Canadian boxing all about the women

TORONTO - Check out the Boxing Canada website.Practically the entire front page is devoted to female boxing. The flashy pictures and art are all about womens boxing, and the items listed under Latest News Events all have to do with female boxing. Its almost like the men dont exist. Its quite shocking actually.Whats happened is, Canadas female boxers have enjoyed much more success on the international level than the men in recent years. Because of that, the female boxers are getting almost all of Read more [...]

Shell pays £1billion for London-listed Cove as it hopes to cash in on gas rush

PUBLISHED: 10:43 GMT, 24 April 2012 | UPDATED: 12:54 GMT, 24 April 2012 Shares in Cove Energy rose nearly four per cent this morning as Royal Dutch Shell announced it has paid £1.1billion for the firm. Cove is an East Africa-focused exploration firm, and Shell is hoping predictions that the region will become a major natural gas source will come good.It has offered 220p a share for the London-listed company which has major operations in Mozambique, Kenya and Tanzania. This matched Read more [...]

Three UES residential buildings hit market for more than $20M each

From left: 39 East 72nd Street, the Beresford building at 211 Central Park West and 36 East 68th Street Former home of Gloria Vanderbilt hits market for $25M Massey Knakal Realty Services' Guthrie Gavin and Gloria Vanderbilt A 27-foot-wide, six-story elevator building at 39 East 72nd Street, once the home of artist and heiress Gloria Vanderbilt, has hit the market for $25 million, according to Massey Knakal Realty Services, the exclusive listing agent for the property. While the listing Read more [...]

Proposed fees for events met with opposition

PANAMA CITY — Dozens of residents attended a Panama City Commission meeting Tuesday night to protest proposed changes in the way the city handles special events. The proposed Special Events Handbook, which includes substantial fee increases, was met with heavy criticism from residents who said the changes could mean an end to local Mardi Gras events and impact organizers and participants in others. Commissioners tabled discussion of the handbook and plan to hold a workshop to discuss changes. Read more [...]

$6-million MLS sale third highest ever in Calgary

CALGARY — It is a testament of Calgary’s booming luxury home market.Recently it took only a couple of days for a home in the upscale Britannia neighbourhood to sell for $6 million as multiple bids upped the price by $1 million from what it was originally listed, making it the third highest-ever MLS sale in the city, the Herald has learned.The custom-built home, in a private ridge setting, was listed and sold by Rooney Cronin + Valentine of RE/MAX Real Estate Central. Sue Anne Valentine Read more [...]

Up and Coming Events

As we enter Spring and summer there are a number of great events coming to Red Bank for you and your friends and family.  The first one coming is Red Bank’s Flavour International Food festival.  Following in the footprint of the Oysterfest held in the fall it will be held on May 6th in the White Street parking lot from 11 AM to 7 PM.  It will be comprised of  over twenty of Red Bank’s restaurants,  6 bands and a sampling of wine and beers to pair with the food.  This is the first year Read more [...]