Cubs listed as violating Major League Baseball’s debt rules

Long one of baseball's most financially solid franchises, the Cubs find themselves on a list of teams on the wrong side of Major League Baseball's debt rules.They are one of nine franchises in violation of MLB's debt service rules, according to information presented in a confidential briefing at the owners meetings last month and confirmed to the Los Angeles Times by three people familiar with the presentation.The Dodgers and Mets Read more [...]

House Hunt: Twenty Newly Listed Homes

Normally in this space, we bring you the upcoming open houses in the area. This week, however, we have for you, the most recent listings, including specs on each house.  The average price in the area of these newly listed homes is $920,775. The cheapest area to buy in is Soquel, at an average price of $471,800. Meanwhile, the most expensive neighborhood is the Opal Cliffs area of Live Oak, at an average price of $1.35 million. Se the list below and get to house hunting. Let us know: Do you prefer Read more [...]

V8s to go live on 7mate after interim delisting

Three upcoming rounds of the V8 Supercars can be shown live on 7mate after the Communications Minister delisted the events from the Anti-Siphoning List (Image: V8 Supercars Australia) Three upcoming rounds of the V8 Supercars season will be able to be shown live on Seven's multichannel 7mate, after an agreement was reached with the government to remove the events from the anti-siphoning list. Currently, all rounds of the V8 Supercars season are placed on the anti-siphoning list, resulting Read more [...]

Short Listed Firms for Museum of Fine Arts Houston Expansion

More after the break.“With the collections now numbering some 63,000 objects—more than half of them works of art created after 1900—the need for a building dedicated to these expanding collections is unquestioned,” continued Kinder.The three firms will develop concepts for a new building which will be situated on a two-acre and will house post-1990 art.   In addition, the projects must address the needs for a parking garage and integration with the surrounding MFAH Read more [...]

Downsizing: ‘Do you have anything smaller?’

There are some houses that make you catch your breath – and Baytrees is one of those houses. The Grade II-listed timbered manor on the edge of the Stour Valley dates from around 1425 and has more than three acres of gardens, complete with a pond, orchard and woodland. It is unsurprising that Andrew Benns, 50, and his wife Laura, 35, were thoroughly seduced by its good looks. So much so that they spent 825,000 on buying it for themselves and their two children, Alexander, Read more [...]

Be exposed to bikes

June 02, 2011read: 28 / emailed: / share: email Marcus Griffith   What the broken hub happened? Vancouver typically hosts between 20 and 30 Pedalpalooza events that make the official calendar and a few dozen that go unpublished. At press time, only five events were listed on this year’s official Pedalpalooza calendar. Even considering the handful that haven’t been posted or don’t get posted, this year is preparing to Read more [...]

TSX-listed corporate dividends and distributions declared June 2, 2011

TORONTO - Dividends or distributions were declared or updated on the followed listed issues on the Toronto Stock Exchange on June 2, 2011. Genivar Inc. (TSX:GNV): $0.375. Payable Jul 15. Record Jun 30. Brookfield Asset Management Inc Cl A Pr (TSX:BAM.PR.B): $0.13125. Payable Jun 30. Record Jun 15. Brookfield Asset Management Inc.cl A Pr Ser (TSX:BAM.PR.C): $0.13125. Payable Jun 30. Record Jun 15. Brookfield Asset Managemnt Inc Read more [...]

House Hunt: Making It Easier to Find Your New Home

Searching for the right new home to invest in can be a great challenge nowadays due to busy schedules and just not having enough time to look around or browse the Web. The House Hunt column is dedicated to providing a timely resource to locate some of the several homes that are for sale in Menomonee Falls and Sussex. Our main focus will be providing home listings that have an upcoming "Open House" coordinated by area real estate agents. Remember to check back each Thursday to get a jump start on Read more [...]