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The Advertiser
23-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- The Advertiser
Discover Hobart's hidden gem where Matisse meets modern luxury
The history of the Islington and the land on which it stands crackles with characters, both dubious and upstanding. Its first European owner in 1806 was a "dangerous and troublesome" person; after the Regency-style house was built in 1847, its procession of residents included a distinguished parliamentarian who was Tasmania's premier for a time. Fast-forward to the early noughties and an enterprising, art-collecting couple transformed the house into a world-class luxury boutique hotel, its modern signature a soaring sandstone and glass atrium that today is as speccy as ever. La Vie Hotels & Resorts took over the property in 2022, unveiling a makeover late last year.
The Advertiser
22-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- The Advertiser
Discover Tasmania's hidden gem where Matisse meets modern luxury
The history of the Islington and the land on which it stands crackles with characters, both dubious and upstanding. Its first European owner in 1806 was a "dangerous and troublesome" person; after the Regency-style house was built in 1847, its procession of residents included a distinguished parliamentarian who was Tasmania's premier for a time. Fast-forward to the early noughties and an enterprising, art-collecting couple transformed the house into a world-class luxury boutique hotel, its modern signature a soaring sandstone and glass atrium that today is as speccy as ever. La Vie Hotels & Resorts took over the property in 2022, unveiling a makeover late last year.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Mia Martin Palm Beach Resident Celebrates Sale of Edwardian Mansion to Embassy of Estonia
Mia Martin Palm Beach, a celebrated author and advocate for historical preservation, has Been feature for the successful sale of her 1905 neo-classical Edwardian mansion located on Embassy Row in Washington, D.C. Palm Beach, FL, May 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Well known for her deep appreciation of European architecture and decorative arts, Mia Martin Palm Beach has an impressive track record of restoring and stewarding historic properties. In addition to the recent Washington, D.C. transaction, her portfolio includes a historic Virginia farmhouse and a Regency-style residence in Palm Beach. Martin's lifelong passion for preserving architectural heritage stems from her upbringing in Virginia's hunt country, where she lived on a historic estate that sparked her love for classic design. She is an alumna of Foxcroft School and the Corcoran School of Art, and continued her education at Franklin College in Lugano, John Cabot University in Rome, Sotheby's in London, and American University in Washington, D.C., where she earned a degree in fine arts. Her commitment to cultural preservation is reflected in her affiliations with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, where she has served on the Council and as co-chair of the 'Restore America Gala' at the Library of Congress, and as a trustee of Oatlands Plantation. She has also contributed to the U.S. Commission for America's Heritage Abroad. Driven by a profound respect for genealogy and ancestral legacy, Mia Martin Palm Beach has held leadership roles in several genealogical societies, including Recording Secretary and Heraldry Chair of the Colonial Dames XVI Century. She also holds membership in the DAR and the Pilgrim Society. Recently, she was elected to the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Martin is the author of Dog Heraldry: The Official Collection of Canine Coat of Arms, published by Simon & Schuster and launched at the Westminster Kennel Club. Her work reflects a distinctive blend of creativity, research, and reverence for tradition. Looking ahead, Mia Martin Palm Beach plans to continue acquiring, restoring, and thoughtfully transferring ownership of historic estates, ensuring their preservation for future generations. About Mia Martin Palm BeachMia Martin Palm Beach was raised in Virginia's historic countryside and educated in the U.S. and Europe. A Foxcroft alumna and trustee, she later co-chaired the school's Centennial celebration. With a fine arts degree and extensive training in architectural history, she has become a respected figure in literary and preservation circles. Her work continues to bridge art, history, and legacy. For more information, please visit: Or follow her in the press: CONTACT: Contact Data: Mia Martin Mia Martin Palm Beach mia@
Daily Mirror
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
First look at Remember Monday's Eurovision staging - and it's very different
Last year viewers disliked Olly Alexander's seedy effort on stage, so this year Remember Monday have gone for a fun and frothy look to accompany their super-strong vocal harmonies The UK's Eurovision act Remember Monday are going all-out to banish memories of last year's seedy staging for Olly Alexander, with a 'fun and wholesome' theme for their song, What The Hell Just Happened? After looking as though he was performing his number Dizzy from a gents public toilet, Olly was humiliated during last year's competition after failing to pick up a single point from the public televote. In stark contrast, Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele aim to put on a fun and girly display at Eurovision. The UK delegation revealed that the setting is 'the morning after the night before' and the trio are reflecting on the events of the previous evening from a Regency-style boudoir featuring a padded screen with a central heart cut-out. They explained: 'As the first chorus hits we pull out and the girls progress down the catwalk taking us back to the chaos of the previous evening. On the main stage is a giant chandelier that has crashed down to earth.' During initial rehearsals no pyrotechnics have been used - but they have been promised for the main event. An official blogger for the European Broadcasting Union was granted access to the first rehearsals at the arena in Basel and was impressed by what they saw from Remember Monday. 'The three-part harmonies take the roof off St Jakobshalle, but there's also a really powerful connection between these three singers – at one point they all start to laugh as they sing, and it feels really warm and natural,' the blogger reported. 'Their West End stage experience really shows, but they're also best mates and that shows too. The whole thing is just a huge amount of fun, in the best possible way.' The three-metre high chandelier, complete with scores of candles, dominates the stage and lights up the whole performance - until the very end when the stage is plunged into darkness. When the lights return, the girls re-emerge 'in the safety of the boudoir for a final sweet moment'. The blogger wrote: 'In terms of costumes, it's very much the Bridgerton-meets-Moulin Rouge corseted dress vibe, with lots of flounces and sparkles. There's also a very cute final shot where they sing the closing notes through the heart in the boudoir screen.' The three Remember Monday friends met in sixth form and created the country band 14 years ago, but only quit their day jobs to go full-time 18 months ago. They are seeking a top ten finish in Switzerland on May 17 and are currently sitting in 13th place with the bookies, with odds of 66/1 to win. The hot favourite is Sweden (21/20), followed by Austria (11/4) and France (9/1).
BBC News
15-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Manchester: 'I didn't know Elizabeth Gaskell - now I write in her house'
What is it like to be a writer-in-residence at the home of the Cranford novelist, when you haven't read any of her work?Three women have been chosen for the role at Elizabeth Gaskell's House in Manchester precisely because they "didn't know her".In the quest to appeal to a new audience, the museum's director Sally Jastrzebski-Lloyd reflects: "We need to see [her work] through other people's eyes."The Victorian author's stories weave in love, bereavement and the fight for social justice, at a time when the country had a powerful empire and faced huge economic shifts she is not as widely known as fellow 19th Century writers like Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. Guruleen Kahlo, who is in the final year of her English degree, is one of the museum's new writers-in-residence and says it's a "massive shame she has been left off the list".Gaskell was inspired by her husband to take up writing after the death of their baby son and Guruleen says she is "curious" to find out more about the novelist, whom she describes as a feminist, adding: "Given Manchester's history with the suffragettes, she probably laid some of the groundwork.""She had the independence to take her children to Europe by herself, she's clearly very different to a lot of her contemporaries and I think that's fascinating." The museum tends to attract foreign visitors and literature graduate Princess Arinola Adegbite, who will also be a writer-in-residence, says she hopes their work will "get more English people to be interested again in this aspect of the culture - it's for any background".She says she is "intrigued" to explore "how Elizabeth's domestic space both confined and liberated her creative voice".After reading "mainly things written by men" for her music and drama degree, scriptwriter Georgia Affonso, 29, hopes her new role as writer-in-residence will be "a good opportunity to get to grips with why maybe I am a bit put off" by classical literature."I have already started finding points of connection that I'm excited about," she says."Social inequality is something I encounter throughout my work, and writing is one of the ways I try to figure out how we fix it." On Princess's first visit to the Regency-style villa - where the Gaskell family moved in 1850 - the Salford-based writer says she experienced "initial confusion", thinking "why would someone this high class care [about social justice]?"She says she has since learnt the author "was a kind person" who "didn't only explore things that affected her, she explored issues that never were directly relevant, like women having kids outside of marriage and being tricked into those type of relationships by wealthier men".The 24-year-old is also interested in Gaskell's analysis of the Victorian era's "power dynamics" of social classes and between "people in the colonized world - like in Africa and India - and people in the Western white world" and the "relationship between men and women of any race". Princess describes Gaskell, who was part of the Unitarian Christian community, as "very enlightened"."I consider myself as a spiritual liberal Christian and I liked how accepting her idea of God was... I also think that connects to creativity," she says."I want to embody in the writing that nuance that women can be homemakers but also creatives."She hopes to create poetry inspired by Gaskell's crosshatching style of writing, which was used to save paper and who oversees the historical house, says she find it "emotional" to hear the trio's experiences and ideas, adding she "completely understands and respects there are barriers"."On the other side I know we have a great offer and it is interesting and relevant," she says."But it's about how do we tell that story as a small struggling independent museum?" "There are tonnes of barriers and she's also a woman - she isn't deemed interesting because she was married, she had children, there isn't a lot of controversy about her either," she describes Gaskell as "complex", and adds: "She was a working mother… and she wrote real characters, who are three-dimensional with dialects."They are not completely good, not completely bad."She isn't on the curriculum in schools but if you are from Manchester, I can't think of a more accessible way to learn about the Industrial Revolution than through her novels." Princess, who was born in Jamaica to Nigerian parents, says she believes that "English heritage is everyone's heritage, even people from colonised countries, because we inspired English culture from cotton, diamonds, the clothing".She adds: "Everyone has a connection to English heritage even if you felt marginalised from it - so come and see it and be inspired by it." Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) Born in London in 1810, Elizabeth Gaskell moved to Cheshire after her mother's death and spent her childhood with her aunt in Knutsford - the inspiration for CranfordFollowing the death of her baby son, she was encouraged to take up writing by her husband Reverend William GaskellThey lived in Manchester, then a centre of industry and radical politicsShe wrote eight novels alongside shorter works and a posthumous biography of fellow writer and her friend Charlotte BronteHer works include Cranford, North and South, Mary Barton and Wives and DaughtersGaskell died in 1865, just before concluding Wives and Daughters, and is buried in Knutsford Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram, and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
