Bemidji Facebook page purports drugs for sale

The description was simple, brazen and, if true, incredibly stupid. "WEED FOR SALE!!!" Below the headline was a picture of a dozen glass jars of purported marijuana, with a Sprite can for size reference. The advertisement was posted on a popular Facebook page called "Bemidji Area Online Sale" last week. It quickly garnered more than 200 comments, ranging from calls of "He's a cop!" to, basically, "You're an idiot." "Our drug task force is looking into it," Bemidji Police Chief Mike Mastin said. If Read more [...]

Plenty to do this summer thanks to the Parks Trust

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We’ll drink to that: local pubs listed by councils in attempt to halt closures

The Government said that under new Community Right to Bid powers, local authorities can make sure a pub isn't sold without a local community being told.Community Pubs Minister Brandon Lewis said councils will have greater ability to refuse planning permission from developers, while local communities will have up to six months to put in a bid to buy a pub which is for sale.Mr Lewis will give details when he opens the Campaign for Real Ale's (Camra) Great British Beer Festival in London on Tuesday.He Read more [...]

Get listed in Holiday Craft Fair Guide – Honolulu Star

The onset of autumn in Hawaii may not bring a chill in the air or the turning of leaves, but one sure sign of the season is an outbreak of craft fairs. To help our readers keep track of where to pick up crafty gifts and homemade jams and baked goods, the Star-Advertiser's Today section will publish its Fall and Holiday Craft Fair Guide on Sept. 22, listing events happening through the end of the year. Login for more... Forgot Password Read more [...]

Small houses get new looks – Sarasota Herald

PHOTO GALLERY:  Small houses get modern lookEvery home buyer, regardless of the size or price of the house in question, wants two things -- good location and good value.Sarasota's close-in subdivisions offer both -- relatively low prices and a commute to downtown of 10 minutes or less. The trade-off is that these houses, in such subdivisions as Gillespie Park, Paver Park, Terrace Gardens or Ringling Park, tend to be small, and many of them have not been updated. Some need a lot of work.The 1955 Read more [...]

Sunday Open Houses in the Grosse Pointes

Looking for a new home in the Grosse Pointes? Here are some open houses Sunday:Grosse Pointe16836 St. Paul from 2 - 4 p.m. Sunday. Price: $244,500Grosse Pointe Farms405 Roland Ct. from 2 - 4 p.m. Sunday. Price: $215,000410 Barclay from 2 - 4 p.m. Sunday. Price: $310,000Grosse Pointe Park1411Bedford from 2 - 4 p.m. Sunday. Price: $219,0001433 Harvard from 2 - 4 p.m. Sunday. Price: $235,000915 Pemberton from 1 - 3 p.m. Sunday. Price $249,0001137 Three Mile from 2 - 4 p.m. Sunday. Price: $495,0001145 Read more [...]

Ryan: The Prep Tour has right idea for junior golf

The end of the summer junior golf season is upon us. In fact, Josh Herman and I will be previewing the upcoming fall high school golf season in the Aug. 18 edition of the Journal Star. Seems like yesterday, but for nearly 30 years I have watched juniors play golf. Recruiting, reporting and watching my daughters, junior golf has taken me to many courses in and out of Illinois and even into Canada. I walked fairways during the elite Rolex Tournament of Champions, watching, Read more [...]

Perth split over plan to build on top of listed home

A HIGHLAND laird whose contentious plans to transform his estate into a £1.3 billion private playground for the world’s super-rich were rejected is now embroiled in a planning row over ­ambitious proposals to develop his home. Malcolm James, owner of the Dall estate on the shores of Loch Rannoch, has submitted plans to Perth and Kinross council that involve removing the attic floor from a three storey Georgian C-listed building and constructing a “town house” Read more [...]