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Tour a Dreamy Farmhouse on a Flower Farm

Name: Cynthia, her husband Graham, their three children Ben, Ruby Mae and Theo, and black lab George Location: Keene, Ontario, Canada The basics: 7 years, owned — 2,400 square feet Cynthia and her family can escape to their historic farmhouse slash flower farm for a quick weekend getaway . Having preserved and updated many a historic property , Cynthia and her husband turned their eyes towards this house and its large parcel of land. Keeping things simple and chic, the home blends old and new to great effect. Tell us a little (or a lot) about your home and the people who live there: Graham and my story started as an office romance more than twenty years ago - a marriage, three children, numerous pets, successful marketing careers , and many houses later, we are still excited to work together every day. We share a passion for growing flowers and renovating character homes . Together we have saved some remarkable spaces including a Victorian row house , a Tudor cottage, a turn-of...

New Yorkers Are Fleeing To Los Angeles In Droves, Study Shows

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NEW YORK, NY — It's one of the oldest rivalries in American migration: New York vs. Los Angeles. For the better part of a century, residents of the nation's two largest metro areas have been defending their chosen kingdom and dismissing the other on an endless loop of judginess between kitty-corner coasts. Ew, the traffic! But the sunshine! But the subway! But the garbage! But the skyline! But the coastline! But the bustle! But the chill! In this tireless war of words, a clear winner has yet to emerge. But it's harder to argue against the numbers. Thousands of working professionals have relocated to Los Angeles County from New York City in the past year and a half, according to a series of monthly "workforce reports" released this spring and summer by the job- networking site LinkedIn (and spotted by LA Weekly). And it's not exactly a two-way street. Since early 2016, according to LinkedIn, around seven or eight out of every 10, 000 site users in LA report...