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Feds warn climate change could harm giant sequoias
05.09.2008 06:28
usatoday.com
U.S. researchers warn that warming temperatures could soon cause California's giant sequoia trees to die off more quickly unless ...
USA
Weather Forecast
Night Falls on Astroland
05.09.2008 06:24
brownstoner.com
Unable to come to terms with the landlord, Thor Equities, Astroland instead will close up shop. This Sunday will be the final day, says co-owner Carol Albert, whose lease ends in January. "My employees cannot live in a state of limbo any longer. It takes six months to pack up a three-acre amusement park that has been in operation for 46 years, so a Jan. 31 deadline means start packing yesterday. We are out of time," said her statement, printed in the New York Times. Albert and her husband sold the land to Thor Equities for $30 million in 2006, and later the company offered renderings of the mixed-use amusement park it planned to create, including shops and housing. The Alberts accuse Thor Equities of turning their backs on the amusement park in favor of creating retail and expensive residential projects, but Thor released its own statement: "Coney Island will be fully open for business in the summer of 2009 with amusements, games, shopping and entertainment galore." Apparently, that entertainment won't be Astroland, which employs 350 people. Sad as it is, there is one silver lining: the landmarked Cyclone roller coaster, which operates under a separate agreement, will remain in action. Yet Again, Astroland Threatens to Close [NY Times] Astroland Co-Owner: 'We Are Out of Time' [NY Observer] Coney's Astroland to Die on Sunday [Gothamist] Rides Into the Sunset [NY Post] Photo by zin1223.
New York
Construction & Real Estate
Friday Links
05.09.2008 06:24
brownstoner.com
drench with your splendor me...Photo by agrinberg. Toll Brothers Posts Loss as Revenue Falls [NY Times] St. John's Bread & Life's $5M Rehabilitation Aids Poor [NY Daily News] Dockside Night at the Opera [NY Daily News] Brooklyn Must Prepare for Hanna Storm [Brooklyn Eagle] Diversity Day in Brooklyn Is Reaction to Hate Crimes [NY Sun]
New York
Construction & Real Estate
Jobless rate jumps to 5-year high of 6.1%
05.09.2008 06:23
freep.com
WASHINGTON — The nation's unemployment rate zoomed to a five-year high of 6.1% in August as employers slashed 84,000 jobs, dramatic proof of the mounting damage a deeply troubled economy is inflicting on workers and businesses alike.
USA
Small Business
Bank of America says ready to settle on auction rates
05.09.2008 06:15
washingtonpost.com
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp (BAC.N), said it is ready to settle federal and state probes into the marketing of auction-rate securities, joining eight other companies that reached agreements.
USA
Finance & Investments
Hurricane Ike heads for Bahamas and Florida: NHC
05.09.2008 06:00
reuters.com
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Ike with winds near 125 miles per hour will likely reach the Bahamas early next week and South Florida by mid-week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its 5 a.m. EDT report Friday.
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Angry Djokovic sets up Federer showdown
05.09.2008 06:00
reuters.com
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick put in a show-stopping performance at the U.S. Open on Thursday night but only the fired up Serbian was left standing to take an encore -- albeit from a hostile Flushing Meadows crowd.
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Fans line up to see "Rent" last time on Broadway
05.09.2008 06:00
reuters.com
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jeanne Hopkins flew all the way from California to line up to put her name in a lottery for a $20 ticket to see one of the last Broadway performances of the hit musical "Rent," which closes on Sunday after 12 years.
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Some 500,000 Entergy customers still without power
05.09.2008 06:00
reuters.com
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 500,000 customers in Entergy Corp's service area in Louisiana and Arkansas remained without power Friday morning after Hurricane Gustav caused massive damage to the company's transmission system when it hit Louisiana Monday.
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Honda bringing back Insight nameplate for hybrid
05.09.2008 04:41
washingtonpost.com
TOKYO -- Honda is bringing back the defunct Insight nameplate for a hybrid-only vehicle planned for the Japanese, European and North American markets early next year, as the automaker strives to play catch-up with rival Toyota in hybrids.
USA
Machine-Building Industry
Asian, European Markets Slide Ahead of Jobs Report
05.09.2008 04:41
washingtonpost.com
Asian and European markets followed Wall Street lower today, amid continued concern about global economic growth and a slowdown in the U.S.
USA
Finance & Investments
Michigander's song is part of 9/11 tribute
05.09.2008 02:30
freep.com
It's that sad time of the year again. Michigan singer/songwriter Kitty Donohoe, whose award-winning song will be featured in an upcoming documentary film, will be performing on Sept. 11 at the unveiling ceremony of the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial in Washington.
USA
Entertainment Industry
Arts, food and fun part of Rochester's Art & Apples Festival
05.09.2008 02:30
freep.com
ART & APPLES FESTIVAL: Folks in Rochester are getting set to paint the town during the 43rd annual Art & Apples Festival.
USA
Entertainment Industry
More of today's best
05.09.2008 02:30
freep.com
Graham Parker: With John Milroy, 8 p.m. Callahan's, 2105 South Blvd., Auburn Hills. 248-858-9508. $25. Herman's Hermits: 9 p.m. The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor, 377 Riverside Drive, Windsor. 800-991-7777. $34.50, $46.
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Entertainment Industry
Bloc Party promotes new album at Royal Oak Music Theatre
05.09.2008 02:30
freep.com
BLOC PARTY: Bloc Party surprised fans last month with an online release of its third album, "Intimacy," two months before the record lands in stores. Expect a vigorous live workout as the British band plunges headlong into its latest batch of dark dance-floor punk. 7 p.m., Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth, Royal Oak. 248-399-2980. $30.
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