The allure of a grand, palatial mansion often symbolizes accomplishment and prosperity in society’s eyes. Yet, the paradoxical guidance from the affluent counters this norm, advocating for the ...

Reality Check is a Sacramento Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email realitycheck@sacbee.com. The future is uncertain for ...

Sacramento City Council on Tuesday will determine whether a former Home Savings and Loan building on Arden Way should be considered a historic site and not be demolished for a Shake Shack. The ...

At 7 a.m. Tuesday an excavator arrived to take its first bite out of the steeply angled A-frame building that had been a landmark on Costa Mesa’s 17th street for more than 60 years to make room for a ...

The Sacramento City Council will this month consider listing a building that formerly housed a bank on the city’s historic register, which would halt plans to demolish it for a Shake Shack. The ...

I object to the building of a replica of the famous Route 72 shack at Bayview Park in Brant Beach - an idea has already been rejected by Stafford Township and Ship Bottom. First, Bayview Park was ...

One of the oldest wood homes in Manhattan is located at 6 Weehawken St. It belonged to Jean-Louis Goldwater Bourgeois, the son of the late artist Louise Bourgeois. He said publicly for years that he ...

Some people see a dilapidated one hundred and who-knows how many years old shack on a prime retail lot and immediately think about tearing it down. Lawrence Colburn immediately thought about frying ...