Suffolk event connects church and community

ChurchFest is an opportunity to visit over 30 churches in Lowestoft and the surrounding area and to join in with events being planned by them between September 14th – 30th. Churches of all types, sizes and denominations are joining in Look at the directory of churches to find out who is open, when and where to find them. It also gives you a day by day calendar of events so you can plan what you would like to go to Every church listed and every event offered is open to all. If any Read more [...]

This old Anoka house gets new lease on life, but others slip into history

Built in 1852 and owned by Minnesota's first senator, the historic house in Anoka was in shambles. Junk cluttered the yard. Wiring had been ripped away. Rooms were coated in dust, gutted and vandalized. Even the bathtub was missing. The home was simultaneously listed on the National Register of Historic Places and Minnesota's Ten Most Endangered Properties list. But today, after a renovation that took three years and more than $100,000, it is the oldest home in Minnesota on the market. Historic-homes Read more [...]

Russia presses ahead with sale of Sberbank stake

Russia is taking advantage of the recent bounce in stock markets by pressing ahead with the sell-off of a stake – valued at around $5bn (£3.1bn) – in Sberbank, the largest bank in the country.The shares are to be listed in London and Moscow and will leave Russia's central bank with a 50% stake plus one share in what is described as the third largest bank in Europe after HSBC and Santander.With 19,000 branches across 11 time zones, Sberbank has major international aspirations and has already Read more [...]

Smaller Flag homes dominate market

Flagstaff median home sale prices reached an eight-year low for August as smaller homes continued to move briskly while sales of larger, higher-priced homes remained sluggish.Realtors blamed the dearth of high-end sales on tighter credit standards, both for bigger mortgages and for buyers of second homes, who in the past have been a major part of the Flagstaff summer home sales market.The median price for new and existing single-family homes in the greater Flagstaff area was $250,500 in Read more [...]

JamFest, High School Sports, Free Fishing Event and More Happening This …

If you are looking for something to do in Buford this week, check out our Buford Patch event calendar. If you know of an upcoming event that is not listed on our free calendar yet, click here to add it. This week's Buford events include: Tuesday, Sept. 18 Family Night at Mall of Georgia Chick-fil-A Buford Wolves Varsity Softball Home Game Lady Longhorns Varsity Softball Home Game Lady Longhorns Varsity Volleyball Home Game Friday, Sept. 21 North GA Business Connection (NGBC) Buford Chapter Meets Read more [...]

Aston Maui Lu Resort listed for sale

KIHEI - Plans to convert the landmark Aston Maui Lu Resort in Kihei into time-share condominiums could be revived as the hotel's owners actively seek a buyer for the 27-acre property. Owner Maxxam Enterprises of Beverly Hills, Calif., has tapped commercial real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle of Chicago to market the resort. The Maui Lu owners obtained a special management area permit in 2008 to demolish the 50-year-old hotel and to build a 388-unit time-share complex on the sprawling property Read more [...]

Great Polish Map of Scotland granted listed status

17 September 2012 Last updated at 10:17 GMT The Great Polish Map of Scotland sits in the grounds of the Barony Castle Hotel at Eddleston near Peebles A giant three-dimensional map of Scotland built by Polish nationals in the grounds of a Borders hotel has been awarded B-listed status. It has been recognised by Historic Scotland for its contribution to the nation's built heritage. Read more [...]