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Demolition began Monday on the Finch-Yeager Building at Wallace Wade Stadium as construction continued on the $100 million renovation project.

Construction crews began ripping down the building, which had served as the press box for Duke University football games and housed the offices of Duke Sports Medicine. It is expected to be rebuilt over a roughly 18-month period to include luxury suites and club seating.

As part of Wallace Wade's facelift, the track will be removed, the playing field will be lowered and the stands will be extended closer to the field. The open end of the stadium's horseshoe will also be bowled in to bring capacity to just under 44,000.

The project broke ground in November 2014 after Duke's 41-21 win at home over Wake Forest. The university said construction is expected to be completed by the start of the 2016 football season.

Mike Cragg, the university's deputy athletic director, explained the improvements to Wallace Wade are the start of a larger revamp of the school's athletics facilities.

"It's part of a visionary strategic plan for whole athletics department, including basketball, football and Olympic sports," Cragg said. "The upgrade of the football stadium is right at the front of it. We're really excited."

Planned improvements at Cameron Indoor Stadium over the next couple of years include a new lobby, renovated locker rooms and facilities for players and coaches, plus a plaza to connect it with the football stadium and the Yoh Center, which houses the football offices.

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BOSTONA major battle is coming to a head over the fate of a century-old Boston Public School building that most recently housed the Dearborn Middle School in Roxbury.

The building is scheduled for demolition to make way for the first new school to be built in the city in more than a decade.

Neighborhood residents, property owners and historical preservationists are fighting to save the building, turning in hundreds (they say a thousand) signatures on a petition to save the Dearborn.

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Perched atop a steep hill on Greenville Street, just blocks from Dudley Square, sits what until June was the Dearborn Middle School.

The exterior of the High School of Practical Arts in Roxbury, circa 1920-1960. (City of Boston Archives)

It first opened in the 1913-14 school year as the High School of Practical Arts for Girls. It was the first public vocational high school purposefully built for girls in Boston.

Barry Gaither, director and curator of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, who works with Bostons Museum of Fine Arts, says it was the largest and most important building built by the schoolhouse department in many years.

Gaither and many neighborhood residents want the building declared a historical landmark that should be preserved.

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The City of Cape Town has admitted that demolition work, to make way for the controversial MyCiTi route, started on four Plumstead properties last year before the project was approved by the council.

The proposed demolition of the properties on Rotherfield, Lympleigh and Waterbury roads was approved a few weeks ago at the full council meeting. But contractors were photographed removing tiles and other features from the house on December 28 2014 and residents want to know how work could start without council approval.

Ian Neilson, mayoral committee member for finance, said last week, The contractor was appointed so that demolition could commence immediately once the final council resolution (was) taken, in an effort to mitigate the ongoing cost of securing the relevant properties, which amounts to approximately R80,000 a month.

Unfortunately, over the festive period, during which many staff members are afforded the opportunity to take annual leave, the incorrect information was given to the contractor to proceed with the preparation for demolition. This is regretted. The preparation for demolition was suspended with immediate effect in anticipation of the final resolution of council.

Neilson said the demolition of property was governed by the Municipal Finance Management Act and followed a comprehensive regulatory process. He confirmed the required steps of public participation were followed and that there were no objections. The proposed demolition was also supported by the sub council. The only outstanding step... was the final council resolution.

But Plumstead residents, including tenants who face eviction now that the leases on their council-owned houses have been terminated to make way for MyCiTi infrastructure, have slammed the city for acting without following due process.

Meanwhile, the Western Cape governments standing committee on transport and public works has agreed that mayoral committee member for Transport for Cape Town Brett Herron and the City of Cape Town be invited to a special meeting at the provincial legislature on February 17 2015.

Cameron Dugmore, ANC MPL, requested the meeting to address concerns about the lack of consultation between the city and affected residents, and to seek clarity on how much of the R4.1 billion that has been allocated from national funding will be used for the South and Main road couplets.

Last week, Dugmore said representatives of the South Road Families Association and Wynberg Residents and Ratepayers Association, as well as the various taxi associations, would also be invited.

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DEMOLITION plans for a picturesque little church with a growing congregation are dividing churchgoers and residents in the village of Eldwick.

Eldwick Church has sat at the top of the village in Otley Road since 1893, but now faces a uncertain physical future due to a new coalition of Anglican and Methodist worshippers.

Originally named St Lawrence's after the patron saint of woolcombers, it was a Church of England place of worship built by community donations.

But following the closure of the village's Methodist chapel it became an ecumenical church and an increase in use and activity means it is now thought too small for purpose.

So trustees have proposed either replacing it with a new bigger church, complete with a coffee area or adding a large extension at the back.

But villagers are unhappy with the idea of losing the building where generations have held christenings, marriages and funerals, said local historian and author Allan Mirfield.

"The point we're trying to put is that although the 3,900 residents may not attend the church, they still think it's a building of great significance to the village," Mr Mirfield said.

"The church trustees have not openly publicised the possible new building, but from what we've seen it looks like a cross between a supermarket and a medical centre.

"It has a big glass conservatory at the front which will be a coffee area.

"People would agree with the need to get people to go to church and that's presumably some kind of policy.

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