Monthly Archives: May 2011

The festival of bites

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Food festival season is upon us. To celebrate, we've put together a whiz bang interactive map of the UK and Ireland plotting the biggest and most interesting events happening over the next four months. Each blurb comes complete with all the embedded links you could ever need, further tips on local foodist attractions and a hopefully illuminating and entertaining overview of each shindig.With over 50 events listed so far, this takes us up, with one or two exceptions, to mid-September. It been Read more [...]

High interest in £22m college sale

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TROPHY hunters from the Middle East, local moguls, Stateside bidders and city speculators are among those expected to be in the running to buy the £22 mil-lion-plus Donaldson’s College in Edinburgh. It is thought the Grade A listed Playfair building may end up as a hotel, homes or a leisure complex after a flats plan fell through. High-end estate agents Savills said that due to a high level of global interest a closing Read more [...]

House Hunting Season in Peachtree Corners.

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Now that the school year is winding down, house hunting season kicks into high gear. Listed below are Peachtree Corners homes that have scheduled open houses on Sunday. This stunning stucco home has a dramatic master suite, oversized family room and huge gourmet kitchen. It is located in beautiful Linfield subdivision. The Open House will be Sunday May 22, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The home is located at 5220 Linnadine Way.  Marketing by Keller Williams Realty.This one is just like new. Kitchen Read more [...]

THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM

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After the dizzy heights of Frankel, Carlton House and Canford Cliffs, racing could be forgiven for taking a breather before we head into an action-packed June. But with the Investec Derby meeting and Royal Ascot just around the corner, the next seven days provide an excellent opportunity to take stock - and one or two serious names will be strutting their stuff. Despite a relatively low-key feel about the weekend, there are some intriguing contests to look forward to at Haydock, where the headline Read more [...]

Discovery Sun up for sale

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By Cleopatra MurphyFreeport News Reportercleopatra@nasguard.com The Discovery Sun has been listed for sale on website shipseller.net.The ship's listing was posted on the website as early as April 29, before word broke that the ship would discontinue service between Grand Bahama and Fort Lauderdale on September 7.Although an asking price is not listed, the ad notes that people with a serious interest in the vessel should provide their name and information on their background.The Discovery Sun is described, Read more [...]

Four Museums Short Listed for £100000 Art Fund Prize

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LONDON.- This evening, on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row and BBC TWO The Culture Show, news of the four museums and galleries that have been short listed for the Art Fund Prize 2011 will be announced. The single, £100,000 prize for the ‘Museum of the Year’ will be presented on 15 June.The following four museums and galleries have been short listed for the prestigious accolade:• The British Museum, London, for A History of the World. This was a groundbreaking and enormously successful project exploring Read more [...]

Capital’s modern buildings making the list

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• George Square Theatre is one of the buildings to make the gradeFOR many Edinburgh residents the concrete and glass facades rising above the shopfronts on Princes Street, or the 20th century university buildings dominating the 18th century terraced houses of George Square, are a cause for regret over what could have been saved.But a new book celebrates Edinburgh's post-war architecture, documenting the modern listed buildings in the city that sit – sometimes uncomfortably – with Read more [...]

NFL Lockout Winners

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Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, who turned 43 last week, isn't slowing down on the board. In fact, he's actually speeding up. "With today's skateboarders being so diverse and challenging, you have to do things to keep up. And I've tried it all," said Hawk, the most successful skateboarder in history. "Seriously, years ago, would you go down a handrail or a set of stairs? Would you consider a 540 above a lip? Skateboarding really has evolved." With that growth comes the news Tuesday that the Read more [...]