INDEPENDENCE DAY Telluride buck trends, goes big on FourthThursday, July 2, 2009 @ 10:50PMFrom fruited plains to amber waves and shining seas, towns in America are cutting down on Fourth of July festivities this year — motivated by shrinking budgets, drying sponsorship monies and hard economic times.
COVER STORY: Bond againThursday, July 2, 2009 @ 8:11PMIN 2008, at the New York auto show, Kia showed the world the breadth of its ambition with the Koup concept.
State makes headway on energy savingsThursday, July 2, 2009 @ 7:56PMAs families across our state struggle to find ways to pay their energy bills, we recently gathered at the Maryland home of Richard and Sonja Lowery to formally announce our first steps in expanding the state’s home weatherization program, designed to benefit thousands of low-income families throughout Maryland.
City eyeing new uses for old post officeThursday, July 2, 2009 @ 7:19PMMichael Hursh, the City’s human services manager, says the old U.S. post office can be restored to meet health care and business needs. ‘The biggest concern is historic preservation,’ Hursh said. “We don’t have too many buildings that we’ve hung onto.’
Town beautification group plans Independence Day eventsThursday, July 2, 2009 @ 5:42PMBRIDGETON - Traditionally, residents who spend Independence Day at home have gathered with friends who have homes along the Neuse River for cookouts and then watched the city of New Bern fireworks across the river.