Prolonged blackouts have draped the island and hospitals struggle with providing adequate care.
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Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
This city is one of the most walkable in the American South, built on a grid of cobblestone streets draped in Spanish moss and anchored by 22 grand historic squares.
Gold, silver, precious and semi-precious stones are on display, along with silk textiles ornamented with velvet, damask and embroidery.
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Sarah Kozlowski,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
Blazy’s Chanel was a story of lightness that began with transparent silk mousseline pieces and flourished into dresses and suits and dresses ornamented with layers of feathers.
Muralist Kian Dubay, of Pittsburgh, traveling with fellow artist Phil Seth, beautified a dingy basketball goal north of the Valparaiso Creates Center on Indiana Avenue.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
It wasn’t instigated by formal education or a big career, but from simply being around the work, watching things get built, fixed, and beautified.
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