Hi-rise plans near Brooklyn Botanic Garden get OK from city planners
A controversial high-rise proposal that could overshadow the “sacred” Brooklyn Botanic Garden and damage delicate exotic plants was approved by the city's Planning Commission on Monday. The panel voted Developer Continuum's plans for 962-70 Franklin Ave. were approved by a vote of 9-3. The plan is landscaped but still tall, and garden advocates argued that […]
Jill Biden leads one of lame-duck husband’s last Cabinet meetings before hosting Rose Garden party without him
WASHINGTON — Who's in charge here? On Friday, first lady Jill Biden did most of the speaking during the public portion of what will likely be President Biden's final Cabinet meeting, just hours after she hosted a large Rose Garden reception without Biden. The 73-year-old first lady, widely regarded as the most powerful person in […]
Uber to provide delivery for Olive Garden in new partnership
See what's clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Darden Restaurants will begin delivering Olive Garden food via Uber later this year. The parent company behind the Italian chain and other restaurant brands said Thursday it would do so as part of an ongoing “exclusive, multi-year” delivery partnership with Uber. “Through this agreement, restaurant diners will be able to […]
Historic UES rooftop garden overlooking Met faces coop battle
The fight is so fierce it's blowing the roof off an Upper East Side co-op. A longtime resident of a luxury building overlooking Museum Mile claims the board is trying to take away her rights to her private terrace garden as part of a decades-old effort to seize control of the lush rooftop oasis, according […]
Mom and young son find strange object in garden, turns out to be 4,000-year-old ancient artifact
Ancient relics may be in your own backyard. That was the case for a mother gardening with her baby in the Polish town of Józefów. While gardening in May, they came across the strange object. Intrigued by their find, they took it to the Mazowieckie Voivodeship Monuments Preservation Society for further investigation. A mother and […]
Ohio inmate whip up five-course meal from prison garden for community
From prison to Michelin star? Cooking-loving inmates at an Ohio prison cooked a five-course meal over the weekend and served it to the general public for the first time in the state. Around 60 people dined in Grafton Prison's garden space, an innovative meal in which the fruits and vegetables they ate were actually grown […]
Make garden upkeep easier with these 7 garden accessories
Keep your garden healthy by removing weeds and maintaining it regularly. (iStock) Creating and planting a garden is only half the battle, you need to keep it weed-free, harvest and maintain the surrounding landscape, otherwise your garden will quickly become overrun with weeds and insects. A few essential gardening tools can help you maintain your […]
Revised high-rise plans will still cast shadow over BK Botanic Garden, cause ‘existential harm’ for ‘generations to come’: critics
A fight over a proposed high-rise near the Brooklyn Botanic Garden continues, even though the project’s developers claim they’ve revised the plans so they don’t overshadow the green space. Dozens of critics gathered at a public hearing Wednesday to reject developer Continuum’s pruning proposals, which garden officials argue would still create harmful shade for sun-loving […]
L.A.’ & ‘Grosse Pointe Garden Society’ Picked Up To Series By NBC
NBC Pilot Suits: LA and Grosse Pointe Garden Association It was picked up to series by the network. Suits: LA It stars Stephen Amell and is a spinoff of the USA Network original series that recently saw a resurgence in popularity while streaming on Netflix. It originally aired from 2011 to 2019. according to deadlineAaron […]