Neighborhoods with a mix of older, smaller buildings make for more vibrant, walkable communities with more businesses, nightlife and culture than massive new buildings, according to a new study by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

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By Adam Wise A Milwaukee historical foundation squeezed its request for $2 million into the state budget for a restoration project and then abruptly reversed course, telling state legislators they can keep the money for now. But Mary Panzer, vice ...

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Milwaukee (AP) — Milwaukee officials will receive a national award next week for the exterior renovation of the city hall building. The National Trust for Historic Preservation will present Mayor Tom Barrett and other officials its Preservation Honor Award at ...

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By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — Shannan Harris has operated her gift and home accent shop, Moments on Main, in Red Wing’s historic business district for five years. Simply put, she likes it there. “We are located on ...

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By April Wilkerson Dolan Media Newswires Oklahoma City (AP) — Before this century is over, according to author Christopher Steiner, main street districts across America will be far more than a choice of social sensibility or nostalgia — they will ...

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By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — Preservationists in Minnesota have pushed for passage of a historic preservation tax credit for more than a decade. They got their way this month when the governor signed a 48-page jobs bill ...

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A Jan. 15, 2008, file photo shows a room inside the newly renovated Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington, D.C. The grant program that helped restore President Lincoln’s summer cottage and hundreds of sites across the country is on the current administration’s ...

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Jacob Adelman AP Writer Los Angeles (AP) — The Century Plaza Hotel hosted President-elect Ronald Reagan’s victory celebration, a welcome home gala for the Apollo 11 astronauts and Bob Hope’s celebrity-studded Century Ball. The National Trust for Historic Preservation sees ...

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