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Half-forgotten memories were rekindled for Lee Knowles, of Chaddesden, by the list of shop names and businesses provided by both correspondents. He said: “One business I didn’t see mentioned was a late-night restaurant close to the Trustees Bank called The Silver Grill, which we used to visit occasionally after a pint in the 1960s. |
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There's one stop they didn't tout: a court-ordered trip to Detroit on Aug. 30. For 13 years, Melvin Jefferson and his Deeper Life Christian Church have failed to pay a $1.5 million judgment stemming from their aborted purchase of a historic theater in Detroit. |
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Today is Tuesday, August 15, the 227th day of 2017. There are 138 days left in the year. 1962 Shady Grove Baptist Church burned in Leesburg Georgia 1964 Race riot in Dixmoor (Chicago suburb) Ill 1965 Beatle's Shea Stadium concert 1966 Radio Free Asia (South Korea) begins radio transmission 1967.... |
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It’s 10 years since a beaming Levi Roots charmed his way to a £50,000 investment on Dragons’ Den with the help of a guitar, some Reggae Reggae Sauce and an infectious tune. When he arrived to take part in the BBC2 programme, the 59-year-old was worried about paying for his taxi journey home. |
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The Anglican church is considering gifting Christchurch's earthquake-damaged cathedral to the people of New Zealand.
Christchurch cathedral. Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson.
The building has stood derelict since the 2011 earthquakes. The church wants to demolish it and build a new cathedral but.... |
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METHUEN — The Irish Cottage is collecting school supplies through Aug. 18 as a "Backpack Drive" which will provide classroom necessities to children in need in Methuen and Lawrence. The restaurant employees are collecting supplies through Friday, Aug. 18. |
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By Jim Hightower. OtherWords. You know what’s wrong with American politics? It’s that there just aren’t enough ways for giant corporations and mega-rich political donors to funnel their big bucks into our elections and buy our government. At least that’s what Donald Trump, the Republican Party, and.... |
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Javier Bray, reared in Cuba, was founding director and president of the Spanish American League Against Discrimination (SALAD) and an ACLU board member. He died at 89 in Miami.
William “Bill” Sandler spent 44 years at the University of Miami, 17 of those years as dean of students. He was UM’s longest-serving dean and died Aug. |
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Updated 26 minutes ago. OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Suspected Islamic extremists opened fire at a Turkish restaurant late Sunday in the capital of Burkina Faso, killing at least 17 people in the second such attack on a restaurant popular with foreigners in the last two years. |
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Foreign Affairs Minister: Aus will also fund regional health programs to eliminate dengue fever and improve the nutritional diets of Pacific citizens. By Joe Yaya. MELBOURNE, Australia (Radio Australia, August 12, 2017) – The Australian Government is providing 19 new patrol boats to Pacific island.... |
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GOOD RESULTS: Les O'Brien, pictured here with his Stawell Gift carnival sashes, is photographed by one of the many footballers he has trained. "That was the fastest I ever moved, in those years," James says. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE; LIVING HISTORY: Les stores much of his material in a back shed at his home. |
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