Topic: National Register of Historic Places

Cubs leave Wrigley Field? North Siders call $300 million plan a strikeout.

The Chicago Cubs want to upgrade Wrigley Field with $300 million in renovations. But locals worry that the changes could hurt the neighborhood and the park.

Massive storm system in South tosses cars, leaves one fatality in Georgia

A storm system spawned tornadoes, closed I-75 in northern Georgia, and killed two people, one in Georgia and one in Tennessee.

A literary road trip through New England

Take a trip through historic New England and visit the homesteads of famous literary figures. 

Change Agent She helps save a memory in stone of a 200-year-old forgotten US war

Betty Oderwald has led an effort to restore the Powder House, one of Connecticut's few buildings connected to the War of 1812, now celebrating its bicentennial.

Opinion: Blair Mountain II: The new battle over coal mining in West Virginia

Hundreds are marching to Blair Mountain in West Virginia to commemorate the coal miners who fought for their rights there 90 years ago – and to secure our future. Coal mining companies are raping our land with mountaintop removal, destroying what has nourished us for generations.

New Orleans makeover: economic boost or loss of a historical legacy?

Post-Katrina, New Orleans looks to diversify its economy beyond tourism. But plans for a mammoth biomedical facility mean historic homes will be relocated, or razed.

NCAA championship game: What you didn't know about Butler

Yes, Butler is the sentimental favorite heading into tonight's NCAA championship game against Duke. But as an Indiana school, it has a long basketball history.

Prehistoric Indian drawings to be protected in Utah canyon

Natural gas company, state conservation agencies, and tribal leaders come to an agreement to protect prehistoric art treasures in Utah's Nine Mile Canyon.

Cabbagetown: Atlanta's Appalachian families keep traditions alive

Atlanta's Cabbagetown, down to a handful of families from Appalachia, get together for quilting, bingo, and reminiscing each week.

Taking the homeless beyond shelters

Rosanne Haggerty's Common Ground creates permanent housing that has reduced homelessness by 87 percent in one 20-block area of New York City.

Battle to save Chicago's Gropius architecture has preservationists and city at odds

Marked for demolition, the modernist buildings sit on a site pegged for the 2016 Olympics.

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