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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Puerto Rico Finds Waning Demand for Water Bonds Amid Debt Talks
Puerto Rico is running into resistance as the commonwealth tries to sell $750 million in bonds while crafting a debt-restructuring plan that would likely leave some investors with deep losses.
After aiming to price the Puerto Rico Aqueduct Sewer Authority issue as early as Tuesday, the bond sale is now listed as day-to-day. That’s even after adding bondholder protections and raising the preliminary yield levels to more than three times the level of benchmark securities.
“It’s a pretty difficult Read more [...]
ISAF grants Virgin Kitesurf a Special Event status
One day after granting the International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) the right to crown world champions, the International Sailing Association (ISAF) announces that Special Event status is being awarded to the newly founded Pro Kite Tour (PKT), a Virgin-run world kitesurf series.
"The series will become ISAF's sixth Special Event, joining events such as the America's Cup, Volvo Ocean Race and Extreme Sailing Series as one of sailing's premier circuits," notes Read more [...]
Lincolnshire housing development sees £2 million of sales in a week
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An exclusive housing development near Lincoln is seeing homes being snapped up by eager buyers as soon as they are hitting the market.In the last week alone, six three and four bed family homes on the Grade II listed St John's Village development in Bracebridge Heath. The sales amount to around £2 million.Mel Parker, new homes manager at Pygott Crone, who manages the St John's Village portfolio, said that the site is starting to look like a luxury Read more [...]
Weekend horror events in Chicagoland
Another great weekend filled with unique genre events is happening around Chicagoland, and there's certainly no worry about the options being slim pickings. Wizard World Comic Con takes over Rosemont as usual this time of year, with the 2nd Annual Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival being the focal point for horror fans. If that's not a feasible option, there are plenty of other choices in the list below.
Bruce Campbell's Horror Film Festival - In its second year, the films Read more [...]
Bring our listed buildings back up to standard
It is good news that the famous Floral Hall is to be restored. In the meantime Belfast City Council is looking at getting the outside of the building painted - and not before time - as it is now almost black and green with moss.';
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Gainsborough: Old Nick Theatre is getting a refurbishment thanks to nearly …
The Old Nick Theatre in Gainsborough has been awarded nearly £90,000 to help rebuild the kitchen and the ladies toilets.
The Old Nick Theatre in Spring Gardens, Gainsborough is a Grade II listed building which was built in 1860.It served as the town’s police station and magistrate’s court and was the headquarters for Lincolnshire Constabulary until 1974 . The Magistrates Court was closed in 1975.
But to this day the police offices and cells remain almost as the police Read more [...]
Affordable dream homes in beautiful places: welcome to Britain’s hidden gems
“House buyers are drawn to hotspots which have been flagged up as special,” says Johnny Morris, head of research at Hamptons. “People move in from outside and push the prices up, making places like Bath or Godalming very expensive.” But people are slowly starting to shift to “off the radar” towns, he says. “It is happening all over the South. Pick a market town with a middle-class enclave and you’ll find younger buyers setting up home in the little-known neighbourhoods down the Read more [...]
Cambridge junction listed as Britain’s ‘second worst’ cycling accident blackspot
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A junction in Cambridge has claimed second place in a new list of Britain's worst cycling blackspots. The analysis, published this week by The Times, puts Lensfield Road roundabout as the second worst for spot in the country for accidents, only being pipped to the top spot by Warton Road in Stratford, London. According to the national newspaper's interactive map, the roundabout was the scene of seven accidents involving bikes last year. This is Read more [...]
Alligator listed for sale goes instead to Iowa shelter and will end up at …
SIOUX CITY (AP) | A 2 1/2-foot-long alligator listed for sale by a Sioux City teenager instead will end up at a Nebraska college.Sioux City officials learned of the posting and soon found the 16-year-old owner, whose posting said he wanted $400 for the reptile, Allie, and Allie's 75-gallon aquarium, heat lamps and water heater. The boy had bought the alligator from an Internet website.Animal control officials say Iowa has barred alligators from being kept as pets.The Read more [...]