Apartment City

Dozens of posters, toys and trinkets adorn Anthony Anderson 's new studio apartment in Edina. Several of the items were given to him during his stay at a Minneapolis shelter . Anderson, now 22, kept track of how long he was homeless: three years and eight months. "Most of this is just donated stuff given to me," he said. "Whatever a person gives me, I don't complain, I just take it." One item does hold special meaning — a necklace with a small cross, hanging from the wall behind his bed. "That's the last thing I have from my grandmother," he said. "I always have it hanging above me, just to help me sleep." Anderson is one of 38 young adults living at 66 West Apartments, a housing complex for young people who have been homeless. Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative , the developer, held a grand opening last week for the $11.4 million complex. It's the third project of its kind that Beacon has developed and is its first in the...

After 144 years on sprawling grounds just outside Decatur, the United Methodist Children ’s Home is moving to a modest, single- story office complex in Tucker at 1967 Lakeside Parkway, Building 400, former site of the Cordon Bleu culinary school . The 50, 000 square foot structure will include office space for the home’s 60- person administrative staff and several hundred who volunteer every month. About 15,000 square feet will be carved out for the flea market, a UMCH fundraising staple since the 1940s. Perhaps the institution’s most profound symbol, a century-and-a-half old farm bell weighing 400 pounds and once owned by Coca Cola’s Asa Candler, will reside in the new building’s lobby. The home was founded as a non profit in Norcross in 1871 to establish a home and farm for children orphaned by the Civil War. It moved to the current site in 1873, originally 226 acres and costing $6,000. MORE DEKALB: Funky, midcentury DeKalb area is now a ‘ national historic place ’ The design...