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  • The Week in Real Estate: What Happens at a Condo Auction? Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:29PM The Week in Real Estate is a column from Mark Wellborn of UrbanTurf , a local blog and newsletter that covers the residential real estate scene in D.C., MD, and VA. Auctions usually bring to mind a motor-mouthed auctioneer, a frenetic bidding process, and such tight competition between bidders that the actual prize up for grabs can take a back seat to winning. Condo auctions, like the ...
  • Stars sue over access to a neighborhood gate Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:59PMSamuel L. Jackson, Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, Reba McEntire, Sylvester Stallone, Magic Johnson and Barry Bonds are involved in the lawsuit between North and South Beverly Park homeowners. A gated domain of sports stars, A-list actors, media billionaires and nouveau riche Angelenos -- where 11,000 square feet constitutes a "cozy" house and a developer once built a $20-million manse on ...
  • Lake effect snow blankets portions of Ohio By PATRICK DUNDR Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 6:19AMRon Penrod of North Main Motors clears snow off cars on his lot this morning. Union County residents woke up to white lawns and trees dusted with “the white stuff” Monday morning.
  • CORVETTE TURNED INTO WRECK IN NEW LONDON CRASH Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:09AM New London - A classic Chevrolet Corvette was destroyed and its driver charged with drunken driving Monday after a loud and violent crash on
  • REGION: Study says county to get hotter, sea to rise 18 inches by 2050 Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 2:28AMThe sea level along the San Diego County coast may be a foot and a half higher, temperatures may be 4.5 degrees hotter and the region may have 18 percent less water than it needs in 2050, all a result of climate change, according to a report released Monday by the San Diego Foundation.
  • POLICE REPORTS: Nov. 17 Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:39AMRACINE Bomb threat made against American Legion Someone called a phony bomb threat in to the American Legion Post 546, 1234 Douglas Ave., on Sunday night, Racine police said.
  • 18 buildings burn in Orange County fire Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 3:38PMYORBA LINDA, Calif. -- Gusting winds drove a wildfire through Orange and Riverside county cul-de-sacs on Saturday, destroying at least 18 buildings - many of them apparently expensive homes.
  • In search of a roast in Darjeeling Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 3:30PMSatyajit Ray’s Kanchenjungha has been one of my all-time favourite movies, and Chhabi Biswas as Rai Bahadur Indra Nath Chowdhury — “chairman of five companies” — depicted a persona I could readily empathise with.
  • At least 18 buildings burn in Orange County fire Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 3:22PMSat, Nov 15, 2008 (1:15 p.m.) Gusting winds drove a wildfire through Orange and Riverside county cul-de-sacs on Saturday, destroying at least 18 buildings _ many of them apparently expensive homes.
  • 125 firefighters battle Montreal blaze Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 3:22PMThe Canadian Press MONTREAL–A five-alarm fire early Saturday morning destroyed a paper recycling plant in southwestern Montreal.
  • 125 firefighters battle five-alarm blaze in southwestern Montreal Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 3:13PMalarm fire early Saturday morning destroyed a paper recycling plant in southwestern Montreal.
  • At least 18 buildings burn in Orange County fire Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 2:13PMGusty winds drove a wildfire through expensive Orange and Riverside communities on Saturday, burning as many as 30 homes as flying embers took a crazy-quilt path of destruction. The flames erupted in a stretch of Santa Ana River bottom near the 91 Freeway and...
  • At least 18 buildings burn in Orange County fire Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 1:59PMGusty winds drove a wildfire through expensive Orange and Riverside communities on Saturday, burning as many as 30 homes as flying embers took a crazy-quilt path of destruction. Read comments
  • Acorn-stashing woodpeckers may take a hit at California retirement community Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 1:18PMA Walnut Creek, Calif., retirement community where deer nibble on lawns and wild turkeys strut across the golf course is calling in a hit man to shoot woodpeckers that drill into homes to stash acorns.
  • GEOFFREY LEVY: Former Leftist firebrand is living it up - at your expense Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 7:20PM Janet Boateng and husband Paul Boateng, the High Commissioner to South Africa, live a luxurious existence unimaginable to most people. Now she has been accused of bullying their servants.
  • Why Atiu? Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 6:09PMThere are 552 good reasons for visiting Atiu, a Makatea Island in the Cooks Group, northeast of Rarotonga. This is far too many to innumerate, but we’ll try.
  • Weed ’n feed ban - Popular lawn-care product to be pulled from shelves throughout Alberta in 2010 Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:44PMDAMIEN WOOD - Herald-Tribune staff In just a little over a year, Grande Prairie homeowners – and homeowners throughout the province – will have [...]
  • UPDATED: Local Papers Report More Anti-Obama Incidents Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:18PMNEW YORK Earlier this week we started covering (see link at bottom) anti-Obama, often racist, incidents taking place around the country, generally overlooked in the national media -- but covered by local papers. This seemed to strike a nerve with many readers so we will continue regular updates.
  • MLS home sales in October drop 14% Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:15PMCanadian homebuyers "battened down the hatches" in October, with the number of properties sold through the Multiple Listing Service falling 14 per cent from September - the biggest drop since June 1994, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Friday.
  • Calif. to cut water deliveries to cities, farms Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 12:24PMSACRAMENTO, Calif. - California said Thursday that it plans to cut water deliveries to their second-lowest level ever next year, raising the prospect of rationing for cities and less planting by farmers.
  • Coyote Guards Graveyard in Tallahassee Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 12:07PMCoyotes in graveyards are not just a spooky tale for the story books. At least not for one Tallahassee Cemetery.
  • Conditions perfect for ticks says vet Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 12:04PMPET owners throughout the region are being advised to brace themselves for a long tick season. Local veterinarian, Matthew Tay, said conditions were ripe for ticks and described the current tick season as the worst in at least three years.
  • Gardeners released into the world Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 12:03PMFourteen new graduates were added to the Otero County Master Gardener Association in a ceremony Tuesday at the county extension office. That brings the group to 47 members, and 31 of them were there.
  • Police say stuck gas pedal led to Jackson accident between car and bus Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 10:30AMA Jackson woman suffered minor injuries this morning after her gasoline pedal apparently got stuck, and her car struck shrubs and a utility pole, and then collided with a school bus, police said.
  • Asheville native, public housing pioneer John Wardlaw dies Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 9:26AMJohn Wardlaw, an Asheville native who became a pioneer in overhauling public housing in Hartford, Conn., died Friday at age 71.
  • Police Search For Rapist In Green Hills Neighborhood Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 10:35PMMetro police are hopeful a recently released composite sketch of a suspected rapist could lead to a real life arrest. It happened on Halloween night on Woodmont Boulevard. The attacker did not have on a disguise.
  • Many Using Fireplaces To Cut Costs, Keep Warm Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 8:05PMCold weather is definitely here which means a lot of people are staying indoors and cranking up the heat.
  • Community briefs 11/11 Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 7:44PMAt the meeting Monday, City Council adopted an ordinance that allows municipal court to hear cases relating to the Strategic Nuisance Abatement Program. The program will target properties where people are involved in substance abuse, prostitution, gambling and other illegal activities.
  • Tampa Bay’s top 20 concert venues Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 6:46PMBy Eric Snider Tampa Bay live music lovers can be found absorbing loud sonics and sweaty sights in venues ranging from cozy rock dens to plush theaters to humongous arenas to moonlit lawns peppered with empty beer cups. Everybody has his or her fave. Here at Creative Loafing, we have dozens of preferred rock, jazz, country, blues and experimental noise destinations. Which made whittling our list ...
  • Marty Kaplan: The Kids Are All Right Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 6:32PMStudents may not have marched on the Pentagon to end the war in Iraq, but they have given the nation a new president who has pledged to do just that.
  • Malcolm Rogers: shaking up the museum world Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 6:21PM Ever since the Tea Party of 1773, Boston has experienced ambivalent feelings towards the English. And never more so than towards Malcolm Rogers, expat director of its beloved Museum of Fine Arts since 1994. For more than a decade the press queued up to take potshots at him and his attempts to bring the museum into the 21st century, calling them "vulgar" and "low-brow".
  • Order T-Shirt Now! Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 6:01AMChange does not take 400 years to happen. In countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and others, change has been on the boil for some time now and there is ample evidence that the old crumbling structures of governments and institutionalised power are falling apart, observes Aliran member Farish Noor . Will Malaysians have to wait 400 years before they see a woman as Prime Minister?
  • Town again under water conservation Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 5:22AMFRONT ROYAL — The town is again under mandatory water conservation due to low flows in the South Fork of the Shenandoah River. Mandatory water restrictions were lifted on Wednesday, but were re-instituted on Monday.
  • South Africa: Rugby Hero in Land-Grab Row Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 5:14AMSpringbok rugby hero Kobus Wiese is one of several homeowners at an exclusive golfing estate who have been accused of extending their property illegally onto state land.
  • Author tells how Kailua came to be Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 5:10AMBefore humans arrived in the Islands, much of the lowland area in Kailua was covered with fan palms where giant flightless geese and ducks dwelled among plants and trees that were obliterated after settlements moved in.
  • Itronics Plans 100 Times Increase in Silver Refining Capacity Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 4:00AM Itronics Inc. (Berlin: ITG) reported today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Itronics Metallurgical, Inc., is working to increase its silver refining capacity in two stages, from 24,000 troy ounces per year to 2.4 million troy ounces annually, a 100 times increase. Production at capacity with $10 per troy ounce silver would increase silver sales from $240,000 per year to $24 million.
  • Police service dog sniffs out man on the run Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 12:32PMA 20-year-old Chatham-area man is facing criminal charges for dangerous driving, flight from a peace officer, possession of stolen property, theft over $5,000 and theft [...]
  • Residents complain of tall grass, town says it can’t do anything more Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 11:49AMVERNON — Despite claims by several Vernon Center Heights residents that some neighbors weren’t maintaining their lawns and dumped wood chips on town property, town officials said Thursday they’ve done all they can to rectify the situation.
  • Southeastern student has wild ride as stock contractor Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 11:36AMDURANT — A tall young man tipped his head forward with a quiet “hello” and reached out his hand for a quick handshake. The coarseness of his hand, worn rough from his times as a bullrider, and the strength of his demeanor belied an age much older than his two decades, but his baby face and the humor of his blue eyes revealed his young age.
  • Council designates land for community garden Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 10:53AMCome next spring, Monticello will become a little more beautiful. At Monday’s city council meeting, council unanimously authorized the use of land located at 407 W. 6th Street for a community garden.
  • Veterans Day activities planned Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 8:57AMSouth Beloit American Legion Post 288 Commander Ray Dhom shakes hands with Buck Ruppert after presenting him with an American flag during a Veterans Day ceremony at South Beloit City Park in 2007. Several events will be held in the Stateline Area on Tuesday to honor veterans.
  • Milton flamingo prank raises dollars Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 3:25AMUnder cover of darkness, Richard and Missie Goss have stuck flamingos on nearly 100 Milton lawns to raise money for Project Graduation.
  • Lowell Drafting Lawn Parking Law Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 2:57AMLOWELL — Some residents say a vehicle on the lawn looks trashy and decreases property values.
  • Rugby hero in land-grab row Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 7:40AMSpringbok rugby hero Kobus Wiese is one of several homeowners at an exclusive golfing estate who have been accused of extending their property illegally onto state land.
  • Lawn care can prevent snow mold Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 6:43AM Two types of snow molds can rear their ugly heads in spring: pink and gray. Here in the Northeast, we need to watch out for gray snow mold, also known as typhula blight, which can be caused by one of two fungi; Typhula incarnata or Typhula ishikariensis. Of the two, the latter is the bigger trouble maker, and if your lawn becomes seriously infected, it could kill the grass. However, most of ...
  • Try drought-tolerant plants and these irrigation tips on your lawn Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 6:42AMBy Dirk Marks Posted: Nov. 8, 2008 8:28 p.m. Is your lawn a slacker? We mean that in the nicest possible way. It’s not like your lawn sits on the couch and plays video games all day.
  • Farry credits campaign efforts Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 6:36AMIntense door-to-door campaigning helped overcome the Obama factor, said the successful challenger.
  • Rugby hero in land-grab row Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 6:26AMSpringbok rugby hero Kobus Wiese has been accused of extending his property illegally onto state land.
  • Business Spotlight Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 5:24AM Address: 13212 Aboite Road At a glance: Pfister Sprinkler Systems Inc. designs, installs and services lawn irrigation systems for residential and commercial clients across a large portion of northern Indiana. Photo caption: Matt Horn, left, and Jim Pfister of Pfister Sprinkler Systems discuss their watering system at Parkview Field at Harrison Square in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo by ...
  • Election is just another sign of the times locally Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 9:29AMIn Lake Wales, it was a sign. It was a sign that election day was here at last.