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In 1926, Pittsburgh left a fruit merchant with a roughly six-foot-wide lot, and he responded by constructing a three-story commercial building

In Pittsburgh, an innovative fruit merchant took an overlooked and narrow six-foot lot, originally left over from street widening, and transformed it into a striking commercial establishment known as the Skinny Building. Louis Hendel navigated through various hurdles to construct this three-story marvel. For many years, it served vital commercial…

The Times of India · Aug 19

Meet Timothy Mellon, the reclusive Wyoming billionaire revealed as the $130 million donor funding military pay during the federal shutdown

The great-great-grandson of Mellon Bank’s founder inherited around $23 million from the family business, before making his own fortune in the railroad. Now he’s donating millions of it to the Republican Party.

Fortune · Oct 30, 2025

Timothy Mellon Donated $130 Million To Fund Troops Amid Shutdown: Report

Billionaire and Republican donor Timothy Mellon offered $130 million to help pay U.S. military members during the government shutdown.

Benzinga · Oct 26, 2025

RFK Jr.'s biggest back is GOP megadonor

Super PAC backing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got $5 million from Trump donor Timothy Mellon

Salon · Aug 2, 2023

Robert F Kennedy Jr’s campaign bankrolled by Republican mega-donor

Super Pac affiliated with anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist received $5m from Trump backer Timothy Mellon

The Guardian - US · Aug 2, 2023

Why Do We Have a Debt Limit?

Critics of the limit are right that it wasn't intended as an ex post check on spending, but its history makes constitutional objections difficult to fathom.

Reason · May 24, 2023

Small Scottish town where Local Hero was filmed announces festival celebrating movie

Banff in Aberdeenshire, which has been declared the cult classic's 'ancestral home', has announced an upcoming festival in honour of the movie's 40th anniversary.

Daily Record · Mar 31, 2023

Michael Hiltzik: Did the pandemic finally give working Americans power over their employers? Not really

Labor advocates have been feeling their oats lately, what with a surge of successful union organizing drives at Starbucks stores, the hint of union interest at Amazon warehouses, higher minimum wage standards in cities and states across the country, and a nudge up of average wages across the board.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 30, 2022

Should we raise unemployment to fight inflation? No, we need to protect jobs no matter what

If economic history teaches us anything, it's that when times get tough, working men and women get targets painted on their back.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 24, 2022

Scots chef up-cycles Boeing 737 galley into kitchen in his luxury holiday cottage

Chef Andrew Mellon found the galley on eBay for just £149 and decided to up-cycle it and include it in his holiday property.

Daily Record · May 25, 2022