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NEWS ABOUT: refurbishing

refurbishing stories: 3 news summaries

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American Wing reopens tomorrow

May 18, 09 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art reopens its American Wing tomorrow after a refurbishment that was “all about transparency,” its chairman says. Where benches and shrubs once constricted movement, now visitors can sit on a fountain’s edge, look out on Central Park, and ride a glass elevator “... More »

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art museum • New York City • Metropolitan Museum of Art • renovation • refurbishing • Jay-ZTV

Best Buy Offers Used
iPhones for $50 Less

Retailer tries to undercut the competition with refurbished handsets

Jan 6, 09 12:09 PM CST
(Newser) - With an eye to newly frugal consumers, Best Buy is offering refurbished iPhone 3Gs for about $50 less than new handsets, Reuters reports. The retailer offers previously owned 8- and 16-gigabyte iPhones (returned in 30 days or less) for $149 and $249, respectively. Best Buy may be trying to undercut... More »

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iPhone • Apple • Best Buy • Wal-Mart • refurbishing • retail businesses • iPhone 3G

Landmark NY Library to Be Renamed for Donor

Wall Street financier donates $100 million

Mar 11, 08 3:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Following the style of sports stadiums, Manhattan's stately beaux arts library on Fifth Avenue will be renamed for a key contributor to a billion-dollar expansion of the library system. Private equity king Stephen Schwarzman is giving the library $100 million from his several-billion-dollar fortune, reports the New York Times. Schwarzman,... More »

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Stephen Schwarzman • Blackstone Group • New York City Ballet • Museum of Modern Art • expansion • Lincoln Center • New York Public Library • Beaux Arts • Landmarks Preservation Commission • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts • Frick Collection • Astor Hall • refurbishing • rebuilding • Mid-Manhattan library

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