, encouraged them to get involved in bringing grass back to the cemetery, city Rep. Cortney Niland said.

"The Congressman (O'Rourke) has asked if the city would draft a resolution for his initiative to turn the cemetery back to grass, which I feel would be very deserving to these brave veterans who served our county," Niland said. "They deserve a place to rest that is beautiful and when their families come to visit them, they can feel we have given them the respect they deserve."

Since the cemetery was xeriscaped in 2006, many veteran organizations and government officials, including O'Rourke and state Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, have asked the National Cemetery Administration, who oversees Fort Bliss National Cemetery, to bring grass back.

"We are one of a very small number of cemeteries that are xeriscaped, in other words, they have sand and gravel instead of grass at our veterans' gravesites," O'Rourke said. "What I have heard most from veterans and widows, widowers and family members of veterans buried at Fort Bliss, is that they would like to once again have grass. They feel it is more befitting of a cemetery."

There are more than 50,000 people buried there.

Ame Callahan, director of the Fort Bliss National Cemetery, said the xeriscaping was installed in to help save water because it took about 62 million gallons of water to maintain the grass a year.

"In 2006, we had a study done, because we maintain a national shrine, we have very high standards for our cemetery and we just could not keep the grass green," Callahan said. "We used about 62 million gallons of water a year from the aquifer that El Paso residents are using. That, along with energy concerns and the fact that the aquifer is looking to dry up (is why we changed to xeriscaping). Our job is to honor our veterans and their families with dignity and respect in their final resting place. So with that, we decided to go with xeriscaping."

According to Callahan, it could cost about $12 million to put grass back and to maintain it.

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El Paso Times, Texas (MCT)

Published: November 1, 2014

(MCT)The El Paso City Council on Tuesday will discuss and vote on a resolution urging officials at Fort Bliss National Cemetery to replace the xeriscaping with grass and sod.

The efforts from city officials comes after U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, encouraged them to get involved in bringing grass back to the cemetery, city Rep. Cortney Niland said.

"The Congressman (O'Rourke) has asked if the city would draft a resolution for his initiative to turn the cemetery back to grass, which I feel would be very deserving to these brave veterans who served our county," Niland said. "They deserve a place to rest that is beautiful and when their families come to visit them, they can feel we have given them the respect they deserve."

Since the cemetery was xeriscaped in 2006, many veteran organizations and government officials, including O'Rourke and state Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, have asked the National Cemetery Administration, who oversees Fort Bliss National Cemetery, to bring grass back.

"We are one of a very small number of cemeteries that are xeriscaped, in other words, they have sand and gravel instead of grass at our veterans' gravesites," O'Rourke said. "What I have heard most from veterans and widows, widowers and family members of veterans buried at Fort Bliss, is that they would like to once again have grass. They feel it is more befitting of a cemetery."

There are more than 50,000 people buried there.

Ame Callahan, director of the Fort Bliss National Cemetery, said the xeriscaping was installed in to help save water because it took about 62 million gallons of water to maintain the grass a year.

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