Monthly Archives: June 2012

Many DC weekend events will draw crowds, traffic

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After I posted my “Weekend and beyond” travel tips, several people wrote in to say I should mention the national gathering of Girls Scouts scheduled for the Washington Monument grounds Saturday. So let’s look at that, along with some new street closing announcements for other weekend events. Girl Scouts Rock the Mall cbdc7 wrote: “People riding Metro getting around downtown may also want to know that the Girl Scouts’ 100th Anniversary celebration (Rock the Mall) is happening Read more [...]

Splinter Cell: Blacklist listed for Wii U

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Could Sam Fisher's latest be sneaking onto Nintendo's console?US retailer Best Buy has listed a Wii U version of Splinter Cell: Blacklist, prompting speculation that Sam Fisher's latest could also end up on Nintendo's next console.So far, Ubisoft has only confirmed the game for release on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. But if true, a Wii U port of Blacklist may not come as too much of a surprise.Ubisoft has already pledged extensive support for the Wii U and announced eight games for the platform, Read more [...]

House Hunt: Open Houses for June 10

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   JohnstonPatch accepts open house listings from agents and owners. Please e-mail information, in the format shown above, to joseph.hutnak@patch.com — or create your own listing using your Patch profile or Facebook account and posting it on our Announcements page. To see more information on the properties listed below, visit the Rhode Island Living website and enter the MLS number in the search box. 3 Susan Elizabeth Dr. MLS# 1017040. This single-family ranch features 4 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, Read more [...]

Jazz Festival’s Final Weekend Another Celestial Event

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The second and final weekend of the Healdsburg Jazz Festival is the headline entertainment this weekend in town, with big events at the Raven on Friday and Saturday nights, preceded by a "tailgate party" and followed by jazz jammin' at the Hotel Healdsburg. Then there's Sunday's finale at Rodney Strong, plus several other events listed in our Events directory. Even if you've never heard of Michele Rosewoman, the important thing is that you hear her now. With a stellar trio of musicians who can Read more [...]

Once listed at $429000, Sechelt home picked up for $388000

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4631 WHITAKER RD, DAVIS BAY, B.C.ASKING PRICE $395,000SELLING PRICE $388,000PREVIOUS SELLING PRICE $420,000 (2010); $175,000 (2005) More Related to this Story Long road for Kitsilano coach house sale Fourth deal for Surrey home sticks video Video: Price trimmed on Vancouver Mount Pleasant home video Video: East end Vancouver home fetches a handsome price TAXES $2,630 (2011)DAYS ON THE MARKET sixLISTING AGENTS Bruce Lasuta and Carol Hautala, Prudential Sussex RealtyTHE ACTION: Last Read more [...]

Kraft Drops Big Board for Nasdaq

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BY JACOB BUNGE, PAUL ZIOBRO AND KRISTIN JONES NEW YORK—Kraft Foods Inc. announced plans to switch its stock-market listing to Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. from the New York Stock Exchange, lured by the prospect of cost savings and the marketing visibility afforded by Nasdaq's landmark advertising billboard in New York's Times Square. The move by the world's second-largest food group by revenue marks a huge coup for Nasdaq as it battles to contain the reputational fallout Read more [...]

Room Service: Hellstens Malmgard, Stockholm

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When this unique slice of Swedish real estate came to market (it was previously a private home owned by a pharmacist) some 200 bidders wanted to get their hands on it. Hellsten, who has four other hotels in the city and other properties in Finland and Brazil, won the contract on the promise that he'd keep it as a public place. As a globetrotting businessman, he found the cream walls, inoffensive artwork and empty spaces of hotels he often stayed at so impersonal that he vowed that in his own hotels, Read more [...]

Year goes for Silver gold

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(UKPA) – 3 hours ago  Michael Halford is looking forward to Defining Year having another crack at Sharestan in Sunday's Coolmore Stud China Ire.Friendship Silver Stakes at the Curragh.It was not much of a competition at the Kildare course in March, when John Oxx's Sharestan ran away with the Irish Lincolnshire as Defining Year finished eighth, but Halford feels the step up to a mile and a quarter will be in his runner's favour.The Hawk Wing gelding was second in three Listed events last year Read more [...]

Sale of Ansett site not all as it seems

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EnergyWatch has left King Street; above right. Photo: Sebastian Costanzo A TWIST has been revealed regarding the purchaser of a prominent city office building that last month set a record price for an asset sold at auction when it was knocked down for $60 million. The unusual sale of the former Ansett headquarters at 501 Swanston Street appeared to be won by an offshore investor who immediately Read more [...]