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  • Health happenings: July 19 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:05PMSend information about free or low-cost health-related events open to the public one week ahead of publication. Information can be emailed to jmorreale@bradenton.com. Listings are due 10 days in advance.
  • Historic Marsing Restaurant to Close Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:49PMMarsing's historic Sandbar River House is scheduled to close on Sunday, July 31.
  • Delia Manor offering a family touch Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:24PMBLOOMINGDALE - A single-story residence in a 29-acre ranch setting off Hilda Circle in Crestview Manor debuted Thursday as Delia Manor, a state-licensed adult care home whose owner wants to be the kind of place her own mother would be proud of.
  • New home market down but not out Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:54AMWorkers frame new homes on Friday at Escena in Palm Springs. After a lull in construction, the development is bustling with construction activity. / Michael Snyder The desert sun
  • Steele family reunion brings family back to historic house Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:15AMJohn Steele grew up on the only house on the block. "I remember sitting out here on the patio and getting lunch (handed to him out of the window) and staring out over to the Jemez (Mountains)," he said. "The only thing in our view was the Indian School."
  • Ishibashi family to sell historic Portuguese Bend ranch Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:02PMOne of the last remaining links to a distant past of farming in the South Bay may soon be fading into the Palos Verdes Peninsula landscape. | PHOTOS
  • Happenings: Powwow at college kicks off weekend Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:23PMChildren of Many Colors Native American Powwow returns to the Moorpark College athletic field this weekend.
  • Upgrading while downsizing: Room for family gatherings in ‘this old house’ Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:26AMAlthough LeRoy and Shirley Bohr had intended to downsize their home in 2003 with the purchase of their home at 104 South Street in Ossian, what they didn’t know is how much room they still needed.
  • Mega-mansion emerges where historic Casa Feliz once stood Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:53AMWINTER PARK — More than a decade after local residents rallied to save the historic Casa Feliz home from demolition, the house that is emerging in its place on Lake Osceola will likely be the largest mansion yet in a city known for its extraordinary residences.
  • Mega-mansion emerges where Casa Feliz once stood | Pictures Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:53PMWINTER PARK -- More than a decade after local residents rallied to save the historic Casa Feliz home from demolition, the house that is emerging in its place on Lake Osceola will likely be the largest mansion yet in a city known for its extraordinary residences.
  • Mega-mansion emerges where Casa Feliz stood | Photos Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:53PMWINTER PARK — More than a decade after local residents rallied to save the historic Casa Feliz home from demolition, the house that is emerging in its place on Lake Osceola will likely be the largest mansion yet in a city known for its extraordinary residences.
  • Time to say so long Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:58AMThe North Platte Telegraph Scouts Rest Ranch is about to bid farewell to its superintendent. Steve Kemper has been with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission for 43 years, but Friday will be his last day.
  • York Place expands into community counseling Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 10:12PMYork Place, the Episcopal Home for Children, has a 160-year history of serving as a haven of healing and hope for children. Now, the home is reaching out to other segments of the community.
  • Celebrity chef Guy Fieri's home was a fixer-upper Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 7:14PMGuy Fieri loved how it was surrounded by lots of trees and land. He told their agent he'd take it on the spot.
  • One-story house OK'd for former fraternity site Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 11:35PMNORMAL — Despite initial concerns that plans for a new house at Broadway and Vernon Avenue had changed from two stories to a ranch style, the Normal City Council ultimately approved the revisions Wednesday.
  • ONLINE RANCH HOUSE: A Case Study Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:43AMNOVATO, Calif. - According to Houseplans.com, the housing industry is in a watershed moment of big change: in the post World War II era it was all about riding a wave of growth. Now, it is about using the Internet to make high quality home building more efficient and style savvy while reducing time and money costs. The old fashioned blueprint-to-bricks approach...
  • Neighbors tapped for input Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 5:47PMSummit County planners are asking for residents' help as they update the Snyderville Basin General Plan and decide what changes need to be made to
  • Backyard fire pits pose hidden dangers Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 6:45PMSIOUX CITY -- After roasting hot dogs with his grandchildren on the lawn last March, Brad Koele, of Moville, Iowa, walked by the mobile fire pit he had bought at Bomgaars.
  • Bald eagle spotted Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 2:45AMHOUMA — For the subdivision residents who glimpsed it, the young eagle perched in the boughs of a short-leaf pine was an honored guest, a marvel to be appreciated.
  • Meet the backyard eagle Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 12:43AMFor the subdivision residents who glimpsed it, the young eagle perched in the boughs of a short-leaf pine was an honored guest, a marvel to be appreciated.
  • Health happenings: July 5 Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 5:06PMSend information about free or low-cost health-related events open to the public one week ahead of publication. Information can be emailed to jmorreale@bradenton.com. Listings are due 10 days in advance.
  • Mayor puts house up for sale Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 10:58PMBy DONNA KENNY KIRWAN dkirwan@pawtuckettimes.com 0629CF MOREAU HOUSE SALE SHORT.jpg CENTRAL FALLS — Amidst the gloomy financial market and recent cutbacks in library and social services in Central Falls, the city's mayor has put his house on the market. The house at 141 Jenks Ave., owned by Mayor Charles Moreau and his wife, Kristen, is up for sale. According to the on ...
  • Celebrity chef Guy Fieri’s home was a fixer-upper Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 2:15AMNEW YORK — Celebrity chef Guy Fieri lives in his dream home. But he says the place was a dump when he bought it.
  • DuPage County Board OK's construction of mosque near Lombard Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 3:07PMThe DuPage County Board on Tuesday voted to allow the construction of a small mosque in unincorporated Lombard.
  • Health happenings: June 28 Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 5:12PMSend information about free or low-cost health-related events open to the public one week ahead of publication. Information can be emailed to jmorreale@bradenton.com. Listings are due 10 days in advance.
  • Water level appears to be falling in flooded Minot Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 12:34PMThe Souris (SUHR'-is) River appears to be starting a slow decline at Minot (MY'-naht), where efforts to hold off further flood damage are successful so far.
  • Residents help neighbors in flooded Minot Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 12:03PMThe river appears to be leveling off after swamping an estimated 4,000 homes. Mike Johnson and Mike Pancoast have been too busy helping people chased from their homes by rising waters to give much thought to their own predicament.
  • Flooded Minot gets break with river's level steady Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 7:48AMThe flooding Souris (SUHR'-his) River appears to be leveling off in Minot (MY'-naht).
  • Flood in Minot, N.D., expected to peak sometime today Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 7:33AMThe river was expected to reach its peak level early Sunday after swamping an estimated 4,000 homes.
  • Flooding brings a state together Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 1:01AMMINOT, N.D. -- Chased from their homes by rising floodwaters and bunking with friends, clergymen Mike Johnson and Mike Pancoast did what seems to come naturally to folks around here: They hopped into a car and headed for a nearby town to help other ...
  • Generous residents help neighbors in flooded Minot Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 12:55AMChased from their homes by rising floodwaters and bunking with friends, clergymen Mike Johnson and Mike Pancoast did what seems to come naturally to folks around here: They hopped into a car and headed for a nearby town to help others evacuate.
  • In the face of destruction: Caring in Minot Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 12:13AMMINOT, N.D. - Chased from their homes by rising floodwaters and bunking with friends, clergymen Mike Johnson and Mike Pancoast did what seems to come naturally to folks around here: They hopped into a car and headed for a nearby town to help others evacuate.
  • 'A peaceful setting' Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 2:40PM  Situated on a small tract that once belonged to a farmette, the Villas at Georgetown subdivision is now under construction.The Bart Township neighborhood, along Route 896, will feature 28 duplexes and six single-family homes. The residences have public sewer service and a common well.Georgeto...
  • Making new Traxxas: RC car company unveils plans for new 30 acre facility Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 1:38AMBerenice Quirino/Staff photos - Daniel Wood, a Traxxas employee, demonstrates the Slash 4X4 radio-controlled car Saturday morning at the company's free preview at Craig Ranch. Attendees were able to test out the cars as well.
  • Meet the backyard eagle Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 12:01PMA unique visitor peers down from its roost above the Southdown West subdivision Thursday morning in Houma.
  • Blueprint: Building a dream Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 10:34AMCall it the local version of television's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" with a twist.
  • Fishing Line: 06/23/11 Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 4:10PMAMERICAN RIVER - The river is running high and cloudy. The river rose several feet this past week and was over the concrete slab at the Hwy 49 confluence-higher than seen in years by some reports.
  • Obits Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 3:15PMGeorge Frederick Bruder, 73, died peacefully at his home in Cos Cob, on June 8, 2011, after a long illness. Bruder was a retired energy lawyer and founding partner of the law firm Bruder, Gentile & Marcoux . He was a resident of the Washington area for fifty years, until coming to Connecticut with his wife, Jean Riley Bruder in 2008.
  • Kenny Loggins headed to Indian Ranch in Webster Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 3:48AMKenny Logins has an interesting sounding performer in the opening act for his concert at Indian Ranch in Webster on Friday.
  • A Sparkling Success in Sonoma Wine Country Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 9:34PMGloria Ferrer Estate Vineyards, located in the Carneros district of Sonoma County, became the first sparkling wine house in the region in 1986.
  • Health happenings: June 21 Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 2:06PMSend information about free or low-cost health-related events open to the public one week ahead of publication. Information can be emailed to jmorreale@bradenton.com. Listings are due 10 days in advance.
  • Time to say so long Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 7:48AMThe North Platte Telegraph Scouts Rest Ranch is about to bid farewell to its superintendent. Steve Kemper has been with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission for 43 years, but Friday will be his last day.
  • Spotlight: A 10-year-old old-fashioned farm house tucked away in Southwest Austin Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 9:00AMSpotlight: A 10-year-old old-fashioned farm house tucked away in Southwest Austin
  • Architecture 101: No permits, no parents, no clients, plenty of plywood for architect Sellers and friends Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 7:26AMMount Raspberry? The Mad River Valley mountain where David Sellers and various artist and carpenter compatriots built houses in the mid-1960s had no name when they got there and started messing around with lumber and tools.
  • Steak with a sizzle Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 7:24PMA revamped menu and renovated restaurants around the country have helped put the sizzle back into one steakhouse chain.
  • Florida theme parks: Fantasyland, ‘Despicable Me’ ride coming next year Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 1:43PMMuch is going on behind the scenes at the theme parks, which have new rides and attractions in design or under construction.
  • Homeowners Shift to 15-Year Loan Refinancing to Add Equity Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 12:11AMCreditworthy homeowners with enough cash to lock in near record-low interest rates and shorten the length of their loans are growing in number
  • Homeowners Shift to 15-Year Refi Loans to Add Equity Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 12:11AMCreditworthy homeowners with enough cash to lock in near record-low interest rates and shorten the length of their loans are growing in number
  • U.S. Homeowners Build Equity Faster in Refinancing Shift to 15-Year Loans Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 11:43PMWhile millions of U.S. homeowners have negotiated lower monthly mortgage bills in an effort to avoid foreclosure, Cecelia Kirchman happily added $250 to her payment when she refinanced last August.
  • Ambitious eateries set sights on South Bay Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 10:06PMName chefs are finally discovering the affluent area, with a number of upscale restaurants either now open or on the drawing board for Torrance, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach. Name chefs are finally discovering the affluent area, with a number of upscale restaurants either now open or on the drawing board for Torrance, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach.