Category: House Renovation

Casper Ruud’s Tuesday: A win & 10 pm home renovation meeting | ATP Tour

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Player Features Ruud’s Tuesday: A win & 10 pm home renovation meeting Norwegian speaks about off-court activities January 16, 2024 AFP/Getty Images Casper Ruud lost just five games to reach the second round of the Australian Open. By Andrew Eichenholz Home renovation meetings and straight-sets wins — all in a day’s work for Casper Ruud at the 2024 Australian Open. Many fans know the Norwegian star loves playing golf in his spare time. He even runs an Instagram channel solely dedicated to his golf game. But the No. 11 players in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings explained after his 6-1,…

Body with ‘toes sticking out of the ground’ found in Florida backyard

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The owner of a Florida home undergoing a renovation made a horrifying discovery when he unearthed human remains in his backyard on Wednesday — with blackened “toes sticking out of the ground,” he said. The gruesome find was made at a private home being offered for rent in Jacksonville just before 7 p.m., law enforcement officials said. The homeowner was doing yard work when he partially uncovered the body, he told News4Jax. A Jacksonville, Fla., homeowner discovered human remains buried in his backyard while doing yard work. WJXT A forensic team erected tents and spent hours on Thursday working at…

Police warn of increased home renovation fraud in east-end Toronto

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Toronto police are reminding homeowners in the city’s east end to be vigilant due to increased home renovation fraud in a particular neighbourhood. Authorities said suspects were soliciting door-to-door, handing out flyers for fraudulent or non-existent companies and offering roofing, paving and fencing services in the Beaches. Typically, the work is not completed, or the quality is poor due to substandard products used by fraudulent contractors. “Residents are reminded to use caution when solicited for any service and not to share personal information with people unknown to them,” a police spokesperson wrote in a news release. “Suspects often target elderly…

Valley News – Art Notes: Lebanese Opera House to close for renovations ahead of 100th birthday

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On Aug. 14, Lebanon Opera House will close down for five months of renovation in advance of the hall’s centenary next year. The project, for which the non-profit that runs the opera house plans to raise $4.2 million, is the first major update for the performance hall since 2001. “All of this is in service to LOH’s centennial season,” said Joe Clifford, executive director of the opera house, adding that the anniversary has been on his mind since he started in the job in March 2017. “As early as 2019, I really started to convene the board to think about…

Delhi LG orders examination of ₹44.78 cr spent on Kejriwal’s house renovation | Latest News Delhi

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In the wake of reports that ₹44.78 crore has been spent on renovating the residence of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena has directed chief secretary Naresh Kumar to secure all relevant records, examine the records, and submit a report within 15 days for the company the LG. Delhi chief minister’s official bungalow. (File Photo) “This has reference to various media reports, published in both electronic and print media, on alleged gross irregularities committed while carrying out the renovation of No.6 Flag Staff House, Civil Lines by PWD. LG, while taking note of media reports and…

Ruto to work away from State House to allow renovation

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State House, Nairobi. [File, Standard] President William Ruto will be away from the 117-year-old State House in Nairobi for two months to allow renovations. Architects had warned that parts of the expansive colonial structure had become unfit for habitation and recommended the construction of a new building. However, sources at State House told The Standard that move was vetoed by the President who insisted that only renovations be carried out given that building a new presidential residence would cost upwards of Sh2 billion. “A new residence would have cost over Sh2 billion. “The President said this is not the right…

White House completes $50 million renovation of Situation Room

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WASHINGTON — The White House Situation Room, the nerve center for the president’s most sensitive national security meetings, has a new look and new capabilities after a yearlong renovation. Despite its name, the Situation Room is not a single room but instead a sprawling 5,500-square-foot complex with numerous meeting spots, all of which were gutted and refurbished at a cost of $50 million. A smaller room, where former President Barack Obama and top officials monitored the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011, was preserved in its entirety and sent to the Obama library. Communications at the White House…

Kejriwal’s Delhi house renovation cost ₹171 cr: Maken | Latest News Delhi

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Congress leader and former Union minister Ajay Maken on Sunday alleged that the actual amount spent by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to renovate chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence was not ₹45 crore, as stated earlier, but was ₹171 crore. Congress leader Ajay Maken addresses a press conference in New Delhi on Sunday. (ANI) The AAP did not respond to Maken’s allegations. However, the party has previously said that the CM residence is not a personal property, but a house allocated to the chief minister by the government. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now.…