For sale: ‘Slightly’ haunted house in Dunmore – Scranton Times

For sale: A 1901 Victorian. Four bedrooms, 2½ baths. Hardwood floors, wet bar, desirable neighborhood. Oh, and it's haunted. But only a little. If nothing else, Gregory Leeson's listing on the real estate website Zillow.com for his home at 1217 Marion St. in Dunmore is an attention-grabber. After a brief description of the home's physical attributes, the listing gets right to the point: "Slightly haunted. Nothing serious, though. e.g. The sounds of phantom footsteps. A strange Read more [...]

Jesus and the Ascension Mythotype

In the Journal of Biblical Literature, Volume 129, No. 4 (2010), Richard Miller presents a list of common attributes ascribed to heroes in Greco-Roman ascension myth.Richard Carrier lists them in his talk here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MclBbZUFSagFor the purposes of this article I will list them below:1. The hero is the Son of God2. Death accompanied by prodigies3. … and land covered in darkness4. Corpse goes missing5. Receives a new immortal body6. New body occasionally radiant7. Read more [...]

Judge considering restraining order against man who disrupts weddings with …

Lloyd Bowein A Collier judge indicated Friday she was leaning toward granting La Playa Beach and Golf Resort a temporary restraining order to prevent a neighbor from blasting loud music during weddings and other events. Circuit Judge Lauren Brodie said she’d rule within two weeks, but gave the attorney for neighbor Lloyd Bowein until next Friday to submit any case law that supports Bowein’s contention that he also should be able to Read more [...]

Former Pizza Hut building on Washtenaw Avenue listed for sale by Reinhart … – The Ann Arbor News

YPSILANTI TWP. -- For $349,000, you could be the owner of the former Pizza Hut location at 2407 Washtenaw Ave. in Ypsilanti Township.The restaurant closed earlier this year in July, and the 2,600-square-foot, free-standing building was recently listed for sale by Reinhart Commercial Real Estate.Bela Sipos, the listing agent, said that the building has only received two offers from potential buyers, but each was too low to consider for a sale.“There are always the people out there that are looking Read more [...]

Registration Now Open for Kona Brewers Festival

Posted 1 hour, 13 minutes ago by Press Release Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii — Registration is now open for the 19th annual Kona Brewers Festival for both breweries and restaurants wishing to participate. The event will indulge craft beer aficionados and foodies alike on Hawaii’s Big Island Saturday, March 8, 2014 from 2:30 to 6:30 pm and will be held rain or shine on the beach and luau grounds at King Kamehameha’s Courtyard Kona Beach Hotel in Kailua-Kona. Read more [...]