The Eco Village, a project by Cabo Verde-based studio RamosCastellano Arquitectos brings sustainable design and local economic revival to the country’s island of Santo Antão Set against a volcanic backdrop in the Atlantic Ocean around 500 kilometers (310 miles) from Senegal Santo Antão has a rich cultural history shaped by Portuguese settlers and a long agricultural tradition that is now giving way to tourism a German tourism agency approached RamosCastellano to create a real estate project near the villages of Cruzinha da Garça and Cha de Igreja on a five-hectare site by the sea The project ultimately evolved into a sustainable settlement focused on agriculture and community integration the Eco Village includes fourteen double rooms and infrastructure which includes photovoltaic field Understanding Cabo Verde’s limited arable land and food production challenges the architects prioritized cultivating every possible area within the site local workers built five kilometers (three miles) of terraces transforming the barren land into fertile plots where vegetables and fruit are grown This agricultural contribution has enhanced local food availability reducing prices and creating new social bonds by fostering collaboration with nearby communities images © Sergio Pirrone With its Eco Village, RamosCastellano Arquitectos presents a thoughtful response to the unique terrain of Cabo Verde’s Santo Antão island. The locally-based architects spent extended periods onsite to identify protected spots with optimal views and shelter from the island’s constant winds and occasional rockfalls The scattered buildings dot the mountainside integrated like an expansive piece of land art that respects and complements the landscape This careful positioning creates a dialogue between the architecture and its natural context Sustainability guided every construction decision and gravel were used to create walls that capitalize on thermal inertia providing natural temperature control without air conditioning Local workers were employed using traditional building techniques minimizing machinery to foster job opportunities and direct investment into nearby communities To address the island’s scarce rainfall water is drawn from a well and desalinated using solar-powered pumps A gray water recycling system irrigates surrounding vegetation through a drop-by-drop gravity system These features reduce the ecological footprint and ensure that water RamosCastellano Arquitectos designs this Eco Village on Cabo Verde’s Santo Antão island The Eco Village embodies a model of tourism focused on cooperation and fair exchange rejecting the ‘all-inclusive’ resort model found on other islands in Cabo Verde The project channels resources from international tourism into local development creating lasting benefits for both visitors and the community alike RamosCastellano’s design enhances local infrastructure and fosters a meaningful cultural exchange that respects and enriches the local way of life All interiors and furnishings were custom-made by local artisans with RamosCastellano Arquitectos designing each piece to reflect a blend of traditional craftsmanship and modern style This approach not only distributed financial investment within the community but also developed local expertise and skills empowering residents to participate in future projects maximizes the sensory experience of visitors Carefully selected vegetation lines paths throughout the settlement releasing fragrances carried by prevailing winds Roof gardens and terraces are also designed to adapt to the natural landscape with the architecture amplifying the natural sounds of waves crashing against the shore enhancing the serene environment and immersive experience five hectares of dry land become three hectares of cultivable terraces for local food production and community buildings powered by solar energy and gravel were used to create walls that provide natural temperature control all interiors and furnishings were custom-made by local artisans to promote local craftsmanship and skills water scarcity is addressed through desalination landscaping enhances sensory experiences with fragrant plants and natural soundscapes architect: RamosCastellano Arquitectos | @ramoscastellanoarquitectos photography: © Sergio Pirrone | @sergiopirrone client: Vista Verde tours | @vistaverdetours design team: Zico Lopes,  Edoardo Meneghin landscape design: Ramos Castellano arquitectos total cultivated surface: 30,000 square meters total area surface: 49,700 square meters total builded area:  1,325 square meters AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style Flagstaff Business News Northern Arizona’s premier source for business October 8, 2024 By Leave a Comment Varietals are pairing nicely around the world the Village of Oak Creek and Verde Villages the area now has 31 licensed wineries and several wine hobbyists  According to a 2023 Arizona Wine Tourism Industry – Growth and Opportunities report prepared by Northern Arizona University (NAU) for the Arizona Office of Tourism the Arizona wine industry has been maturing during the past two decades with the number of wine producers increasing more than 10 times since 1999 supporting about 2,430 jobs and generating $115 million in labor income  “Verde Valley is actually the warmer of the three American Viticulture Areas (AVA) in Arizona,” said Viticulture and Enology Director Michael Pierce at Yavapai College’s Southwest Wine Center “We have all the pieces here to make nice wine – spectacular climate and nice diurnal temperature swings The trend has been growing considerably over the last 10-15 years and wineries are really taking off  Our average age here at the school is 49 years old they go out and start their own business.”  AVA status is awarded by the federal government to designate regions with geographic or climatic features that distinguish them from surrounding areas and affect how grapes are grown There are three regions in Arizona: Sonoita in Santa Cruz County “What we’re seeing is that consumers are leaning more toward lower alcohol wines with less manipulation and wines from newer regions that pair perfectly with food Many of the Verde Valley wine producers fit seamlessly within that profile and are therefore thriving,” said Caduceus Cellars and Merkin Vineyards owner and winemaker Maynard Keenan Pierce says Keenan is an important supporter of the Verde Valley wine industry who employs YC’s wine center graduates he’s been able to get Arizona wines to other places outside of Arizona.”  “We are currently distributing to Australia Czech Republic and several other countries,” said Keenan Flagstaff lawyer Bruce Griffen and his wife bought their vineyard in 2021 from Jon Marcus who had started Amigos de Vino dba Echo Canyon Vineyard and Winery one of the first vineyards since Prohibition in the Verde Valley We had to replant the seven to eight acres which yields about 8,000 vines,” said Griffen The couple hopes to be licensed by October 2025 under the name Echo Canyon Vineyard People wouldn’t think that an arid area like this could grow grapes that are typically grown in a temperate moist climate The secret about the Verde Valley is that the water canyon and valley area have a very good growing potential for grapes,” said Griffen “We have several different varieties: Southern Italian varietals such as Zinfandel The wine industry is growing here and there are some very good wineries There’s also a huge pool of people who come from Phoenix here.” “We have a lot to offer,” said Verde Valley Wine Consortium President Paula Woolsey a 2023 Arizona Wine Tourism Industry survey shows that locals and tourists alike have responded to the wineries and wine festivals such as the Sedona Winefest Camp Verde Pecan and Wine Festival and Walkin’ on Main Wine Festival in droves  “People come to Arizona to visit the Grand Canyon and now we’ve added another leg to the stool,” said Woolsey “People are really surprised at how great our wines are and they are loving them.” FBN  For more about Verde Valley’s fertile wine industry, visit www.verdevalleywines.com Fresh Focuses Photography: Caduceus Cellars and Merkin Vineyards owner Maynard Keenan says consumers are leaning more toward lower alcohol wines with less manipulation and wines from newer regions that pair perfectly with food “Many of the Verde Valley wine producers fit seamlessly within that profile and are therefore thriving.” Archaeologists have located some 600 cliff dwellings in Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park Location: Colorado Established: June 29 The sites, from mesa-top pithouses and multistoried dwellings to cliffside villages, document the changes in the lives of a prehistoric people once dubbed the Anasazi. They are now more accurately called the ancestral Puebloans, and modern Pueblo tribes in the Southwest consider themselves descendants of these ancestral people. Some 40 pueblos and cliff dwellings are visible from park roads and overlooks; some of these are open to the public. Beginning about A.D. 750, the ancestral Puebloans grouped their mesa-top dwellings in pueblos, or villages. About 1200 they moved into recesses in the cliffs. So sheltered, these later villages seem to stand outside of time, aloof to the present. In 1888 two cowboys tracking stray cattle in a snowstorm stopped on the edge of a steep-walled canyon. Through the flakes they made out traces of walls and towers of a large cliff dwelling across the canyon. Novelist Willa Cather later described the scene: "The falling snowflakes sprinkling the piñons, gave it a special kind of solemnity. It was more like sculpture than anything else … preserved … like a fly in amber." Climbing down a makeshift ladder, the excited cowboys explored the honeycombed network of rooms that they named Cliff Palace. Inside, they found stone tools, pottery, and other artifacts in rooms that had been uninhabited for some 600 years. Luminarias light Spruce Tree House, an ancient dwelling of the Anasazi people and the third largest cliff dwelling in Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park. From Cortez, take US 160 east for eight miles to the park entrance, then follow the winding park road 15 miles to Far View Visitor Center and 5.5 miles farther to Chapin Mesa Archaeological Museum and a cliff dwelling—Spruce Tree House. Trailers are not allowed past Morefield Village. Airports: Cortez and Durango. Year-round. Wetherill Mesa, Far View Visitor Center, Cliff Palace Loop, Balcony House, and many services are closed in winter. Wildflowers bloom from April through September. In winter, cross-country skiing is allowed in Morefield and on the Cliff Palace Loop when conditions permit. With extra time, visit less crowded Wetherill Mesa. Mesa Verde National Park is also a UNESCO World Heritage site. The largest archaeological preserve in the U.S., it protects over 5000 sites. which drew more than eleven million visitors last year—about twice the number of the second most popular park Most visitors see the park from a mountain-skimming scenic highway; many take to the more than 800 miles of hiking trails across North Carolina and Tennessee Ensconced at number one is Great Smoky Mountains National Park In 2017, 6.2 million people witnessed the wonders of one of the largest canyons on Earth. A mile deep and up to 18 miles wide at spots, the Grand Canyon is so vast that even from the best vantage point only a fraction of its 277 miles can be seen Rising in Utah’s high plateau country, the Virgin River carves its way through Zion Canyon to the desert below The park’s striking vertical topography—rock towers and sharp cliffs—attracted 4.5 million visitors in 2016 Sweeping vistas are a main attraction at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado The park contains 150 lakes and 450 miles of streams plus ecosystems ranging from wetlands to pine forests to montane areas to alpine tundra \"No temple made with human hands can compete with Yosemite,\" wrote John Muir whose crusading led to the creation of the California park in 1890 Over four million visitors come to this temple annually most of them spending time in the Yosemite Valley 7-mile-long canyon was cut by a river and then widened and deepened by glacial action The world's very first national park remains the showpiece of the National Park Service The vast reserve—covering 2.2 million acres in Wyoming Sea and mountain meet at Acadia National Park in Maine Most of the park is on Mount Desert Island More than three million people a year explore the unspoiled terrain of Olympic National Park in Washington State which contains three distinct ecosystems: temperate rain forest (seen here) The peaks of the Teton Range, regal and imposing as they stand nearly 7,000 feet above the Wyoming valley floor, make one of the boldest geological statements in the Rockies. The park's jewel-like lakes and naked granite pinnacles enticed more than 3.3million visitors last year Rounding out the top ten most popular parks is Glacier National Park which covers over a million acres in Montana and attracted 3.3 million people in 2017 The park's Going-to-the-Sun Road is considered by many to be one of the world's most spectacular drives an ancient dwelling of the Anasazi people and the third largest cliff dwelling in Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park Heart of Poseidon.","crdt":"Photograph by Michael Nichols Nat Geo Image Collection","dsc":"A biologist studies a large fern mat Heart of Poseidon.","rchDsc":{"markup":"A biologist studies a large fern mat against a background of tall trees and mountains in summer.","crdt":"Photograph by James Gabbert Washington as the sun sets","crdt":"Photograph by Keith Ladzinski Nat Geo Image Collection","dsc":"View of Ruby Beach Washington as the sun sets","rchDsc":{"markup":"View of Ruby Beach Washington as the sun sets"},"rchTtl":{"markup":""}},"sections":[{"name":"Travel","id":"432c4f83-2d55-3974-b95f-a221c87c0fd1","type":"sources","uri":"https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel"}],"headline":"How to visit Olympic National Park","link":"https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/article/olympic-national-park"},{"description":"From Taiwan to Namibia Montana","crdt":"Galyna Andrushko / Shutterstock","dsc":"Hike in Glacier National Park Montana","rchDsc":{"markup":"Hike in Glacier National Park USA.","crdt":"Photograph by Jill Schneider Nat Geo Image Collection","dsc":"View of the red rock formations and a winding road in Zion National Park in Utah USA.","rchDsc":{"markup":"View of the red rock formations and a winding road in Zion National Park in Utah USA."},"rchTtl":{"markup":""}},"sections":[{"name":"Travel","id":"432c4f83-2d55-3974-b95f-a221c87c0fd1","type":"sources","uri":"https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel"}],"headline":"Everything to know about Zion National Park","link":"https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/article/zion-national-park"},{"description":"From a botanic garden stroll in London to a route through ancient woodland in Nottinghamshire Getty Images","dsc":"Surrounding the magnificent Loch Tummel and made up of swathes of forest and countryside Strathtummel is one of the most scenic parts of Perthshire’s ‘Big Tree Country’ in autumn.","ttl":"Autumn","rchDsc":{"markup":"Surrounding the magnificent Loch Tummel and made up of swathes of forest and countryside will be ready to charge electric vehicles in northwest Oklahoma City's already eco-friendly Village Verde neighborhood after grid infrastructure upgrades in the newest section and those that follow Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. teamed with developers of 480-acre Village Verde west of Mustang Road and north of Northwest Expressway to make sure all new homes in the subdivision are EV ready The Oklahoma City addition has Yukon postal addresses and is in the Piedmont school district “It’s one thing to have a few people around the neighborhood decide they want to install 240-volt EV chargers in their garage,” said Village Verde general manager Kelly Parker “But when we’re talking about 62 homes now and 700-800 more in the future sections I knew we needed to reach out to OG&E to ensure we had the infrastructure in place to support the additional Upgrading its part of the electrical grid puts Village Verde in the forefront of the trend. EV Connect, an online provider of electric vehicle information said including EV charging in construction is not as common as it should be considering customer demand for electric vehicles "The switch to electric will not only ramp up Building without considering EV charging will be an outdated process," EV Connect said Village Verde now has 215 homes. OKC building company Homes By Taber bought the latest phase and will build homes on those 62 lots. It's a fit for Homes By Taber, which includes numerous energy-efficient features in all of its homes. "We plan to start building in there after we fill the current home sites with a few more families in our other Piedmont communities Nichols Creek and Tuscany Lakes," said Lindsay Haltom OG&E worked with Village Verde to ensure homeowners have access to a dedicated 240V power supply By ensuring our customers’ homes are EV ready we're empowering them to minimize their environmental footprint and move toward a greener a construction energy-efficiency consultancy manager of the utility's corporate communications we want to help our customers save money while encouraging renewables and responsible use of the energy grid This project with Village Verde checks all those boxes,” Cooper said “This is the first time we have worked with a developer in Oklahoma City to ensure the new residents will have EV-ready homes "It’s exciting to help our customers find solutions that help meet their energy and environmental goals We appreciate the opportunity to work with Village Verde on this innovative and unique development.” It's just the latest innovation for energy-efficiency at Village Verde which was meant to be as green as can be from the start of planning for it in 2006 Village Verde leases the property from the state Commissioners of the Land Office and purchases a section as each one is completed Homes in Village Verde must be built to a HERS Index score of 70 or less. HERS stands for Home Energy Rating System; a score of 100 is the "standard new home," and the lower the score We wanted to capture that rainwater and make it a pond and an amenity," Parker said then OG&E said its work in Village Verde is part of its "commitment to serving as a resource for EV customers," and pointed to its online EV calculator for people considering buying an electrical vehicle to determine potential fuel savings "and make informed decisions on EV investments." OG&E also offers rebates and other EV incentives for drivers, builders and home buyers. “We couldn’t have made this happen without OG&E,” Parker said “The electric company has stepped up to make our community a greener place to live and we’re grateful to partner with such an impactful organization to set new standards in the sustainable housing industry.” Sign Up: Weekly newsletter Real Estate with Richard Mize TrendingDevelopmentPhoenixAVerde Investments to build urban village on former mall site in MesaBillionaire Ernest Garcia’s firm plans to redevelop Fiesta Mall into 4,000 homes Verde Investments has gained approval to replace a demolished indoor mall in Mesa with an urban retail village of up to 4,000 homes The Tempe-based developer led by billionaire Ernest Garcia II got the go-ahead from the Mesa City Council to redevelop the 80-acre Fiesta Mall site at 1445 West Southern Avenue, the Phoenix Business Journal reported shops and restaurants and more than 500,000 square feet of open space A cost and timeline for the project was not disclosed moved forward with a rezoning of the former mall site on the southwest corner of Southern Avenue and Alma School Road “We’ve worked closely with Mesa’s planning team and leaders to craft a redevelopment plan that reflects the community’s values and aspirations,” David Leibowitz “This approval paves the way for a thriving dynamic destination that will boost Mesa’s economy create jobs and help address the Valley’s housing shortage.” SIGN UPThe city of Mesa has pointed to the redevelopment of Fiesta Mall as among the “optimal uses of real estate within the city,” according to the Business Journal was developed by Sears Roebuck and Company the mall slid into decline and closed in 2018 a holding company founded in 1992 by Garcia Its Verde Outdoor owns more than 1,200 billboards across the U.S for a solar array at the Minooka Wastewater Treatment Plant This solar project will reduce the energy expenses for the village while saving more than 20,000 metric tons of carbon emissions over its lifespan the Village of Minooka is entering a power purchase agreement (PPA) and will buy power at a discounted rate compared to grid power the solar installation will result in instant savings for the village yet it will make no capital investments into the project Verde Solutions brought together the team needed to make this project possible it secured a third-party investor to monetize the federal tax incentives for the solar system because the village is not eligible for them the town will save an estimated $533,549 over the 20-year agreement lowering the operating costs of the wastewater treatment plant and saving residents' dollars "The municipal team and the Village of Minooka board saw that going solar was a great way to reduce expenses from the wastewater treatment facility," says Christopher Gersch "The Purchase Power Agreement structure allows communities like Minooka to show their commitment to sustainability and save money from day one of operation Minooka was one of the first communities to take advantage of this great private-public partnership Solar in Illinois for communities just makes sense." The Village of Minooka is a southwest suburb of Chicago and has over 11,000 residents Its wastewater treatment plant is energy-intensive due to the need to move millions of gallons of water before it is safely released into the environment The treatment plant is also a prime location for a solar system because it has vacant land adjacent to it and is in full sun designed the solar project with an access path and landscaping buffer consisting of native trees President and staff at Minooka are dedicated to achieving a more energy-efficient footprint for the benefit of our residents and the environment we share," says Barry Thompson the Village of Minooka's Chairman of Public Works "We began by replacing incandescent lighting in our buildings and streetlights with modern LED fixtures reducing energy consumption and generating a substantial cost savings adding solar technology will deliver an even more robust while further reducing costs for village residents." and the Village of Minooka municipal team led by Ryan Anderson Fresh Coast Solar plans to install the solar array in the summer of 2022 "The ability to use natural sunlight to save the Village money for the next 25 years is and educational centers across the country to develop comprehensive efficiency and renewable energy solutions With more than 1,900 projects in 48 states completed the turn-key energy consulting firm offers a customized set of solutions for each clients' needs including solar Verde Solutions' passion for sustainability is shared by many of its Fortune 100 clients it is proud to partner with these organizations to achieve significant and lasting improvements in environmental and social outcomes Media Contact: Nicole Ciesla, NiKnack Marketing This content was issued through the press release distribution service at Newswire.com Grieving relatives and friends of people who died in Cape Verde boat disaster say more will leave unless conditions improve used to return to shore brimming with fish But as fish populations began to ebb over the last decade now they take them to Spain’s Canary Islands in search of economic opportunities On 16 August, one such boat that had departed from Fass Boye with 101 people onboard was found drifting off the coast of Cape Verde Fass Boye residents and environmental groups blame the Senegalese government for doling out fishing permits to industrial trawlers from Asia and Europe which they say are responsible for the decline in fish stocks ’Nobody dares go out to sea any more’: Lamine Diop Photograph: Annika Hammerschlag/The Guardian“Foreign boats are flooding our seas “Nobody dares go out to sea any more because it’s a waste of gas uncles and some of his closest friends in the accident “Morning and night – we were always together,” he said “These migrants are working in an industry that is impacted by climate change on the one hand, and by international fishing agreements on the other,” said Mamadou Touré, a member of Senegal’s climate change committee. “They have found no other way out but to turn to illegal immigration.” Blaming Senegal’s issuance of fishing permits for illegal migration is unfounded, said Malick Sow, a communications officer for Senegal’s fishing ministry. Read moreOf the 163 licences allocated to fishing boats Russian and Turkish vessels partner with a Senegalese fishing enterprise that maintains at least a 51% stake in the company Sow acknowledged the existence of these partnerships but said he was unable to quantify them because the state considers them “companies with Senegalese rights” Local fishers are partially responsible for the decline in fish because many use illegal monofilament nets which they then sell to foreign companies for export “This phenomenon is not about youth unemployment There are tailors and mechanics who close their shops to take the pirogues,” Sow said Residents of Fass Boye say their only alternative to fishing is agriculture heatwaves and violent winds have taken their toll on farmland has spent years trying to deter potential migrants from leaving Senegal the youth they work with tend to leave anyway “It’s too difficult for them to stay and see their families unable to meet their daily needs.” ‘All that’s left to do is pray’: Codou Ndoye grieves for her nephew Photograph: Annika Hammerschlag/The GuardianBack in Fass Boye Ndoye had raised the 25-year-old since his parents died 12 years ago but sent her a message that read: “I will do everything for you because it was you who raised me had been struggling to contribute to the household he left behind two siblings and a pregnant wife “All I wish is that the birth goes well so that Papa’s memory can live on,” Ndoye said as she turned away to hide her tears lost five childhood friends and an uncle in the accident He played a video on his phone he had taken of his friends just hours before they left “We’re going to make it,” his friends laughed Diop and his friends were so close that they often shared clothes and slept in the same bed One had asked Diop to look after his fishing boat while he was gone ‘I’m really hurting’: El Hadj Diop Photograph: Annika Hammerschlag/The Guardian“But he’s never coming back,” Diop said “They just wanted to find a better world where they could support their parents El Hadj Diop and Lamine Diop – who are unrelated – said if fishing conditions did not improve they too would consider making the treacherous journey "Whenever there's trash or anything in the building on the floor Best Hall and Tooker House have reported facing a plethora of struggles with their living conditions.  Palo Verde East houses over 300 students in the northern area of the Tempe campus.  students in Palo Verde East were evacuated and relocated for the weekend due to a fire.  READ MORE: Update: Palo Verde East reopens after reported fire displaces students over weekend  Others reported struggling with dorm conditions throughout the school year a Palo Verde East resident and a freshman studying biomedical sciences moved rooms due to a flood in her bathroom "It was the shower; the water just kept coming out," Dang said "So we contacted maintenance and then they just decided to move us."  residents were unable to access warm water for about a week with the reasoning being unsure according to Dang "Maybe like a month or two ago the water every single day would be freezing cold no matter how hot you turned it up," said Kamoana Easley a Palo Verde East resident and a freshman studying political science.  Multiple students reported broken air conditioning it was blowing so cold and so hard while I was trying to sleep," Easley said "I would always wake up with a sore throat in the morning So pretty much the whole entirety of October to November Tooker House "a veritable case study" in designing for desert climates :palm_tree::sunny: https://t.co/CnXXdncRj9 via @MetropolisMag pic.twitter.com/m1RFk94JdP On April 4, at around 11 p.m., an unknown object struck a window on the north side of Best Hall Best Hall resident and a freshman studying business said she and her roommate instantly thought they heard a gunshot "We ran into the hallway because we didn't know if somebody was shooting and if they were going to keep shooting at the window or the wall," Camarillo said "We wanted to get as far away from it as possible." Camarillo's window was shattered but still intact from the impact The event resulted in her roommate moving into a different room from feeling unsafe Maintenance is planning to fully repair the window next Monday I would have moved rooms with my roommate if I felt unsafe "I kind of wish at this point that they would have just waited until we moved out to fix it because now they're fixing it during finals week." Camarillo said maintenance had to wait to fully repair the window because they would have to expose the asbestos — a toxic mineral used in building materials before it was considered harmful — from the caulking.  Camarillo said that after maintenance comes next Monday they will have to wait the following day to insert the glass because it comes from a separate company the same street shared by Gammage and next to where the ASU shuttles drop off students.  Camarillo has also encountered problems with WiFi and air conditioning in her dorm She said the WiFi was consistently bad throughout the school year and her community assistant reported it to maintenance earlier in the year "(Maintenance) was super unhelpful to her," said Camarillo "They asked her to go and try to pick the lock of the WiFi box or something and try to fix it herself." She said she hoped maintenance would be more supportive through processes like broken windows and WiFi because the building is so old and needs constant attention "I have a lot of fond memories here – but it's old," said Camarillo.  Then there is Tooker House an electrical fire broke out on the third floor of the dorm complex.  a Tooker House resident and a student studying mechanical engineering said she kept count of how many fire alarms went off in the current semester a freshman studying electrical engineering and another Tooker House resident said that alarms will sometimes go off multiple times a night.  Many residents took the fire alarm seriously after seeing fire trucks and police READ MORE: Students evacuate Tooker House after reported fire Hassayampa Academic Village found its place in ASU's catalog of residential housing on campus in 2007 currently faces issues with appliances and mold "The vents, like you can see the mold coming out of them," said Rory Wood Hassayampa Academic Village resident and a freshman studying business communication "I've heard a lot of people say that they have coughs and stuff just from living in Hassay Wood said that there is a hole in the ceiling of her communal shower that drips which ends in flooding every time she takes a shower.  Olivia Lajoie, a Hassayampa Academic Village resident and a freshman studying business said that she also has seen mold lining the bottom of her floor's shower She said that it ends up leaving students with coughs a Hassayampa Academic Village resident and a freshman studying finance said that he has also been fined a large amount of money for things out of his control leading to his housing costs becoming a burden so they charge everyone on the floor," Wood said "So I've had random $100 charges for stuff that I didn't even do We could probably argue and prove that we didn't do it I'm living off-campus next year," said Wood Reach the reporters at gheadle@asu.edu and sjames51@asu.edu and follow @George_Headley7  and @sennajames_ on X Like The State Press on Facebook and follow @statepress on X Senna is a sophomore studying journalism and mass communication with a minor in Spanish This is her fourth semester with The State Press George is a sophomore studying journalism and mass communication This is his third semester with The State Press This website uses cookies to make your experience better and easier. 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New York A mushroom plays dinner host as a pork chop While we celebrate veganism’s evolution and range it’s strange that many vegans’ way of saying their food tastes good is to assert how much it tastes like the “real thing” instead of doubling down on its veganness No other palate is so focused on what it’s not Who could imagine defending pizza by saying “You can’t even taste how Italian it is” Matthew Kenney—the self-titled “world’s leading plant-based chef” who is “crafting the future of food”—had his work cut out for him when he debuted Bar Verde as not just vegan but Mexican vegan The dude is a white guy from Connecticut and Maine who—meat-eating or not—doesn’t love Mexican food veganism has evolved into a movement with chic including NBA players (like the Celtics’ Kyrie Irving) and singer Zayn Malik (who has a vegan “eco-leather” line with Versace) Yet has vegan cuisine caught up with its 21st century cultural sophistication Verde’s menu finds the vocation in equivocation swinging wildly between dialed-up brio and phoned-in blah Bummer: The nacho tortilla chips might be cardboard Bonus: They’re sturdy enough to carry heaps of delicious toppings including a butternut queso we mopped up eagerly with its plump choclo and lush leche de tigre How does the same kitchen also produce a bowl of pozole verde that quickly devolves—after an Instagram-worthy presentation—into the sludge found on Dagobah Shredded maitake mushroom tacos with dense But so many other tacos fizzle: The tempura avocado drowns in lime crema the spicy cauliflower delivers only on the cauliflower and the carrot tacos are nudged above boring only by the ineffable charisma of smoked pineapple (which could’ve made any of the other tacos better) it sits atop a crust that tastes like someone spilled salt onto stale Kind bars “¿Alguien en la cocina ha comido esto antes?” (“Has anyone in the kitchen eaten this before?”) who was nominated for a James Beard Award in 1994 and in 1995 seems driven more by his own promotional programming and pomp than by his customers’ palates or thoughtful pride in veganism Verde turns over so many new leaves that a visit starts to seem like three-card monte Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! tiktokfacebooktwitteryoutubeAbout us Contact us Climate change and the parks National Parks in Crisis Mesa Verde National Park is home not only to the ruins of Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings a part of the Far View Site complex of ruins National Parks Traveler is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit Here’s the definitive guide to National Park System campgrounds where RVers can park their rigs Our app is packed with RVing- specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 national parks.You’ll also find stories about RVing in the parks tips helpful if you’ve just recently become an RVer National Parks Traveler is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit media organization Sedona AZ – The Sedona City Council and the Cottonwood City Council are pleased to announce expanded Verde Lynx transit hours Mondays through Fridays The Lynx will run every 45 minutes beginning at 6:00 a.m after which time the Lynx bus will run every 90 minutes: The last Sedona to Cottonwood bus will leave Sedona Municipal Lot at the corner of Schnebly Road and Peach Lane in Uptown at 10:30 p.m. The expanded bus service on Sundays from Cottonwood to Sedona will run approximately every 90 minutes between the hours of 6:00 a.m The cost for each trip within Sedona is a dollar To support riders returning to Cottonwood after normal CAT bus hours a new service called CAT Connect will take riders from the Cottonwood Library to their homes new routes are expected to be established covering Clarkdale to Verde Village One goal of the extended service is to support more opportunities for the Cottonwood and Sedona workforces to locate and accept jobs in either community knowing they have a reliable and inexpensive daily round trip commuter option Increased service may also encourage visitors to leave cars parked at hotels Cottonwood Area Transit provides paratransit service also as well as the Verde Lynx commuter service to Sedona CAT also connects with Yavapai-Apache Nation Transit to provide connections to Camp Verde and to Greyhound For more information about Verde Valley public transportation View the Verde Lynx brochure here. https://sedonaeye.com/the-verde-bridge-nobody-wants/ XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong> Green is in the eye of the beholder at Village Verde a deliberately eco-friendly neighborhood at the grassy northwest fringe of Oklahoma City Mike Komarek said he awoke the other morning to the sound of frogs celebrating after a rain That didn't happen at the other homes he and his wife owned closer in to Oklahoma City and Edmond David and Ronda Brainard found themselves living on a frontier when they bought the first house in their section last fall They got to be the first to welcome new people to the addition west of Mustang Road and north of Northwest Expressway and in the other direction you can go to Oklahoma City," she said — 17 miles northwest is the historic Okarche saloon serving its famous fried chicken and 17 miles southeast is downtown Oklahoma City Capital Homes has built to the federal Energy Star conservation standards before but its 17 lots in Village Verge will go further with houses built to a HERS Index score of 70 or less HERS stands for Home Energy Rating System; a score of 100 is the "standard new home," and the lower the score a builder in Village Verde since construction started in 2012 green means energy-efficiency and cost-efficiency for homebuyers of course — and monetary success for Ideal Homes Ideal Homes exceeded projections by 10 percent in Village Verde partially fueled by the opening of a new section and the completion of new amenities including a new playground and basketball court," said Steve Shoemaker "That momentum carried into the first quarter of 2016." And that's the particular hue that developers Kelly Parker and O.A Garr are aiming for with Village Verde: a double shade of green one part financial reward for themselves and builders willing to build for the "green" market "We set out to build a green community from the beginning .. design phase to how it's laid out to the houses that are built on it,” said Parker It's envisioned as an eventual 480-acre project has 10 remaining available; and the third phase Parker said commercial development will pick up once there are enough residential rooftops A farmers market will probably debut next year A sense of community is important to foster since the neighborhood is “out a way from anybody else.” Street names hint at the theme: Front Porch Drive The first evidence of “greenness” is at the two entrances to Village Verde There's a pond in what seems like an odd place: against Mustang Road at the edge of a section of the neighborhood That's because it's there not for form but for function: rainwater retention “One of the things you try to do is you try to set up the streets and the layout of the whole development such that you're capturing rainwater,” Parker said and we've developed it such that the ponds may adjoin each other so it becomes an amenity for the people who are here We did not dig up the ground and put large pipes in to run the rainwater to a stream and ultimately to a river We wanted to capture that rainwater and make it a pond and an amenity.” So the development itself comes with a green tint It's up to builders to find their own way to the minimum energy-efficiency required be it something big like solar panels or building with insulated concrete forms Homes “have to be not only energy-efficient you have to have a Home Energy Rating System score of less than 70 A builder can get to that many ways: better windows We allow the builders to decide how they want to do that.” David Brainard said he's seen the proof in his energy bills and in the comfort of his 1,800-square-foot home at 13100 Native Plant Road He said there are no hot or cold spots in the house and he's gotten rid of heavy clothes and jackets that he doesn't need to wear inside anymore “ ‘Green' to me means clean and efficient,” the retired Putnam City West High School English teacher said retired from a career with oil field service companies Ideal Homes built their 1,292-square-foot house at 11500 NW 130 “We have a fair feel for the Oklahoma City area and we like the country-type atmosphere,” he said “And this is the best of the homes we've lived in here in Oklahoma City.” Combs said those are the things that led Capital Homes to build in the neighborhood: “The quality of the area and the development and the fact that we can provide our buyers with quality Shoemaker said Ideal Homes is building green in Village Verde for the long haul “We continue to see consistent sales in the community — two to three per month,” he said affordability and the sustainability focus of the homes and development as their primary reasons for putting Village Verde on their short list and ultimately buying.” Bar Verde is one of two restaurants Matthew Kenney is opening this fall Self-anointed “world’s leading plant-based chef” Matthew Kenney is opening two restaurants back to back this fall: He’s following up hard-to-read XYST on November 1 a vegan Mexican restaurant in the East Village Inspired by Kenney’s travels around Mexico swapping queso with butternut squash queso Other dishes will include wild mushroom-stuffed tamales and tacos filled with farro chorizo or avocado tempura which has 56 indoor seats and 24 on an outdoor patio features a bar that will showcase agave spirits Hours of operation will run daily from noon to midnight All the new restaurant openings in New York this month The trees dotting grounds at Village Verde have already passed a crucial test: a long stretch of extreme drought Developers studied the area and figured out what was already thriving general manager of the 480-acre development at Northwest Expressway and Mustang Road “We actually transplanted quite a few trees that were already local and living without additional water put them in as part of the project,” Nevard said And even as homes in the 17-acre first phase are being readied for new families The houses stand as the first tangible signs of the community to come an ambitious effort that combines green building energy efficiency and sustainability into what is planned to essentially be a small village The finished Village Verde will offer a mix of homes at various price points along with senior housing and a commercial town center all connected by green spaces and pathways making it all pedestrian friendly “The idea is to have all our common areas eventually connect one to the next so there's a direct path to all the different playgrounds The plan doesn't just focus on parks either concert venues and ponds all figure into the picture You always want to use as much land in development as possible to maximize it but we certainly want to keep what's thriving there thriving,” he said Nevard is working alongside industry heavyweights on the project Garr III is a third-generation builder and developer with more than 45 years of experience and Kelly Parker is president of Guaranteed Watt Saver Energy efficiency figures heavily in the Village Verde concept Among the requirements for homes in Village Verde is a score 70 or lower on the Home Energy Rating System — the lower the more efficient — and will have to have third-party certification to prove it it offers a chance to roll out or tweak technologies is building upon years of knowledge gathered through building and experimenting owner and president of sales for Ideal Homes but it seems like every time we do a research home we find one or two things we can integrate into our homes as a standard feature,” McKown said He pointed to an American Lung Association Health House his company built in the late 1990s in Ideal Homes tried out a fresh-air ventilation system “We've been putting fresh-air ventilation systems in our homes as a standard feature ever since,” he said Ideal's homes in its Buffalo Grove at Village Verde neighborhood are wired for solar power which McKown compared to plug-and-play gaming consoles “So you can start off with a basic solar system for say and then as you get comfortable and used to working with it or you want more Finished homes give substance to an idea that has been taking shape since 2006 when the partners came together to develop the land for the Commissioners of the Land Office which administers school lands around the state One of the state's stipulations was that the land be developed around green concepts sorting through concepts to find what would best suit the land “What may work in downtown Chicago may not work in a suburb of Oklahoma City,” Nevard pointed out The evolving nature of building near Piedmont may help Village Verde in the long run Growth has been slow but steady in the years since the nearby Surrey Hills neighborhood kicked it all off in 1964 and larger-scale building has begun to find a foothold But the location and the schools — the area is split between Piedmont and Yukon with Village Verde within Piedmont's district — are proving to be a draw Once families begin moving into Village Verde the wheels can begin turning other the community's other assets Villages-News.com A Village of Valle Verde resident suspected in multiple area burglaries was arrested after he was tracked by local law enforcement was arrested early Saturday morning along with 18-year-old Terence Freeman Jr of Leesburg on charges of burglary and prowling The pair had been suspected of burglaries in Marion County and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office had placed a tracker on their red 2004 Chrysler Sebring Marion County deputies were working along with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office when the vehicle was tracked to the Clermont area where Fayconsolo and Freeman attempted to burglarize vehicles He was taken into custody and booked on $21,000 bond at the Lake County Jail Mesa Verde National Park is famous for its cliff dwellings which are some of the best-preserved of the Ancestral Pueblo people It’s located in the southwest corner of Colorado and there are over 4,000 known archaeological sites Teddy Roosevelt created the park in 1906 to “preserve the works of man” It was the very first national park created to preserve human-created structures and history there are paid guided tours that are cheap and worth it Pets are not welcome on tours or most of the trails, so be careful as it gets hot here. Combined with the Mesa Verde Wilderness there are numerous amenities throughout the park and both guided and self-guided walking tours with 600 cliff dwellings. The ruins are located in Southwest Colorado Auto Tour: The scenic auto tour is excellent It’ll take a few hours if you’re taking the time to see everything Camping: The Moorefield Campground is the first attraction you reach 4 miles into the park. It’s open from mid-April to mid-October. There are 267 campsites spread out over several loops. While it’s the only campground, there are additional campgrounds that can be found at nearby Mancos State Park Located ten miles away, Ramble at Mesa Verde has luxury campsites complete with kitchens and smokeless fire pits Read about more camping near Mesa Verde National Park Hiking: There are lots of hiking trails around Mesa Verde Dogs are not permitted on any of the hiking trails They are permitted on the paved overlook trails and other paved areas Be careful about leaving your dog(s) inside your car with much more than 60°F heat Be on the lookout for Native American rock art Self-Guided Tours: Open 8 am – Sunset some favorite self-guided tours include Coyote Village and Spruce Tree House and visitor center with information and exhibits Definitely try to take a guided group tour Guides are insightful and you get to walk through the park’s most popular ruins You can also stay at the Far View Lodge located right across from the Visitor Center It offers 150 guest rooms 15 miles within the national park’s grounds It’s best to start in the morning by hitting the nearby trails Check prices, availability or book Far View Lodge Read about the best hotels in Mancos Read about the best hotels in Cortez the Spruce Tree Terrace Restaurant is open till 5 pm next to the Museum is available in the Far View Terrance Restaurant They serve upscale southwestern cuisine and are open late There’s also a Lounge upstairs serving food and drinks Address: Mesa Top Ruins Road, Mesa Verde, CO 81330 (near Cortez) Cost: Entrance fee per vehicle or pedestrian Website: nps.gov/meve/index.htm Copyright © 2025 · Free Colorado Travel Guide | Vacations, Travel and Tourism · All Rights Reserved Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism MANILA, Philippines – Maps recently released by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) allow people to see the location of  the West Valley Fault and East Valley Fault in Greater Metro Manila The question now is: do you live on an active fault Rappler compiled a list of subdivisions or residential villages that appear to have active faults there is also a compilation of screengrabs from the Phivolcs maps showing where the faults are in those subdivisions The list only includes places where houses appear to have been built on top of an active fault or where based on the subdivision’s structure houses are likely to be built on top of the fault Affected subdivisions are diverse: from enclaves of the rich like Loyola Grand Villas in Quezon City to the depressed Maharlika Village in Taguig Rappler found that 57 subdivisions or residential villages are transected by the West Valley Fault, a 100-kilometer active fault that can generate a 7.2-magnitude earthquake. (INFOGRAPHIC: How powerful is a magnitude 7.2 earthquake) Gloria Vista Subdivision in Rizal province is transected by the shorter East Valley Fault which can generate a 6.5-magnitude earthquake But we encourage you to take a look at the Valley Fault System Atlas yourself in case we missed something According to studies residential buildings will suffer the most damage during a 7.2-magnitude earthquake because many of them do not follow building standards Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum Jr said that at least 40% of all residential buildings in Metro Manila would either be heavily or partially damaged Subdivisions or villages with the West Valley Fault: What do you do if your house looks like it’s near a fault you’ll only need to consider moving out if your home is right on top of the fault or within 5 meters of it This is because your house may be at risk when the ground shifts beneath it during an earthquake Even if your home is outside the 5-meter bufferzone, it will still be subject to intense shaking during a 7.2-magnitude earthquake. You need to make sure it was built properly. (See groundshaking simulation map on this story: What dangers await when the West Valley Fault moves?) You can consult a structural engineer to check if the building strictly follows the National Building Code of the Philippines Your local government also has building officials responsible for checking if structures in your city or province follow safety standards. But in many cases, these inspectors are handling too much work to look into each building If your house is made from concrete hollow blocks, you can do the checking yourself using Phivolcs’ checklist for earthquake-ready houses Looking to buy a house far from any active fault The Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) says they now require subdivision developers to get certification from Phivolcs to prove their project is far from a fault you can ask the developers to show a copy of the certificate A 7.2-magnitude earthquake will be so strong it will likely be felt even in cities without the West Valley Fault has been damaged many times by earthquakes generated by the fault Have your homes checked for safe building standards don’t take earthquake drills for granted Subdivisions or villages with active faults: indicate that Phivolcs is certain of the presence of the fault Broken red lines indicating the location of the fault is an approximation   ”  style=”text-decoration: underline;” >Rizal by ”  style=”text-decoration: underline;” >Rappler Philippines   ”  style=”text-decoration: underline;” >West Valley-Marikina   ”  style=”text-decoration: underline;” >West Valley-QC   ”  style=”text-decoration: underline;” >West Valley-Pasig   ”  style=”text-decoration: underline;” >West Valley-Makati   ”  style=”text-decoration: underline;” >West Valley-Taguig   West Valley-Parañaque by Rappler Philippines   ”  style=”text-decoration: underline;” >West Valley-Muntinlupa   ”  style=”text-decoration: underline;” >West Valley Laguna   ”  style=”text-decoration: underline;” >West Valley Cavite