Monthly Archives: May 2014

It’s Happening Here: Countywide events listed

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The events listed in “It’s Happening Here” are in Indiana unless otherwise noted. TODAY • The Jimmy Stewart Museum will show “The Shop Around the Corner” at 1 p.m. at the theater, 835 Philadelphia St. The movie starts Jimmy Stewart, Margaret Sullavan and Frank Morgan. For more information, visit www.jimmy.org. May 26 • A Ridgetop Trail Hike will be held from 9 to 11 a.m . at Yellow Creek State Park. Meet at the Ridgetop Trail Head at the main day-use area to join the park naturalist Read more [...]

Frank Lampard listed among Chelsea’s ‘released players’ on Premier League …

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Frank Lampard has yet to sign a new deal (Picture: Getty)Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole and Samuel Eto’o are among the players who have been ‘released’ this summer, according to the latest Premier League list. Clubs today submitted their list of retained and released players ahead of the summer transfer window and the Blues trio are among the three most notable names on the document. However it does not yet mean none of them will be turning out for Chelsea next season, with the list simply naming Read more [...]

Glasgow School of Art fire sees Rennie Mackintosh treasure go up in smoke

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Major fire at Glasgow School of Art's Charles Rennie Mackintosh building - a Grade I listed treasure in the cityDozens of firefighters are tackling blaze at school, founded 175 years ago, which has ripped through five floorsStudents have said that fire started in basement when projector exploded, and ignited an artist's expanding foamMany were rushing to meet end-of-term deadlines and some students have lost up to four years work in the blaze Fire service vow to save iconic works and are working Read more [...]

Fire engulfs listed building at Glasgow School of Art

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Flames could be seen through the scorched windows and billowing out of the roof of the sandstone building on the corner of Renfrew Street and Scott Street in Glasgow's city centre. The building serves several hundreds of students and has become a tourist attraction in its own right. Construction work started on the building in 1897 after Mackintosh won a design competition while working for Glasgow architects Honeyman and Keppie. Mackintosh's Glasgow School of Art is a Read more [...]

Police investigating student who listed Strongsville High School for sale on …

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Joe Smith, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce  Craigslist prank, Pearl Road: Officers were called at 11:35 a.m. May 20 to the Strongsville City Schools Administrative Office when officials discovered a student created a Craigslist ad putting the high school up for sale. The price? $1. No word if there were any interested parties. Police are investigating. Graffiti, Gate Post Road: Police were called at 4:59 p.m. May 15 to Gate Post Road by the association president who caught three kids spray painting Read more [...]

Shinsei, Carlyle short-listed in StanChart HK unit sale: sources

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HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Japan's Shinsei Bank Ltd (8303.T) and Carlyle Group (CG.O) are among suitors who have advanced to a final round of bidding for Standard Chartered's (STAN.L) Hong Kong consumer finance unit, people familiar with the matter said. The unit, PrimeCredit, has drawn bidders with returns on equity of more than 40 percent that are sharply above rivals, and could fetch between $500 million and $700 million, sources have previously said.That would be roughly equivalent to Read more [...]

Wisconsin’s best summer events

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From Prairie du Chien to Peninsula State Park, Cedarburg to Superior, Beloit to Bayfield and back — Wisconsin is filled to the brim with fun events all summer long.Community festivals can be found in just about every corner of the state, Memorial Day through Labor Day. County fairs are everywhere, and don’t even try to count the number of celebrations set for the Fourth of July.The State Department of Tourism has comprehensive listings of what’s happening Read more [...]

Shinsei, Carlyle short-listed in StanChart HK unit sale – sources

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By Denny Thomas and Saeed Azhar HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Japan's Shinsei Bank Ltd 8303.T and Carlyle Group are among suitors who have advanced to a final round of bidding for Standard Chartered's Hong Kong consumer finance unit, people familiar with the matter said. The unit, PrimeCredit, has drawn bidders with returns on equity of more than 40 percent that are sharply above rivals, and could fetch between $500 million (297 million pounds) and $700 million, Read more [...]