Local developer and contractor Chris Cook has bought The Columns on 11th Avenue and soon will be using the former bank building as a banquet hall. Mirror file photo Local developer and contractor ...

Construction workers remove non-original parts of the Wedge Building, exposing columns that have been hidden for decades. The columns were covered up when a teller window was installed on the point of ...

Building codes will be changing soon, now that a study at UC San Diego found a common steel building column won’t withstand the stress of a strong earthquake. KPBS Science and technology reporter ...