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Nov. 26– During the 22nd annual Orlando Fringe Festival lat May, attorney Barry L. Miller challenged the Fringe to raise $10,000 in donations– promising his foundation would match the amount. The new Barry L. Miller Foundation for Arts and Education recently awarded its first grant– a $10,000 donation to the Orlando Fringe Festival. Miller leads The Closing Agent,…

Nov. 26– The three sisters from Lake Mary and their mother all share a ready smile, a good nature and a quick wit. They also have something else in common: breast cancer. Donna Patrick, a retired schoolteacher who is 74, had already had her five children– three daughters and two sons– when she learned she had breast cancer in 1990..

SSN, which generated $98.9 million in revenue in 2012, expects to end the fiscal year 2013 at approximately $112 million. Securities Service Network, founded in 1983, is a locally owned and operated independent broker dealer, headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. SSN was recently recognized as one of the top independent broker dealers in REP. magazine’s…

Nov. 26– ALBANY– The state’s highest court Tuesday upheld the insurance fraud conviction of former Rexford gynecologist Akiva Abraham in a fire that destroyed the former Saratoga Winners nightclub on Route 9. He is serving 4 to 12 years in Altona Correctional Facility in Clinton County. On Oct. 15, Abraham’s appellate attorney, Jonathan Fishbein, told the Court of…

Nov. 26– The Howard County farmers markets wrapped up their season last week, but at two of the markets, vendors packed up their trucks for the last time. Sarah Keckler, of Orchard County Produce and Fruit Farm in Gardners, Pa., said vendors received a letter from the Howard County Farmers Market Board the first week in November, notifying them of the closing of the…

Nov. 26– Tacoma City Councilman Anders Ibsen will take a leave of absence from his elected post for at least 11 months to train as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps reserves. Rash is the vice chairman of the North End Neighborhood Council and conservation director of Forterra, the conservation organization formerly known as Cascade Land Conservancy.

Each week, the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Farmers Market offers a variety of farm fresh produce, delicious gourmet goods, unique artisan goods, as well as health and fitness instruction for more than 500 members of the community. “We believe that eating well is pivotal to any long-term wellness program, so we are excited to continue serving as host to the Baldwin Hills…

Ocean Tomo, LLC, the intellectual capital merchant banc™ firm, announced today the expansion of their Houston, Texas office. Led by Managing Director, Shirley Webster, the Houston office has grown steadily serving both local and national clients, with emphasize on financial and technical expert testimony in civil litigation matters before local Texas…

Nov. 26– Connellsville may have a proposed balanced budget for Wednesday’s council meeting, but a property tax increase is likely. Councilman Brad Geyer, Councilman Tom Karpiak, Councilwoman Marilyn Weaver, Connellsville City Treasurer Judy Keller, Mayor Charles Matthews and Mayor-elect Greg Lincoln met in council chambers on Monday night for the fourth…

Nov. 26– A Whitman resident took police on a high speed chase in the area of Logan with a two and one-half year old passenger in the back seat. According to a complaint filed by Senior Trooper B.A. Lowe, he had visually observed a GMC Sierra traveling northbound on WV 10 in Logan at an approximate speed of 60 mph in a 40 mpg zone. With his emergency lights activated, Lowe…

Nov. 22– Blairsville Council on Tuesday approved a tentative 2014 borough budget that will hold the line on the community’s real estate tax. The proposed budget calls for $1,752,662 in expenditures and revenues, up by $5,000 from the figures budgeted for the year that is coming to a close. The 2014 police department budget, which reflects wage increases for the…

Nov. 26– Critics of the Hawaii Health Connector have identified multiple problems with the setup and management of the online health-insurance marketplace, and the fact that all these severe flaws existed concurrently made the current crisis all but inevitable. Example: In a state already notorious for its information technology shortcomings, the work of…

RateWatch, a premier banking data and analytics service owned by TheStreet, Inc. reported today that national averages for CD rates were unchanged as the Federal Reserve has continued to keep the short-term federal funds rate at a range of zero to 0.25% since late 2008.. “The interest rate environment could become even more hostile for savers,” said Philip van…

Heralding a new era of accessibility for the legendary Italian brand while maintaining the iconic Maserati pedigree, the highly anticipated Ghibli starting at just $65,600, has just begun deliveries to the vastly expanding Maserati retail network across North America. This four-door sedan with a coupe-like appearance embodies’ The Absolute Opposite of…

In Southern California, the number of Thanksgiving travelers venturing more than 50 miles will drop 4 percent from 2012, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. The decline in local travelers outpaces a drop of 1.5 percent in the number of travelers nationally this Thanksgiving. In Ventura County, regular unleaded gas was selling for about…

Nov. 26– WASHINGTON _ While Washington officials strongly recommended Tri-United Management LLC not close Georgetown Common Luxury Apartments from residents, they turned over control of the complex Sunday evening and respected the company’s decision, City Administrator Tim Gleason said Monday. Tri-United, based in Skokie, closed off the complex to…