| Myrtle Beach condo project languishes
Investors' money is missing from a second failed condominium project here, and a familiar story is emerging of an elusive financier who local developers say took off with millions of dollars in condo deposits, never to be heard from again. About $600,000 in deposits for the oceanfront Crystal Palace condo project has disappeared, according to court and S.C. Real Estate Commission documents. Tommy Hix and Jeff Shoup, the would-be developers of Crystal Palace who live in Briarcliffe Acres, say purported financier Duwayne Woods took that money and $5.1 million in deposits from another project. Hix and Shoup, who do business as T&J Development, say Woods promised his Atlewa Trust company could finance the condo projects. Hix and Shoup gave the deposit money to Woods, but Woods never funded loans for the projects, Shoup said.
Preschool to Grade 4
Each page is suffused with color, predominantly bright shades of green, blue, and brown, and the bold font stands out clearly from the background. Small images are interspersed with the text—eggs cracking open, a dog rushing into the marsh, and a raven perched on a fence post. There are many other lovely visual interpretations available, including those by Jerry Pinkney (Morrow, 1999) and Robert Ingpen (Minedition, 2005).—Kirsten Cutler, Sonoma County Library, CA ANDERSON, Derek. Romeo and Lou Blast Off. illus. by author. unpaged. CIP. S & S. 2007. RTE $15.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-3784-5. LC 2006024822.
PreS-Gr 2—Romeo the penguin and Lou the polar bear make a rocket ship out of snow. Then, as a shooting star goes by, it mysteriously and surprisingly takes off, eventually crash landing on "a weird new world" (readers will quickly identify the city setting).
Opa-locka's city attorney
Allen Quinn Jones III, the one-time Miami city attorney who had been Opa-locka's city attorney for the past seven years, died Monday night after a long struggle with cancer. He was 56. Jones, of Lauderhill, spent 15 years at the city of Miami, six as city attorney. He came to Opa-locka full-time as its community development director in 2000 and became city attorney that year. The Opa-locka commissioners were eager to rely on his advice, given his prior experience. ''He would say that citizens may not understand [certain issues] in the short term, but they will when they see the benefits in the long term,'' said Mayor Joseph Kelley. SENSE OF HUMOR Kelley appreciated Jones' sense of humor. Whenever a controversial issue was coming before the commission, Jones would whisper to the mayor, 'Boy, I'm glad I'm just the attorney.' Just like that, he would soften the mood.'' Jones helped Commissioner Timothy Holmes craft the city's infamous baggy pants ordinance and cautioned commissioners against votes that might get them in trouble, such as rejecting a building permit for a church because the city had too many.
Albion Drive: a saga of modern Britain
If beer, 34p a pint when Margaret Thatcher was elected in 1979, had increased at the same rate of inflation, it would now cost £12.90. A loaf of bread would be £24.08, petrol £22.19 a litre. Unfortunately though, the story does not end here. Because, typing away on a computer at the back of the kitchen is Alex, Alan and Diana's 29-year-old son. He's a freelance radio journalist, has just moved back to London from Leeds and is renting a room from his parents while he re-establishes himself in the capital. His parents are property winners. But, because of a crucial matter of timing, Alex is a property loser: he was born too late. He's a first-time buyer, in the most expensive city in Britain - the most expensive city in the world, actually, since a survey last week showed that London's property prices have overtaken those in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Monaco and New York - at a point in history in which a combination of factors has conspired to make buying a home uniquely unaffordable.
Wayne Carey faces jail in US over alleged glassing of girlfriend
The North Melbourne premiership captain is now the subject of a criminal investigation and could be charged with assaulting police and resisting arrest. Radio station 3AW yesterday revealed it had already cut ties with Carey, opting for former Collingwood captain Nathan Buckley to provide special comments this season. Share this article .
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