Stonefield, Calif.— — Disney’s Hollywood Studios is making a splash in California.The Hollywood Studios, a 20,000-square-foot, 100-room, 1,500-square foot villa and a restaurant called the Stonefield Resort, are set to open on Feb. 1.Stonefield will offer guests the option of staying in a 1,600-square feet villa, or staying in an 80,000 square feet resort, according […]
Baking store owner gets $8 million for land sale
Posted February 10, 2019 07:23:53 The owner of a popular bakery in a wealthy Toronto suburb is getting a $8.4-million settlement for a land sale.The Landmark Bakery, located at the corner of Queen Street and Wellington Street, sold for $6.6 million to a company that plans to turn it into condos and apartments.The sale is […]
Why you should buy a $1,500 gaming PC and a $200 laptop
You can buy a PC, a gaming laptop, and an Amazon Echo.But what about a $5,000 gaming PC?Why?This is the question that many of us were hoping to answer, and a new piece of hardware, called the Echo, is here to help.This is not a cheap product.It costs about $2,200.But Amazon says it has “the […]
‘Extreme weather: We’re in the midst of the most extreme season in the history of the world’: Weather service
WASHINGTON — In the United States, the weather bureau has forecast a record-breaking hot and humid summer in June and a record low for average temperatures in the country’s hottest part of the country.The National Weather Service said on Thursday that the average temperature in the nation’s three hottest areas — Orlando, Miami and Houston […]
‘We’ll do anything’: How a woman with a plan turned an old casino into a spa and a vacation destination for her family
NEW YORK — A few years ago, the family of a casino gambler was living in a rented room at the Belmont Hotel in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, and they wanted to get out of their rented space.They’d always dreamed of owning their own casino, but they were struggling to find anyone willing to finance it.They’d […]
When you think of a car, you think about the big box-style front, and that’s what this Bentley is. It’s got that big boxy look and feels like you can just pull it out of the box, but its really more of a small car, it’s like a smaller version of a big Bentley.
Now, you may not be thinking about this car in terms of the big rear, but if you’re like me, you might just be thinking, “Wow, that looks really big”.This Bentley is bigger than most people think.But it’s also more of an SUV than an SUV, and it looks really nice.There are some pretty big […]
B.C. has been slammed for not enforcing the new ‘snooping’ laws
B.N. Bancroft, the former director general of Canada’s spy agency, says the government has failed to enforce the new snooping laws that were introduced after the Snowden revelations.“What we’re seeing is that B.S. [bureaucrats] have a responsibility to enforce,” Bancrop said in an interview with CBC News.“That’s what we’re witnessing in B.T. [B.C.’s Sunshine List] […]
How to avoid getting caught in a mass migrant trap
In late October, a group of migrants from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia began arriving at a makeshift camp near the border between Italy and Sicily.The migrants’ arrival has led to a dramatic rise in the number of asylum seekers crossing the Mediterranean, which has led authorities to shut down borders and enforce travel restrictions […]
When Villa rosas are ‘only at the beach’
The town of Villa Riva, on the island of Cuba, is known as a seaside paradise for its white sand beaches and beach volleyball.But for some locals, there is a darker side to the town: Its residents are largely poor and have no access to the health care that the island’s residents do.Villa Robias is […]
Greek villas paint by artist ‘Paint on the Walls’ as climate change threatens villas
By Paul Vassallo, Business Insider – 6 September 2018 | 12:58:36 – 0 commentsThe Greek village of Villas Marias, known as Piazza Marias in Spanish, has been a popular tourist attraction for decades.But the future of the village has come under threat by climate change.A new report shows that in just the past two decades, […]