| Community garden for S. Fairbanks proposed
Talk of creating a community garden in South Fairbanks sprouted this winter during a major remodel of the neighborhood's community center. The idea is still in the developmental phase, but it has caught the ear of city officials who have identified a piece of land that might suit the project. Mayor Steve Thompson is proposing to lease city-owned property, located one block from the recently rebuilt J.P. Jones Community Development Center, to the nonprofit that operates the center. If the council approves the lease, the center's directors will try to prepare the 29,000-square-foot lot for use as a garden — possibly as early as this summer. The vacant lot sits on the corner of 25th Avenue and Rickert Street, south of the community center. The Fairbanks City Council got its first look at the proposed five-year lease Monday and scheduled an April 24 public hearing.
Florida sunshine brings out our love of art
The main reason most of us live and work here is the fantastic climate we have in Florida. You can enjoy the great outdoors and fabulous weather we're having Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., with a garden tour sponsored by the Winter Park Historical Association. You'll tour eight gorgeous gardens located at eight historic homes, get to speak with landscape architects and enjoy watching members of the Central Florida Plein Air Artists group painting the various flora, etc. This will be a most enjoyable event. Tickets should be bought in advance ($12) at several locations, including Apenberry's and the Winter Park Historical Museum. Call 407-647-2330 for details, or e-mail: wphistory@aol.com.
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Loch Haven Park in Orlando is a wonderful place to enjoy our climate and some great art, too.
Auto glass plant awaits sale
When it's your business, you don't really watch the pennies, much less the nickels, than if you're buying it from outside." John Novak, an analyst at Morningstar, a financial research firm in Chicago, expects an agreement to be reached on wages, health care, number of jobs and how they areallocated among the different plants Glass Products bought. "There are a number of levers that can be pulled here," Novak said. Kitz also declined to disclose what specific incentives Glass Products would be seeking from Metro and state officials, but said the company was confident it would be able to close the deal. "We're not looking at negative contingencies," Kitz said. Dean Flener, a spokesman with Tennessee's Department of Economic and Community Development, said that the state has a set of requirements for companies to receive incentives, including tax credits.
What’s digging up my yard? Moles and voles on the attack
The Gwinnett County Extension office receives a lot of calls from people saying that something is digging up their yards. Most often the culprits are moles or voles.
What exactly are these small animals and what is the difference between them? Well, moles are insect-eating mammals called insectivores. Theyre 5 to 6 inches long with powerful, shovel-shaped front feet used to tunnel below ground. The gray, pig-nosed animals have dog-like teeth and are rarely seen above ground, unlike rodents.
Moles pose no harm to people or pets. A mole can consume its own weight in earthworms and insects daily, and has the ability to tunnel up to 15 feet per hour. The tunnels can damage a young plants root system and are seldom reused by the mole. A large network of the raised tunnels dug by a couple of moles can ruin a lawns appearance over time.
KINGSVIEW ON BALSAM LAKE: LOFT BUNGALOWS
The project: 30 loft bungalows with private boat slips on Balsam Lake in the Kawarthas, about an hour-and-half-drive northeast of Toronto. The maturely treed site off Highway 35 has more than 600 feet of shoreline along the lake, which is part of the historic Trent-Severn Waterway, and well known for its fishing and boating as well as its beautiful sunsets. Shops are a short drive away in Coboconk and Fenelon Falls. Builder/developer: Kaitlin Group, which has spent 20 years building communities across Ontario, from resort-style homes in Collingwood to more conventional properties in Richmond Hill. Size: 1,618 to 2,200 square feet on waterfront lots, and up to 3,000 square feet on lots tucked back in from the water. Price: Lot and home by Kaitlin Group from $499,000 to $750,000.
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