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Spring-Green Lawn Care Owner Invests in Growth, Sees Success with Expanded Territory Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:28AMRecognized Leader in the Professional Lawn and Tree Care Industry Thriving in Indiana (PRWeb July 19, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/lawncare_treecare/springgreen_services/prweb8644498.htm
Platform targets ads based on context, location Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:53AMLocal marketers may get a leg up on the competition through a new hyperlocal ad hub. Today, Local Yokel Media, an online marketplace focused on hyperlocal ad impressions, launches. The platform is set up to serve impressions to consumers in very specific geographic areas.
Broomfield Enterprise upcoming events -- July 14 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:17AMUpcoming events in and around Broomfield
Hobo with a Shotgun Blu-ray Review Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 8:29PMGiven its grindhouse aesthetic, Hobo with a Shotgun isn't the kind of film you expect great thing on a state-of-the-art format like Blu-ray. And technically, the disc pretty much lives up to those low expectations. But since you're more likely to see this film on DVD and Blu-ray than the theater (we...
Local News In Brief Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 6:09AMDammeron Valley joins Blue Sky
Raze the Roof: Cleveland Levels Vacant Homes to Revive Neighborhoods Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 7:59PMListen to the Audio GWEN IFILL: Next, taking desperate measures in Cleveland to deal with a massive foreclosure problem. NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman has the story, part of his ongoing reporting on the housing crisis and Making Sense of financial news. PAUL SOLMAN: In Cleveland, Ohio, someone's former home -- since foreclosure, though, it's been stripped of anything you can sell ...
Jewish Food Gardens Donate Bounty Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 11:41AMTali Weinberg walks along the rows of leafy green vegetables poking out of neatly raised beds of soil at Urban Adamah, a newly launched Jewish garden project in this university town.
Healthy Memphis: Take precautions to keep bugs from taking over home Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 12:00AMLike flowers and plants, insects and other bugs seem to flourish in warm weather.
Beyond canned food drives: Jewish food gardens donate bounty Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:25PMJewish institutions like synagogues, JCCs and other organizations are cultivating food gardens to give food to the poor, reflecting an increasingly popular desire for more hands-on involvement when it comes to "food justice."
Broomfield Enterprise upcoming events -- June 26 Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 1:31AMUpcoming events in and around Broomfield
Daily Planner: Saturday Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 11:19PMAngora Road, Antietam Road to Hill Road, Lower Alsace Township: closed. Route 662, Route 73 to Bertolet Mill Road, Oley Township: around the clock. Old Airport Road, Route 562 to Route 662, Amity Township: bridge closed.
How to best help baby animals? Let them be Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 10:39PMToday’s column comes courtesy of my friend Lisa, who conducted an intervention of sorts on your behalf the other night.
Broomfield Enterprise upcoming events -- June 23 Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 1:15AMUpcoming events in and around Broomfield
Around town in San Diego Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 2:02PMCheck out events happening in San Diego from June 23 to 29.
Community Gardeners cultivate new home Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 11:53AMMIDDLEBURY — After a year’s hiatus, the Middlebury Area Community Garden has finally found a new home at Porter Medical Center.
Landscaping and pests topple hardy mock orange Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 6:48AMMock orange hedges, once the toughest thing in town, are dying; they are drying up. What's going on? Mock orange is one of Hawaii's best drought-tolerant and attractive hedge plants. It is in the orange family, Rutaceae, and comes from driest parts of India.
Broomfield Enterprise upcoming events -- June 19 Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 1:15AMUpcoming events in and around Broomfield
Asheville-area religion notes Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 10:23AME-mail information about faith-based events and what's going on at your place of worship at least two weeks in advance of the event to Features Editor Bruce Steele at bsteele@citizen-times.com and Faith Reporter Carole Terrell at cterrell@citizen-times.com . Items are published 1-8 days in advance, in Saturday's Mountains section or Sunday's ...
Coming up in the Chesters, Mendhams. Harding and Washington Township Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 7:50AMSATURDAY, June 18
No-mow masterpiece: Ann Frogge redesigned her front yard without turf grass Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 12:00AMMore and more homeowners are deciding to reduce the size of their lawns. Some are seeking to be more sustainable, especially in areas with water restrictions, while others are making room for higher-priority items.
Broomfield Enterprise upcoming events -- June 16 Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 1:16AMUpcoming events in and around Broomfield
Where kids play, banish pesky pesticides for good, local group says Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 12:33AMSafe Yards Montclair wants the Township Council to pass a resolution to support banning the use of synthetic lawn care pesticides at schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields in parks, except in emergency situations, Suzanne Aptman, co-chair of the group that promotes non-toxic lawn care, said during a meeting of the Montclair Environmental Commission last week.
Do fathers know best? 5 ways dads are better than moms Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 9:01AMBob Trott doesn't think dads are better. He knows it. And he can tell you 5 reasons why.
Entrepreneurs honored at awards banquet Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 1:06AMPhilip E Catron, president and founder of NaturaLawn of America, was named 2011's master entrepreneur Tuesday by the Entrepreneur Council of Frederick County
Broomfield Enterprise upcoming events -- June 12 Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 10:30AMUpcoming events in and around Broomfield
Top 10 mistakes that take a toll on plants Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 7:13PMSo, it’s only June and you’re already killing plants. Don’t feel too bad. Still, you can limit your garden disappointments by learning from the mistakes of others.
A MOUNTAIN VIEW: Anybody home? Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 3:53PM“Welcome to life in the Distracted Society,” writes John Sanbonmatsu. He teaches philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic, where I can imagine this lone philosopher trying to convince high-tech students to unclamp the fixed stares from their screens and go see the living world.
Roff School Tavern in Meadville offers huge selection of beers Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 11:06PMClad in dirty jeans rubbed soft in the knees and a hand-me-down sweatshirt infused with the smell of last night's bonfire, I wound up in public one snowy March night. But I couldn't care less about couture.
Poor air quality predicted for today; residents asked to use care Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 10:49AMUnhealthy air quality is predicted for southern coastal Connecticut, all of Rhode Island, the south coast of Massachusetts, including Cape Cod and the Islands, and coastal New Hampshire on Wednesday due to ground-level ozone, according to a release from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Poor air quality is likely to continue into Thursday. “We are expecting Wednesday to be an unhealthy ...
Spring is here! Now would be a great time to think about a yard sale! Here’s tip #6: Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 10:00AMIf you have a pet, you may want to keep it away from the sale area. Some people are frightened or allergic. MOVING SALE: Furniture including futon, sofas, coffee tables. TV, household items & much more!
What's What? Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 12:39AMLangley's best guide for what's happening around town. - Cascades Casino, 20393 Fraser Hwy., 604-530-2211. - The Vanilla Room, 6001 196A St.,604-530-2026.
Proper mowing keeps lawns healthy Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 8:03PMMany people don't realize that a number of lawn problems, including thatch buildup and scalping, can be avoided by using good mowing practices.
Natural hayfever relief Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 3:35AM Ever since university, I’ve suffered from seasonal allergic rhinitis. It manifests itself as an early-morning bunged up nose and late-afternoon prickly, itchy and then tear out your eyes reaction to pollen. It’s not fun. I’ve been through various rounds of supposedly anti-allergenic eye drops, nasal sprays and pills. None of them seem to work [...] Natural hayfever relief is a post from ...
Summer Daze Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 7:01PMSoccer balls litter the yard, my wife is auditioning for NASCAR on the lawn mower and I am following the tiller through a soft, loamy sea of rich smelling earth in the garden.
Home & Garden Calendar for June 1 Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 9:59AM2011 Panorama flower show: A large selection of door prizes, including container gardens and gift cards, to be won at a drawing. The “Show What They Grow” annual event will run from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, June 11-12, at the Panorama City Chalet apartment courtyard, 1835 Circle Lane S.E., Lacey. Call Mary Russell, 360-438-5686, for more information.
North Central Community Calendar — June 2 Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 3:44PMshare: digg facebook twitter Send your North Central public event notices (including recreational sports) for free to Edmond Ortiz at eortiz@primetimenewspapers.com; by fax at 250-3350; or by mail to him in c/o North Central News, P.O. Box 2171, San Antonio, TX 78297-2171. North Central Baptist Hospital hosts support groups and free educational programs: couples ...
Clinton Township mayoral candidates face off Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 6:14PMCLINTON TOWNSHIP — The two candidates running in the June mayoral primary both call themselves conservative Republicans, but that may be all they have in common.
She had her house sprayed for fleas, and then the trouble began Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 6:28PMLast winter, despite a low-level warning beacon in my gut, I hired a company to apply a chemical flea treatment in our house. Not wanting to waste time on home remedies that might not work, I thought, “Let’s just get it over with.” I made this decision even though I’d been a “ban lawn-care pesticides from our campus” activist in college and had spent nearly my entire professional life as a ...
Fair Lawn synagogue dedicates new Torah Sunday, May 22, 2011 @ 4:45PM“The Torah has feelings. It teaches us,” said Rabbi Benjamin Yudin. “We will give it the proper care it needs.”
Going ‘troppo' good fun Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 7:50PMTHEY were dancing in the rain at Innisfail. They were not going to to let rain stop a celebratory dance at the Feast of the Senses Market Day Extravaganza.
What's What? Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 10:34AMLangley's best guide for what's happening around town. - Cascades Casino, 20393 Fraser Hwy., 604-530-2211. - The Vanilla Room, 6001 196A St.,604-530-2026.
Home and Garden Calendar Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 12:22AMThe 45th annual Flower Day at Detroit Eastern Market is presented by the Metropolitan Detroit Flower Growers Association 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Russell Street near Gratiot Avenue. www.detroiteasternmarket.com. Read on for other local home and garden happenings.
What’s Happening: Week of May 12, 2011 Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 10:38PMCITIZENSHIP AWARD DINNER Joe O’Brien will be honored at the Lions Club’s Citizen of the Year dinner on Sunday, May 22 at 6 p.m. at the Pridwin. Tickets cost $37.50 per person and can be obtained by calling Lions Alan or Janice Krauss at 749-2066. Tickets will not be available at the door. AFTER SCHOOL [...]
Zagat ranks Nicholas, Shumi, Lorena's, Culinariane tops in food Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 11:20AMBiennial survey also says DeLorenzo's is tops for pizza, Hot Dog Johnny's for cheap eats
Best Nurseries To Purchase Items For Your Spring Garden Tuesday, May 10, 2011 @ 2:47PMFiled under: Best of, Family, Leisure, Shopping Tagged: Best Of, garden, nursery, Sacramento
Seattle's Garret Cord Werner gives condo its own glow Sunday, May 8, 2011 @ 12:07AMThe one-bedroom 2,700-square-foot home in Belltown has an organic peacefulness about it.
Bulletin Board Saturday, May 7, 2011 @ 10:34PMBurquitlam Community Organic Gardens hosts a plant sale at Ebert Avenue and Whiting Way from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sale will be held rain or shine. Info: Doug Hansen at 604-939-0292.
As your veggies get growing, these gardening questions might come up Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 2:52PMIn the hopes of keeping your garden vigorous and productive, let me list the most-asked vegetable questions of early May. Here's hoping these will be of help.
BRIEFLY: May 4 Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 9:55AMRead about what's happening in and around Plymouth.
Growing a garden and a community Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 11:53AMOne outcome of digging in the dirt and growing food is the benefit of growing community, as the fellowship of a local church devotes time, muscle, and careful planning to a new garden project.