A land grab for renewable energy?
12/28/11
Outlet: Denver Post, The

Renewable energy is how we're going to continue devouring energy with fewer limitations. Solar energy, wind power, geothermal, gigantic transmission lines are all magic solutions that will make life better, we're told. But a conference held in De...

The Seasoned Collector: Grand events at Filoli, Valle Monte League
12/28/11
Outlet: San Jose Mercury News

One of the grandest experiences takes place at Filoli, a property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Woodside. The 654-acre estate -- a site to behold any time of the year -- was established as a private residence in 1917. Whether...

National expert to assess Main Street in Herkimer, help plan for development
12/28/11
Outlet: WKTV-TV - Online

The assessment will be conducted by Teresa Lynch, a Senior Program Officer with the Main Street Center of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. A national expert on downtown revitalization will visit the Village of Herkimer on January 4 an...

New Journal & Guide
12/28/11
Outlet: New Journal & Guide - Online

The Obama Administration’s action came on Tuesday November 1 in response to a grassroots campaign waged by a diverse coalition of people and organizations, led by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and including a bi-partisan group of local...

City Starts Planning on Boonville Tourism Hub
12/28/11
Outlet: Boonville Daily News

The National Trust for Historic Preservation granted $2,500 for the project, and the city will match the funding. The city of Boonville has hired an architecture firm to start planning renovations at the Katy Depot and Gingrich Warehouse building....

Wal-Mart Drops Store Plan Near Va. Civil War Site
12/28/11
Outlet: Washington Times

The Orange County Board of Supervisors in August 2009 approved the special use permit Wal-Mart needed to build the store. The National Trust for Historic Preservation, residents who live within three miles or less of the site and a group that maintai...

Oldest Black Church Open After Six-Year Restoration
12/28/11
Outlet: NPR - Online

The nation's oldest black church reopens to the public this week after a $9-million restoration fueled in part by federal stimulus funds, and completed in painstaking detail despite the recession. Shannon Mullen tours Boston's African Meeting House w...

Preserve Your Historic Neighborhood
12/26/11
Outlet: WDIV-TV

Some of the hottest and priciest neighborhoods have not always been that way. Glam South Beach was once filled with boarded-up vacant art deco hotels. Now it has celebrity-owned restaurants and luxury high-rise condominiums with oceanfront views....

Experts offer tips on how to boost downtown economy
Susan Schell 12/18/11
Outlet: News Tribune

Todd Barman, senior program officer for the Main Street National Trust for Historic Preservation, said the group was impressed with what the GHHWA has accomplished so far. “It’s easy to forget you’re newly designated,” Barman said. “When you look...