Monthly Archives: March 2012

Easter events sprout this weekend

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The grass is greening and the birds are chirping. Easter is almost here. And for kids, it means the hunt for little plastic eggs stuffed with candy. Here is a listing of area Easter egg hunts and special events with the big bunny. Easter is April 8. If you don't see your event listed here, email it to editors@daily-journal.com and we will run it this week. Easter Bonanza The Majestic Town Mall Market, 150 N. Schuyler Ave., Kankakee, is hosting an Easter Bonanza for all ages on Saturday. Read more [...]

Obama campaign hoodies sale canceled after controversy

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store.barackobama.comPresident Obama recently said that if he had a son, he'd look like murder victim Trayvon Martin. And in what some conservatives see as a direct connection between the national controversy surrounding the teen's death, the Obama 2012 re-election campaign announced via Twitter on Monday that it was putting its collegiate hooded sweatshirt on sale. The sweatshirt was temporarily discounted to $40 from its regular $50 listing. However, the tweet announcing the sale has apparently Read more [...]

Kier Stoke short-listed for prestigious award

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Partnership put customers at the heart of decision making Partnership working puts customers at the heart of decision making Leading repairs and maintenance provider, Kier Stoke, has been short-listed for a prestigious Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) award alongside Stoke-on-Trent City Council. The company has reached the central region finals in the ‘Excellence in Working Together - Reigniting the Customer Experience’ category, for ensuring its responsive Read more [...]

16th century country house in Hampshire

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Roundhill Farm House is a classic Hampshire country house, believed to date back to 1540, built of brick elevations with exposed frames under a thatched roof. The main property is brimming with character and features a spacious duel aspect drawing room with a stone fireplace and doors out to the terrace. The dining room has exposed beams and inglenook fireplaces, while the kitchen/breakfast room boasts a four-oven Aga. The first floor comprises a master bedroom with large dressing room and Read more [...]

Competition for home sales is heating up

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Matthew and Carina Hensley offered $10,000 more than the asking price for a three-bedroom house in suburban Seattle, then lost out to one of seven other bidders. Their $270,000 proposal last month came with a family portrait and a letter introducing the couple, their 8-month-old daughter, Harper, and their desire to build a family in the Renton, Wash., house with a yard backing onto a woody hillside. Bidding wars, absent from most parts of the U.S. residential market since its peak in Read more [...]

Listed criminal shot dead in gang rivalry

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KANPUR: In a case of gang rivalry, three armed assailants shot dead listed history-sheeter and a member of the D-2 gang, Saeed Nata, in broad daylight at his residence in Chotey Miyan Ka Hata locality under the Colonelganj police station here on Tuesday. Superintendent of police (City) Kush Har Saurabh, said: "Saeed died on the spot as he received serious bullet injuries in head and other body parts. Saeed was an accused in at least 15 cases of murder, loot and extortion. The body has been sent Read more [...]

Home Where Michael Jackson Died Listed for Sale in Los Angeles

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It was inevitable that the home where Michael Jackson met his untimely demise would eventually come up for sale. After all, it was listed previously without much success and now, once again, it has hit the Beverly Hills real estate market and is being listed for $23.9 million. Only this time, it carries a significant footnote in pop culture history as the place where the King of Pop died. But even as images of Jackson's chaotically messy bedroom from that fateful 2009 night linger, the reality Read more [...]