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The surprising history of Calart Tower on Providence-Cranston line The Calart Tower, an Art Moderne landmark at 400 Reservoir Ave., was once the headquarters of the nation's largest artificial flower company.

Check out this story from The Providence Journal: What's the history of the Calart Tower on Reservoir Avenue?

The Calart Tower, an Art Moderne landmark at 400 Reservoir Ave., was once the headquarters of the nation's largest artificial flower company.

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The Times obituary included all of his most famous buildings but Frank Gehry also designed something big that moves. Because he loved sailing, Frank designed the most beautiful sailboat in the world. One day he let me take the helm in a Pacific wind so perfect it seemed he designed the wind too.

Elon Musk’s Megadeal Between X and xAI Breaks Wall Street’s Rulebook The tech titan can follow his own rules when he is combining two companies he owns, but the merger is still raising dealmaker eyebrows.

“It’s like using Monopoly money to buy Pokémon cards.”

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An example of Acción Ortográfica Quito doing the Lord's work (graffiti on a wall corrected with red spray paint)

Many commentators say that vigilante groups are never the answer. But they clearly don't know about the masked Ecuadorian trio named “Acción Ortográfica Quito,” who roam the streets at night with a singular purpose: to correct all the spelling and grammar mistakes they find in graffiti.