Old World Stoneworks

'Character I loved'.(News)
Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England); 12/1/2009; 896 words; ...Lee bought was in an older part of Honley, near...to be around 150 years old. Lee, who owns a barber...says: "It is very old and unlike the other...always had an interest in older properties and the shop...flooring up and exposed the stonework and really brought out...get the best of both ...

A rich, colorful past and present.
The Star (Amman, Jordan); 11/16/2009; 1823 words; ...In 1996, UNESCO named it a World Heritage site.I headed this...Land at the shiny four-year-old Queretaro International Airport and ride 20 miles into the old colonial center of town.Although...the halls flanked by carved stonework, the whole place infused with...

Cognac: pleasing so many senses; Every year Americans drink about 50 million bottles of cognac, one of the world's most expensive beverages, writes Rosemary McClure.(Life)
The Sunday Independent (South Africa); 11/8/2009; 1775 words; ...the Cognac region, where the world's most famous brandy originates...considering Cognac ranks as one of the world's most expensive beverages...spent an afternoon visiting its old town (Vieille Ville). Half...landscaped grounds, I noticed stonework that was black with mould...

Historic building set to become hub of capital's new literary quarter
The Scotsman; 10/29/2009; 737 words; ...of 81 High Street, after the stonework was stored on Calton Hill...the city's most beautiful Old Town spaces will make a significant...in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town. "As the inaugural recipient...Edinburgh is renowned for world-class literary talent, past...

Condo project rolls on despite troubled history.(SPECIAL REPORT: REAL ESTATE QUARTERLY)
Los Angeles Business Journal; 10/26/2009; 1200 words; THERE'S the old adage about not changing horses midstream...had to do with landscape quality and the stonework at the base of the building," said Keating...and then they wake up and see the whole world turned upside down," Keating said...