Monthly Archives: July 2014

Cortlandt house sells for $1000 in tax-foreclosure sale

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Buy PhotoWestchester County is considering exercising its right of first refusal to obtain 280 Bleakley Ave., Buchanan, for affordable housing to satisfy settlement of its fair housing lawsuit.(Photo: David McKay Wilson/The Journal News)Buy PhotoStory HighlightsHigh bid on a single-family home in Cortlandt on 1.7 acres was $1,000 in the town's foreclosure auctionTown Board member Richard Becker said: "Our point is not to make money on these properties."Resident Dan Pagano said the auction bids — Read more [...]

Tooraweenah treasures

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IAN Cruickshank just wishes he was 20 years younger – if he were he wouldn’t be selling his productive Tooraweenah properties, “Clearvale” and “Youlbung”. Yet retirement beckons and so Mr Cruickshank and wife Jeanette plan to scale down and have listed their properties for sale, but they will retain some other country in the district. The decision is set to wind up a multi-generation ownership of “Clearvale”, which has been in the family since the 1900s. Ian and Jeanette took over Read more [...]

Euro to chase dollar in the US

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A review of the action from Ascot on Friday, where Euro Charline showed class and tenacity to book a trip to the USA. Marco Botti: On the mark with Euro Charline One trip to the USA had already been thwarted due to travel difficulties but Euro Charline should be crossing the Atlantic next month after a tenacious victory from the front in the Woodcote Stud EBF Stallions Valiant Stakes at Ascot.Marco Read more [...]

Euro to chase dollar in the US

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Marco Botti: On the mark with Euro Charline A review of the action from Ascot on Friday, where Euro Charline showed class and tenacity to book a trip to the USA.One trip to the USA had already been thwarted due to travel difficulties but Euro Charline should be crossing the Atlantic next month after a tenacious victory from the front in the Woodcote Stud EBF Stallions Valiant Stakes at Ascot.Marco Botti's filly, who is owned by the American-based Read more [...]

Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and more things to … – The Times

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Wynton Marsalis performs with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, to support Tipitina's Foundation, on Sunday (July 27). Check out 15 cool things to do in New Orleans this weekend (July 25-27), or find full listings at NOLA.com/events. Wynton Marsalis leads a show at the Saenger to benefit youth programs of Tipitina's Foundation. The second day of New Orleans Daiquiri Festival features music by Yugen, Micah McKee and Little Maker, the Honorable South, Cardinal Sons, and Tank and the Bangas. Audubon Read more [...]

More than 500 studios listed in Develop’s UK studio directory

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Comprehensive list of nation's developers in Game Source 2014, which launches today Develop has compiled a list of more than 500 British games development studios as part of Game Source 2014, a new directory for the UK's games agencies. The list was compiled by the Develop team, and is an updated version of last July's Develop 100, which ranked to the top 100 UK studios and included a list of hundreds more. Game Source's studio directory features the company names and website Read more [...]

Homes at heart of new brewery plan

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A two-week consultattion has been launched on the latest plans for the historic Kimberley Brewery site — with opinions already divided on the proposals. New plans have been submitted for planning permission to Broxtowe Borough Council by AMFAAH Investments and Metis Developments.Previously the scheme at the landmark site off Hardy Street included provision for shops and businesses. But the new scheme is primarily residential with 130 houses and apartments planned.However, Read more [...]

PHB Ethical Beauty in Cheltenham short-listed for Free From Skin Care Awards

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Comments (0) British beauty brand PHB Ethical Beauty, which has a store in Cheltenham, has arrived on the shores of Malaysia. The company, which has a shop in Regent Street, was founded by 23-year-old entrepreneur Rose Brown, whose father Jimmy founded the band UB40. PHB launched a range of natural, cruelty-free and vegan beauty products in 2012 and opened its second store, in Cheltenham, in October that year. Read more [...]

Hamptons Houses for the Masses

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The Hamptons real-estate market is far more than beach-front mansions for billionaires.

An uptick in deals for lower-priced homes along the storied South Fork of Long Island—mostly by bargain-hunting second-home buyers—has pushed up the number of sales there to the highest point since 2005.

Even on the island’s North Fork, a quieter and…