Award-winning daily-newspaper journalism from the U.S. and India, 1997–2008.
Builder Aims for Energy Independence in New 'Green' House Being Built in Creve Coeur
Designs on the Rest of the World
St. Louis Architectural Companies Are Finding Much of Their Growth Is Coming in Such Countries as China, India, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi
Computers Do the Job Faster, But to Bring a Project to Life, Use a ... Model Maker
Models Provide Clarity on Dimensions of Buildings
The Fall Hurts / Foreclosures in the Forecast
Many Residents Used Exotic Products, Such as ARMs, to Finance Their Homes During the Market Run-Up. Now They're the Ones Paying a Heavy Price as the Market Slows and Interest Rates Climb.
The Formulas Aren't Working. With 30,000 Affordable Housing Units Needed in Lee and 34,000 Households Still Living in Unaffordable Housing in Collier, Both Counties Are Reworking Their Density Bonus Formulas.
Is Developing on Protected Lands the Answer to the Affordable Housing Crisis? Developers Seem to Think So, But Such Talk Doesn't Sit Well With Environmentalists.
Just What You've Always Wanted: To Live Where You Shop. Planners Floating Controversial Idea of Combining Residential and Commercial Developments.
Frustrated by Prices, Many Are Taking Off for Cheaper Markets
Apartment Hunting? Don't Go to Bonita Springs, Because There Aren't Any. As for the Rest of South Lee, the Trend of Apartments Converting to Condos Is Starting to Catch On.
Fort Myers Software Company Counts NASA Among Its Clients
Cajun Sugar Co-op Employee Teaches 'Same Old Grind' to Others
A veteran sugar boiler from Puerto Rico brings a dying, highly specialized craft to a Louisiana mill each grinding season.
Peering Into the Avery Island Mine
Cargill Salt at Avery Island Rarely Allows Visitors to Glimpse Its Work
Dugas: An Area Father of Invention
A 92-year-old self-taught blacksmith and farmer holds two U.S. patents for inventions decades ahead of their time — and lost as much as he gained for it.
In a drought-stricken Gujarat village, broken government promises and failed borewells destroy crops, cattle, and trust in local officials.
Watered Down to the Point of Decay
Two 500-year-old marvels of medieval Gujarati engineering and stonework are crumbling from official neglect.
Referee intimidation and unchecked violence threaten to derail senior division football matches in Ahmedabad.
A textile scholar races to document a centuries-old, one-of-a-kind Rajasthani weaving technique before its last living artisans disappear.
Income-Tax Is Now a Dilapidated Powerhouse
Once a football powerhouse, the Income-Tax department team can no longer field a squad from its own ranks — and now relies on guest players to compete.
Riddhi Trivedi Profiles a Man Whose Dreams Did Not Materialise but His Life Goes On Like a Dream
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