This Week's Open Houses in Annandale – Jan. 16-18

With slightly milder weather expected on Sunday, it should be a good day to tour a real estate open house. According to homesdatabase.com there are multiple open houses to visit in Annandale, both inside and outside the beltway. For those prospective buyers that are unable to go out on Sunday, one of the homes will also be open Tuesday afternoon. Sunday, Jan. 16 8705 Margaret Lane (2 p.m.-4 p.m.) 1993 Detached Colonial, 5 bedrooms, 3 full and 1 partial baths. Reduced to $875,000. 8312 Upper Spring Read more [...]

Shinrock ready to go full distance

Shouldering top weight in two of the three featured events at Naas this afternoon will hardly prevent either Shinrock Paddy or year-younger treble-seeker Ballyhaunis from obliging once more in the colours of their enthusiastic owners Barry Connell and Susannah Ricci.The Limestone Lad Hurdle, which has deservedly been recognised by the National Hunt authorities with elevation to Grade Three status, and the Irish Racing Writers Novice Hurdle at Listed level, back up the Grade Two Woodlands Read more [...]

Mortgage company foreclosing on Arrow properties

Complete coverage: Read the stories and view the documents related to the problems facing Arrow Trucking.A federal bankruptcy judge has granted Arrow Trucking Co. bankruptcy trustee Patrick J. Malloy's request to abandon Arrow's former corporate offices and training facility in west Tulsa. The offices at 4230 S. Elwood Ave. and training facilities at 3762 S. Jackson Ave. have been listed for sale at $3 million by Coldwell Banker Commercial since July. "We never had an offer," Malloy said. "Because Read more [...]

Bid to redevelop listed west end garage defeated

A group of community activists who took on a Scottish millionaire to save an A-listed Glasgow building have won their battle. Owner Sir Arnold Clark had proposed to pull down part of the city’s Art Deco-style Botanic Gardens Garage in the city’s west end, to make way for a modern four-storey building of 35 flats, four mews cottages, retail space and a restaurant. But the plans were strongly opposed by scores of local Read more [...]

School lunch menus listed for week beginning Jan. 17

The following is a list of area school lunch menus for the week beginning Jan. 17.BARRINGTONElementaryMonday — No school; Tuesday — No school; Wednesday — Pizza, salad, banana, pizza; Thursday — Chicken patty, rice pilaf, peas, pears; Friday — Pasta with meat sauce, green beans, garlic bread, fruit medley.Middle SchoolMonday — No school; Tuesday — No school; Wednesday — Burgers, potato wedges, salad, peaches; Thursday — Cheesy chicken pasta bake, salad, pita bread, blueberry cobbler; Read more [...]

Atlanta's Brian Williams listed as doubtful for Saturday's game against Green Bay

Atlanta Falcons cornerback Brian Williams, who has an injured left knee, is listed as doubtful for Saturday's NFC divisional game against the Green Bay Packers. Williams, Atlanta's primary nickel back and a ninth-year veteran, was injured in the regular-season finale, a win over Carolina. If Williams can't play, Christopher Owens will take his place. Owens ended last season as a left-side starter for Atlanta but lost Read more [...]

10 lesser known facts about Wikipedia

Soumyadip Choudhury , ibnlive.com Posted on Jan 15, 2011 at 12:29pm IST New Delhi: Whenever we want to know something about something we log on to Wikipedia. Even though the information is not always correct, the online encyclopaedia manages to, more often than not, quench our thirst for knowledge. On Wikipedia's 10th anniversary I dug through Wikipedia and its associated websites to come up with 10 Wikipedia trivia that, chances are, you were not aware of:1. Read more [...]

Timeline details events up to Tucson shooting – ABC15.com (KNXV

TUCSON, AZ - As early as September, Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner had been on law enforcement's radar. Friday night we're taking our first look at video Loughner allegedly recorded at Pima Community College, including a long rambling commentary. WATCH THE YOUTUBE VIDEO IN THE VIDEO WINDOW ABOVE You don't see Loughner, except for a brief reflection in a window. Police reportedly found the video in September and went to Loughner's house to suspend him. On Friday authorities released a timeline Read more [...]

Martin Luther King Day events listed

The following activities are taking place on Monday unless otherwise indicated in commemoration of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. • Celebration and Annual Gathering, 4 p.m. today, Holy Rosary site, St. Charles Lwanga Catholic Parish, 7114 Kelly St., Homewood. Keynote speaker: The Rev. John Welch, vice president for student services and dean of students, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and president of the Pittsburgh Interfaith Impact Network. • Wilkinsburg peace march and rally, meets at Read more [...]