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AFTER: Open shelving was built into the wall of the kitchen to maximize space and functionality.

Megan developed a plan, working closely with Claire and Hayden, to cultivate a property where needs and wants existed in harmony. They partnered with Green Solar Designs to build a new double-story extension that included a kitchen, dining, and sitting room on the ground floor and a primary suite upstairs. A large sliding door opens to the original structure, which has the same widened door frames and even flooring as the rest of the home. The wallpaper, palmets, and light fixtures in the front room that first drew the couples attention were salvagedthanks, in part, to Macasar Buildingand fit right in with the rest of their belongings.

AFTER: Handmade terra-cotta tiles were sourced from New Zealand for the flooring through the kitchen, dining, and living spaces, and the herringbone pattern makes it easier for Owens wheelchair to glide. The furnishings are from the owners collection.

Claire and Hayden had a collection of vintage kitsch, midcentury, and industrial objects that had been stored in anticipation of their forever house, Megan says. Claire worked in fashion for many years, so she has a keen eye for color and form, and Hayden had amassed industrial relics of his own.

Megan created an earth-tone palettewarm paprika in the entryway, sage in the kitchen, sky blue in the bathroomto complement their style and connect each space to the leaves and light outside. The colors also allow accessible and sustainable elements to blend in more effortlessly. The curves of the ground-floor bathroom, which was the most vital and challenging part of the renovation, let Owen transfer from the tub to his wheelchair more easily, while the height of the vanity allows his wheels to slide underneath. Those same curves and rectangular tiles can be seen in the kitchens open shelving and dining areas fireplace, and everything can be accessed through wider door frames inside and hardwood ramps outside. As for eco-friendly solutions, a 5-kilowatt solar panel and solar hot water system were installed on the roof, and the new exterior consists of recycled brick.

BEFORE: When the family first moved in, the outdoor area was in total disarray.

AFTER: Double-glazed timber windows were installed throughout the home, and an angled hardwood front door was made custom for this frame. The original brick faade and sandstone paving were restored, and match new wide ramps that were made to blend in.

Everything works so well, Claire says. The lovely big ramp out the front is the first thing everyone notices, and strangers often stop by and tell us how much they love it. Because its made so well, it actually adds a rather grand flavor to the front of our houseas if someone really important must live there! But the things people may not notice, like the smooth doorways and mixer taps, are what makes this home truly functional.

BEFORE: The original home only had one bathroom, and its midcentury build was not accessible.

AFTER: Megan was inspired by a 1960s pool for the bathrooms renovation, and sourced tiles from Artedomus and Academy Tiles for the walls and tub enclosure. Many of this projects features, such as the curved vanity, were functionally important and became some of the most beautiful aspects of the design, she says.

AFTER: Megan reused the original bathrooms pink sink in the primary suite upstairs. Along with the primary bedroom and bathroom, theres a studyMegan calls it the parents zone.

Its been three years since the family moved into this flexible and functional hub, and so far, it has been just that. Everyone has a spot to work, play, and gather, and Claire notes how the colors bring the interior alive. While the project's aim was for Owen to live well, the rest of the family certainly does too. And that, Claire notes, is its beauty. Accessible homes are the best because they make everyones life more comfortable, she says.

AFTER: The lovely, wide entryway is painted in a paprika shade from Dulux, and complements the Australian hardwood staircase.

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Every house has a story, especially really old dwellings. Imagine how many souls have swept through a 1903 Neoclassical-style mansion or a 1914 English Jacobethan? What lingers behind beyond the spirit of residents past? Their taste in wallpaper and other fixtures that stayed once the occupants vanished.

In this weeks real estate gallery, we look at historic Portland-area homes for sale and tease out the facts and the rumors.

The Portland mansion Beverly Cleary called haunted is for sale at $4,995,000: Frank C. Barnes, who was a leader in the Pacific Northwest salmon packing industry, carved out about three blocks from his land holdings to create a compound in 1914 for his large family.

The 9,830-square-foot mansion, an eclectic mix of English Jacobethan with a grand Colonial Revival portico and Arts and Crafts details, has since earned notoriety as a landmark in literary icon Beverly Clearys beloved Ramona Quimby childrens books.

Cleary, who grew up near the Barnes Mansion, knew it when the four-level structure had fallen on hard times. She wrote that the house, at 3533 N.E. Klickitat St. on top of Alameda Ridge, was haunted.

The gilded mansion, with a ballroom and 18-karat gold threads in the drawing rooms wall fabric, was in danger of being torn down. Neighbors stopped the bulldozers in 1958 and the Barnes Mansion was restored and placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

All of the original beveled and stained glass windows and doors, in a variety of patterns, have survived as has solid Honduras mahogany paneling, says listing agent Tim Walters of RE/MAX Equity Group.

Included on the one-acre property is the mansion, with six bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms, and a detached garage built in 2005 with a self-contained one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment (an accessory dwelling unit or ADU), overlooking a modern garden. The total living space on the property: 11,443 square feet. Read more about the Barnes Mansion

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Jacob H. Cook mansion near Mount Tabor

Showstopper Mount Tabor mansion, once vandalized, is now for sale at $2.25 million: The Neoclassical-style mansion near Mount Tabor in southeast Portland was known as the Jacob H. Cook mansion after a lumber baron bought the property in 1904, a year after the home was finished.

Then the mansion was called the Christmas House during decades of holiday events, and finally Walter, in reference to the rumor that Mickey Mouse-creator Walt Disneys family once lived here.

Starting in 2010, the once-majestic mansion at 5631 S.E. Belmont St. was abandoned, a casualty of the housing crisis and recession. For eight years, squatters filled it with garbage, vandals graffitied the walls and thieves slipped away with the hardware and light fixtures.

Today, the iconic house with 6,820 square feet of living space has been restored. Historic character is seen alongside modern amenities, a gourmet kitchen, six bedrooms, five bathrooms, two powder rooms and 6,820 square feet of living space.

Wide open rooms let in tons of light, and balconies and a fully landscaped yard offer lots of space to work from home or socially distanced entertaining, says listing agent Chris Suarez with John Powers of Keller Williams Realty Professionals. Potential income generating. See @thewalterpdx on Instagram. Read more about the mansion

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The Portland Heights Craftsman at 1883 S.W. Vista Ave. is listed at $1,925,000 by Jennifer Grandjean of Keller Williams Realty Portland Elite.Keller Williams Realty Portland Elite

1908 Craftsman in Portland Heights: 1883 S.W. Vista Ave. is listed at $1,925,000.

The four-level mansion, on 0.31 acres, has a home theater, billiards room, eight bedrooms, four full bathrooms, two powder rooms and 7,870 square feet of living space.

The beautiful, historic home, restored by designer Robert Trotman, has custom inlaid hardwood floors and original Povey stained glass windows, says listing agent Jennifer Grandjean of Keller Williams Realty Portland Elite.

There are two kitchens, butlers and bakers pantries, and two laundry rooms. A sports court has been installed in the backyard.

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Restored Harvey Starkweather Estate at 16022 S.E. River Road in Milwaukie is listed by Brandi Erskine of NextHome Willamette.NextHome Willamette

Restored Harvey and Alice Starkweather Estate: 16022 S.E. River Road in Milwaukie is listed at $1,850,000.

President Woodrow Wilson dispatched Harvey Starkweather, an advocate for better roads, to Europe in the 1910s to study rural credits and country life conditions. The commissions report was the basis of the Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916. Starkweather was also instrumental in the construction of super highway McLoughlin Boulevard, according to the Oregon Historic Sites database.

The 1900 Colonial Revival-style home with three covered porches is perched atop a nob on 2.65 acres.

Original period details were restored inside the home with 6,086 square feet of living space, and there is newer plumbing, electrical and insulation. Each of the six bedrooms has a private bathroom and fireplace plus there is a powder room.

Twelve gas fireplaces heat each space affordably. Currently a bed & breakfast, zoned for other uses, says listing agent Brandi Erskine of NextHome Willamette. Turnkey income opportunity and furnished.

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More than 80 members of JAX Chambers Downtown Council and guests met virtually Feb. 19 to learn about the past, present and future of Jacksonvilles most historic entertainment venue.

The Zoom presentation was provided by Numa Saisselin, president of the Florida Theatre Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. The nonprofit has managed and programmed the theater since 1987, when the city bought the building, 60 years after it opened at Forsyth and Newnan streets.

Saisselin and his staff manage the six floors of office space in the building and book the performers.

We put up the money. We pay the artists, the stagehands, security, bartenders and the box office staff and we pay for the advertising, he said.

The theaters economic impact is about $13 million a year, representing more than 400 full-time equivalent jobs, Saisselin said.

More than 80 members of JAX Chambers Downtown Council and guests met via Zoom.

Like other businesses, the COVID-19 pandemic is having a negative effect on the theater. Before March 2020, about 175 shows opened at the theater each year. Despite the pandemic shutdown, the Florida Theatre remains a top-five venue in the U.S. under 2,000 seats in terms of ticket sales.

Before COVID, we were on an 18-month roll. The economy was strong. People were spending money and performers were touring. On March 12, 2020, that all came to a screeching halt, Saisselin said.

With no choice but to close the venue, the $10 million renovation plan in preparation for the theaters 100th anniversary in 2027 was accelerated.

Wider seats with more legroom and cupholders were installed, along with a new sound system. The rest of the plan will expand the lobby and bar area, improve the restrooms and replace the HVAC system, he said.

Saisselin said he hopes that a positive outcome of the pandemic will be a greater appreciation of the value of people congregating for entertainment.

TV and Zoom are not the same as something thats happening only here and only now.

The venue has reopened at 50% capacity for social distancing, with temperature checks at the door and face masks required in the building.

Free concerts planned

Saisselin also is chair of Downtown Vision Inc., the nonprofit funded by an additional property tax paid by Downtown owners that promote the neighborhood as a place to live, work and play.

He said the Florida Theatre is booking the entertainers for DVIs free outdoor concert series each Thursday evening in April at Riverfront Plaza, former site of The Jacksonville Landing.

The lineup, yet to be announced, will include classic and alternative rock, country and hip-hop.

Were keeping in mind young audiences, Saisselin said.

Downtown Council grant

The Downtown Council announced Feb. 15 a $5,000 donation to the Jacksonville Historical Society for the societys planned museum of Jacksonville music history.

The contribution was the net sponsorship proceeds from the groups annual Painting of the Paw Prints, conducted each year the Saturday before the Jacksonville Jaguars first home game, said Gracie Simendinger, Downtown Council president.

Downtown Council also submitted an entry to the historical societys annual gingerbread house contest at Historic St. Andrews in the Sports Complex.

Simendinger said the entry was a miniature representation of the bright yellow paw prints painted on Bay Street in front of the Bostwick Building, now Cowford Chophouse.

Baked and decorated by Downtown Council board member Laura Phillips Edgecombe, it won the Peoples Choice award and raised about $1,000 for the society, based on votes from the public at $1 each, Simendinger said.

The Downtown Councils entry in the Jacksonville Historical Societys 2020 Gingerbread House Contest won the Peoples Choice Award.

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At the start of the Spring 2021 semester, University administration informed 113 Broad Street residents that the Core study space in the residence hall would be used as a COVID-19 testing site. In response to the administrations decision to establish the Core as a COVID-19 testing site, 113 Broad Street resident sophomore Margo Williams started a petition requesting the University reopen the Core study space for students.

Im disappointed with the decision that the administration came to because I do think there are lots of other better places on campus [for COVID-19 testing], Williams said.

In an email sent by President Brian Casey on Feb. 2, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) attested that the Core space would be the most feasible location for a COVID-19 testing site on campus.

Each of the possible alternative locations are being used to accommodate a return to campus this semester, including, for example, the Hall of Presidents (for a new dining venue) and Edge Cafe (also used for dining). I know that the EOCs review was comprehensive and considered vehicular and foot traffic to the testing site, size of the room, ability to store items so as not to need to set up a testing site each day, proximity to the anticipated vaccine clinic and Student Health Services, among other particulars, Casey wrote in an email.

113 Broad resident sophomore Anya Steinmetz explained that the Core is an integral study space for residents and was especially popular in the Fall 2020 semester.

People would sit at tables with masks on, but it was a place to study with your friends, to see your friends, but obviously in a safe way. It was a nice place to go just to study too and do classes [on Zoom] especially because its a place where you can talk and you dont have to feel weird about talking. But also, its not necessarily a loud place, Steinmetz said.

Steinmetz explained the disappointment from students in response to the sudden decision of the Core becoming a COVID-19 testing site.

A lot of people drafted emails regarding why they dont like the decision about the Core based on the social reasons, mental health reasons, educational reasons, and for health and safety reasons. People including myself were kind of concerned with the fact that there are going to be so many people coming everyday to this building to get tested for COVID-19 and then theyre going to be walking down the same staircase as us and touching the same door handle, Steinmetz said.

Williams articulated that, despite the administration reaffirming their decision to have the Core be a COVID-19 testing site, it is best to come to terms with this new situation.

Im not planning to continue to pursue advocating for the change because I feel that [administration] answered the call and shut it down pretty succinctly. Id be wasting my energy to continue trying to make that change happen, Willams said. At some point, you adapt and you move on, and the culture changes. Were not using that space anymore, so well find other spaces on campus to see 113 [Broad] members.

In light of the Core no longer being a study space, the facilities staff will install furniture, televisions, ping pong tables and pool tables across the four buildings of the 113 Broad Street complex for students to use. Currently, residents can use folding chairs and foldable tables set up on their floors.

Outside of 113 Broad is a modular classroom for students to study after 8:30 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday and after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursdays and Fridays. On weekends, the modular classroom is available the entire day for studying.

In response to these accommodations, Steinmetz reiterated the Cores significance as a place for studying and socializing for 113 Broad Street residents.

I dont think its accommodating enough, Steinmetz said. They finally put some furniture out in the common area right outside of my room, which included a foldable plastic long table and some folding chairs. They just added one or two small wooden tables, but thats really not enough. People see the people on their floor every single day.

In an email from Assistant Director of Residential Life Amanda Stewart to 113 Broad Street residents sent Feb. 12, Stewart explained that the Office of Residential Life will provide new furniture and recreation equipment, such as study tables, chairs, foosball table and air hockey tables, expected to be installed in lounges and basement lounges on Feb. 24.

Williams showed concern that students might study and socially interact with each other in bedrooms and put each other at risk as a result of the Core no longer being a study space.

I think students are going to be going in and out of one anothers rooms far more often as a result of this, which makes the students who are most nervous about COVID-19 in a really tough position. Particularly if one person is not nervous about getting COVID-19 and wants to have people over because they have nowhere else to be social, or to do schoolwork with a classmate and their roommate doesnt want that, Williams said.

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In densely populated areas of India, it is common to see multi-use buildings that house both a business and residence. Sound Sense, an award-winning integration firm in Surat, has one of Indias most elite showrooms and is quite familiar with working in this type of structure. Sound Senses state-of-the-art showroom displays living and office space possibilities to meet virtually any audio, video and control need that is then customized for each client to meet their unique requirements and budget.

A local dental surgeon reached out to Sound Sense after recently completing construction of a 4-story home/business with his dental clinic located on the ground floor and residence situated on the upper three floors. He had a two-fold vision for the uppermost floor to provide a place to retreat from the long hours of the work week and to provide a place to get together with family and friends on evenings, weekends, and special occasions. The client envisioned a high-end theater, yet they only had a room sized just under 25 x 19 to work within.

Our client wanted a larger-than-life movie experience whose vibrancy was to remain isolated from the dental clinic below, said Ankur Bhatt, founder and director of Sound Sense. The client requested a monster-sized screen and a high-end audio video calibrated system that well exceeded the limited budget that remained after the other construction expenses. We were able to carefully select components that allowed us to fulfill his vision while staying within the allocated budget.

The main challenge was to meet the large seating requirement in such a limited space. After assessing the room size, screen size, speaker placement, seating needs and acoustics, we designed five rows of seating for 33 people using six or seven seats per row in non-reclining chairs. The six-seat rows were designed to accommodate the pillars on each side of the room.

We used a discrete speaker setup with the surrounds placed in the center of rows one and two and rows three and four to achieve the correct phase alignment for these rows. Diffuser panels were used in the back half of the room to add spaciousness to the sound and reduce the localization of the surround and rear speakers. For subwoofer placement, we performed a room analysis, and the seats were place in the optimized zone with moderated peaking and no nulling. We needed the boundary gain from the wall for the subwoofers and placed the two subs in the corners of the room to create a virtual sub in the center. This gave us the real estate we needed to place more seats.

To address the noise isolation issues, we designed the acoustic treatments to rectify the reverberation time and solve problems related to the flutter echoes. An intricate isolation system was installed in the floor and an acoustic sheet was added behind the Milan acoustic transparent screen. We also installed a dedicated split air conditioning unit with internal thermostat controls in the equipment room to overcome the typical Indian heat whether the cinema room was in use or not.

Phase Technologys CI Custom Install 3-way in-wall speakers were selected for cinema audio for their high-quality sound and noise isolating properties. The tweeter and midrange assembly absorb the horizontal sound waves through Unicell Acoustic treatment to minimize interaction with the mounting wall resulting in amazingly precise imaging and clarity.The patented CI 130 uses a hybrid in-wall enclosure design that lowers the transmission of sound into an adjacent room while keeping the bass output at levels close to an infinite baffle design. With this design, a speaker with the same size rear enclosure will have bass output that extends up to one octave lower than a comparable speaker.

We selected Phase Technology loudspeakers and subwoofers for this project as they brought us the superlative sound and resonance we needed for this cinema. With our experience installing Phase Tech speakers over the past few years, we can vouch for their consistency and reliability in terms of quality output and technical performance over time.

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The group restoring The Roxy in Leadgate are looking for funding to complete their work

The Roxy opened in 1939 and was an iconic art deco style cinema at the heart of the community on Watling Street in Leadgate, County Durham.

The building later became a bingo hall in 1974 before closing its doors for the final time in 1985.

Since its closure over 35 years ago, the Roxy has sat derelict and because of this the fabulous example of art deco construction suffered years of neglect and vandalism.

Thankfully the building was saved back in 2001 by the family of David Barnes, who is now company manager and one of five directors of Watling Spaces Community Interest Company.

This company was established to assist with the regeneration and then go on to manage the day-to-day running of the venue when its restoration is finally complete.

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A Port Angeles man is in custody for allegedly stealing multiple guitars and musical equipment from a Sequim restoration businesss customer who sustained a home fire.

Trevor Mason Anardi, 30, was arrested on Feb. 9 after Sequim Police Officer Paul Dailidenas developed probable cause from witness interviews and a neighborhood canvass for allegedly stealing 16 guitars, one keyboard, two amplifiers, a microphone and stand and a framing stapler all valued at about $16,000.

Sequim Police Officers arrested Anardi on Feb. 9 at his mothers residence. He was charged on Feb. 12 with making a false or misleading statement to a public servant, and vehicle prowl in the second degree, both misdemeanors, and theft in the first degree and possession of a controlled substance, both felonies, according to police reports.

Anardi was appointed public defender Lane Wolfely and his bail is set at $100,500. His next hearing is 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, in Clallam County Superior Court.

Dailidenas reported that he initially began his investigation around 5 a.m. on Feb. 4 while doing a routine check of Dominos Pizza and other businesses, when he saw a black 2002 Honda Accord with its trunk open parked behind the building; the vehicle was registered to Sara Mobley, officers said.

In his statement, Dailidenas said that Mobley and Anardi who identified himself as his twin brother Nicholas Anardi did not know why the trunk was open.

According to law enforcement officials, the pair told Dailidenas they went to Dominos but it was closed, so they smoked some marijuana. Anardi said he opened the trunk to put his head in it while he smoked.

Seeing black cases in the back seat and in the trunk with tags similar to a pawn shop, Dailidenas went to see if NW Pawn had been burglarized, he reported. It had not, so Dailidenas let them leave.

About 20 minutes later, Dailidenas reported he went to Mountain Court Apartments and noticed all the cases were removed from the vehicle. There, Mobley told him Anardi allegedly asked for a ride to pick up some stuff that belonged to a friends father, so Dailidenas returned to the business complex to find three empty cases by a nearby creek where Mobleys car was parked.

Dailidenas reported that he later learned the tags on the cases were from ServiceMaster Restore of Sequim, 765 W. Washington St. There, he discovered a box truck with the back sliding door unlatched; opening it , Dailidenas found boxes similar to the ones in the car, he reported.

Sean Ryan, ServiceMaster Restores owner, told police the truck has been padlocked and contained property from a customers home after it sustained a fire, according to the officers report.

Back at the apartment complex, Dailidenas was able to recover seven cases of stolen items.

In a statement to police, Mobley alleged Anardi asked for a ride to pick up some of his and Deacons fathers belongings.

She said she did not know why Anardi provided his brothers name, Dailidenas reported.

In another statement to police, Angelica Rodger stated Anardi allegedly used her phone for Facebook Messenger to contact people asking for assistance to pick up the guitars.

Some of those messages, Dailidenas reported, read: I found out about 15 electric guitars that are autographed but Im guessing you wont get this or show (sic) up at Deacons too (sic) help me; Its Trevor I need your help asap its an emergency I will lose out on 30,000 dollars, and, Dude do you have a vehicle this is Trevor its a emergency i have 17 autographed electric guitars in the bushes Ill give you one if you can help me.

After his arrest, Anardi apologized for using his brothers name and admitted to officers he sought help to obtain the guitars, police reports noted.

Before being booked into jail, Anardi allegedly told Dailidenas hes upset hed be going to jail, stating that next time we will have to shoot him, as he will not go willingly.

After the interview, while waiting for correctional officers, Dailidenas said Anardi fell to the floor and claimed the officers hit him, which the officer denies; the scene was recorded on jail cameras, according to law enforcement officials.

Correctional officers allegedly found 11 grams of whats believed to be heroin found on Anardi too, Dailidenas reported.

According to court records, Anardi refused to go to his preliminary Feb. 10 court appearance after verbal outbursts and claiming not to be Trevor Anardi.

Sequim Police report no other charges have been filed against other persons.

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ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) Its been more than 60 hours since some homes in Abilene have had power as electricity is slowly being restored across Texas.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas says they were able to supply power to 600,000 homes Tuesday night, but 2.7 million households statewide still remain affected by widespread power outages that began during winter weather Sunday.

We know this is hard. We continue to work as quickly and safely as possible to restore power. We gained some MWs overnight but are back to 14,000 MW of load shed; lost east DC-tie imports due to Midwest power emergency. We hope to reduce outages over the course of the day.

Nearly 20,000 of those affected homes are here in Abilene, with many local customers living without power since early Monday morning or even Sunday night.

Abilenes power outages also hit all three of the Citys water treatment plants, causing all customers to lose water around 7:00 p.m. Monday.

Tuesday, City officials said power had been restored to the northeast water plant, in turn restoring water to a large portion of Abilene.

However, customers are asked to be conservative with the water as the system recharges, and once restoration is complete, a boil water notice is in effect.

This means the water must be brought to a rolling boil for two minutes if its going to be used for eating, drinking, teeth brushing, or any other activity that involves ingestion.

Non-consumption related activities, such as showering and hand washing, do no require the water to be boiled.

Customers who have their power restored are asked to be conservative as well.

ATMOS Energy says there is an unprecedented demand for natural gas.

For more information about the ongoing outages, including why its taking so long to restore power and why the blackouts lasted so long, read this explainer article from AEP Texas.

See live maps of the outages from AEP Texas and Oncor.

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BATON ROUGE - Weather experts say icy conditions in Baton Rouge will begin to thaw on Wednesday (Feb. 17) as temperatures, though still causing chilly 'sweater-weather,' start to rise.

This is good news for the thousands of Louisianians who have braved freezing weather conditions without electricity in their homes since Monday morning.

Demco has deployed a vast number of workers to help restore power to the area and Entergy also says it has more than 2,000 representatives attending to restoration efforts. As of 5 a.m., Wednesday these efforts are needed to bring electricity to nearly 27,000 in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Even more customers found themselves in the dark and without heat on Tuesday night when Entergy abruptly cut power to thousands for about two hours.

The company says it was forced to do so due to "as a last resort and in order to prevent more extensive, prolonged power outages that could severely affect the reliability of the power grid."

Click here to read more on the unexpected outage and the power company's explanation.

As of Wednesday morning, power has reportedly been restored to more Baton Rouge residents and restorations are expected to continue into the evening.

WBRZ will continue to monitor outages and update viewers as major changes occur.

For the latest updates on Entergy's restoration efforts, please visit this link:https://www.entergy.com/view-outages/and click Louisiana. Then, click the red bar at the top for the most recent information, including estimated times of restoration.

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There's no denying that fans have become obsessed with Ty Breaker. It's a great way to get renovation ideas for your home and you can see the former Extreme Makeover: Home Edition host work his magic. And while this show has stark differences from other home improvement shows, there are a few details that they have in common.

Per the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the show is actually filmed in the metro Atlanta area. And if you're familiar with Atlanta, then seeing various styled homes including bungalow, colonial, split-level, and townhomes would have been an easy clue.

Not to mention, plenty of HGTV shows are filmed in the Atlanta, The Cinemaholic reports. "Several HGTV shows are filmed in Atlanta, including Flipping Virgins, Flip or Flop Atlanta, Rock the Block, and House Hunters."

Plus, Ty has also tagged Atlanta, Georgia in his location for all of his Instagram posts that are related to the show.

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