Apartment Reviews News
- Niko, by Dimitri Nasrallah Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:24PMDonna Bailey Nurse reviews Niko, by Dimitri Nasrallah
- The Midway State pushes its own boundaries with new release Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:42PMTwo years ago, The Midway State was on a startling trajectory. The band — featuring Collingwood-raised Nathan Ferraro and Daenen Bramberger — had released its inaugural LP, Holes, the previous year.[...]
- Corp Executive Hotel Apartment - Al Barsha rated Among Top 51 Hotels In Dubai- By TripAdvisor Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:45PMCorp Executive Hotel Apartments - Al Barsha - Dubai has been ranked among top 51hotels in Dubai out of 410 hotels by TripAdvisor. This ranking is based on reviews done by travellers worldwide on TripAdvisor which is recognized as the world's largest travel site.
- Master art restorer Allon is back in ‘Portrait of a Spy’ Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:56PMHaunted by his failure to stop the massacre of innocents from bombings in London, fictional master art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon is forced to confront the new face of global terror and stop the new wave of attacks before they happen. "Portrait of a Spy" is the latest book in author Daniel Silvia's best-selling Gabriel Allon series. Read an excerpt.
- Rupert Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks must give evidence, says Clegg Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:11AM• Live coverage throughout the day following Rupert Murdoch's decision to abandon News Corporation's bid for BSkyB • 60-year-old man arrested over phone hacking • Murdoch and Brooks must give evidence – Clegg 11.16am: My colleagues on the media desk have confirmed that the 60-year-old arrested over phone hacking this morning is ex-News of the World executive editor Neil Wallis. 11.13am: Over on ...
- Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Sarah's Key Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:59AMHaving survived the horrors of the Holocaust, the Jews of Europe were left with another serious problem: survivor's guilt. The Nazis apparently faced few moral...
- Book Review: 'Stone Arabia' by Dana Spiotta Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:16PMA brother and sister have their own ways of coping with reality while their mother is losing her grip on it. A brother and sister have their own ways of coping with reality while their mother is losing her grip on it.
- Fewer blue ribbons, but no less faith from Bri's family Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:58AMReno police now say Brianna Denison's killer walked through an unlocked back door on Jan. 20 when he found her sleeping on her friend's couch in a rental home on MacKay Court.
- VCU project scaled back Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:00PMA development company has scaled back its plan to build a student-oriented apartment complex by Virginia Commonwealth University's Siegel Center, but the project continues to receive mixed reviews in the Carver neighborhood.
- Review: ‘Japan: A Story of Love and Hate’ Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:01PMWhile researching my last post about the record-high poverty rate in Japan , I came across a title for a 2008 BBC documentary entitled Japan: A Story of Love and ...
- Summer libations keep the season lively Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:03AMBy Kathryn Reed Relaxing poolside, lakeside, on a patio or on a friends’ deck – summer cocktails make the occasion even more festive. To pretend winter wasn’t taking over spring, a few of us started ordering what could be considered summer drinks even when hot cocoa may have been better to take off the chill from the [...]
- The Kid, by Sapphire Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:54PMDonna Bailey Nurse reviews The Kid, by Sapphire
- HP Pavilion Slimline s5-1020 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:46PMAs far as small form-factor desktops go, the HP Pavilion Slimline s5-1020 offers decent performance in a package that easily slips under a desk or behind a monitor.
- INVESTIGATION: Despite DHS vows of reform, children it checks on are still dying. Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:28PMThree years after a string of blunders by DHS were widely blamed for failing to prevent the torture-murder of toddler Porchia Bennett, an Inquirer investigation has found that young children are still regularly abused to death after coming to the attention of DHS.
- ‘Harry Potter’ ticket buyer’s remorse: But then it will be over Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:51AMQuestion: Has anyone else experienced Harry Potter ticket buyer’s remorse? Last night, when I ordered my Deathly Hallows — Part 2 tickets for tonight online, I wasn’t elated, like someone who’s been waiting for (and writing about) this movie for months should be. I was sad. Suddenly, the end of my Harry Potter movie experience
- Dateline looks at Venus Stewart case Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:25AMThe Venus Stewart case gets a national spotlight Friday when Dateline takes a 90-minute look at the investigation and ultimate conviction of her husband, Doug Stewart, for murder.
- Planning Commission rezones site of possible Sprouts market Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:28PMPlans for a possible Sprouts Farmers Market in Santa Rosa moved forward Thursday despite opposition from local grocers who say there's little need for another market in the city.
- 'Harry Potter' may work its magic at box office and break records Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:49PMLOS ANGELES - She had steamed the wrinkles out of her wizard robe. The butterbeer, based on the house drink at...
- 'We Are Here' play examines grief Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:58PMEditor's note: Reviews of this season's five plays at the Contemporary American Theater Festival in Shepherdstown will be published throughout the week. This is the second in the series. SHEPHERDSTOWN - There is no escape from grief.
- Movie reviews: 7-14 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:06PMSummaries are condensed from Blade reviews and reflect the theater schedule starting Friday. Films are rated on a scale of 5 stars (best) to Bomb (worst). The reviewer's name, movie running time, and abbreviations of the theaters where the movie is playing are at the end of each summary.
- British Open 2011 Press Conference: The Most Intriguing Quotes Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:44PMNo one was a quote machine at the Open Championship press conferences, but we found out what it's like to be an Open or US Open champ, what was needed to pay Royal St. George's successfully, the state of American golf, who's been sightseeing and there was even a little humor. Ben Curtis was the last man to win the Open Championship at Royal St. George's. "I was here a month ago, and I shook ...
- Million Dollar Decorators: Episode Seven: Frankensofas, No-Tell Motels, and Purple Lemonade Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:35PM“This is Los Angeles where money and style are everything.” So sayeth interior designer Mary McDonald in the opening of Bravo’s newest reality series, Million Dollar Decorators. The show follows the professional and personal lives of five of L.A.'s top-tier...
- Charleston startup competes with Craigslist Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:11AMQuickFoxes.com, the brainchild of a recent College of Charleston graduate, lets you hire people to do Foxruns tasks like walking your dog, adding calligraphy to your wedding invitations, teaching your kid how to swim, or organizing your office on an hourly or room-by-room basis.
- In awe of Twombly Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:11AMThere really wasn’t anyone else quite like Cy Twombly, either in art or life. His paintings, sculptures, drawings and photographs are like the man: inimitable and irreplaceable. He was a true original. Born in 1928 in Lexington, Virginia,...
- Whistle Blowing: Curbed NY has the scoop on... Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:38AMCurbed NY has the scoop on a new web-based apartment review service called Inside Digs. Members review their current apartment in exchange for free access to others' reviews—shy types will have to pay $19.95/year for access. Still, that's a small...
- British PM to investigate claims that 9/11 victim families targeted by Murdoch media Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:33AMBritish Prime Minister David Cameron vowed Wednesday to look into whether 9/11 victims were targeted in Britain’s phone hacking scandal, as lawmakers were poised to demand that Rupert Murdoch give up his goal of taking over a lucrative U.K. broadcaster.
- Grand jury declines to indict man who shot at police in Pleasant Grove Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:19PMHe said he unintentionally opened fire on the officers when he thought attackers had returned to apartment.
- Hotels 'bribed guests for glowing reviews' Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:00PMGUESTS allegedly asked to write positive reviews on TripAdvisor website in exchange for cash or cheap rooms and meals.
- Launches & Releases: New Website Wants to Give Renters an Early Look at Apartments Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:52PMWe're instantly intrigued by any rental search tool, and there's a new one in town. Welcome to the dancefloor, InsideDigs. Registration on the website is free, but only for those willing to share information about their current digs or...
- Perks for praise: Are hotels abusing user reviews? Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:25PMThe UK's Office of Fair Trading is considering investigating allegations that hotels are offering incentives to guests in exchange for glowing online reviews.
- Building a life: A writing teacher's book says, 'Read me' Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:47AMSometimes, when review copies of books land on my desk here at the Argus, as they occasionally do, they are often just what I need. The Argus rarely reviews books, but the synchronicity of just the right book for...
- Gonzalez kidnapping case continued to August Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:25AMSALEM - The case against Ernesto L. Gonzalez, the Lynn father who authorities say was the last person to see his missing 5-year-old son alive during a weekend visit nearly three years ago, was continued Monday in Salem Superior Court until next month.
- Gonzalez kidnapping case continued to August Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:25AMSALEM - The case against Ernesto L. Gonzalez, the Lynn father who authorities say was the last person to see his missing 5-year-old son alive during a weekend visit nearly three years ago, was continued Monday in Salem Superior Court until next month.
- Los Gatos looking into alternatives now that state is taking RDA money Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:42PMLos Gatos weighing whether to continue or eliminate its redevelopment agency.
- Los Gatos looking into alternatives now that state is taking RDA money Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:42PMLos Gatos weighing whether to continue or eliminate its redevelopment agency.
- Lefties will melt 0 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:27PMCoun. Adam Vaughan was positively apoplectic over the first of the $350,000 core service reviews released Monday — this one on the fat, ahem gravy, contained in the public works budget.
- Lefties will melt 0 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:27PMCoun. Adam Vaughan was positively apoplectic over the first of the $350,000 core service reviews released Monday — this one on the fat, ahem gravy, contained in the public works budget.
- NBN Co deploys fibre to more NSW housing estates Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 8:33PMMix of homes and apartment blocks.
- NBN Co deploys fibre to more NSW housing estates Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 8:33PMMix of homes and apartment blocks.
- Turns out it’s not all gravy Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:26PMReining in city spending without service cuts not as easy as Ford claimed in campaign
- Turns out it’s not all gravy Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:26PMReining in city spending without service cuts not as easy as Ford claimed in campaign
- Tinker, Tailor, NASA, Spy Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:01PMYet another television show with an inaccurate portrayal of NASA and space operations? Dwayne Day reviews a recent episode of a USA Network drama that offers another example of how NASA and the CIA are portrayed in popular culture.
- Tinker, Tailor, NASA, Spy Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:01PMYet another television show with an inaccurate portrayal of NASA and space operations? Dwayne Day reviews a recent episode of a USA Network drama that offers another example of how NASA and the CIA are portrayed in popular culture.
- C. diff outbreak continues in Niagara as three Ontario hospitals are cleared Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:14AMTORONTO — A Toronto hospital is among three in Ontario cleared of outbreaks of potentially deadly C. difficile bacteria, Health Minister Deb Matthews announced Sunday. Seven others are dealing with a total of 100 cases and 20 deaths since the first outbreaks were reported in May.[...]
- C. diff outbreak continues in Niagara as three Ontario hospitals are cleared Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:14AMTORONTO — A Toronto hospital is among three in Ontario cleared of outbreaks of potentially deadly C. difficile bacteria, Health Minister Deb Matthews announced Sunday. Seven others are dealing with a total of 100 cases and 20 deaths since the first outbreaks were reported in May.[...]
- Council member Karr is watching site price for new fire station Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 12:12PMCEDAR RAPIDS — City Council member Don Karr doesn’t want the council to agree to pay too much for the proposed site of the city’s new Central Fire Station. Buying private property for public use is on Karr’s mind because he says City Hall has taken its hits in recent months from people who think, [...]
- Columbia River Crossing has spent $130 million, without lifting a shovel Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 6:12PMNearly six years since work began, the CRC remains a divisive issue. But the Oregon and Washington departments of transportation did not wait for a tidy political consensus. They plunged ahead on the project, burning through about $1.8 million a month, $60,000 a day.
- Betty Ford program helps Springs kids cope with addicted parents Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:50PMMathew Martinez was heading straight down the road to trouble.He was only 8 years old, but already, he'd been suspended from school for five days. He rarely smiled, and the slightest little aggravation would send him into a rage. Someone warned his mother that one day,...
- County’s property tax shortfall to be felt locally Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 5:50PMSacramento County Assessor Kathleen Kelleher announced earlier this week that a nearly $40 million shortfall in property taxes could have an impact on revenues for local agencies for the 2011-12 fiscal year that started on July 1.
- Don Morton raises a mug to bicycles and cold beer Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:06AMFilm buffs may know American Don Morton for the reviews he writes for Metropolis magazine. During a recent interview in his apartment, though, he mostly talked about bicycles. In fact the 67-year-old native of San Francisco is the founder of the Tokyo-based Half-Fast cycling club. Morton shares his living space with two bicycles. "The orange one lives in the genkan (entrance)," he says casually ...