Old Town School gets OK for $18 million expansion (Chicago Sun-Times)

The nation’s “largest community school of the arts” is about to get even bigger. The City Council’s Zoning Committee today gave Chicago’s wildly-popular Old Town School of Folk Music the cue to build an $18 million expansion — compete with new classrooms, dance studios and a 133-seat performance venue. The zoning change paves the way for construction of a new building on vacant land at 4543 N …

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Budget crunch could cut $26 million in construction projects from school (WHAS TV11 Louisville)

(WHAS11) – A budget crunch in Kentucky could cut $26 million in construction projects from one of Jefferson County’s oldest high schools.   Valley High School Principal Gary Hurt says he’s spearheading a phone-call effort to change the mind of legislators.   The principal says Valley has had no construction in more than 30 years and renovations are needed due to the Fort Knox expansion.  

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