Monthly Archives: December 2012

Welcome 2013: New Year’s Eve events

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The Republican   Long before hearing the popular verses of “Auld Lang Syne” ringing in the New Year at midnight, families will begin celebrating the start of another year with their children before heading out in the evening. It’s a celebration that dates back at least 4,000 years to Babylon and that continues today in a variety of forms from First Night celebrations for kids and families to partying all night long “on the town” or at Read more [...]

Oak Bluffs

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Here it is the day before Christmas, as I am writing my last column for 2012. A few flakes of snow made a valiant attempt at giving us a "white Christmas" on Sunday, but they were not successful. The new year stretches ahead of us, like a shiny new penny. Hopefully the events of the upcoming year will keep it shining for a long time. Our family Christmas dinner is always a potluck buffet dinner at my daughter Mary's house, which took place Sunday night. Their family, and old friends and some Read more [...]

Jennifer Gould Keil

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GIMME SHELTER Award-winning architect Peter Marino, a big fan of motorcycles and black leather, might have fit in just fine on the gritty old Bowery. But his bank account seems more suited to the shiny new Bowery.Marino, who got his start working with Andy Warhol, was recently spotted checking out a two-bedroom apartment at 250 Bowery. The new development, which is repped by Douglas Elliman’s Fredrik Eklund and Read more [...]

Holiday Events in Icelan…

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As testament to the increasing number of visitors to Iceland during the holiday season, a multitude of events are on offer in the capital and around the country. This year there were Christmas markets in several locations, tours and events at the Árbær Open Air Folk Museum, Maritime Museum and Reykjavík Family Park and Zoo. There’s also been a buffet of Christmas concerts and album launches. In the lead-up to Christmas, popular Icelandic musicians Retro Stefson, Ásgeir Trausti, Hjaltalín, Read more [...]

Spurned gifts listed quickly

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Story Tools var addthis_config = { services_compact: 'favorites, email, facebook, twitter, buzz', services_exclude: 'print' } Tweet WRONG DIRECTION: A One Direction duvet set was among unwanted gifts listed on Trade Me. An unwanted Christmas ham, a pink One Direction bedspread and four Santa Claus plates were among rejected Christmas gifts Hawke's Bay people were trying to resell on Trade Me yesterday. More than 20,000 spurned gifts had landed on Read more [...]

Mike Pero Mortgages sale heads to court

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A bitter scrap between the joint owners of mortgage broker Mike Pero Mortgages has escalated into legal action with millions of dollars at stake. The two, listed company NZF Group and Australian lender Liberty Financial, agreed in September to end their relationship with Liberty buying out NZF. But the deal was soon in doubt after an independent valuation of Mike Pero Mortgages said NZF's stake was worth just $2.8 million, well Read more [...]

Danforth House a feature in local history, house walk – Washington Times

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Pam and Ralph “Butch” Martin see themselves more care-takers of local history rather than simply a property owner. The Martins own 106 W. Holland St. which was originally built in 1869 for A.G. Danforth, one of several Danforths from a prominent Washington family. A.G. Danforth joined his father Asa in the banking business. And among the furniture in the Martins’ home is a bank table that had been auctioned off and used at one time by a local woman for canning. “It was a mess Read more [...]

City Mission to tourists: Pay up

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Auckland City Mission leaders say they were not aware of foreign tour groups at their Christmas lunch and have called for any "irresponsible" operator who may have sent one to offer a donation. About 2800 people gathered at the Viaduct Events Centre on Tuesday for the charity lunch, with most guests arriving with tickets. About 200 people without tickets were let in after them. TVNZ reported on Christmas Day that "a smattering of Chinese tourists on organised tours" had arrived, and showed city missioner Read more [...]