Upcoming Events and Entertainment 8-11

All area codes are 850 unless specified. Biophilia Center Mike Kay presents the importance of aquaculture and its influence on the  conservation of coral reefs at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Aug. 18 at the E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center. Standard admission rates apply. Call 835-1824.   Florida Trail Association The Florida Trail Association will hold the following events. Visit www.choctaw.floridatrail or call the listed number. • Aug. 25: Canoe or kayak for a paddle trip at 9 a.m. on Blackwater Read more [...]

Alice Acres, Cows And Cones Up For Sale

  Cows and Cones, Ledyard's only ice cream shop was listed for sale Thursday and for $1.2 million dollars one lucky buyer can have a bottomless ice cream cone, a farm market and nearly 18 acres of land plus buildings.According to the listing, the 18 acre property includes the farm market and ice cream shop, 12 buildings and 5 greenhouses. The property is in a mixed zone and is listed as a business opportunity, land and retail. The property is located in the Gales Ferry design district and has two Read more [...]

East Cobb Open Houses, Aug. 11-12

This weekend’s Open Houses range in price from $117,900 for a three-bedroom home in a great location in West Cobb to $650,000 for a four-bedroom all brick ranch in the heart of East Cobb. Click on a picture in the photo gallery to see a listing description. Click on an address listed below and get directly linked to AOL Real Estate or the broker for complete listing information. In addition to helpful home buying tips, maps and contact information for the listings you choose, you will also be Read more [...]

Manchester United to be valued at £1.5billion in controversial New York share …

By This Is Money Reporters UPDATED: 10:19 GMT, 10 August 2012 Manchester United will be valued at a lower-than-hoped £1.5billion later today when shares in the English club are listed in New York.Around 10 per cent of the equity in Manchester United will be offered in the listing with shares priced at $14, raising about £149million. This is below the $16 to $20 range that owners the Glazer family had hoped for. Had the shares listed at the top of that range, the club would have been Read more [...]

Arctic filled with conviction for the Abergwaun Stakes (Listed Race)

Arctic filled with conviction for the Abergwaun Stakes (Listed Race) The Abergwaun Stakes (Listed Race) has combined together a field of nine three-year and above runners for the five furlong race at Tipperary on Friday, 10th August. None of the entries on the line-up have celebrated success lately rather their records reflect a series of losses. Some have been placed in the recent races and some have failed to achieve even that. Getting a 6 to 1 chance for winning the race today is Read more [...]

Lionsgate’s Patrick Wachsberger Buys Malibu House for $4.37 Million (Exclusive)

Lionsgate Motion Picture Group co-chairman Patrick Wachsberger has purchased a three-bedroom home in Malibu for $4.37 million.USA Co-President Jeff Wachtel Buys $3.9 Million Studio City House (Exclusive)Paramount CEO Brad Grey Buys $15.5 Million Apartment in New York's Carlyle Hotel (Exclusive)Zsa Zsa Gabor Lists Bel-Air Residence for Sale at $14.9 Million (Exclusive) The property is located in Malibu Cove Colony, a private, gated community. The 2,948-square-foot house had been listed for Read more [...]

Turning homes into event venues

Here's an option for generating extra cash from your home: Turn it into a venue.That is, your house might be a great spot to offer as a rental for parties, weddings, corporate dinners, even photo shoots. The key is to match up the house to the celebrants.Tony Adam, thinks he's found a way to be the matchmaker: Earlier this year, he founded Eventup.com, which aims to be a marketplace to connect people looking to rent a perfect venue with people Read more [...]

Mosman dance hall days property that triggered Gavin Souter’s historical …

A Mosman residence, nicknamed Cannons Hall in respect to its dance hall days past, has been listed for sale. Set on a level 718-square-metre Mandolong Road block, it last traded when bought by the Hewson family in 1998 for $1,375,000. It was once home of Gavin Souter, the author of Mosman, a History and his wife, Ngaire. In the book he writes about the dance hall that John Cannon operated there in the late 1890s. In 1905 there was a move by the Methodist Church to shut down the dancing saloon from Read more [...]