Monthly Archives: July 2012

Island Drive house sells for recorded $9.7 million

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A custom home Carol and Alan J. Bernon built on Everglades Island has sold for $9.7 million to part-time Palm Beachers Jeffrey A. and Martha Brown Libert and a trust, according to the deed recorded Monday by the Palm Beach County Clerk’s office.Carol Bernon owned 575 Island Drive — a five-bedroom house completed in 2010 with nearly 6,900 square feet of living space, inside and out — individually and through a revocable trust in her name, property records show. The Bernons bought the property Read more [...]

Saskatoon MLS listing level off

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The number of Multiple Listing Service (MLS) properties fell slightly in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011.The number of properties listed for sale at the end of June stood at 6,026, down from 6,081 at the end of June 2011, said a Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors (SRAR) news release.At the same time the number of sales for the first six months of 2012 was 2,984, an increase of 14 per cent over the same period in 2011.“The Saskatoon sales activity continues to Read more [...]

Wanderlust writer listed for Travel Book of the Year

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4th July 2012John Gimlette's Wild Coast has been long listed for the 2012 Dolman Travel Book of the YearOn being long listed for the award John Gimlette said: “I'm thrilled. Writing can be a lonely business, and so it's enormously encouraging to hear distant rumbles of approval.” Gimlette won Wanderlust's very own Travel Writing competition in 1998, and wrote for Read more [...]

Fourth of July events, fireworks displays

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TODAY FIREWORKSBlue Ash: 10 p.m., Lake Forest Drive and Glendale-Milford Road. Part of Red, White and Blue Ash. 513-745-6259; www.blueash.com.Downtown: 10 p.m., Sawyer Point, Pete Rose Way. Part of All American Birthday Party. 513-352-6180; www.cincinnatiparks.com.Greendale: 9:30 p.m., Greendale Park, 827 Nowlin Ave. 812-537-2013.Hamilton: 10 p.m., Butler County Courthouse, 101 High St. 513-785-7060; www.hamilton-city.org.Kings Island: 10 p.m., park stays open until midnight. 800-288-0808; www.visitkingsisland.com.Mount Read more [...]

United flotation ‘may lead to sale’

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(UKPA) – 3 hours ago  Manchester United's proposed flotation on the New York Stock Exchange could be a precursor to the club's eventual sale, according to a financial expert.United have applied to be listed in the US in the hope of raising US dollars 100 million (£64million) from selling shares in the club. But while the Glazer family have structured the plan to ensure they retain priority voting rights over any new investors it could ultimately open the door to the Americans relinquishing Read more [...]

Southbank can rest easier as it escapes listing

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With the exception of the Festival Hall — listed Grade I in 1988 — these efforts have been resisted by the management and rejected by government ministers of all colours. This merry-go-round began in 1991 but its latest turn may be the final one.A certificate of immunity from listing was issued by minister for tourism and heritage John Penrose this week. It means that for the next five years the 1960s Brutalist-style buildings cannot be listed.Cue huge sighs of relief from the  Southbank board, Read more [...]

ATP company goes into liquidation, but events to continue

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There was much chatter on the net last night about the status of the company behind the acclaimed holiday-camp music festival All Tomorrow’s Parties, after a Twitter user spotted that the firm, led by ATP’s founder and promoter Barry Hogan, had gone into liquidation. Notice of a creditors meeting was published in The London Gazette last month. Hogan admitted last year that ticket sales for the early-summer ATP events had declined in recent years, when he announced that moving forward his Read more [...]

Manchester United listed on New York stock exchange by Glazers

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By Sportsmail Reporter PUBLISHED: 05:33 GMT, 4 July 2012 | UPDATED: 06:53 GMT, 4 July 2012 Manchester United have applied to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the hope of raising $100million (£64m) from selling shares in the club. The Barclays Premier League club filed documents with the United States government's Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday.As they bid to curb the huge debts at the club, in the documents United admit: 'Our indebtedness could adversely Read more [...]