Listed status for writer cemetery

21 February 2011 Last updated at 19:03 ET The cemetery offers 'solace and beauty' in central London A cemetery in central London where some of English literature's greatest names are buried is to be given Grade I protected status. Robinson Crusoe author Daniel Defoe and poet William Blake - who wrote the words of the hymn Jerusalem - are both buried at Bunhill Fields Cemetery. Read more [...]

New homes in London attract Asian investors

Homeowners in London could see the value of their home rise significantly in the next few years, not just because of a housing shortage in relation to domestic demand, but also due to rising demand among overseas nationals - London's property market is benefitting from the surge in global wealth creation, particularly in Asia. Over £800 million worth of property - equivalent to around 2,500 homes in London - were sold at exhibitions in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong last year, according Read more [...]

North Iowa Today: Feb. 21, 2011

For other fun events, go to www.globegazette.com and click on the Entertainment link. To suggest events to be listed here, please e-mail specifics to judy.delperdang@globegazette.com. You can also post them in the online Events Calendar by following the posting prompts. • CHARLES CITY — Gov. Terry Branstad will speak at 3 p.m. in the Zastrow Room of the Charles City Public Library, 106 Milwaukee Mall, as part of his Jobs for Iowa tour. Free and open to the public. • Read more [...]

JonBenet Ramsey’s Colo. home listed for $2.3M

BOULDER, Colo. — The house where JonBenet Ramsey lived with her family in Boulder, Colo., is up for sale again. The Daily Camera reports the home is listed for $2.3 million. The parents of 6-year-old JonBenet found her body beaten and strangled in the basement on Dec. 26, 1996. Her killer hasn't been found. The home was last purchased for $1.05 million in 2004 by Tim Milner and his wife, Carol Schuller Milner, whose father is "Hour of Power" televangelist Robert H. Schuller. The Read more [...]

Events listed for Feb. 23

Wed, February 23, 2011 Soup kitchens: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Immanuel Baptist Church, 1615-2nd St. SE, and from 5 to 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 1000-3rd St. NE. The Minot Golden Oaks PTA will meet: 2 p.m., The Annex, 600-17th Ave. SE. Arlyn Marquardt, assistant superintendent of Minot Public Schools, will talk about "Professional Learning Communities." Guests and potential members may attend.Faith United Methodist Church's food and clothing pantry is open Wednesdays Read more [...]

Boulder’s JonBenet Ramsey house up for sale, again, for $2.3M

The Boulder house where JonBenet Ramsey's body was discovered more than 14 years ago is for sale — again — after its owners pulled it off the market more than a year ago.      The 7,240-square-foot house at 749 15th St. is listed for $2.3 million by two Realtors with Boulder-based Metro Brokers/Kearney Realty. The home, where the 6-year-old daughter of John and Patsy Ramsey was found dead in the basement on Dec. 26, 1996, was last purchased in 2004.     Tim Milner and his wife, Carol Read more [...]