MADISON The Wisconsin National Guard Armory in Onalaska will get an overdue remodeling as the State Building Commission Wednesday approved a $3 million upgrade of the facility.

Built in 1959, the armory at 910 Oak Forest Drive has never been extensively renovated and has become outdated. The air conditioning and ventilation systems are failing and it lacks fire alarms and a fire sprinkler system now required by code, said Lt. Col. Daniel Pulvermacher.

"This isn't a complete remodeling but it does address a lot of building's major components," he said.

The work will include upgrading the telephone and data systems, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in 8,300 square feet of offices and classrooms. Also, it includes installation of sprinklers and alarms, upgrading the arms vault and supply room, electrical upgrades and asbestos removal.

The project is entirely federally funded. Construction bids will be awarded in July for renovations to begin in September and be completed by June 2013.

Troops won't be relocated during the renovations but will be moved within the building as needed to accommodate remodeling.

"This will provide a more efficient and effective facility as well as bring it up to current codes," Pulvermacher said.

The armory is home to Company A, 32nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, and U.S. Army Reserve units.

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By Bob Okon bokon@stemedianetwork.com March 19, 2012 10:12PM

Updated: March 19, 2012 10:12PM

JOLIET The city will use a 35-cent a month cable fee that will be added later this year to remodel the council chambers and redesign it to be more video friendly.

City Manager Thomas Thanas presented the plan Monday to the Joliet City Council, which approved it unanimously.

The council chambers would be more versatile and better equipped to present information to people who watch city proceedings from home on TV once it is remodeled, Thanas said.

When it (the room) was designed it was long before PowerPoint was thought of and long before interactive was considered, he said. The chambers would be better equipped to deliver visual presentations to viewers in their homes, he said.

The plan also would put portable seating into the council chambers, which then could be rearranged for different proceedings such as bankruptcy court. Thanas said other users also could help pay for the remodeling.

I think its a great idea to work with multiple users, said Councilman Don Fisher. This large space in city hall remains dormant 90 percent of the time.

The fee was put into the 10-year franchise agreement negotiated with Comcast in 2011. The 35-cent per customer fee is expected to generate about $100,000 a year over 10 years.

The money is to be used for technology upgrades in the council chambers and at the studio of Joliet Community Television.

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By Andrew Barksdale Staff writer

The new owner of the former Fayetteville Museum of Art has begun revamping the property to build a weddings and events center.

Justin Pearson, a Leland wedding photographer, bought the property in December for $250,000 and announced plans to open the center by May.

But after he began studying the property more closely, meeting with city inspectors and talking with several local wedding professionals, he said he realized he would need more time to complete everything.

The center will be called Vizcaya Villa, after an Italian Renaissance-style estate and mansion in South Florida.

Pearson, who is managing the project, said architectural drawings, landscape plans and building permits will be filed with the city soon. He hopes to announce next month a revised opening date.

"We will feel confident that we'll be open before the end of the year," Pearson said.

The privately managed Art Museum at 839 Stamper Road closed permanently in 2010 because of funding problems. The museum was founded in 1971, and its home behind Eutaw Village Shopping Center was dedicated in 1978.

The museum board put the building up for sale for $1.2 million in 2008 to help settle debts and prepare for building a larger home at Festival Park. Those plans never materialized. The museum board settled its debts, liquidated its assets and dissolved at the end of last year.

Although the 7.5-acre property has been deeded to Pearson, he said he has several private investors who believe Fayetteville needs another venue to hold and photograph weddings and special events. The property has a pond and gazebo.

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Empty shelves at the Safeway on Shattuck which closed for remodeling on Saturday March 17. Photo: Joe Parks

Theres something almost post-apocalyptic about these photographs of Safeway on Shattuck Avenue taken just before it closed its doors on Saturday in order to undergo an expansion and complete renovation.

The bare shelves and exposed shabbiness caught the imagination of two of Berkeleysides regular contributing photographers: Joe Parks and Michael Moore.

The Safeway will be expanded as well as renovated. Photo: TheRealMichaelMoore

Corn Flakes anyone? Empty shelves and an eerie emptiness at Safeway on Shattuck Avenue. Photo: TheRealMichaelMoore

The store is scheduled to reopen in mid-September. Photo: TheRealMichaelMoore

The store is scheduled to reopen in mid-September. We just know it will look a lot more appealing then. Go toSafeway Shattuckfor full details.

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When Jerry and Sarah Stempel remodeled the living room in their Buffalo Grove home, they aimed at what you might call a vintage look.

Enter their two-story house tucked away on a cul-de-sac in the Old Farm Village subdivision and you will likely be greeted by the couples two dogs, Bailey and Cooper. You will also be struck by the distinctive look of the living room.

Amid the comfortable furnishings, which include a couch, a piano and a big-screen television, are walls lined with shelves, each filled with dozens of bottles of wine tipped on their sides.

The handsome makeover is the work of interior designer Lori Abrams, who fulfilled the need expressed by the Stempels to not only have a central location to display their wine collection, but also one where their family which includes three children as well as the two dogs could entertain.

They love wine. They love to entertain and really wanted to showcase their wine, Abrams said.

Before Abrams was brought in to lead the remodeling project, the couples wine was stored everywhere in the four-bedroom, 2,200-square-foot home.

Wine bottles were in any kind of cabinets they could find, all over the house, Abrams said.

What she devised was a system that would allow people the most room to use the space, as well as attractively showcase the collection. For the project, which also involved rebuilding an adjacent staircase, Abrams and the Stempels utilized salvaged wood on beams and countertops.

Sarah Stempel said Abrams found a great craftsman, cabinetmaker Craig Stancy, who really took all of our suggestions and worked with us.

The wood used for the majority of the room, including the shelving and cabinetry, is knotty alder. The countertops are made of rustic pine timbers, and the room is wrapped in knotty alder wainscoting.

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A Winslow Dining Hall student employee works where Paula Amols, director of Dining Services and Racer Hospitality, hopes to install a Mongolian grill this summer. || Melissa Ruhlman/The News

Chris WilcoxStaff writer

Winslow Dining Hall and the Thoroughbred Room are slated to undergo several changes during the summer of 2012.

Changes include equipment renovation, new utilities and newly offered services.

Winslow will gain two combination ovens and one cook-and-hold oven. The T-Room will also be gaining a pair of each.

Combination ovens are programmable, standardizing the cooking process. The machines combine the abilities of convection and steam cooking ovens.

Paula Amols, director of Dining Services and Racer Hospitality, said the additions will provide quality fried food in a healthier way and will create less food waste. She said these ovens cook much quicker than the ovens used now. Adding these ovens will require the venue to have gas lines.

The addition of cook-and-hold ovens will allow for venues to produce food overnight.

These additions will ensure consistency no matter who is working, she said. It will really improve the quality and efficiency of service.

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