PhillyNow Calendar: Civic Events, April 22-26 – PW

The City Controller race is beginning to heat up. Last week, Democratic challenger Brett Mandel earned the support of the Liberty City Democrats and Mandel and Butkovitz have been trading shots since (and, well before, actually). There are four candidates in the race, including one Republican, and they’ll debate this week. Other than that, you should follow Philadelphia Weekly senior writer Tara Murtha as she live-blogs and tweets from a Columbia University symposium today and there are multiple Read more [...]

Why Fraser & Neave Is Staying Listed

By Leslie Shaffer Reuters When once low-profile Thai billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi embarked on a bidding war for Singapore’s Fraser Neave Ltd. last year, and won it, investors were taken aback. Now they have another surprise in store: Mr. Charoen said through his holding companies that he isn’t planning to delist the real estate to soft drinks maker after all. Analysts had expected Mr. Charoen to take Fraser Neave private so he could consolidate the business with Read more [...]

Industri Management launches events venue at Dutch Hall

Location management company, Industri Management, has launched Grade II-listed church Dutch Hall as an events venue.  The venue, built in 1550, is in Austin Friars, City of London, and is available for corporate events from today (22 April). A few minutes’ walk from Liverpool Street, Moorgate and Bank Stations, Dutch Hall has three event spaces, which can be used individually or together. The building's largest space, the Great Hall, boasts tall stained glass windows and high ceilings and can Read more [...]

Prospective students and families swarm campus over Dimensions weekend

Print Report an Error Share Over 500 prospective members of the Class of 2017 descended upon campus this weekend to participate in Dimensions of Dartmouth. Programming included traditional events such as the activities fair and Dimensions show, as well as the introduction of academic showcases and forums that aimed to give full portrayals of campus culture and social life. This year featured three different schedules, including an official academic and a student club and organization program Read more [...]

Cherry Hill proposes new regulations on abandoned houses – Philly.com

Whenever John Aponik cuts the grass, bits of blue tarp get caught in the blades of his lawn mower. Around Christmas, "it gets in all the wreaths," Aponik said of the tarp that has been shredding off the house next door to his on Glen Lane in Cherry Hill, where a renovation project was abandoned four years ago. No one has lived in the house since then, Aponik said, although it isn't exactly vacant. "Raccoons, possums - cats were breeding out there," Aponik said, who has set traps Read more [...]

Bourton-on-the-Water model village gets listed status

22 April 2013 Last updated at 05:11 GMT The village is made from traditional materials such as local limestone and miniature Cotswold stone slates A model village in Gloucestershire, thought to be one of the oldest in England, has been Grade II listed. Work on the Bourton-on-the-Water attraction began in 1936. It took local builders five years to complete and is an exact replica of Read more [...]

Tread carefully with US real estate

Recent years have seen Australians inundated with advertisements for great investment opportunities abroad / AFP WHETHER it be apartments for $100 million or houses for $100, the US has something for just about every property buyer, but Australians thinking of making an overseas investment should know that real estate in Uncle Sam's backyard is a whole new ball game. Recent Read more [...]

Ned Kelly film location listed at Bacchus Marsh – Property Observer

A Long Forest, Bacchus Marsh district property that was a setting for the Australian blockbuster film Ned Kelly has been listed for sale with an asking price of $4 million. The 76 Bulldog Lane listing comprises 84 hectare situated 50 kilometres west of Melbourne. The 2003 film, which stars Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom and Geoffrey Rush, was partially filmed on the land. A hut which appears in the film is still present. Other Australian productions, including the 1980s mini-series Flying Doctors, Read more [...]

Earth Day events across Canada

<!-- --> Since its inception in the U.S. in 1970, Earth Day has been celebrated annually throughout the world on April 22 as a day of environmental awareness. Canadians will be marking this year's Earth Day with events large and small. Find out what's going on in your community using this map of events listed on the Earth Read more [...]