Hot market could lead to Haven sale

ARED-HOT investment market has led South Carolina-based Johnson Development Associates to consider something it hasn't done in 17 years: selling some of its Haven apartments. Johnson Development has listed for sale six of its 12 completed Haven apartment communities, which are all in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, said Ben Graves, president of the company's multi-family division. One of the six is the 232-unit Haven community in Fredericksburg's Celebrate Virginia South. Johnson Development listed Read more [...]

Escobar exits after plunking, listed day to day

Escobar exits after plunking, listed day to day Change in mechanics pays off for Cecil Encarnacion sits on Saturday with shoulder strain Drabek fine with relief -- for the short term Worth noting '); relatedMediaItem.appendTo('#article_media_related ul'); } } } function collapsePlayer(){ $("#article_flv_player").css({"width":"1px","height":"1px","background-color":"none"}); } function Read more [...]

Fresh crews, light winds help fight Texas wildfires

By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO | Sat Sep 10, 2011 6:19pm EDT SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - More than a thousand firefighters, aided by lighter winds, on Saturday began to beat back raging wildfires that have scorched Texas for the past six days torching 1,600 homes and killing four people. "We've had quite a bit of success today," Bill Paxton of the Texas Forest Service said of the battle to contain six dozen major blazes that have torched 154,000 acres Read more [...]

Nevada Securities Division Issues Cease and Desist to Wyoming Company

CARSON CITY — The Secretary of State’s Securities Division has issued a cease and desist order to a Wyoming company doing business in Nevada to stop selling shell corporations registered with his office because it is a securities violation. Secretary of State Ross Miller says the sale of Nevada corporations and limited liability companies (LLCs) includes the sale of stocks or shares, and is therefore regulated by Nevada’s securities statutes and regulations. “The sale of securities by Read more [...]

A new star is Born

(UKPA) – 32 minutes ago  Born To Sea made a hugely impressive racecourse bow to land the Listed Irish Field Blenheim Stakes at the Curragh.The John Oxx-trained colt was the final foal from superstar mare Urban Sea and he counts the all-conquering Sea The Stars and Derby winner and leading sire Galileo among his half-brothers.Sent off the 5-2 favourite to make a successful debut under Johnny Murtagh, Born To Sea was always travelling well in the six-furlong heat and darted through a gap before Read more [...]

Dale Farm eviction: Travellers secretly ‘own’ Irish houses

By Pamela OwenLast updated at 6:14 PM on 10th September 2011 Many travellers who say they will have nowhere to live when they are evicted from Britain's biggest gipsy camp secretly own properties elsewhere, it has been claimed.The 86 families have long protested they'll be made homeless when they are forcibly removed from Dale Farm, Essex.However, new evidence has revealed many of them are connected to homes in Rathkeale, a town in the Republic of Ireland which is often regarded as a spiritual Read more [...]

Townhouse is a showcase

One of Montreal's finest examples of a New York-style greystone townhouse has been fully renovated to its former grandeur and is being listed for sale at $2,699,000 by Profusion Realty of Westmount.Located on the Westmount flats at 4281 de Maisonneuve West, (near the corner of Greene Ave.), the semidetached Edwardian home was built in 1910 by a wealthy Montreal merchant, JeanBatiste Vanier.The five-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom residence features nearly 6,000 sq. ft of living space, a 30-foot-long kitchen Read more [...]

Revealed: The Irish houses secretly owned by Dale Farm travellers facing eviction

By Pamela OwenLast updated at 11:43 AM on 10th September 2011 Many travellers who say they will have nowhere to live when they are evicted from Britain's biggest gipsy camp secretly own properties elsewhere, it has been claimed.The 86 families have long protested they'll be made homeless when they are forcibly removed from Dale Farm, Essex.However, new evidence has revealed many of them are connected to homes in Rathkeale, a town in the Republic of Ireland which is often regarded as a spiritual Read more [...]

Events, ceremonies around Colorado will commemorate 9/11

Every era has its defining momentsevents that shape the communal consciousness and alter our shared history. Sept. 11, 2001, was just such a day. This weekend and throughout the month, Coloradans will mark the solemn 10th anniversary of 9/11 in myriad ways. In addition to the events listed below, many individual fire departments and small businesses around the state host their own remembrances. For more information and details about these and other 9/11-related news items and events, visit denverpost Read more [...]