| Amazing, the Stuff a County Can Collect The sheer volume of discarded items that have been sitting around gathering dust for years seemed to cast Nassau County in the role of the profligate old grandmother who had been piling up loot in the attic. nytimes.com |
Precisely Drawn Mementos of the House That Osborn Built Long after Yankee Stadium I turns to rubble, the actual work of the firm that designed it, contained in scores of gray linen-cloth blueprints, will continue to exist. nytimes.com |
Cobain’s Smashed Guitar Sold A Fender Mustang, which had been smashed by Kurt Cobain, the Nirvana lead singer, was recently sold at auction for $100,000. nytimes.com |
Treasury Auctions Set for This Week The Treasury’s schedule of financing this week included Monday’s regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills, and an auction of four-week bills on Tuesday. nytimes.com |
Wal-Mart Hopes Going Local Will Curry Favor With City Stung by criticism that their megastores shutter mom-and-pop shops, Wal-Mart officials are offering to rent space in the lobby of a new Chicago store to neighborhood businesses. nytimes.com |