Tour: The Barn

Wanted a rustic chic wedding venue I built one on a 2x2 lot.

Tour: Piece O'Cake

PieceOCake is a 1x1 bakery specializing in wedding cakes and French pastries, upstairs is a self service dessert area

Tour: Orga

Orga is a 2x1 organic and vegan friendly restaurant

Tour: Scents and Flora

Scents and Flora is a 1x1 floral shop that sells scents and potions as well

Tour: CupaJava

CupaJava is a 1x1 coffee shop that sells overpriced espressos and baked goods,

Tour: Verb's Comic Shop

Inspired by Maisie's Trout Lake Pointe, I needed to build my teens another hangout. This time a comic book shop on a 2x1 lot

Tour: Warwick Beach House

Here's the finished product of the beach house. It's for S'Ahmisa and Rashid Warwick and was built to have plenty of room for their large extended family.

I'm still decorating, but it takes me forever to decorate and it's the hardest part for me.

Lot Tour: James and Claire McMillian

I decorated this urban house for James and Claire McMillian

The exterior, it used to belong to Elphy and Andrew Davis before they moved to the suburbs.

Tour: Lainey Herendez

Exterior View: Lainey and her daughter, Esperanza, live here. She is recently divorced and they sold their large home to purchase two smaller homes that were close to each other so that their daughter could walk between their homes whenever she felt like it.

Tour: Henry and Rosemarie Mendenhall

The Mendenhall family lives in this small home. Henry and Rosemarie are teachers at my primary school which you can see right next door to thier home (the white building) so they have a short commute. They have triplets who just turned 5 and needed new rooms instead of nurseries.

exterior

Apple Valley Primary Academy Lot Tour

I was inspired by Maggi's photos of her primary school (if you haven't seen it, check it out http://starlightsims.yuku.com/topic/62214/New-Primary-School ). I finally got my butt in gear and finished my primary school.

The school is inspired by the TS3 police station and that's the backstory I'm giving it.

Apple Valley Academy

The newly renovated Apple Valley Academy is complete and ready for it's close-up. The school sits on the largest allowed piece of property (3x3) in the county and has a third level that is currently storage, but can be expanded if the need arises.

The first level features the principal's office, art classroom, music classroom, auditorium, library and cafeteria. Outside there is plenty of space on the playground, basketball court and school garden to relax and enjoy the crisp days of fall.

Antonio Herendez volunteers once a week to teach students the basics of art appreciation,

while Nicole Humphrey works part-time teaching music, or torturing her ears, depending on the student.

The cafeteria is stocked with healthy eating options such as mac and cheese, vending machines and the addictive coffee.

The library has a bank of computers as well as an ever growing book collection for student research.

Benjamin Endeavor leads an outdoor physical education class part-time whenever the weather is nice, otherwise the class is moved indoors,

much to the dispair of the secondary students who hoped to see Benjamin without his shirt once more. Students also enjoy the outdoor garden and fish pond.

The second level contains the dance room (and indoor physical education room), technical arts room, secondary classroom (6-12); lower primary classroom (K-2) and upper primary classroom (3-5).

Ilila Peterson manages to keep her students seated and focused as they compare their reading materials. Her classroom contains most of her travel momentos,

classroom fish tank (that the secondary students love) and bright, cheerful paintings.

Jasmine Frankson perfers a more laid back teaching style for her students as she allows them to explore the delights of thier surroundings. The students are surrounded with a classroom wombat, plant station, activity table, large table for reading and writing and plenty of floor space for fun and games.

Jesse Kent is just glad that he doesn't have to deal with taunts of "booger face" though he now has to try to teach his students the strange world of algebra. When students are not glued to their seats wishing for lunchtime, they can be found exploring the bookcase full of magazines and university information in the back.

Susie MacAstral doesn't have that problem with her dance class

her students are usually very dedicated,

nor do the students complain when it's their turn in the techincal arts room. Harriet and Henry work hard on their respective crafts while ignoring each other as siblings often do.
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Apple Valley Police Station

In the heart of the Metro lies a crop of buildings including the plain police station clad in white stone.

Once you enter the station you encounter the reception area where you must wait until or if you are allowed upstairs to the offices or holding cells.

The station serves as home to the Apple Valley police force and intelligence department.

During their daily routines they work on cases, uncover evidence,

and keep an eye on inmates in the holding cells.

Occasionally those inmates, who live far from the lap of luxury, 

receive visitors who must also be carefully watched through the visitor's speaking cell.

Otherwise, things are usually quiet around the station.

Veronika Kent Medical Centre

The Veronika Kent Medical Centre is located on the 39th Street block in Apple Valley Metro.

The 39th Street block us also home to many other local civic buildings

including the police department and a reputable hotel.

The centre was named after Veronika Kent, a successful architect and supporter of medical technology from the TS1 era of Greymount.

The clinic boasts of a recent renovation that added an a second level. The renovation has allowed for additional doctor offices, exam rooms and patient beds to be added.

The first level features several doctors' offices, waiting area, lobby and employee cafeteria.

The second level features exam rooms, surgery room, lab and patients beds.

Patients are greeted with a set of double glass doors that open into a spacious lobby.

Beyond the lobby, patients check in with the nurse on duty

and have a seat until they are called for their appointment.

Patients will either meet with Dr. Julio Wilsonoff, current Medical Centre Director (2005-2009) and General Family Medicine,

Dr. Suzanna McMillian, head of Obstetrics & Gynecology

or Dr. Donna O'Dale, head of Pediatrics.

Patients are seen in either one of two exam rooms,

depending on their age.

For patients that need sugerical care, a state of the art surgery lab is in process,

as well as the famous lab that discovered  the cure to the Plumbbob Virus.

While recovering patients can stay in comfortable beds before returning home.