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With the opening of luxury high-rise Deco 969 in July, another luxury residential property is filling up in Fort Worth: The Crescent Fort Worth has begun leasing at The Crescent Residences, a 168-unit luxury apartment complex at 833 Van Cliburn Way in the Cultural District. Crescent Residences is located near cultural landmarks such as the Kimbell Art Museum, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and Dickies Arena, as well as Crescent’s own Circle Bar and Emilia’s Restaurant. “The Crescent Residences represents a bold step forward in luxury rental housing in Fort Worth,” Alexandra Pannell, regional marketing manager for FirstService Residential,…

News Photo: Steve Shullwitz This new mural at PIF Cider in Alpena features colorful art that incorporates caricatures of human faces. The mural also includes motivational quotes. ALPENA — It’s hard to walk through Alpena and Rogers City without noticing murals that are big, colorful and original.More artworks are expected to appear in both communities’ downtowns in the coming months and years, which local officials say should help boost tourism and make small businesses more profitable. Murals can also help liven up a bland or unattractive building and make an area more aesthetically appealing. There are 28 murals in and…

KEWASKUM — Not exactly a new face in the town of Kewaskum, Iron Haven Bar & Grill has opened at 215 Main St. downtown.Owner Carissa Hart, a Kewaskum native, said the bar’s name comes from her husband’s longtime profession, and the rustic feel of the building itself fits that theme perfectly.”My husband is actually a metalworker, so we chose an anvil as the logo,” Hart says. “The saying ‘iron sharpens iron’ is kind of our mantra — we lift each other up and make each other better. We wanted to preserve that saying.”Hart said the decision to move to this…

Watching the Yankees-Red Sox game this week brought back some particularly fond memories for me, because I remember what it was like back then: those two teams were like Athens and Sparta, in the words of the great Peter Gammons, and every game they played seemed to affect the dynamics of the entire sport. And every moment seemed rife with the potential for fireworks — and more. And it wasn’t just the players, it wasn’t just the fans. Here’s the story. I’m not particularly proud of this story. But it happened. I have to accept this story. And now, all…

If you want to persuade someone, start by listening to them. We’ve all heard it before and it sounds true, but it’s not true, concludes an intriguing new American study.The authors designed a large-scale experiment in which Zoom calls were set up between an experienced campaign worker and members of the public recruited through Facebook ads to test how the campaign worker (presented as a supporter of in-state college tuition exemptions for undocumented immigrants) influenced the opinions of members of the public (selected as skeptical of such policies).One pair of visitors was instructed to share a powerful story about deserving…

LiveWelcome to Hindustan Times live updates platform. Follow all major news updates, headlines and breaking news from India and around the world here. Track the real-time developments of key events on 15th September 2024.Latest News for September 15, 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File Photo)Get the latest news and breaking news from India and around the world here Disclaimer: This is an AI-generated live blog and has not been edited by Hindustan Times staff….read moreCheck here for all the updates:September 15, 2024 9:16 AMIndia News Breaking: PM Narendra Modi inaugurates projects worth Rs 6,600 crore in Jharkhand | Read MorePrime…

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While Democrats spent days spreading videos and memes of Kamala Harris mocking and infuriating Donald Trump during Tuesday’s presidential debate, the candidates returned to the tough task of winning the support of the tiny minority of voters in battleground states that will determine the outcome of November’s election.Harris is on a “New Progress” tour of key areas this weekend as she seeks to build on the momentum she gained from humiliating Trump. On Friday, she visited arguably the most crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania, where she pushed the themes she hammered home in the debate – portraying the former president…

Leo Kris agreed to sell the Miami property for less than the asking price, not knowing that the Amazon founder was the actual buyer.Brazilian toy and electronics tycoon Leo Cris is suing a real estate agent who he claims persuaded him to slash the asking price of a luxury home by $6 million without telling him the buyer was Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.Chris claims that if he had known the world’s second richest man was behind the bid, he would not have agreed to the price discount and would have made a profit of more than the $79 million he…

Hundreds of people, mostly women, gathered in cities across France on Saturday to support Gisele Perico, whose husband is on trial for allegedly drugging her and hiring dozens of strangers to rape her in a case that has shocked the nation. Feminist groups have called for around 30 rallies in cities from Marseille to Paris, with banners at Place de la Republique reading “Support for Gisele” and “Victims, we believe you”. Since her trial began earlier this month, her extraordinary story has spread across France and Ms Perico, now 72, has become a symbol of the country’s fight against sexual…