USA / All Themes
First Font Adopted in PLG
04.09.2008 08:20
brownstoner.com
A tipster sent in this photo of what she believes is the first adopted fountain in the Adopt Le-Font program we wrote about last week. She writes, "I'm so proud of my neighborhood! Although, I must say, if I didn't know that this was an art project and a temporary installation, I don't know how happy I'd be if my neighbors installed one of these in the front yard as a permanent thing…" Closing Bell: Fountains of Brooklyn [Brownstoner]
New York
Construction & Real Estate
Detroit mayor pleads guilty, to leave office
04.09.2008 08:00
reuters.com
DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty on Thursday to obstruction of justice in a plea agreement that will force him from office and cap a scandal that had threatened to affect the presidential campaign in a key battleground state.
USA
All Themes
Hanna flooding strands Haitians on rooftops
04.09.2008 07:25
usatoday.com
Entering a flooded city on inflatable boats, U.N. peacekeepers found hundreds of hungry people stranded for two days on rooftops ...
USA
Weather Forecast
BA, American dispute their dominance at Heathrow
04.09.2008 07:24
usatoday.com
British Airways and American Airlines, seeking antitrust immunity for a trans-Atlantic alliance, dispute a rival carrier's claims ...
USA
Tourism
American Airlines may cut 469 airport jobs
04.09.2008 07:24
usatoday.com
American Airlines has sent notices to hundreds of employees at airports in five U.S. cities including one in North Carolina ...
USA
Tourism
DOB Green-Lights 575 5th Avenue
04.09.2008 07:17
brownstoner.com
While many people were away from their computers enjoying the last week of summer (judging from the web traffic statistics!), the Fifth Avenue Committee received approval from the Department of Buildings to start building its 35,000-square-foot affordable supportive housing project on the corner of 5th Avenue and 16th Street in the South Slope. While there was a great deal of public outcry when the project was announced last year because of concern over the types of residents that could end up in the building, all systems are now go. The fact that the 49-unit building is aiming for a LEED Gold certification should help its image problem. City Planning Approves FAC Project at 575 5th Ave [Brownstoner] GMAP DOB Marty DK's Fifth Avenue Housing Project [Brownstoner] City Planning Considers 5th Ave Housing Facility [Brownstoner] FAC Development at 575 Fifth Avenue [Brownstoner]
New York
Construction & Real Estate
August Foreclosure Report: Queens Still Hurting, BK Better
04.09.2008 07:17
brownstoner.com
Property Shark released its August Foreclosure report this morning, and the news is that while four boroughs have seen a decrease in foreclosures, they're still rising in Queens. "The current number (254) is up 113% from August 2007, and up 43% from July 2008, setting a two-year high for Queens," they report. Brooklyn's doing better, though — foreclosures sunk 29% compared to July. Most foreclosures occur in single- and two-family houses; only nine condos foreclosed. August Foreclosure Report [Property Shark]
New York
Construction & Real Estate
Thursday Links
04.09.2008 07:17
brownstoner.com
Bright Alley. Photo by Atomische.com. 25-Year Congressman Campaigns for Dear Life [NY Times] Park Slope Butcher Shop No Longer on Chopping Block [NY Daily News] Outer Boroughs Lead NY in Job Growth [Crain's NY] Coney Island's 'Eak the Geek' Hits Law School [AMNY] Book Gives New Face to Old Brooklyn [Brooklyn Eagle] Pros: Optimistim Amid Doom and Gloom [NY Sun]
New York
Construction & Real Estate
Gourmet Tour to China Combines Taste and Luxury
04.09.2008 07:11
prweb.com
IIn November, a bespoke tour to Shanghai and Beijing explores China's diverse cuisines while travelling in style. (PRWeb Sep 4, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1255404.htm
USA
Tourism
Stocks End Mixed as Investors Trade Cautiously Ahead of Jobs Report
04.09.2008 07:01
washingtonpost.com
NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- Wall Street finished mixed in fickle trading Wednesday, with investors unsettled about the economy ahead of Friday's employment report and only somewhat relieved about sliding commodities prices.
USA
Stock Market
ECB leaves rates on hold, global tightening nears end
04.09.2008 07:01
washingtonpost.com
FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - The European Central and Bank of England both held interest rates steady on Thursday, reinforcing the view of investors that the global rates cycle has peaked as growth risks start to outweigh inflation worries.
USA
Finance & Investments
Boeing workers vote to strike, delay it until Friday
04.09.2008 07:01
washingtonpost.com
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co (BA.N) faces a walkout by 27,000 workers on Friday after members of its largest labor union rejected the planemaker's contract offer and voted to strike unless a compromise is reached in time.
USA
Defense Industry
Judge allows exceptions to grazing ban
04.09.2008 06:55
iowafarmertoday.com
Some farmers who were planning to use the critical feed use of the CRP might be able to go ahead after a judge’s ruling in Washington state this past week.
Iowa
Agriculture
Crop prices boost lease payments
04.09.2008 06:55
iowafarmertoday.com
Iowa Farmer Today MORNING SUN --- It’s a warm August day as Paul Gieselman steps out of the sun and into the air conditioning.
Iowa
Agriculture
Seeding rates seen giving yield boost
04.09.2008 06:55
iowafarmertoday.com
ODEBOLT --- After watching neighbors switch to 20-inch corn rows to increase their plant populations thus boosting yields, John Currie made the jump this spring.
Iowa
Agriculture
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