| Tesco readies U.S. grocery debut as activists challenge
Fresh & Easy store in the Glassell Park neighborhood, and a group called the Alliance for Healthy and Responsible Grocery Stores has organized a press conference outside the store. In a statement on Tuesday, the group said Tesco's track record raises doubts about its promises to create good jobs and environmentally friendly stores in neighborhoods that have been ignored by traditional grocers. The group's aim is to strike a binding agreement with Tesco that would insure that local residents share in the benefits of its stores. London-based Californian Allyson Stewart-Allen, author of the business book "Working with Americans," said Tesco's experience with producing ready meals could provide it with a strong advantage over local players. "Californians increasingly want ready meals.
Baffled and concerned
While I am pleased that the Times-Herald has shown a spotlight on Wal-Mart's delaying tactics in Vallejo ("What has happened to Vallejo's Wal-Mart," Jan. 19), paper, I am baffled that the paper's staff thinks the Suisun City Wal-Mart is out of Vallejo's concern. Many Vallejoans work at Travis AFB and use David Grant Medical Center. The Travis Airport Land Use Committee rejected Wal-Mart's application to build a supercenter on Highway 12 because it was a non compliant use of land which is right at the end of the airstrip at Travis. The chair of the land use commission, Col. John Foster, is now under fire by Wal-Mart's allies for this action. Vice Mayor Jane Day claimed that the Col. Foster refused to let the Wal-Mart attorneys testify at the hearing denying Wal-Mart's application.
Latest road closure and flooding information
Here are the latest reports of damage, power outages and road closures as they come into the KING 5 newsroom. 2:14 p.m: Truck check point set up - The Washington State Dept. of Transportation (WSDOT), with assistance from the Washington National Guard, has set up a truck control checkpoint on the Pierce County side of SR 7 at the Alder Rd Cutoff, near Elbe. The checkpoint is enforcing the WSDOT prohibition from truck traffic over 10,000 lbs GVW using SR 7 as a detour of the I-5 closure in the Chehalis area. Trucks with life-sustaining loads may be allowed access. WSDOT is recommending trucks going to and from Portland use I-90 to I-84 to I-82, about a 440-mile re-route. This restriction is in place until I-5 reopens. 2:13 p.m.: American Red Cross shelters - The American Red Cross Mount Rainier Chapter has opened Red Cross shelters for South Sound residents who have been evacuated because of rising floodwaters.
Hidden deals distort market
Hidden deals distort market Disguised incentives skew property values as the paperwork no longer accurately reflects what buyers paid. James R. Hagerty and Michael Corkery / Wall Street Journal PARKER, Colo. -- As the housing market slump deepens, disguised discounts are making it harder to tell exactly how much people are paying for homes. Buyers, sellers and other market participants typically monitor fluctuating home values through sale records that legally have to be listed with county clerks. But incentives offered to buyers -- ranging from free cars or furniture to cash rebates -- are making those prices less reliable as a sign of what buyers actually paid, netting out the giveaways. And that may be misleading lenders and people shopping for homes, some real-estate lawyers and appraisers warn.
CVS/pharmacy 'Wraps Up' Holiday Shopping in One Convenient Stop
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS/pharmacy, America's largest retail pharmacy with more than 6,200 locations nationwide, takes the stress out of the holiday hustle with department store-quality offerings at affordable prices. CVS/pharmacy offers shoppers a simple, enjoyable experience with store hours that meet busy schedules, without the mall crowds. Whether buying for grandparents or siblings, friends or coworkers, or picking up seasonal trimmings like wrapping paper, candy canes and holiday photo cards, CVS/pharmacy is a one-stop destination with gift options from practical and personalized to precious and playful. For those who enjoy the lap of luxury: Shoppers can choose from a variety of festive bath products such as shower gels, body creams, pampering bath salts and confetti in seasonal scents starting at $1.99.
What's opening or closing
Oct. 25
Owner Ally Nisbet and chef Brendan Noonan of the Scottish Arms in the Central West End have announced their intention to take over the former Pestalozzi Place space at 2900 Virginia Avenue in the Tower Grove East neighborhood. Nisbet says that the restaurant will be "a high-quality neighborhood bistro with a lovely artistic interior, serving seasonal American cuisine backed by European tradition." Look for an opening early next year. … B. Donovan's Steakhouse Grill, which last year took over and renovated the old Big Chief Dakota space in Wildwood, will also soon occupy the former
Applebee's space at 1095 North Chesterfield Parkway in Chesterfield.
Oct. 11
Closing . . . and opening
West County Middle Eastern restaurant Simon's Cafe has closed after an approximately four-year run at 79 Forum Center, at the corner of Olive Boulevard
and Woods Mill Road.
So why no restaurants south of Lincolnway?
Baton Rouge, La.Apparently life doesn't exist south of Lincolnway!I have just returned from visiting my family in Cheyenne. I usually return at least once a year to visit. I was born and raised in Cheyenne, attended the University of Wyoming and left the state in June 1976.Can someone please explain to me why everything that is retail- or restaurant-oriented is located on or around Dell Range?Cheyenne is a city that generates significant income from tourism, especially Frontier Days. So why have no sit-down, full-service restaurants been built around Interstates 25 and 80?I-80 came through Cheyenne around 40 years ago. Yet nothing has been built at the I-80 and Central Avenue exit nor I-80 and College Drive exit, just to name a few.Potential customers come through those areas everyday traveling either east or west on I-80.
No substitute for teachers
The danger is that computers can become electronic textbooks rather than adding an extra dimension to the lesson and "bringing the world inside the classroom". "We had a similar debate about calculators when they replaced log tables and slide rules," Goodwin says. "It's just another teaching tool. It won't fundamentally change what we are teaching but it's a way of getting kids really engaged." Technology is a tool. By itself it won't revolutionise a student's education. Its worth lies in the skill of the teacher. An education revolution must address the quality of teaching, and both the Coalition and the ALP are silent on the issue. Technology is the centrepiece of Labor's self-styled education revolution. Labor is promising $1 billion to provide every student in years 9 to 12 with access to a computer, high-speed broadband for every school and a 50 per cent tax rebate for parents, on a means-tested basis, to subsidise home computers.
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