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{{featured_button_text}} Tanya Manus Journal staff Baken Park's major makeover is generating a buzz. Real estate agency Perkins Properties reports the shopping center's renovation is drawing interest from potential tenants. "It's been amazing to me the number of phone calls we're getting. In the time of COVID-19, there's a lot of entrepreneurial spirit out there," Tim Martin, general manager and leasing agent at Perkins Properties in Omaha, Neb., said Monday. Martin said he hopes more retail shops will lease space there, but other types of tenants are welcome, too. "We want good, reliable tenants that treat their customers well and that serve the Rapid City area well. If you get tenants that have a good product — I don't care what product — and they serve their customers well, they're going to be successful and that's what we're looking for," Martin said. Baken Park is owne...

Home prices are increasing in Canada's cottage country as more buyers look to move there full-time, according to a report released Monday by Royal LePage. Prices of single-family recreational homes rose 11.5 per cent to an aggregate of $453,046 in the first nine months of the year, the real estate brokerage said. The data from Royal LePage comes amid an overall uptick in home prices this year, after COVID-19 lockdowns stymied the spring buying season. A rush of demand and a limited supply as the economy reopened this summer and fall meant that home prices were up 15.2 per cent last month in Canada compared to a year ago, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association. Read more: Demand surges for cottage rentals during coronavirus pandemic Royal LePage chief executive Phil Soper says the number of cottages, cabins, chalets and farmhouses on the market have also dwindled amid the increased demand, at least through September. Story continues below advertisement ...

Once upon a not-so-distant time, travelers who vacationed at resorts wanted to be in the thick of the action—in a lodge room that was a short walk from the restaurants, tennis courts, and swimming pools. A pandemic, of course, has changed how we travel—if we travel. While resorts still are luring people who want activities like golf and skiing versus renting a remote cabin with nothing to do, even those travelers want some separation from other guests. Alisa Cohen, founder of Luxe Traveler Club in DC, says the biggest request she's getting from clients is renting a private house at a resort. Fortunately, there are many to choose from in the region—most resorts have free-standing houses for rent, often along golf fairways. Plus, says Cohen, Washington-area clients who once didn't want to drive more than three hours are now willing to drive ten—essentially, up to Maine or down to Georgia—opening up more possibilities. We asked Cohen to recommend some favorite resorts for ...

FORT WORTH – American is the first airline to achieve GBAC STAR™ accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC) for its entire fleet of aircraft and Admirals Club lounges. STAR is a performance-based program based on American establishing effective cleaning, disinfection and infectious disease prevention work practices to prepare for, respond to and recover from outbreaks and pandemics such as the coronavirus (COVID-19). "GBAC STAR is the gold standard for ensuring our facilities and planes have the most effective and expert-endorsed cleaning, disinfection and infection prevention protocols in place to combat COVID-19," said Alison Taylor, Chief Customer Officer at American Airlines. "Achieving this recognition is a testament to the countless hours of research, planning and work the team has dedicated to making sure our customers have the safest environment possible when flying with us." GBAC STAR accreditation is only awarded after a thorough and...

Construction stopped on veteran's home A contractor suddenly stopped work on a wounded veteran's home, causing several issues. BUFORD, Ga. - A grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs was supposed to be a life-changing opportunity for Daniel Lister, a disabled veteran living in Buford. Instead, it turned out to be a nightmare for Lister, his wife Ashley, and their four children. Lister lost his left leg after he stepped on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan while serving in the Army. He has injuries to his other leg and arm as well. In 2010, he applied for a grant through the VA to make his home more wheelchair accessible. In late 2018, the grant was approved. "[There will be] a master bedroom on the main floor, so that I don't have to go upstairs. It's to make my house especially adapted to me," Daniel Lister said. Advertisement Sign up for FOX 5 email alerts Construction started in Sep...

Special to Atmore News The following press release was issued to Atmore News Wednesday, December 9: Escambia County (Ala.) – The Escambia County Health Care Authority (ECHCA) and Atmore Community Hospital (ACH) announced this week that construction of their new Urgent Care Clinic will begin in the first quarter of 2021. The new Urgent Care Clinic is planned to open in the 4th quarter of 2021 and will be conveniently located on Alabama Highway 21 near Interstate 65, directly across from Wind Creek Casino and Hotel. According to officials the new Urgent Care Clinic will offer Increased access to care for all the citizens of Atmore and surrounding communities Modern facility and equipment Enhanced wellness programs and employee health programs Easy and safe access to the healthcare you need "We have spent a great deal of time researching the most successful urgent care and healthcare models across the country, working with our community leaders and developing a plan of acti...

Two new restaurants and an urgent care facility are among many new construction projects going on in Fort Smith. Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux, a restaurant and sports bar that has Drew Brees of New Orleans Saints fame as a part-owner, is nearly completed at 4036 Phoenix Ave. It is near the curve that snakes under Interstate 540. C.R. Crawford Construction is building the Fort Smith Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux. There are currently two Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux in Arkansas. One is at 4050 S. JB Hunt Drive in Rogers and the other is at 955 South Amity Road in Conway. There are about 20 Walk-On's in Louisiana and the chain has many other restaurants across the South, including one on the Texas side of Texarkana. Blue Ember Smokehouse Dirt work for what will become Blue Ember Smokehouse started recently near 8000 Phoenix Ave., across from Mercy Orthopedic Hospital and near the new Chambers Bank along Little Massard Creek. According to the City of Fort Smith, the ...

Nikki Ross   | The Daytona Beach News-Journal Work on the future site of Halifax Health's urgent care center in Daytona Beach Shores began recently, a little over a year after the City Council unanimously approved the lease agreement, according to hospital officials.  The south side of the city's former senior center has been demolished while the north side is being refurbished by Halifax Health.  Once construction and updates are completed, Halifax Health will begin a 20-year lease of the 3,100- square-foot building at 3048 S. Atlantic Ave.  Since 2017, there has been a lack of urgent care services on the beachside after Hurricane Irma caused irreparable damage to Florida Hospital Oceanside in Ormond Beach. The former hospital was demolished in the summer of 2019.  The total cost of this project, which will become the only urgent care center on the beachside, will be $1.1 million and is expected to be completed in the summer of 2021, according to Halifax Health spok...

Each week, our survey of recent residential sales in New York City and the surrounding region focuses on homes that sold around a certain price point, allowing you to compare single-family homes, condos and co-ops in different locales. The "list price" is the asking price when the property came on the market with the most recent broker. The time on the market is measured from the most recent listing to the closing date of the sale. New Jersey | 3 bedrooms, 2 baths $373,000 214 Sherman Avenue, Roselle Park This 89-year-old, 1,566-square-foot house has a living room with columned entryways and a built-in banquette, a kitchen with granite counters, a sun room and a partially-finished basement on 0.08 acres. 14 weeks on the market $369,900 list price 1% above list price Costs $10,624 a year in taxes Listing broker Weichert, Realtors Long Island | 2 bedrooms, 2½ baths $438,999 7 Madder Lake Circle, Commack A 1,350-square-foot,...

Prefab shelter startup  Jupe  offers its "cosmos-inspired urban escape pods" for preorder via its website for only $99. The company says that buyers can customize their Jupe tiny homes before the expected delivery in Spring 2021. The down payment is fully refundable while the total cost of the unit is $17,500. In the new images released on December 17, the company gave full details of what buyers can expect with a Jupe tiny house. These will give buyers complete information before they jumpstart their tiny living plans. (Photo : Sam Gezari/Jupe) Jupe Tiny Homes Is Packed with Smart Technology for Off-the-Grid Living Jupe tiny homes are perfect investments Jupe was founded by former IBM project manager Jeff Wilson who has experienced dumpster living for one year. He then created the Kasita tiny home with former Tesla, SpaceX, and Airbnb designers. Jupe is a portable prefabricated home, which buyers can easily bring to almost anywhere, even to remote locations. Not on...

Where does a two-storey house originate from? The earliest are from the Indus Valley Civilization (c.2,500 - 1,700 BC). Evidence from Mohenjo-daro suggests a flat roof or upper story as stairs are found going up, although it is suspected upper stories are found much earlier than that, but don't have the same level of preservation as Mohenjo-daro. For example, the Near East houses are generally mudbrick and so don't survive to particular heights usually, and earlier excavations rarely bothered with anything other than the monumental architecture. 4th Millenium Uruk-Warka for instance, would have at least occupiable flat roofs, but they simply haven't been excavated. Earliest evidence of flat roofs go back to Çatal Hüyük in Turkey, A Neolithic town. Seems the houses were accessed from above via ladder. Again this is probably an issue of preservation. The Minoans were building elaborate palaces like the one at Knossos from at least 3,000 BC also. Simple two-storey dwel...

North Temple District welcoming art, at the I-15 overpass. Photo by Luke Garrott. We just want to make sure people are prepared for what's coming to the North Temple corridor. Along with several other accolades, 2020 may become known as the year that developers capitalized on the potential offered by public investments in transit, associated high-density zoning and Opportunity Zone designation near transit stations along North Temple in Salt Lake City. It is the year in which Rocky Mountain Power announced its intentions to open up its sprawling footprint — on the scale of a second Downtown — to mixed use development. But other, more tangible proposals were added to the hopper that residents should brace for as construction on thousands of units begins in coming months and years. In all, developers added 2,280 new housing units to the queue for an area that has been on the cusp of a development explosion for years, according to a review of all TSA applications submitted...