Homebuilder Standard Pacific Corp. said Monday its net new home orders, excluding discontinued operations, for April and May fell 12 percent from the same period last year, blaming a tough housing market.
Adjusting for the number of active selling communities, new home orders, excluding discontinued operations, were down 18 percent on a same-store basis, the company [...]
%26bull; Clark to announce graffiti crackdown
Whats the best way to clampdown on tagging? Email your feedback to editorial@stuff.co.nz
The main problem with taggers, is their complete lack of respect for the people who own the property being tagged. How about, if you catch the little snots tagging, take a spray can to the things they hold [...]
Refugio Ramirez has a pioneer spirit, roaming his unfenced ranch, tending to his livestock and enjoying the stomach-dropping views from the cliffs of this wide-open country.
Nearly four decades ago, as an immigrant in Chicago, Ramirez blazed a path that would transform his hometown. While working as a dishwasher at the Congress Plaza Hotel, Ramirez [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ — Panasonic, the leading brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (NYSE: MC) is best known, today highlighted the development of a LUMIX digital camera with wireless network connectivity, complete with integrated access to T-Mobile(R) HotSpot service and the ability to send photos directly to Picasa Web Albums(TM), a [...]
Kingdom Sanctuary is one of the largest churches in Prince George’s County. It’s also Hampton Liquor Store’s landlord.
The Rev. Anthony Maclin’s 5,000-member church purchased Hampton Mall Complex through its for-profit arm, Kingdom Management LLC. Maclin renamed the mall Kingdom Square in 2004 and joined a growing number of mega-churches around the country that have expanded [...]
Lighting the Menorah this year might save the planet. The Associated and its agencies are urging Jews to replace one halogen, incandescent light with one compact fluorescent light every night of Chanukah, which lasts for eight days beginning Tuesday at sundown.
This project is a part of a national campaign to counter climate change, launched in [...]
No need to worry about falling through open holes.
Take to Task has you covered.
An open manhole in Roswell caught the attention of a resident out walking his pooch.
“Kids play back there,” said Ted Spitzler. “One of them could fall in and hurt themselves.”
Spitzler called us, and we called Fulton County, then the city of Roswell [...]
Two schools in north Fulton County have been recognized for innovative water conservation ideas.
The governor’s office announced that River Eves Elementary in Roswell, along with Fayetteville Intermediate in Fayetteville, won Gov. Sonny Perdue’s water conservation contest.
Lake Windward Elementary in Alpharetta and Mountain Park Elementary in Roswell were finalists.
River Eves and Fayetteville will receive a $2,000 [...]
If there’s an open manhole in the forest that nobody sees, is it really there?
We could wait until some curious child falls into it.
Take to Task is on the job, however, choosing the proactive approach and finding someone to get this problem fixed.
Ted Spitzler of Roswell was walking his dog in a wooded area behind [...]
Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin announced a partnership Tuesday with several banks and community organizations that will give low-interest loans to developers building affordable housing in the city.
The Atlanta Acquisition Pool, as it is called, will have $25.5 million available for developers.
The money will be used primarily to buy land, often the biggest obstacle for these [...]