Wild, wonderful wheelsSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:11PMWILKES-BARRE TWP. – Fans of freestyle motocross were treated to two nights of jaw-dropping, heart-pounding, totally insane motorcycle stunts at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza over the weekend.
Northside Grocery UpdateFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:47PMCity of Binghamton officials held another ceremony today to celebrate a full-service grocery for the Northside as news comes out that a new structure may not be built on the...
Binghamton's North Side ready to raze restaurant, gain groceryFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:29PMBINGHAMTON -- Forget the sledgehammer. North Side resident Gloria Marshall used her cane to start the demolition of an old McDonald's on West State Street.
Community Calendar: Find A Friday Fish FryFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:20PMCheck WTAE Channel 4's calendar to find upcoming events around Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania. You can also ask us to add your community event to the list.
City Clears the Way for North Side Grocery StoreFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:26AMBINGHAMTON, NYMayor Matt Ryan this morning joined Councilwoman Lea Webb, Save-A-Lot licensee John Hart and residents to commemorate the demolition of 10-12 West State Street, which will clear the way for a new Save-A-Lot on the North Side. The grocery store will be the neighborhoods first in 15 years, and will offer 25 jobs. Hart will seek to hire from the North Side. Today weve taken another ...
Bing confident in rail planFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:39AMDetroit Mayor Dave Bing said Thursday he believes groundbreaking on the first segment of light rail along Woodward Avenue could start by year's end and signaled confidence that metro Detroit leaders will win support from the federal government for millions in aid.
Protestors clash with police in attempt to block I-80Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:48PMNOTE: TO VIEW PHOTO SLIDESHOW, CLICK PHOTO AT RIGHT. About 300 protestors confronted a blockade of police today in an unsuccessful attempt to march on Interstate 80 in Davis, resulting in one student's arrest.
Greenbelt Police BlotterThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:41AMThis activity report is provided by the Greenbelt Police Department as a public service to the community and is not a complete listing of all events and crime reported.
Great Scott!Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 1:13AMSenior Katie Scott’s picture will be the latest addition to the Southeast Polk Hall of Champions after she won an individual state championship last weekend at the 2010 Iowa State Bowling Tournament held at Plaza Lanes in Des Moines.
Scorecard: By the numbersWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 12:04AMBaseball NONCONFERENCE Dickinson State (N.D.) 3, Bethel 2; Dickinson State (N.D.) 9, Bethel 0 St. John's 5, Rochester Institute of
Local sports briefsTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:00PMAP mall festival 5KAVON PARK The 25th annual Avon Park Mall Festival 5K and 1-mle Fun Run will be held on Saturday, March 27 at 8 a.m. The Mall Festival 5K will feature custom performance T-shirts, award plaques and medals to the top three in 16 five-year age divisions. Entry forms are available at the Avon Park Chamber Office, or by e-mailing race director Chet Brojek at cbrojek ...
One writer's musical journeyMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 3:52AMOnce a year, I get a chance to sit back and reflect upon the many interviews I've conducted as The News-Times' music writer over the past 12 months and discuss my Top 10 picks in a year-in-review story.
Los Angeles Production ListingsMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:30AMThe following listings are not casting notices but instead reflect the best general information available about current casting assignments. Do your homework and use them wisely. Do not phone or visit casting directors' offices.
How TV shows try (or choose not) to depict Asperger's syndrome: Sepinwall on TVSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 6:03AMDad Adam Braverman (Peter Krause) struggles to connect to son Max (Max Burkholder), who has Asperger syndrome, on NBC's "Parenthood." The mother can't quite get the words out as she tries to tell her husband the therapist's diagnosis of their...
CSUN men's basketball loses another close one in Big West playSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:04AMEric Wise scored 21 points and pulled down 13 rebounds as UC Irvine edged Cal State Northridge 79-74 Saturday night in a Big West Conference men's basketball game.
Around the Capitol: Sen. Hunter votes to end legislator’s expensive health care planFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:09PMState Sen. Tupac A. Hunter (D-Detroit) voted this week to pass legislation that would end taxpayer-funded health care for future Michigan Legislators and other elected officials. House Bill 4194 will eliminate retirement health care benefits for all newly elected legislators starting in November 2010. Senate Bill 132 would repeal health care for state Supreme Court and Court of Appeal judgeships ...
AROUND THE CAPITOLThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 9:11PMState Sen. Ray Basham (D – Taylor) reported that with Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s presentation of her Fiscal Year 2010-2011 budget proposal to the state Legislature on Feb. 11, the state Senate was dedicating this past week solely to the budget.
TV Pilot Production ListingsThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 6:24PMThe following listings are not casting notices but instead reflect the best general information available about current casting assignments. Do your homework and use them wisely. Do not phone or visit casting directors' offices.
The CometThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 8:10AMCOUNCILS have declared a scheme to rate hygiene levels in restaurants a great success.
2010 Independent Wedding Guide ListingsThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:02AMThe devil is in the details. Perhaps at no time is that statement more true than when you’re planning your wedding.
TRIBE: CALENDAR - March 2010Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 3:58PMBingo! Herzog Wine Cellars invites you to test your luck and includes a glass of wine with your Bingo card to sweeten the deal. $5 (per person). 6 p.m. Also March 17. 3201 Camino Del Sol, Oxnard. RSVP to (805) 983-1560.
HART brings bus to riders living near new routesTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 11:10PMBus riders who live close to two new routes ready to roll in April won't have to wait on the side of the road for their ride.
PM AND A SEERWOMANTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 9:18PMMYSTERY: Prime Minister Patrick Manning has so far offered no comment on the mysterious church called "Jesus The Light of This World Ministries" in Guanapo, Arima, but a three-way link is emerging-that of Manning, the church and a faceless seerwoman.
What are local representatives doing in Washington D.C.?Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 3:09PMToday representatives from the Tulare County Association of Governments are in Washington D.C. for their annual lobbying trip — “One Voice.” The local representatives are staying at the Holiday Inn Capitol at 550 C Street S.W. Washington D.C....
Business break inMonday, February 22, 2010 @ 2:33PMBARRIE - Business break in An investigation continues into the Sunday afternoon break and enter of an Essa Road business, where thieves gained entrance by sawing into the garbage-room door.
Real estate transactionsSunday, February 21, 2010 @ 9:30PMLAND: Fairfield Project, LTD/Satya has purchased 2.32 acres at Houston Premium Outlets at U.S. 290 and Fairfield Falls Way. Josh Jacobs, Ed Page and Sara Schoonaert of Page Partners represented the seller, CPG Houston Holdings.
The Man Behind ‘The Boys’Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 2:39AMTo gay men of a certain age, Mart Crowley’s “The Boys in the Band” was a seminal experience, from its groundbreaking 1968 run on Broadway to the 1970 filmization.
ROCHELLE RILEY: Building department leader makes changes, differenceFriday, February 19, 2010 @ 2:24AMKarla Henderson has made changes at Detroit's Buildings and Safety Engineering Department since taking over seven months ago. She's a member of Mayor Dave Bing's team who's making a difference in visible ways.
MUSIC INDUSTRY: Red Cat Publicity - Upcoming EventsThursday, February 18, 2010 @ 8:19PMRED CAT PUBLICITY - UPCOMING EVENTSThe Jazz Academy of Music (501c3) Proudly Announces The 2010 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival - February 19-21, 2010 - Rockville, MDwww.midatlanticjazzfestival.orgIn addition to a cadre of the finest regional talent, artists scheduled to appear include Mulgrew...
Public health OKs Metro reopeningThursday, February 18, 2010 @ 11:55AMA Dundas grocery store disposed of some food after ongoing electrical problems required power to be shut off to 12 University Plaza businesses earlier this month.
UPD blotter for 2/17Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 4:55AMHere is your Utica police blotter for Wednesday, February 17, 2010.
Detroit Rail Line Gets Big GrantWednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 1:52PMA light passenger rail project in Detroit just got a federal boost.
Woodward Ave. light rail plan gets $25 million federal grantWednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 12:06PMThe $125 million private effort to bring light rail transit to a portion of Detroit's Woodward Avenue is getting a $25 million federal stimulus grant, the U.S. Department of Transportation said today.
US gives $25M recovery grant to Detroit rail lineWednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 11:06AMDETROIT (AP) - A light passenger rail project in Detroit is getting $25 million in federal recovery money for work on a line between downtown and the New Center area.
What's on: Art, theater, music, more happens this weekWednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 5:48AMBrevard Watercolor Society's "Artrageous" art show this weekend showcases the considerable talent of its 250 members, many of them award-winning artists, such as Therese Ferguson and Lolly Walton.
Showcase: Calendar of eventsThursday, February 11, 2010 @ 6:40PMHere is this week's comprehensive Showcase calendar of events:Tickets on saleFrankie Valli & the Four Seasons, on sale 10 a.m. Saturday, Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, 13350 Edison Parkway, Fort Myers. Performance: 7:30 p.m. April 1. $100, $86, $76 and $66. (239) 481-4849.GeneralStrolling flower show, flower arrangements from the Lee County Garden Clubs and the Nine Society will be on ...
Los Angeles Production ListingsThursday, February 11, 2010 @ 12:34PMThe following listings are not casting notices but instead reflect the best general information available about current casting assignments. Do your homework and use them wisely. Do not phone or visit casting directors' offices.
TV Pilot Production ListingsThursday, February 11, 2010 @ 3:34AMThe following listings are not casting notices but instead reflect the best general information available about current casting assignments. Do your homework and use them wisely. Do not phone or visit casting directors' offices.
Power outages still a problem; list of emergency numbersWednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 8:09AMEven before the wind has really picked up, the latest winter storm has left (or, in some cases, kept) more than 3,000 customers in the D.C. region without power, and officials expect it to get worse before it gets better.
Scorecard: By the numbersWednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 1:16AMNBA ALL-STAR ROSTERS Game: Feb. 14 At Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas (x-starters; i-injured, will not play; r-injury
Characteristics of my ValentineTuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 3:02AMIt’s that time of the year again, which you should know because you’re inside this section already. Valentine’s Day. Yay. Woo. Hoo. Pardon me if I don’t sound too excited. Color me sarcastic if you will.
2-9 Sports ScoreboardMonday, February 8, 2010 @ 11:48PMPro Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 32 17 .653 — Toronto 28 23 .549 5 New York 19 31 .380 131⁄2 Philadelphia 19 31 .380 131⁄2 New Jersey 4 46 .080 281⁄2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 35 17 .673 — Atlanta 32 17 .653 11⁄2 Charlotte 24 25 .490 91⁄2 Miami 24 27 .471 101⁄2 Washington 17 32 .347 161⁄2 Central Division W L Pct GB ...