Nolen’s holiday Flyer

Successful sortie: Luke Nolen steers Secret Flyer (No.3) to victory in the Monash Stakes at Caulfield yesterday. Photo: Ken Irwin VICTORIA'S leading rider Luke Nolen was yesterday handed a suspension but still earned some spending money for a well-earned winter Queensland holiday when he partnered Secret Flyer to a soft victory in the listed Monash Stakes at Caulfield. Nolen, who has Read more [...]

Activity on Lido Key’s Westway Drive – Sarasota Herald

Lido Shores, which includes Morningside Drive and Place, Center Place, John Ringling Parkway and Bowdoin Circle in addition to Westway, has been a trendsetting neighborhood since it was developed 60 years ago by Philip Hiss. What followed was a construction boom that took advantage of Florida's explosion of growth in the 1950s and '60s — and a lot of the houses built became icons of the midcentury modern Sarasota school of architecture.Ideally positioned on boating water but also with a moderately Read more [...]

Coco’s no clown in big one

Newsboy On Newmarket Wild Coco is ready for the step up to Listed company in the Aphrodite Stakes (2.35) at Newmarket this afte rnoon. The daughter of Shirocco didn't see a racecourse at two and was an easy-to-back 14-1 shot for her first start, in a 10-furlong maiden at Newmarket in May. But she ran a race full of promise in finishing second to Lyric Street, getting the hang of things late on under Tom Queally to be beaten a length and a half. Sir Henry Cecil sent the Read more [...]

Neighborhood of the week: Covington

Nearly everything in the retail core of Covington has been built in the last 10 years, and in fast-growing South King County's newest city, an "older home" was built in the 1960s or 1970s. There's no downtown, just a busy shopping area with City Hall sharing space in a modern building — with such tenants as a dental office and massage clinic — that is near a strip mall. Quiet suburban cul-de-sacs right off the traffic roundabout near Costco and Fred Meyer, horse farms a few minutes Read more [...]

North Central W.Va. Events for July 15-17 – WBOY

There are a multitude of festivals and activities this weekend in North Central West Virginia. Barbour County Adaland Mansion will host a Civil War Fashion Show and Tea beginning at noon on Saturday. Doug Riley, History Alive presenter will portray “Stonewall Jackson. At 1 p.m., there will be a full buffet with Victorian tea served on the pavilion followed by a fashion show with narration and live models wearing reproductions of Civil War Era clothing. Part of the Philippi Sesquicentennial Read more [...]

Baristaville Open Houses: Sunday, July 17

Open houses are down from their summer peak a few weeks ago, but strong nonetheless with just over 100 properties showing. This week is characterized by many reductions and some appealing new listings. About 17 properties are listed at $299,000 and under, while Millburn dominates the upper end of the market. 21 Lewis Dr., Maplewood List Price: $1,075,000 Taxes: $22,204 Lot Size: 0.24 Acres 5BR/3.2BA A new listing, this 12-room Center Hall Colonial is ready for summer with an in-ground pool, Read more [...]