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Brown namescampaign posts CEDAR FALLS -- Mayor Jim Brown announced several leadership positions on his re-election committee. Robert J. "Bob" Brown, co-chair and treasurer, and Drew Stensland, co-chair, are guiding the effort. The committee is made up of more than 40 Cedar Falls residents . School officesclosed Monday WATERLOO — All Waterloo Schools buildings and offices will be closed from 8 a.m. to noon Monday due to district meetings. Offices will return to normal working hours Tuesday . League hostsannual meeting WATERLOO -- The League of Women Voters of Black Hawk- Bremer Counties is holding its annual celebration/fundraiser on Women’s Equality Day, Aug. 26, from 10 a.m. until noon, with a 9:30 a.m. check-in, at the YWCA, 425 Lafayette St. The theme of the celebration is “Generations Strong: Celebrating Our Past, Present and Future.” The program includes a one-woman play about suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt , performed by Jane Cox, and a comedy, “Misbehaving Wom...

Reno rent market at record-high prices, near-zero vacancy

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Damonte Ranch area is a sign of the city's need for housing in Reno, Nev. The recent influx of new workers combined with near-zero residential development during the recession gave birth to a classic supply-and-demand scenario that saw the cost of housing skyrocket in the Biggest Little City. (Andy Barron/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP) Photo: Andy Barron, AP / The Reno Gazette-Journal" class="landscape" /> residential development during the recession gave birth to a classic supply-and-demand scenario that saw the cost of housing skyrocket in the Biggest Little City. (Andy Barron/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP) Photo: Andy Barron, AP / The Reno Gazette-Journal" class="landscape" src="src" /> Damonte Ranch area is a sign of the city's need for housing in Reno, Nev. The recent influx of new workers combined with near-zero residential development during the recession gave birth to a classic supply-and-demand scenario that ...

Saxony Apartment Building

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Quizzes Lists Topics Save The Saxony Apartment Building is a historic apartment building in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Located along Ninth Street in the city's downtown, [1] this five- story brick building includes a distinctive range of architectural details. Among these elements are brick pilasters and projections, a three- story bay window on each side of the symmetrical main facade , semicircular balconies , and many stone pieces, such as pediments, keystones, and stringcourses. Due to its location at the intersection of Ninth and Race Streets, the Saxony appears to have two fronts: one onto each street. Although the Ninth Street facade is larger and more complex, the Race Street facade is nevertheless ornate as well: it features small yet elaborate semicircular balconies with wrought iron railings similar to those of the Ninth Street facade . [2] Constructed in 1891 according to a design by leading Cincinnati architect Samuel Hannaford , [1] the Saxony Apart...