Phil Brown

After the late burst of summer heat, the seasons have changed gear abruptly, with heavy rain and cooler evenings signalling the arrival of autumn and the need, once again, to think about how to manage high energy costs during the coldest…
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These locals have had it with leaf-peeping pests.  Residents of Pomfret, Vermont’s Cloudland Road have taken a stand against the annual fever pitch of fall foliage tourists by temporarily closing the most…
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A West Village home once owned by the late, triple Tony Award-winning set designer, Robin Wagner, has hit the market for $3.5 million. The residence, at the John Adams, 101 W. 12th St., comes with a…
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UK lenders are expected to launch another round of mortgage rate cuts next week amid optimism home-loan costs have peaked after the Bank of England’s decision to keep interest rates on hold.So far Nationwide is the only big lender to reduce…
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A glorious West Village duplex penthouse in a landmarked cast-iron building has hit the market for $5.5 million. The home, which has been featured in Architectural Digest, is at 67 E. 11th St. It was designed by…
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Milk, bread, eggs … wedding dress? Brides-to-be can usually be found browsing in chic boutiques or stuffy department stores but now Sainsbury’s is hoping it can persuade them to hit the supermarket aisle instead as they go in pursuit of the…
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In the early 1990s, piano-playing pop icon Elton John discovered a love affair that had nothing to do with music — but everything to do with Atlanta. Fresh out of rehab and with a local love interest, the music…
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A three-building commercial complex in Santa Ana will be torn down and replaced by a distribution facility, joining a growing field of logistics buildings sprouting along the southern stretch of the 55 freeway. Terreno Realty Corp. paid…
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The chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng’s speech at the Commons dispatch box on 23 September last year, and his refusal to publish the Office for Budget Responsibility’s autumn 2022 forecast on the state of the economy, led to a run on the pound,…
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This sidewalk pop-up is going legit.  Formerly located on the pavement in front of proprietor Ararat El-Rawi’s Bedford-Stuyvesant fourth-floor walk-up, Little Armenia Cafe at last has a place of its own — in…
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