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Investors turn to farming as crop prices rise Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:22PMBraden Janowski has never planted seeds or brought in a harvest. Yet when 430 acres of Michigan cornfields were auctioned last summer, it was the 33-year-old software executive who made the winning bid.
Anthony Mackie Will Personally Serve You a Drink at His New Bar, Opening This Week Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:06AMMackie, at NoBar in Bed-Stuy. When we heard that Anthony Mackie — star of movies like The Hurt Locker and The Adjustment Bureau — was planning to open his own bar, we thought about all of the other mediocre, nightclubby, celebrity-owned restaurants we go out of our way to avoid. But when we heard Mackie was planning to open NoBar on Nostrand Avenue in Bed-Stuy (as opposed to, say, the ...
Get moving for 2012 Olympics Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:05AMReading is on its marks to get everyone moving this week in the countdown to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Clay's day in the spotlight: Summer shapes up as ceramics season in Denver galleries, Denver Art Museum Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:27AM"Marvelous Mud," the Denver Art Museum's massive presentation of eight related exhibitions spread throughout its two buildings, has put the medium of clay very much at the center of attention locally.
A Tenafly home update that respects history Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:16AMMario and Maria Turchi wanted to restore their circa-1870 Gothic Revival home to its original glory. But they also wanted to update it for the needs of a 21st-century family.
Investors see big potential in farmland Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:18AMRising food prices increase interest in profitable land NILES, Mich. - Braden Janowski has never planted seeds or brought in a harvest. He doesn't even own overalls. Talk about this topic
NEW CROP OF FARMERS Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:03AMBraden Janowski has never planted seeds or brought in a harvest. He doesn't even own overalls. Yet when 430 acres of Michigan cornfields was auctioned last summer, it was Janowski, a brash, 33-year-old software executive, who made the winning bid.
AP: Investors bank on profits on the farm Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:30AMBraden Janowski has never planted seeds or brought in a harvest. He doesn't even own overalls.
Investors see big potential in owning farmland Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:37PMBraden Janowski has never planted seeds or brought in a harvest. He doesn't even own overalls. Yet when 430 acres of Michigan cornfields was auctioned last summer, it was Janowski, a brash, 33-year-old software executive, who made the winning bid. It was so high — $4 million, 25 percent above the next-highest — that some farmers stood, shook their heads and walked out. And Janowski figures he ...
Down On The Farm, Tulsa Investor, Others See Big Potential Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:16PMA new breed of gentleman farmer is shaking up the American heartland. Rich investors with no ties to farming, no dirt under their nails, are confident enough to wager big on a patch of earth.
Investors see big potential in farming Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:12AMBraden Janowski has never planted seeds or brought in a harvest. He doesn’t even own overalls. Yet when 430 acres of Michigan cornfields was auctioned last summer, it was Janowski, a brash, 33-year-old software executive, who made the winning bid. It was so high — $4 million, 25 percent above the next-highest — that some farmers [...]
Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsDown on the farm, investors see big potential Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:51AMNEW YORK (AP) - Braden Janowski has never planted seeds or brought in a harvest. He doesn't even own overalls. Yet when 430 acres of Michigan cornfields was auctioned last summer, it was Janowski, a brash, 33-year-old software executive, who made the winning bid.
Lourdes hires artist to add ‘oomph’ to school cafeteria Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:10PMJack Doglaniuk is adding a little “oomph” to the walls of Our Lady of Lourdes high school.
Presto! Magicians turn into inventors, entrepreneurs Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:00PMThe Society of American Magicians' convention is for members only, but we got into the dealers room for a peek at what they buy and sell.
The tears of a musician... Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:48AMThe tears of a musician are the notes he rips from his instrument and the sound of his voice that swells up from that tormented place inside and must burst forth into the universe in order to quell the knots of pain that reside in said places. Sometimes, this process must be repeated numerous times, as it is the only time the pain subsides. Eventually, the pain abates and it's residue is the ...
The Bacon Uprising: How China's Top-Secret Strategic Pork Reserve Is Burning Down The Amazon Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:38AMIn the latest installment of the Butterfly Effect: The Chinese middle class is eating more and more meat, and Beijing wants to keep prices low. That means finding a way to feed all those pigs with grain imported from land cut from the Brazilian rainforest, leading to conflict within the BRICs. 1. The Strategic Pork Reserve Since Deng Xiaoping, China’s leaders have been obsessed with “food ...
The classic game appreciation section: F.E.A.R. Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:21AMIt's not a crusty old Sega game this week! Yay!
Letters to the Editor Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:32AMHAUPPAUGE Steve Levy responds You claim in your editorial “the first thing an editor might ask a reporter returning from an event might be ‘what’s the lead,’ in other words what’s the news hook?” Had you sent a reporter to the event, instead of commenting on something you did not report on, perhaps you would [...]
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (5th Anniversary Edition) - Walkthrough Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:44PMThe Elder Scrolls IV ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______ ______ _ _________ _________ _______ _ ( ___ )( ___ \ ( \ \__ __/|\ /|\__ __/( ___ )( ( /| | ( ) || ( ) ...
How to avoid garden gaffes Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:43AMWe've come a long way since the days of sky blue fences and decking, the must-haves in any makeover project during the BBC's Ground Force days.
The Sobey Art Prize: Ontario nominees Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 7:17PMAn Oakville show of the young Ontario candidates presents a worthy roster
Changing Skyline: Another blingy Broad St. building Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:33AMWhen Philadelphia's big real estate developers find a neighborhood they like, they really dig in. Bart Blatstein has made himself the virtual lord of Northern Liberties with factory-style lofts and hip hangouts. Now Carl Dranoff is firmly on his way to becoming the boss of South Broad Street.
Turn Up The Heat! | Festival season roars back to life as Soundpony soaks the scene with its Festival of Wet Dreams Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:41AMOne of the best parts of summer arriving is live music in the open air. A great patio with a good sound system and a solid band makes for a near perfect evening, but what can be more exceptional than consecutive evenings? That's where the festivals come into play. Although the season kicked off str... By G.K. Hizer.
iPhone/iPad Games Guide: What to Buy This Month Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 8:43AMWhat are the best new iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch games available for a total budget of $30 -- or about a dollar per day? Below are the best-reviewed titles released over the past month. All games are available for all Apple portable devices unless otherwise indicated.
Art on the cheap: An empty wallet doesn't have to mean naked walls Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 6:17AMI call the wall in my dining room "the galleria" -- a self-deprecating description mocking myself more than anything. The galleria is a collection of beautiful photographs taken by people I know.
Going, going... Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 10:35PMThey start filtering in slowly, a few at a time, until the place is so cramped that elbows knock and inhaling is required if you want to get by.
The world's top 10 greatest comeback cities Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 3:12PMOnce deep in the urban dumps, these cities have bounced back from the brink, turning tumultuous pasts into tourist drawing cards.
Hotel's walls hold nation's history Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 3:19PMA SEA breeze can rouse the palms that stud the Hotel Nacional gardens in Havana to only a desultory rustle.
Journey ends for Singapore train station at age 79 Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 3:04PMTrain enthusiasts, tourists and officials thronged an iconic 1930s railway station in downtown Singapore on Thursday, hours before it was to be closed, with a sultan from neighbouring Malaysia driving out the last train.
Exhibit: Stephanie Syjuco at the Columbus Museum of Art Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 7:49PMAs an artist selected for inclusion in the Columbus Museum of Art's contemporary "Currents" series, San Francisco-based Stephanie Syjuco was invited by curator Lisa Dent to peruse the institution's collections for inspiration.
Million Dollar Decorators: Episode Five: Permits, "A Passage to India," and Bathing à Deux Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 9:25AM“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...
The Paper, The Word | A look to the past, a vision for the future. The gathering and dissemination of news is ... Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 1:47AMAndy Rieger, a 30-year veteran of the newspaper business in Oklahoma who now serves as the editor and general manager of the Norman Transcript, has a daughter, Hannah, who graduated from journalism school last year. When she approached a small Oklahoma weekly newspaper about doing an internship ther... By MIKE EASTERLING, ARNOLD HAMILTON AND JOE WERTZ.
Coos Bay motorcyle show features art on two wheels Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 7:16PM"Thunder at CAM" features 38 motorcycles, more than half from Coos Bay collectors, and 61 works of art chosen from hundreds submitted from the United States and British Columbia for a juried show.
Courtney Cachet: Living Large in Small Spaces Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 4:33PMJust like fashion, less is more -- especially when it comes to a tight space. The more items in view means the more crowded and cluttered the room appears.
The First Amendment Giveth—And Taketh Away, Too Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 2:49PMThe fate of two free-speech cases illustrates the Supreme Court's ideological divide
The golden age of cinemas Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 6:16PMThe smell of popcorn, the taste of cigarette breath kisses on the back row, the feel of an involuntary tear tumbling down your cheek as a film sucks you in – the cinema experience stings our senses in ways that lodges hard in the memory.
House of Exile by Evelyn Juers Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 6:30AMEvelyn Juers's study of the Mann brothers is also a striking, novelistic portrait of an age Two questions are likely to occur to readers as they navigate the cross-currents of biographical data that surge through Evelyn Juers's House of Exile . What exactly am I reading? And why is it so enthralling? Juers herself, a German-born writer living in Australia, offers an answer to the first: " House ...
CALENDAR: June 26, 2011 Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 2:07AM8 a.m. Orange County Antique Fair & Flea Market through Nov. 27 every Saturday and Sunday. Orange County Fairgrounds. To 5 p.m. (845) 282-4055. http://www.ocfleamarkets.com.
Luciano: Spare the bowling bear Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 12:29AMThe Hamm's beer bear racks up a strike outside Bowl-Mor Lanes, 3416 N. University St. The mural, an icon of Peoria pop culture, could blasted into just a memory when the alley is sold and leveled.
Insiders Sound an Alarm Amid a Natural Gas Rush Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 12:26AMNatural gas companies have been placing enormous bets on the wells they are drilling, saying they will deliver big profits and provide a vast new source of energy for the United States.
Grafitti monarch Banksy takes L.A. — one wall at a time Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 6:28AMA man walks in front of a mural celebrating Banksy's Academy Award achievement signed by Mr. Brainwash in Los Angeles last week.
Creative Courtship on the Cheap: Summer offers a plethora of wallet-friendly and DIY date options Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 2:22PMTeam Extreme Options aplenty for you folks, as outdoor activities are what Bend (and its impossibly-fit lycra-clad residents) does best. Assuming you already have the necessary gear, go for a bike ride/run/climb/paddle/SUP together. And look, if you’re still in the courtship phase, be considerate and don’t drop your date. She or he won’t be impressed by how fast or hard you can ride/run/climb ...
RE: Kofi Jumah and Others Duped Me Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 12:31AMIf Mr. John Stephen Gilchrist (aka) Steve J Gilchrist could not be grateful at all, the last thing he shouldn’t do is to be so vile and wicked by accusing me and my Ghanaian friends of defrauding him.
Handmade haven Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 6:40PMHandmade haven
Benicia studio set to sell art for cheap Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 10:43AMBENICIA - Mark Eanes is uncluttering his studio, and he's not alone. He and other local artists are busy digging up old work with which to plaster the walls of Arts Benicia this weekend. They'll be selling it on the cheap - or at least on the cheaper.
Jailhouse Rock Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 6:39AMThe Russian genre “shanson” may have a French name, but it is a particularly Russian music style that includes influences as diverse as Jewish tango, folk music, and the prison songs known in Russian as “blatnyak.” Despite enjoying more popularity in Russia’s regions, it can be heard blaring out of most of Moscow’s cabs and beer tents, as well as on Radio Shanson, a station that claims to have ...
Since 1960 - Prowant Construction Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 8:21PMProwant Construction Company is a general contractor, building in a 50-mile radius of Lanark, Illinois. The company was started in 1960 by Arnold Prowant, and has since been passed on to his son, Lonnie.
New Technology Revs Up Pixar’s ‘Cars 2′ Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 6:00PMWe all know what the reflections off cars or the roiling of the ocean are supposed to look like. So if you are tempted to believe that what you'll see in "Cars 2" proves that Pixar...
Desmond's - NYC - Restaurant Review Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 5:40PMA society-crowded new restaurant on the Upper East Side serves sophisticated versions of familiar fare.
Platinum Hit's Amber Ojeda: I Have a Personality, I Swear to God Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 5:13PMAmber Ojeda knew that this week's Platinum Hit rapping challenge would pose a problem for her, but given her emotional outpouring upon her elimination, she didn't know how much of a problem it would be. Criticized for not contributing enough and also for the supposedly small amount she did contribute (guest judge Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, for example hated her line that described "running ...