Open Houses in Los Altos This Weekend, Jan. 15-16

It can be a busy weekend for those out looking for a home to purchase with 30 homes available for viewing in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills. Choices are available for every every budget—ranging from a six-bedroom home listing for nearly $9 million on Natoma Road in Los Altos Hills to a one-bedroom unit listing for $115,000 on Tyndall Street in Los Altos. The selection of homes for sale include classic residences, with one three-bedroom home on Parma Way built in the 1940s, listing for $1.5 million Read more [...]

New houses on La Tour Hotel site rejected – for now.

Video Content This box contains video content. In order to view the video you require Flash Player Version 9 or above. Download Flash Player here Proposals to demolish La Tour Hotel in Jersey and replace it with five houses have been rejected - for now. At a hearing this morning the scheme for the St Aubin hotel was put on hold. But Planning Minister, Senator Freddie Cohen, says development on the site "is still likely to happen". Like a number of hotels in Jersey, La Tour is struggling Read more [...]

Homes of Golden Globe Awards nominees

Johnny Depp Best Actor nominee (Comedy), “Alice In Wonderland” and “The Tourist.” World-famous actor, Johnny Depp, not only holds the most Golden Globe nominations on this list but is also the only contender on the 2011 nomination ballot who is slated for two nominations in the same category. This year, Depp’s portrayal of the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s “Alice In Wonderland” as well as his performance along side fellow nominee, Angelina Jolie, Read more [...]

City Room: Big Deal | A Tougher Sell in Brownstone Brooklyn

VHT/Corcoran Group A town house at 281 Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights has been on the market for nearly a year at $5.395 million. Some people have speculated that a town house at 29 Grace Court in Brooklyn Heights on the market for $5.95 million is not selling because it is too pink. Granted, the walls, the ceiling and the window moldings in the enormous parlor of the four-family home are covered in a bright shade of bubble gum. And after the price was reduced from $6.2 million this month, a reader Read more [...]

City Room: Big Deal | A Tougher Sell in Brownstone Brooklyn

VHT/Corcoran Group A town house at 281 Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights has been on the market for nearly a year at $5.395 million. Some people have speculated that a town house at 29 Grace Court in Brooklyn Heights on the market for $5.95 million is not selling because it is too pink. Granted, the walls, the ceiling and the window moldings in the enormous parlor of the four-family home are covered in a bright shade of bubble gum. And after the price was reduced from $6.2 million this month, a reader Read more [...]

Charity chiefs throw out complaint in name row

A building firm that tried to force a charity to change its name had its request rejected by Scottish charity bosses. CHB Developments, which owns an A-listed country house and plans to turn it into luxury flats, wanted the Cumbernauld House Trust to change its name. The company claimed the name could confuse people into thinking the two organisations were linked. CHB also claimed the trust’s name might lead the public Read more [...]

Royals Caravan heading south toward Springfield – News

<!--Saxotech Paragraph Count: 1-->Springfield is one of the southern stops on the annual Kansas City Royals Caravan. The visit by Royals players is slated for the evening of Sunday, Jan. 23, at Coyote's Adobe Cafe on South Glenstone Avenue.A number of current Royals players and front office officials, as well as Royals legends, will take part in the annual caravan event with trips to Midwestern towns throughout January.This caravan trip will include 2010 Royals Player of the Year Billy Butler, Read more [...]

Events listed for Jan. 16

Sun, January 16, 2011 The Star City Senior Center in Velva will host a breakfast open to the public Jan. 16 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee will be served for $6 per person.Honorary breakfast for Ashley (Overlie) and her husband, Daprie King: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Granville Community Center. Ashley is formerly of Granville. They are returning from active military duty overseas. Biscuits and gravy, eggs, sausage and hashbrowns Read more [...]

Internist selling 2BD in Winter Park

Manoucher Manoucheri and Patricia J. Manoucheri have listed for sale a two-bedroom, two-bath home at 1271 Via Capri in Winter Park for $599,000.Bradley S. Grosberg of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate is the listing agent. The Manoucheris paid $812,500 for the property in Dec. 2006. The 1,546-square-foot home in North of Osceola Ave. was built in 1937. It is located in the Cloister Grove subdivision. Dr. Manoucheri is an internist at Florida Hospital in Orlando, where he is also the associate Read more [...]

Record label and marketing founder lists Windermere 4BD

Adam D. Degraide has listed for sale a four-bedroom, 2.5-bath at 1735 Maple Leaf Drive in Windermere for $449,000.Danny Veal of Coldwell Banker Real Estate is the listing agent. Degraide paid $550,000 for the property in May 2006. The 2,771-square-foot home in Lake Butter was built in 1989. It is located in the Windermere Downs subdivision. Degraide is the founder and CEO of the digital marketing company Astonish Results in Warwick, Rhode Island and the independent record label Astonish Records Read more [...]