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  • Foothills program will offer shuttle to Fayette County Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:38AMMadison County residents who need transportation, or cheaper transportation, to Fayette County destinations will be able to take advantage of a new Kentucky River Foothills program beginning in September.
  • NYC-style deli & market now set for fall opening Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:53AMConstruction is complete on the much-anticipated Off Main market and kitchen in Riverhead — and tables, chairs and display cases are starting to fill the Osborn Avenue space. But don’t expect to pick up lunch at the new eatery just yet. In March, co-owners Tahir Baig and his wife Kaleigh Van Vliet-Baig said they hoped [...]
  • Stocks, Euro Trim Loss, Italy Bonds Gain; Commodities Pare Drop Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:42AMGlobal stocks trimmed declines, a day after the biggest selloff since March, and the euro pared losses after Italy and Greece sold debt and European governments worked to halt the region’s credit crisis.
  • Swansboro cuts ribbon on Olde Towne Square bandstand Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 10:01AMTideland News Writer Cutting the ribbon on Swansboro’s new bandstand and pavilion was, you might say, a blast.
  • Senior Drivers as Volunteers: Dealing with Liability Issues Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 7:46PMSenior Drivers as Volunteers: Dealing with Liability Issues By Matt Gurwell, CEO, Keeping Us Safe and Yan Ross, Senior Advisor, Keeping Us Safe © 2011 Keeping Us Safe, LLC – All Rights Reserved This article is intended to provide general guidance on the subject of potential liabilities assumed by community organizations that use volunteer services of senior drivers ...
  • Domino's Pizza offers Southcoast blood donors a tasty incentive Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 10:48AMNEW BEDFORD — The Southcoast Blood Bank at St. Luke's Hospital has teamed up again this year with area Domino's Pizza stores in a "Pizza for a Pint" promotion during the month of July.
  • Domino's Pizza offers Southcoast blood donors a tasty incentive Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 10:48AMNEW BEDFORD — The Southcoast Blood Bank at St. Luke's Hospital has teamed up again this year with area Domino's Pizza stores in a "Pizza for a Pint" promotion during the month of July.
  • Tripoli's Lone Chinese Restaurant Still Delivers Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 2:49AMMany foreigners fled the crippled Libyan capital as the uprising there turned to war. But one Chinese restaurant is still open for business though customers are few. "If I left, I would lose everything I have here," owner Dai Songxian says. read more
  • Cash Doesn't Lie Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 5:00PMHere's a vexing question for investors: Is Under Armour swimming in profits or struggling to get by? Different sections of its financial statements provide very different answers. The fast-growing athletic-apparel maker reported net income of $68.5 million last year and another $12 million in the first quarter of 2011. Its net profit margin doubled to 3.9%.
  • Cash Doesn't Lie Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 5:00PMHere's a vexing question for investors: Is Under Armour swimming in profits or struggling to get by? Different sections of its financial statements provide very different answers. The fast-growing athletic-apparel maker reported net income of $68.5 million last year and another $12 million in the first quarter of 2011. Its net profit margin doubled to 3.9%.
  • Swansboro cuts ribbon on Olde Towne Square bandstand Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 10:01AMTideland News Writer Cutting the ribbon on Swansboro’s new bandstand and pavilion was, you might say, a blast.
  • Swansboro cuts ribbon on Olde Towne Square bandstand Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 10:01AMTideland News Writer Cutting the ribbon on Swansboro’s new bandstand and pavilion was, you might say, a blast.
  • Blood donation earns a pizza Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 11:09PMThe Southcoast Blood Bank at St. Luke's Hospital has teamed up again this year with area Domino's Pizza stores in a "Pizza for a Pint" promotion during July.
  • ITC Gets Global Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 10:30PMStudents at the International Travel College of New Zealand (ITC) celebrated their annual Global Wednesday festival with a huge variety of food, costumes and entertainment.
  • Mature motorists pose dilemmas and opportunities Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 10:52AMBetty Lou Palmer remains fiercely independent, despite being forced by medical conditions to relinquish her car keys nearly a decade ago. The 77-year-old is legally blind and depends on public transportation and a volunteer organization to take her to doctors' appointments and shopping trips. On weekends, friends take her to social gatherings and church. The Glen Burnie resident's creative ...
  • Walgreen rolls out online shopping service in Chicago stores Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 10:23AM(Crain's) — Walgreen Co. has launched new service at Chicago-area stores that allows customers to shop at Walgreens.com and pick up items at a neighborhood store as little as an hour later.
  • Saving Lynny - the ultimate love story Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 9:00AMLYNNE Rowe was born with no arms or legs nearly 50 years ago. Doctors said let her die but her parents refused and took her home.
  • Community Supported Ag a growing business in Martinez and beyond Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 5:23PMMichael Wedgley credits the agrochemical giant Monsanto with motivating him to start his own Community Supported Agriculture based business. “I always wanted to help out small farms … when I found out about some of things that they [Monsanto] do to push out small farmers, I was infuriated … they basically were limiting my choices,” Wedgley said Tuesday after the Gazette contacted him to learn ...
  • Community Supported Ag a growing business Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 2:08PMMichael Wedgley credits the agrochemical giant Monsanto with motivating him to start his own Community Supported Agriculture based business. “I always wanted to help out small farms … when I found out about some of things that they [Monsanto] do to push out small farmers, I was infuriated … they basically were limiting my choices,” Wedgley said Tuesday after the Gazette contacted him to learn ...
  • Broomfield Enterprise upcoming events -- June 23 Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 1:15AMUpcoming events in and around Broomfield
  • NEW BUSINESS LICENSES: Week of June 13, 2011 Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 2:50PMNEW BUSINESS LICENSES: Week of June 13, 2011
  • Budget removalist services Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 12:56AMMoving your home on a tight budget can be tough, there are some companies that specialise in small moves and low cost services.
  • Broomfield Enterprise upcoming events -- June 12 Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 10:30AMUpcoming events in and around Broomfield
  • Former Navy SEAL Helms CNN WikiLeaks Doc Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 6:31PMYet another documentary about WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange is set to hit the airways this Sunday. CNN’s WikiWars – The Mission of Julian Assange does a good job of tying together all of the events of the last year and providing new behind-the-scenes footage of Assange in Europe and elsewhere during the events that brought him to center stage.
  • A past Draft game of 'what if?' Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 6:18PMGammons: A Draft game of 'what if?'
  • Briefly: May 27, 2011 Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 4:10PMRibbons raise awareness A Powell River business owner is organizing an event to raise awareness of child sexual abuse. Maxine Van Brabant, the owner of Black Tie Pastries, explained her campaign at the May 19 City of Powell River committee-of-the-whole meeting. She told councillors that in light of the ongoing court case involving charges of child pornography against three people, she decided to ...
  • My masterplan: how Manchester United can beat Barcelona | David Pleat Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 10:38AMBarcelona can be overcome if Manchester United keep their wits about them and follow five golden rules 1. Ferdinand must step out to pick up Messi Barcelona's principal threat is obvious, the mesmeric Lionel Messi and the combination play he strikes up with Xavi Hernández and Andrés Iniesta in particular, bursting through the centre and bypassing defenders with clever passing exchanges ...
  • Player-by-player comparison, analysis Saturday, May 28, 2011 @ 9:08AMOn the eve of the Champions League final, here's how Barcelona and Manchester United's projected starting lineups stack up against each other:
  • Pupils affected by poor bus service Saturday, May 28, 2011 @ 12:44AMEAST London pupils sometimes miss up to three days school per week because of problems with the municipal bus service.
  • Ben Lyttleton: Breakdown of Barcelona vs. Man United player matchups Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 7:55PMOn the eve of the Champions League final, here's how Barcelona and Manchester United's projected starting lineups stack up against each other:
  • Position breakdown of projected lineups Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 11:17AMOn the eve of the Champions League final, here's how Barcelona and Manchester United's projected starting lineups stack up against each other:
  • Spies to battle it out at the local bookstore Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 1:23PMDo you expect me to talk? No, Mr Bond, I expect you to revitalise the book trade by winning a deadly publishing battle with your greatest espionage rival.James Bond and Jason Bourne are going head-to-head with the release of new...
  • Warriors submarined in Div. II setback Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 5:48AMBASEBALL: Alemany loses in second round of playoffs to Arcadia's sidearm ace Edson. With five days between the first and second rounds of the Southern Section Div. II baseball playoffs, Alemany and visiting Arcadia both had the option Tuesday of coming back with their ace pitcher for the second time in a row instead of going with their No. 2.
  • Fleets: Related News Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 2:05AM5/25/2011 - UPS Begins Using Renewable Biodiesel at Major U.S. Hub The United Parcel Service began using biodiesel blends at its hub in Louisville, Ky., this month. ...
  • UPS Tipped Cops to $6M Cocaine Delivery Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 11:38AMEdwin Olivo, 37, of Bronx, New York, is being held on $2 million bond in connection with what police are calling one of the largest drug busts in state history. Olivo was arrested on Wednesday when...
  • Van Isle 360 encourages 'armchair sailors' Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 11:23AMThe Telus Van Isle 360 International Yacht Race will become more of a fan-friendly affair than ever in 2011. That’s because organizers plan to use spot transponders to track the fleet during the two-week race around Vancouver Island.
  • A free farm holiday if you're willing to work Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 6:47AMA free farm holiday if you're willing to work
  • Fresh from the farm, with more choices Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 10:04PMConnie Hofmann of Wayne joined a Community Supported Agriculture group, or CSA, last summer with the hope that access to a wider range of vegetables would enhance her 5-year-old daughter's appetite.
  • Police Seize 102 Kilos Of Cocaine, Valued At $6 Million, In Windsor Locks Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 4:47PMFollow Your Town News On The Courant's Windsor Lock Facebook Page State police seized an estimated $6 million worth of cocaine on Wednesday when a New York man attempted to pick up the package from a local commercial delivery service.
  • Fleets: Related News Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 2:08AM5/18/2011 - Landstar, High School Team Up to Provide Tornado Relief Supplies Landstar System is teaming up with Episcopal High School in its headquarters city of Jacksonville, Fla., in support of a relief drive for victims of the tornados that ripped through the South in April....
  • Motherhood Rooted Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 10:15PMWritten by Momo Chang   Photos by Damien Maloney  It was time, Lisa Juachon thought.  Under a full moon, she walked with a friend to the Japanese maple sapling tree in her Berkeley, CA, backyard. She took out the plastic container that she had kept in her freezer for more than a year after the grueling birth of her son.  While pregnant, she had read that in the southern Philippines, the placenta ...
  • Preschoolers donate 1,249 pounds to Second Harvest Food Bank Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 11:05PMThe people were little, but the donations were big.
  • Clement will summon oil execs for gas price grilling Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 9:00AMIndustry Minister Tony Clement says he will call oil refinery executives, gasoline retailers and distributors to Ottawa and demand answers as to the rationale behind fluctuating gas prices.
  • FEMA asks for return of $22M in disaster aid Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 12:05AMCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - After the raging Cedar River filled his home with 13 feet of water and ruined most of his possessions, Justin Van Fleet pleaded for help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to get back on his feet.
  • Local businesses feeling pinch as gas prices climb Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 6:18AMAs gas prices are now exceeding $4 a gallon, companies that rely heavily on transportation are feeling the pain.
  • Stoke City 3-1 Arsenal: Gunners' title hopes officially over after getting smashed by Stoke Sunday, May 8, 2011 @ 10:48AMArsenal's season effectively came to an end after goals from Pennant, Jones and Walters won the match for a Stoke team on top form.
  • Community Calendar for May 7, 2011 Saturday, May 7, 2011 @ 1:30AMLUNCHEON
  • Minister’s wife guilty of drug trafficking Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 1:40AMJudge Piet Koen said it was clear that Cwele and her co-accused Nigerian Frank Nabolisa had worked together to recruit two women to work as agents to transport drugs.
  • Community Calendar: Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 9:13AMDeadline for items for the Community Calendar is noon Wednesday two weeks before desired publication date. Send information on fund-raisers, clubs, lectures, community events, reunions and support groups to Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; fax it to (847) 486-7495; or e-mail it to jmolitor@pioneerlocal.com. …
  • Calendar Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 9:10AMSubmissions for "Community Calendar" are required two weeks preceding the date of publication. Send to: Mary Ann Bottari, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; mbottari@pioneerlocal.com. Information may be faxed to (847) 486-7495. PARK RIDGE Agenda The city of Park Ridge lists the following meeting for the week …