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Auburn council amends code to allow backyard chickens Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:44PMThe Auburn City Council at its regular meeting on Tuesday amended city code and zoning regulations to allow residents to keep chickens on residential property.
Last military unit leaving former Denver air base Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:14PMDAN ELLIOT Associated Press DENVER A one-time Cold War bastion in Denver took another big step in its transformation to a civilian neighborhood of homes, schools and shops on Tuesday as the last military unit prepared to leave. The Air Reserve Personnel Center is the last military holdover on the former Lowry Air Force Base, which once housed an early ballistic missile squadron, served as the ...
Texas town wants to capitalize on German roots Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:54PMJudy Young stoops down to point out her favorite feature of the sidewalk: a thick, bronze ring attached to the curb, about the size of a bracelet, weathered and rusted.
Southern Pines Orders Water Conservation Measures Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:34PMSouthern Pines Town Manager Reagan Parsons has ordered Stage 3 mandatory water conservation measures due to the low flow of water in the town’s raw water source.
After delay, Homestead to put ‘art in public places’ Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:30PMHomestead will tweak an “art in public places” ordinance that was never implemented.
Site with historic value on short list for demolition Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:27AMThe former site of Dr. Eddie's Alternacare Medical Center and Turner Lumber Yard, located at 516 E. Wood St. in Vineland, has been targed for demolition.
Around Your Town: 07/19/11 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:10AMMiss Sierra Vista contestant Tamara Vukomanovich works on a flower arrangement for ‘Make Someone Smile Week’ at the Sierra Vista Flowers and Gifts store on Monday. These beautiful creations go to local nursing homes. The smiley face cups were donated by the store and the flowers came from Greenleaf Wholesale in Phoenix. (Beatrice Richardson • Herald/Review) The Democratic Women of Southeast ...
Machesney Park OKs floodplain building limits Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:19PMMACHESNEY PARK — Village residents who live in the floodway near Shore Drive now have to go through a review process in order to add on to their homes.
What's For Sale: A 12-Story Beaux Arts Apartment Complex Hits the Market Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:15PMDOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - In the column “What’s for Sale,” Los Angeles Downtown News looks at everything from condos to multi-family buildings to vacant lots now on the market. We hope that regular snapshots of individual properties will make for a wide-ranging survey of the overall community.
EDUCATION DIGEST: SWBTS chapel named for MacGorman; Cedarville sells radio network; Mobile to host Condoleezza Rice Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:49PMFORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has named its new chapel the J.W. "Jack" MacGorman Chapel in honor of the distinguished professor emeritus of New Testament.
Business changes hands, but Sam West's legacy will continue Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:39PMNEWTON GROVE — Ianna West sits back in her chair and smiles as she discusses her late husband, H. S. “Sam” West, with Norman Dunn.
John Shearer: Modernism Architecture Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:26PMNumerous Chattanooga buildings and homes have recently or will soon reach their 50th anniversaries as structures representing a unique style of architecture – modernism.
Sun doesn Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:49PMAlex Mehran's Bishop Ranch Business Park made San Ramon a crossroads of commerce, with 550 companies and 33,000 workers occupying the massive facility.
NEW PORTSMOUTH PERFECTION SHAKE JOINS POPULAR SHAKE AND SHINGLE FAMILY FROM EXTERIOR PORTFOLIO 10/17/2008 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:43PMThe following press release was published on October 17, 2008 - COLUMBUS, Ohio Unlike other exterior cladding materials, shake and shingle provides beautiful architectural details that add dimension and dramatic contrast to stone or clapboard siding. By popular demand, Exterior Portfolio is adding to its extensive Portsmouth Shake line up with the new Portsmouth Perfection Shake. This premium...
Tax districts get ready for revenue fallout Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:08AMPitkin County’s special taxing districts are bracing themselves for a significant drop in revenue, as property tax valuations for the first time reflect the national recession’s effects. read more
Debunking deadly myths: The truth about residential fire sprinklers Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:00AM(ARA) - Some misconceptions are merely inconvenient. And some - like the many myths that surround the use of fire sprinklers in homes - can be deadly.
'Clicking' with people crucial to getting along Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:08AM"Clicking" with people is vital to sharing good ideas, building a circle of friends and expanding career opportunities, yet for many people its simple rules and guidelines remain elusive — something that author and motivational speaker Rick Kirschner of Ashland is trying to help.
Gum Tree building celebrates 100 years at the beach Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:23AMIn 1911, it was just another home sitting in the middle of Hermosa Beach with panoramic ocean views. But a century later, the building that now houses the store Gum Tree is a reminder of what this little beach town used to look like.
Midstate's housing, construction markets remain sluggish Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:11PMWe’ve been told the economy is showing signs of bouncing back from the depths of the Great Recession. Tell that to a commercial builder or contractor, and they’re likely to laugh.
Sun doesn't set on his vision Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:34PMBishop Ranch developer's next plan: A new downtown for San Ramon
Construction decline hits St. Lucie County revenues hard Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:20PMST. LUCIE COUNTY — Construction activity is down substantially in St. Lucie County, as it is across the Treasure Coast and the state, and there is no sign the industry will rebound in the next year or two, community and business leaders said.
Drop in construction, development hits Indian River County revenues hard Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:14PMINDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Construction activity is down substantially in Indian River County, as it is across the Treasure Coast and the state, and there is no sign the industry will rebound in the next year or two, community and business leaders said.
Sun doesn't set on his vision: Alex Mehran's, developer of Bishop Ranch, is planning his next big project Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:05PMAlex Mehran's Bishop Ranch Business Park made San Ramon a crossroads of commerce, with 550 companies and 33,000 workers occupying the massive facility. Now the principal executive of Sunset Development wants to create a new downtown for the East Bay city.
Buried in paperwork Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:45PMBRIMFIELD - Steven E. Bush and JoAnn F. Kass feel their lives are in limbo while everything around them still reminds them of hell. More than a month after the tornado that hit Hampden and Worcester counties and killed one of their four horses (and sent another into the veterinary hospital), destroyed their home, as well as totaled their two cars, a barn and a horse trailer and toppled and ...
Albert Barnes, the man whose revolutionary art museum has left Merion amidst acrimony Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:24AMWhat began as a small museum and arboretum on the Merion estate of Dr. Albert C. Barnes has expanded into one of the most spectacular collections of artwork. Valued in the billions of dollars, the museum is said to be home to the largest collections of paintings by Renoir and Cézanne.
Rental housing crisis looms Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:18AMWhen Tom Durrie moved to Vancouver in the 1960s, it was a dream come true for the California native. But these days, he has to work a job-and-a-half just to keep a roof over his head.
New home market down but not out Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:54AMWorkers frame new homes on Friday at Escena in Palm Springs. After a lull in construction, the development is bustling with construction activity. / Michael Snyder The desert sun
Michigan wants to expand recreation uses on idyllic Drummond Island Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:28AMMichigan owns 65 percent of the 83,000 acres on this vacation/sportsman's paradise. Most of the land is undeveloped, and this summer the Department of Natural Resources is mapping out future plans for its outdoor recreation usage.
White Pine County Sheriff's Blotter Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:31PMSubmitted by the White Pine County Sheriff's Office for July 4-July 12. Information and spellings of names contained in the blotter are as released by the WPCSO. Information will not be withheld at the requests of persons whose names appear in the blotter. Permission is not necessary to publish names released by law enforcement.
Real Estate Weekly – 7/15/11: Curator sought for state-owned home in Baltimore County Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:27AMCurator sought for state-owned home in Baltimore County The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will hold an open house on July 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the historic Barrans House in Baltimore County. The home was built around 1930 as a prefabricated kit house from Sears Roebuck & Co., and contains original design features [...]
Waiver granted for new kennel Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:02AMBy Mark Waite Tjeng “Dora” To was granted a waiver for a residential kennel permit to keep 13 dogs at 6411 Gills Way by the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission Wednesday. New planning regulations require anyone keeping over 10 dogs to get a commercial kennel permit. A number of people wrote letters of support, though local[...]
Samoa rebuilds after tsunami Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:42PMNew villages have sprung up in the hills of Samoa where once only plantations blossomed.
From honky-tonk to home: Family moves into Possum Creek Inn in Theon Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:40PMFrom honky-tonk to home: Family moves into Possum Creek Inn in Theon
A breath of fresh air Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:39PMGetting to know ... Gloria Franz 1. Where did you go to school? She graduated from Coachella Valley High School and attended College of the Desert and California State University of San Bernardino.
Kennedys at odds over Hyannis Port compound Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:14PMThe Kennedy clan will gather tomorrow for a wedding at its Cape Cod compound amid tensions about the future of the property and following a public airing of dissension within the storied political family.
Former DA appointed new county solicitor Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:16PMAttorney Claude A. Lord (Cal) Shields, former district attorney of Schuylkill County, was appointed chief county solicitor by the commissioners at their public meeting held Wednesday at the courthouse in Pottsville. He replaces Attorney Eric Mika, Shenandoah, who resigned for personal reasons.
Non-profit brings voice to local Asian communities Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:31PMDEERFIELD TWP. — For more than a decade, one group has been working to help the area’s Asian population in a myriad of ways.Established in Deerfield Twp. in 2000, the Asian Community Alliance is a nonprofit organization providing a variety of social, cultural and health services to Asians residing in southwest Ohio.
July 15 Bulletin Board Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:31PMNew listings
New policies smooth way for successful relocation Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:22PMShiyan, Hubei - Xue Peiwei, 29, was both happy and worried when, as one of the 1,213 relocated residents in Shiyan city, he moved to his new home. "This two-story building was so spacious, about 216 square meters," Xue said with a smile while holding his two-year-old daughter.
A billionaire seeks a bigger nest Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:11PMDavid Thomson builds a larger home in Rosedale by combining two properties. Neighbours wonder whether this is the start of something bigger.
Dogs Versus Bed Bugs Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:00PMWith layoffs and certain jobs disappearing locally, many people are looking for or creating a second career. It could mean opening a new business. One local man hopes to make money sniffing out a problem that’s becoming more and more common here in Northern Nevada.
Some Homeowners Remodeling Instead of Building New Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 8:33PMBy Stacia Kalinoski EUGENE, Ore. -- Construction of new houses in Lane County hasn't made any ground since 2007, but remodeling projects have. It seems people who aren't willing to build are instead sprucing things up. For Sally Zehrung, the sound of the drill was a long time coming. "The cabinets were really old and ugly," Zehrung said. "I knew that had to go. And this recessed lighting, it ...
Group overreported Chicago home prices Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:23PMThe Illinois Association of Realtors dramatically overreported the median price of Chicago condominiums sold in May. The price tumbled 23 percent, not rising 10.3 percent as the trade group said.
North Korea students drafted to build homes Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:03PMNorth Korea has ordered university students to down their pens and help in an ambitious project to build 100,000 new homes in the capital Pyongyang, a report said yesterday.
Community Calendar Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:10PMThursday 07/14
Lake Developers Detail Plan, Hope for Corps Blessing Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:41PMA Jackson oilman who has long lobbied for ambitious development along the Pearl River in Jackson is hoping that the U.S. Corps of Engineers will give at least an initial nod to his latest lake plan this Thursday at a meeting in Vicksburg.
Long and Winding Road Leads East Aurora Native to Meet a Beatle Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:19AMEveryone has pictured a "dream come true" moment: a farfetched wish miraculously occurs and knocks everyone down in their awe and envy. It's a nice thought, stored away for periods of time and only brought out for entertainment.
Carbon tax: Bricks, airfares on way up Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:17AMHOUSE bricks, the cost of building a new home and Qantas airfares are on the way up after the announcement of the carbon tax.
Cottage gets storybook makeover Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 9:55PMThe cottage had small, comfortable rooms, beamed ceilings and a little greenhouse.
Partnership building workforce of the future Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 8:18PMSometimes the best ideas are so simple you wonder why someone didn’t think of them sooner.