In the end, Laffrey, whose Broadway credits include Maybe Happy Ending and Parade, settled for using an iPhone app to record the size of pilasters and mullioned mirrors.
With pilasters, a limestone facade, and classic symmetrical design, the three-story building exemplifies the Beaux-Arts style popular at the turn of the 20th century, grand but not ostentatious.
On Soho's Carnaby Street, an NFL pop-up shop sells blue-and-gold London Games jerseys and bomber jackets, while the New Era baseball cap shop has Jaguars and Rams hats on pedestals in the window.
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Toby Skinner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
Clemishire added that pastors should not be put on pedestals and that too often, the victims are ignored.
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Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
For 80 years, the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) has been one of those indispensable pillars of service.
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Robert J Bianchi,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
Steel support pillars driven into the caves have caused rust and iron pollution in the water, and falling stalactites are making some cenotes unsafe to explore.
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Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas.
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NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
With climate change causing storms to be stronger and rougher than in the past, communities up and down the California coast are facing a similar challenge, as other aging wooden piers suffer damage, leaving cities facing large bills while the public clamors to keep the popular attractions open.
The owner of Pimento Jamaican Kitchen brought stanchions from his rum bar to the street to keep protesters separated from officers, working as a volunteer to ensure the demonstration remains peaceful.
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Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
That report will give everyone a sense as to why that plane left Statesville on a Thursday morning, then immediately turned around and tried to return to the same airport before striking trees and light stanchions, crashing and bursting into flame only 10 minutes after takeoff.
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