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- Easton zoning board grants variances for College Hill, Downtown businesses Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:44PMA burrito restaurant is planned near Lafayette College, and the owners of the Bank Street Annex will add a 92-seat jazz lounge on the lower level.
- Old Skokie tavern seeks al fresco addition Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:16PMOne of Skokie’s oldest and most popular eateries and bars is looking to add outdoor seating to its 70-year-plus establishment. The Skokie Plan Commission earlier this month approved recommending outdoor dining for UBBA Tap — formally called UBBA & Old Crawford Inn, 9956 Crawford Ave. The Village Board has final say on the special use permit and will vote on the application at an upcoming meeting ...
- Neighbourhood house to get new digs Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:36PMAfter over a decade in cramped quarters, South Burnaby Neighbourhood House (SBNH) is finally nearing the reality of a new home. The community non-profit was the winning applicant for a new three-storey office space within MetroPlace, a 46-storey project at Beresford Street and Telford Avenue, across from Metrotown SkyTrain station.
- 2011 Chevrolet Volt Vs 2011 Nissan Leaf: 7,000 Miles Later Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:48PMAfter several months of using a 2011 Chevy Volt and a 2011 Nissan Leaf as our sole family transport, we have a better understanding of both cars than we did in March, when I first [...]
- Dubai: The Sanctuary Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:35AMBy??Noor Sweid El-Solh ?Build it and they will come.???A famous motto that was part of t
- 7 Office Perks That Should Be Eliminated Now Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:45AMI admit it: The idea of receiving perks once seemed really cool. Fortunately I wised up. I started my first “real job” (finally out of college, trying to build a career) as an entry-level manufacturing employee.
- Jo Ellis: Hot jobs — and fun — don’t get a break Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:23PMThere is life in 95-degree plus temperatures. I proved it to myself Saturday morning when I took a turn around Carthage to see if anyone was moving in this unbearable heat, and if so, how they were coping.
- Footbridge to be a major city landmark Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:21PMHCM City plans to build a modern footbridge across the Sai Gon River that will have conveyors for the elderly and the disabled as well as stopovers for admiring the river-view.
- Food Trucks Struggle to Find a Home in New York Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:32PMFood trucks set up shop near Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn at a monthly event hosted by the Prospect Park Alliance, which aims to bring good food to park-goers while giving trucks a hassle-free space to sell their dishes.
- Extended paid parking hours to start Sept. 6 - maybe Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:20PMExtended paid parking hours to start Sept. 6 - maybe
- Sawiris to transform bleak Swiss military village into luxury resort Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:11PMIn a country where rolling meadows and snowcapped peaks are a common sight, Andermatt, with its massive concrete military compound, is hardly a popular tourist destination.
- Drivers show off skills, safety at school bus competition Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:49PM41st annual event held Sunday at BWI Approximately 100 school bus drivers from across the country showed off their expertise in parking, cornering and braking on Sunday at the School Bus Driver International Safety Competition at BWI Marshall Airport. During the all-day competition, drivers simulated parallel parking, backing out of alleys, crossing railroad tracks and picking up students among ...
- Lansdale Founders Day plans under way Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:24PMFundraising for Lansdale Borough’s Founders Day fireworks and festivities has gotten off to a good start.
- Business Beat: Pizza chain targets Longview Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:37PMMany of our East Texas transplants with Cajun roots will likely be familiar with one of the newest arrivals on the Longview dining scene.
- Voters to decide fate of park, motel tax Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:09AMThe future of completing the McComb Sports Complex through proceeds from a 3 percent motel tax in the city lies in the hands of voters, who will decide whether to enact the tax in a referendum on Tuesday.
- Mesa officials pragmatic on pace of Cubs entertainment district Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:02AMMesa is acknowledging the Wrigleyville West entertainment district planned at the new Chicago Cubs facility could begin simply as a pathway with a lawn in its first year.
- RV destination: They take paradise and put up a parking pad Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:00AMThe same guy who drove Soulsville to success and helped steer the NBA to Memphis is now driven to shake up the RV park and campground industry with his fledgling enterprise, RVC Outdoor Destinations.
- I-16 flyover removal, transportation tax in jeopardy Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:18PMDespite impressive engagement from diverse urban neighborhoods in the long-term project to remove the I-16 flyover on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, that infrastructure improvement did not make the final list of funded projects for the proposed regional transportation tax, which will be put before voters in 2012. While the flyover removal didn’t make the Transportation Improvement Program ...
- Whipain residents the debate future use of Cook Tract Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:04PMWhitpain residents came out for more than two hours of discussion at a recent meeting about the potential park and sports fields project at the Cook Tract.
- Knoxville school board narrows school design options Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:15PMThe District 202 School Board will decide Monday evening between two designs for what will be a new Knoxville High School.
- Botanical Garden Construction Causes Parking Troubles Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:06PMPlenty of parking is a rare sight in the city.
- Parking lots rife with awful drivers Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:32PMA male Canada goose wandered through a parking lot of Chinook Centre in Calgary recently as shoppers and motorists made their way through the lot.
- Creative projects help manage storm water in Greater Cleveland neighborhoods Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:07PMA rain garden in University Heights and a stream restoration project in Cleveland are helping neighborhoods curb flooding and create green spaces. The projects are part of a creative program funded by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District.
- Tree official recommends downtown tree improvements Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:20PMShelly Simmons of the Colorado State Forest Service presented a comprehensive study of 59 trees in La Junta’s tax increment district to Urban Renewal Thursday.
- Text size Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:16PMOn Tuesday, July 12, the Santa Cruz City Council heard from Norman Schwartz, representative of Park Pacific LLC. who is developing the commercial and residential building at 1547-49 Pacific Ave.. Schwartz went before the council to seek approval for the latest modifications in Park Pacific’s design.
- Camino Colegio bike path wins approval from RP City Council Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:38PMThe city planned long ago to put an overlay on Camino Colegio Road, and Rohnert Park’s City Council decided Tuesday...
- Israel does not help anything, but the powerful army, Israel today Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:13PMFour people were killed and 50 injured in a blast last night in a residential building in the square Ha’atzmaut in Netanya. According to official sources, among those killed, three women and one man. The cause of the tragedy called the gas cylinder explosion. Under investigation.
- Public speaks out about OCP and bylaws Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:15PMIf you were to gauge public support for the updated Official Community Plan and its accompanying land use bylaws by the speakers at Saturday’s public hearing, opinion would be pretty well split. But if there was an “applause-o-metre” in the crowded BICS gym, opponents to the planning rules seemed to outnumber supporters two to one. For almost five hours, people took turns to share their views ...
- Five Points revitalization taking shape Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:10AMMembers of the Five Points and Municipal Auditorium Steering Committee held their second meeting Thursday morning to discuss future plans for new community facilities and to elect officers.
- Founders Day plans under way in Lansdale Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:15AMLANSDALE — Fundraising for the borough’s Founders Day fireworks and festivities has gotten off to a good start.
- Restaurant wins conditional OK Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:00AMLUNENBURG -- The Zoning Board of Appeals has given conditional permission to the owners of Asian Imperial Garden restaurant to raze a building at the corner of Electric and Massachusetts avenues in order to build a new restaurant.
- Islanders put on a show to remember Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:54AMGARDENING SOMETIMES show gardens and displays at the big events are the gardening equivalent of a Rolls Royce — when all you can afford is a Fiesta. The excruciating attention to detail and often esoteric theme means they bear such little relevance to real gardening.
- WEST WINDSOR: Council approves settlement with InterCap Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:39AMAfter more than two years, a settlement agreement has been reached regarding the construction of a transit village at Princeton Junction.
- Safeway plans change from parking above to below store Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:36PMObstacles to Safeway’s expansion plans in Los Altos have prompted the supermarket giant to flip-flop its initial design, changing from...
- Township, residents discuss potential Cook Tract project Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:52PMWhitpain residents came out July 11 for more than two hours of discussion about the potential park and sports fields project at the Cook Tract.
- SAS World Headquarters’ Building C Receives Highest LEED Certification Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:24PMCARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SAS’s newly opened Building C awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for New Construction Platinum certification.
- Gazette.Net: Residents worried planned outlets will clog roads near National Harbor Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:44AMA 40-acre outlet shopping center across from National Harbor may bring in 80 stores, but residents aren’t happy about the number of drivers who may be visiting the shops.
- Council facing big decisions Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:32AMBelleville city council has made some tough decisions regarding the future. It appears they have a few more to make in the fall. Reflecting on decisions made by council makes one feel reasonably confident they will make the correct decisions regarding a couple of upcoming contentious issues.[...]
- Acura adds station wagon Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:09AMWith stubbornly high gasoline prices, station wagons are suddenly appealing #8212; and Acura #8217;s new-for-2011 TSX Sport Wagon should be especially so.
- Checks on code calls are 3 weeks behind Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:32AMColumbus has four code enforcement officers covering a wide swath of the North Side, stretching from New Albany to Sawmill and including all of the Northland area as well as Clintonville.
- School building projects proceeding in Grand Island Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 3:13AMWalls are quickly going up on two Grand Island Public Schools building projects scheduled for completion in November.
- North White Plains train station garage gets approval, 500 spaces expected Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:38AMWHITE PLAINS — Commuters who search for parking at the North White Plains train station are a step closer to finding relief.
- Sun shines on Runway Romp — PHOTO GALLERY Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 6:49PMClear skies and lots of sunshine made for a good first day for the Runway Romp Motorcycle Race at Jack Garland Airport. About 85 racers are vying for bragging rights in the second race in the four-event Vintage Road Racing Associations season championship.[...]
- Planning Commission Agenda And Staff Recommendations For July 11 Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:42AMCase Number: MR-2011-082 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: DENY Applicant: Tim McClure Property Address: Portion of the 900 Block of Emery Road Jurisdiction: County District 1 Neighborhood: North County/Brooke Stone Subdivision Development Sector: Transitional Growth Applicant Request Abandon Street Right-Of-Way Proposed Development Site Plan Submitted: Yes Proposed Use: Residential Purpose: Combine Lots 31 ...
- Out with the old: IGA Liquor, coin laundry relocate to new strip mall Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 10:00AMThe old liquor store and coin laundry shop in the IGA parking lot were torn down Wednesday afternoon. Above, the coin laundry side of the building gets demolished first. The two businesses will move about 10 yards east to a new strip mall on Second Street, which faces the old building.
- RCC Interested in Moving Statues of Hubbard and Michelangelo Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 3:20AMMichelangelo stands tall and proud, staring out over Main Street and it’s passing cars. Elbert Hubbard is seated, holding a sturdy staff, as if resting after a walk. He looks toward the Michelangelo statue, which the original Hubbard commissioned.
- Signs of times in Valley - Sat, 09 Jul 2011 PST Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 2:02AMSign regulations and landscaping rules were up for discussion at this week’s Spokane Valley City Council meeting as council members work toward making changes to the rules. The city inherited Spokane County’s sign code when it incorporated in 2003 and made a few changes in 2005, senior planner Scott Kuhta said. All portable signs are prohibited, temporary signs require a permit, and billboards ...
- New Discover Pass for Washington parks gets mixed local reaction Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:48AMAimee Witherspoon knew it was coming. As she pulled into Battle Ground Lake State Park on Friday, horse trailer in tow, Witherspoon promptly shelled out $30 without batting an eye. It was her first visit to the popular spot since Washington began requiring a “Discover Pass” for day use at state parks and other natural areas.
- nTelos to beef up presence in area Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:47AMWAYNESBORO — nTelos Holding Corp. might be splitting in two, but it has decided that neither part is splitting from Waynesboro — and that means about $3 million of spending to expand and equip its facilities in the city.
- Successful launch gives way to uncertain post-space shuttle era Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:08AMAt 11:29 a.m. Friday, cars pulled to the sides of roadways, pedestrians and beachgoers turned south, and people emerged from their homes and offices to look hard into the sky. Updates: NASA STS-135: The Last Shuttle MULTIMEDIA: Space Shuttle Program GOT LAUNCH PHOTOS? Post them here! INSIDE: Photo gallery of shuttle launches
