A dim hotel market rebounds (Edwardsville Journal)
It was about four years ago that Diane Onken and her husband, Bob, bought a one-acre plot near Illinois Route 157 and Center Grove Road in Edwardsville with dreams of building a business from scratch....more...Years Of Work Pay Off With New Flood Maps (Des Plaines Journal)
Long-time residents will remember a time not too long ago when streets of the Northwest suburbs looked more like small rivers than roads. The floods of 1986 and 1987 are still remembered throughout the Chicagoland area....more... Glendale hotel to shed 'Phoenix' from name (The Arizona Republic)
When it comes to the name game, Glendale plays to win, booting ''Phoenix'' off the West Valley city's first five-star hotel....more... All bets are on (Financial Times)
Max Osceola Jr. is sitting under an American Indian chickee hut, recalling his childhood in the Seminole Tribe of Florida. ?There was a group of ladies from Fort Lauderdale called the Friends of the Seminoles....more... Housing Bubble and Real Estate Market Tracker (Seeking Alpha via Yahoo! Finance)
A roundup of articles and data about the housing market....more... Other News in Brief: Collier Enterprises Closes $45M Multi-Family Construction Loan; Maguire Properties Completes Sale ... (Commercial Property News)
Collier Enterprises closed a $44.8 million loan and has begun construction on a new apartment community, The Enclave at Gainesville Place in Gainesville, Fla. The 412-unit property sits on 37 acres and is comprised of 13 three-story apartment buildings....more... Facelift envisioned for grounds (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Think of Summerfest as The Little Engine That Could: Defying the doubters, it made it up that steep hill and became what is billed as the world's largest music festival....more... Old rail overpass tugs at city's heart (Seattle Times)
It's a derelict and seemingly forgotten spot. Rusting iron exposed by peeling silver paint, waist-high grasses, dandelions......more... Looking for the real Lincoln, flaws and all (Miami Herald)
LAND OF LINCOLN: Adventures in Abe's America....more... |