National Aboriginal Day events across Canada

TORONTO – Canada’s National Aboriginal Day is held every June 21 to celebrate the heritage, diverse cultures and achievements of the nation’s Aboriginal peoples. First Nations, Métis and Inuit achievements are acknowledged on this day for their contributions to fields like business, agriculture, the environment, and the arts.Canada’s Governor General proclaimed the first National Aboriginal Day in 1996. The Canadian government and Aboriginal organizations Read more [...]

Jerry Pilarinos’ Kefi Nominees set to sell Melbourne venue The …

One of Melbourne’s most well-known nightspots and the former site of the Metro nightclub has been listed for sale by receivers Ferrier Hodgson, with Asian developers and nightclub operators showing interest. The building dates back 100 years, starting life as a cinema. The three-storey building, currently operating as live music venue The Palace, will be marketed exclusively by CBRE sales agents Mark Wizel, Josh Rutman and Scott Callow via an international public tender campaign closing on July Read more [...]

Active Power Announces Transfer of Listing to The NASDAQ Capital …

AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwire - June 20, 2012) - Active Power, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACPW), manufacturer of continuous power and infrastructure solutions (the "Company"), announced today that its application to transfer the listing of its common stock from The NASDAQ Global Market to The NASDAQ Capital Market has been approved by NASDAQ. The NASDAQ Capital Market is one of the three markets for NASDAQ-listed stock and operates in the same manner as The NASDAQ Global Market. Companies listed on The NASDAQ Read more [...]

HOUSE HUNT: Open Houses And Just Listed Homes

This week' s Open Houses and featured homes range in price from $49,900 for a three-bedroom townhome on Darby's Crossing Court in Hiram to a four-bedroom home on Leatherstone Drive in Powder Springs for $267,350. Click on a photo in the image gallery gallery to view a basic listing description. Click on a listing below and you will be automatically linked to AOL Real Estate (or the broker) for complete listing information. You will also find helpful tools for buying a home such as mortgage calculators, Read more [...]

Events listed wrong in Thursday’s print edition

Both the Happening Today and Best Bets calendars in Thursday's print edition were the wrong listings, due to an error that resulted in files from last year being used. AnnArbor.com apologizes for any inconvenience this has caused readers. Rich Kinsey's Semper Cop column also was a repeat of a column that originally published in June 2011. You can read the correct Best Bets listings here, the correct Happening Today listings here and Rich Kinsey's current column here. Read more [...]

For Sale! Five Newly Listed Homes for Sale on Martha’s Vineyard

22 Sachem Circle, West Tisbury. 2009 square feet; seven rooms, three bedrooms, two baths. $669,000.   16 Mill Street, Edgartown. 2140 square feet; seven rooms, three bedrooms, two baths. $1,565,000   5 Lighthouse Road, Aquinnah. 2200 square feet; six rooms, four bedrooms, two baths. $1,750,000   10 Richmond Avenue, Oak Bluffs. 724 square feet; four rooms, two bedrooms, one bath. $359,000   91 Holly Tree Lane, Vineyard Haven. 2170 square feet; seven rooms, three bedrooms, two and half baths. Read more [...]

Listed companies welcome mandatory greenhouse gas emissions …

Stock Exchange-listed companies are to be forced to publish data on their greenhouse gas emissions form next year, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has announced. This will link their share prices of the 1,800 or so firms listed on the main UK stock market to the cost of emitting climate-warming gases. They will have to include the data, in a universally consistent format, in their corporate earnings reports from next April. Two years later, the rules will Read more [...]

Peel brings two Grade II listed buildings back to life

Peel has recently received planning permission to bring two Grade II Listed buildings back to life; the major part of Kempnough Hall, Worsley, Salford and Chaddock Hall, Astley, Wigan. Both properties, which date both from the 17th Century, are to be transformed into dwellings. Kempnough Hall in Worsley is a Grade II listed building which was subdivided into three separate residences in the early 20th Century. Peel’s planning application relates Read more [...]

‘After the devastation, this was a dream come true’

  A bride who thought her wedding dreams were dashed when Chilford Hall burned down has said her big day had been a “dream come true” after amazing efforts from the venue’s staff. Emma Farr and Greg Smith were devastated when they discovered the 18th century Grade II-listed site was the victim of an arson attack on Wednesday morning – just two days before their big day. They had planned to celebrate their reception at the hall’s pavilion. But the happy couple, who have been together Read more [...]

Sellers’ Asking Prices Jumped in May

By Nick Timiraos Click for metro-level data Median asking prices hit their highest level in 2½ years in May, the latest sign that sellers are feeling brighter about their prospects amid slimmer pickings of homes listed for sale. Median asking prices rose to $194,400, up 1.9% from April and 3.2% from one year ago, according to data released Wednesday by Realtor.com. Meanwhile, home listings increased by 2% from April, a slower-than-normal seasonal jump, and they stood 20% below Read more [...]