Monthly Archives: May 2011

Essar Ports likely to get listed on Tuesday

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NEW DELHI: Essar Ports, the demerged entity of Essar Shipping, Port and Logistics (ESPLL), is likely to get listed on the bourses by Tuesday, while the other demerged unit, Essar Shipping would get listed by June. "In all likelihood, Essar Ports will start trading on the exchanges in next two to three days, most likely on Tuesday," a source said. Post listing, the ports company will be India's second largest private port company with 88 million tonnes Read more [...]

Up North Michigan real estate: What you can get for your money

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First in a series.The Coffey family of Chicago take a 320-mile drive whenever possible to spend time in their new Traverse City summer home, set amid pine forests and rolling hills filled with cherry trees and grapevines with a stunning view of the turquoise waters on the east arm of Grand Traverse Bay."Every time we go up, there's a new restaurant, a new place to check out," said Mike Coffey, 38, who has been visiting his wife's family in the area for 15 years. It took two years to find the Read more [...]

June in the Garden & Monthly Calendar of Regional Events

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Late May has been cool and wet here in much of the North State - but June, June holds the promise of true summer – bringing with it all that summer is supposed to be: soft light of early morning when the day is cool and fresh; iridescent roses, lavender, salad greens, strawberries and cherries; long days with true heat; the chirping call of the quail and the crazy way they scatter when you come upon them; luminous California Buckeye blooms held like candles in the woodland edges; the silent Read more [...]

Census shines new light on housing crisis

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During the past decade, builders added more than 7,800 homes to St. Joseph County, according to data released this week from the U.S. Census Bureau.But in that same time period, the county grew by only 1,472 people.The result, according to the 2010 census data, is that now slightly more than 10 percent of the county's "housing units" -- a term that means both houses and apartments -- were listed as vacant last year, a number that has Read more [...]

What you can buy Up North

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First in a series.The Coffey family of Chicago take a 320-mile drive whenever possible to spend time in their new Traverse City summer home, set amid pine forests and rolling hills filled with cherry trees and grapevines with a stunning view of the turquoise waters on the east arm of Grand Traverse Bay."Every time we go up, there's a new restaurant, a new place to check out," said Mike Coffey, 38, who has been visiting his wife's family in the area for 15 years. It took two years to find the Read more [...]

North Iowa Today for Sunday, May 29

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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. • MARBLE ROCK — Marble Rock Historical Society open house will be 1 to 4 p.m., with a new hardware and general store and a refurbished farm display. Refreshments will be served; admission is free. • Read more [...]

Sheen puts his mansion up for sale

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Former Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen has listed his residence in Beverly Hills' gated Mulholland Estates for $7.2 million.The Mediterranean mansion was designed for entertaining and is touted as having spacious public rooms, a screening room and balconies and terraces off the front. The 7,924-square-foot house, constructed in 1992, has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms. The grounds include an outdoor kitchen with a dining area, a swimming pool and a spa.The actor, 45, was fired earlier this Read more [...]

Deputy shot, listed as stable; 2 others also wounded

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According to Jenifer Lowe, public information officer for the Sheriff's Office, and witnesses, Deputy Owen Confessore was shot in the chest after responding to a domestic disturbance outside a group of mobile homes surrounded by thick woods.Confessore was wearing a bullet-proof vest, Lowe said, and his wounds appeared to be non-life-threatening. He was flown by helicopter to Shands Hospital at the University of Florida, where he was listed in stable condition.One witness, George Degree, told the Read more [...]

Rocky Point vacation units hit by drop in buyers

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The vacation-home market in Mexico's coastal city of Rocky Point, Sonora, is bound to the rise and fall of Arizona's economic prosperity, like the ocean's tide to the moon. That fact will come as no surprise to the hundreds of Phoenix-area residents who have purchased an estimated 2,400 beachfront condominium units and detached vacation homes in the city also known as Puerto Peasco. Richard Savino, president of the Rocky Point Board of Realtors, estimates that Valley residents own about 60 percent Read more [...]