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BOURBON COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - On Saturday alone, lightning struck three different buildings in Bourbon County including the public library downtown.
Built in the early 1900s, the public library in Paris a staple in the city and unfortunately it was struck by lightning around 6:00 Saturday night, causing it to catch on fire.
When firefighters arrived, there were flames and smoke coming through the roof of the structure.
Firefighters say the fire started in the attic, making it difficult for crews to reach since the area was surrounded by inches of insulation and plastic wrap.
Thankfully, the library's collection of books and computers had been temporarily moved since the library is currently undergoing renovation.
"It was in the remodeling phase so there was already a lot of damage done to it already. We were just trying to save the exterior of the structure because that part will still be the main part of the library when renovation is done," said Paris Fire Department Battalion Chief Michael Duffy.
Paris City Manager John Plummer says because of the fire, there's a high probability that the entire roof will have to be replaced.
No one was hurt in the fire and construction crews weren't inside when the lightning struck.
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BERKELEY -- Changes are in store for a pair of Telegraph Avenue properties, each involving longtime businesses, that are now on the market.
The iconic Caffe Mediterraneum -- synonymous with the Telegraph Avenue Bohemian scene and birthplace of the cafe latte -- is for sale.
But, building owner and current cafe operator Craig Becker said that if he has his way the caf's character and tone, and even its renowned coffee, will stay.
The business, also known as Caf Med, has been at 2475 Telegraph Ave. about four blocks from the UC Berkeley campus, since 1957, and Becker said it is not closing.
The block on which the cafe sits also includes the former Tienda Ho clothing store (now vacant,) part of a corner parcel at Telegraph Avenue and Dwight Way that is also on the market.
Craig Becker, owner of Caffe Mediterraneum in Berkeley, poses in front of his Telegraph Avenue business on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. (Doug Oakley/Staff file)
Tenants of that corner lot include Shakespeare & Co. Books, which has occupied that site since 1964; and Maxi Hair Care in business in its spot for four decades.
The corner property itself has not been on the market for 95 years, according to Gordon Commercial Real Estate Services in Berkeley, which is handling the sale.
The Telegraph Avenue commercial district has had its struggles and changes in recent years and Becker said the area is not for everybody. But he added he is staying on as the cafe building's owner.
Becker said he is looking for someone to lease the spot who can provide strong management and do some remodeling.
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BERKELEY -- Changes are in store for a pair of Telegraph Avenue properties, each involving longtime businesses, that are now on the market.
The iconic Caffe Mediterraneum -- synonymous with the Telegraph Avenue Bohemian scene and birthplace of the cafe latte -- is for sale.
But, building owner and current cafe operator Craig Becker said that if he has his way the caf's character and tone, and even its renowned coffee, will stay.
The business, also known as Caf Med, has been at 2475 Telegraph Ave. about four blocks from the UC Berkeley campus, since 1957, and Becker said it is not closing.
The block on which the cafe sits also includes the former Tienda Ho clothing store (now vacant,) part of a corner parcel at Telegraph Avenue and Dwight Way that is also on the market.
Craig Becker, owner of Caffe Mediterraneum in Berkeley, poses in front of his Telegraph Avenue business on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. (Doug Oakley/Staff file)
Tenants of that corner lot include Shakespeare & Co. Books, which has occupied that site since 1964; and Maxi Hair Care in business in its spot for four decades.
The corner property itself has not been on the market for 95 years, according to Gordon Commercial Real Estate Services in Berkeley, which is handling the sale.
The Telegraph Avenue commercial district has had its struggles and changes in recent years and Becker said the area is not for everybody. But he added he is staying on as the cafe building's owner.
Becker said he is looking for someone to lease the spot who can provide strong management and do some remodeling.
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DYESS, Ark. Honkytonks and haute restaurants are equally hard to come by in this part of the Arkansas Delta these days, where places to see a show or legally buy a beer with dinner can be few and far between. Yet, music luminaries gather in the area annually to pay their respects to the memory and legend of Johnny Cash, who grew up in this tiny farm town in the northeast corner of the state. Tourists also occasionally make pilgrimages to honor the iconic entertainer, and now they finally have something to see.
Cashs boyhood home and the Dyess Administration Building have been restored in the first phase of a $5.59 million project that eventually aims to partly resurrect not only the historic Depression-era colony the Cash family called home, but this areas fiscal fortunes by drawing from 30,000 to 50,000 visitors annually. If those projections based on visitor numbers to the nearby boyhood homes of Elvis Presley and B.B. King are accurate, tourism could infuse as much as $10 million a year into the economy and add around 100 coveted jobs for the regions residents.
So, that, for Arkansas, is quite significant, said Ruth Hawkins, head of Arkansas State Universitys Heritage Sites program, which is guiding the restoration.
The Dyess projects grand opening is Aug. 16, the day after the university hosts the fourth annual Johnny Cash Music Festival, featuring headliners Reba McEntire, Bobby Bare and Loretta Lynn. The show started as a fundraiser for the project, which has also received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council and other sources.
Officials at the university, based in Jonesboro, have so far cobbled together about $2.5 million. Eventually, they hope to resurrect the colonys theater building, which is now little more than a deteriorated shell, transforming it into a visitor orientation center, and build a caretaker home that replicates an original colony house. The later phases of the project emphasize the sites historical significance beyond its ties to the Man in Black.
The Dyess Colony was established as an agricultural resettlement community by the Works Progress Administration in 1934, as part of Roosevelts New Deal as a plan to get destitute farmers back on their feet, Hawkins said. And it wasnt a government handout. You came and you cultivated and worked the land. When the land became productive and you began to make some money off it, then you paid the government back with the idea of eventually owning your own land.
Five hundred families were selected to settle in modest houses there and, with the help of a mule and seed money, each tamed 20 to 40 acres of what was then forest and swampland. To qualify, colonists had to have a proven record as successful farmers before the Depression. Ray and Carrie Cash and their five oldest children were among those chosen to take part in the cultural experiment, so the family including a 3-year-old then called J.R. moved to Dyess from Kingsland, Ark., in 1935.
I think that was an important part of American history the New Deal and the WPA project. Maybe its still fairly recent enough that we dont look at it as the important part of history that it is. But for really desperately poor families like the Cash family was; it saved them, said Cashs oldest daughter, the performer and writer Rosanne Cash. I dont think they would have survived without the WPA project. And that town was created purely out of that. There were 500 cottages, the administration building where my grandpa sold the cotton he picked and the co-op, the movie theater, the caf and the school. It was a fully functioning town, and theres not much left of it now.
Considering its former state of disrepair, it is fortunate from a cultural perspective that the Cash house was one of the few original buildings still standing. While it was valued at $100,000 when the university acquired it in 2011, that appraisal was due more to its historical significance than its structural soundness.
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Coming home, going home, being home hugs the heart like a mother cradles her newborn.
Swaddled in love.
Cue the faucet and let the love flow during the 2nd Annual Gospel Showcase. Set to exude at the Virginia High School auditorium in Bristol, Va. on Aug. 16, the event heralds a return home for emcee and show promoter Vania Ms. Vee Edwards.
Last year was a great year, said Edwards, a renowned gospel music radio personality, who spent her childhood in Glade Spring, Va. But this year will be better than last year. It gave people an opportunity to see what it was all about. Like, wow, its coming back again.
Edwards, who lives near Washington, D.C., will come home with a full bucket of tuneful goodies. Namely, a stout lineup of gospel groups will perform. Hallelujah singers include the Alabama Spirituals, Bob Arrington & the Soul Revivers and Serenity of Baltimore.
The word I use for them is ferocious, Edwards said of the trio, Serenity of Baltimore. Think about having three Shirley Caesars together. They have sung at the Kennedy Center. They sang at the White House. Theyre classy. Theyre elegant. They love the Lord.
In spreading talent among Serenity of Baltimore, God did not hold back. They were made to sing out, sing loud and sing proud.
When Serenity of Baltimore finish singing, you will remember their name, Edwards said. They are fe-rocious!
Edwards show champions and benefits a local cause. All proceeds will go toward the restoration and care of the historic Citizens Cemetery, which is located on Piedmont Street in Bristol, Va.
Im honored to be a part of it, Edwards said. Its history. When Im dead and gone, that history will still be there. You want to have it presentable.
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Builders riskily scrambled on scaffolding as they worked on comic's home Did not appear to be wearing helmets or harnesses at cliff-top mansion One parent complained material landed where children were playing below Health chiefs stopped Heritage Cornwall Ltd working until issue was fixed French bought mansion in Fowey, Cornwall, with ex-husband Lenny Henry
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Published: 10:38 EST, 3 August 2014 | Updated: 12:30 EST, 3 August 2014
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Builders were temporarily banned from working at Dawn French's cliff-top mansion after a worker was seen precariously dangling from scaffolding - 60ft above rocks.
Health and safety chiefs served the order after a passer-by complained about alarming scenes while workers fixed up the comic's 40-room home.
The builders were seen clambering over the scaffolding poles at Point Neptune House in Fowey, Cornwall, but did not appear to wear harnesses or helmets for their series of risky manoeuvres.
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