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Florida foreclosures could put houses in plastic

From the South Florida Web site: Foreclosures, dried-up financing and simple bad timing means countless South Florida construction projects now sit unfinished and all but abandoned. In the subtropical climate, the wood develops mold and degrades and ...

From ALEXANDER BRITELL, The Real Deal: New York,  2 Jul 2009

'We Heard All These Volleys of Shots'

JERUSALEM — It was a particularly horrifying sight, even for the medical volunteers who have seen scores of terrorist attacks here: young students of no more than 17 or 18 slumped over their books, covered in blood. This was the scene last night at the ...

From ALEXANDER BRITELL, The New York Sun,  7 Mar 2008

Academy Fellows Do Good by Playing Well

In the not too distant future, classical music virtuosos could make their New York debut at P.S. 153 — at least that's the plan of a newly expanded venture jointly initiated by Carnegie Hall, the Juilliard School, the Weill Music Institute, and the ...

From ALEXANDER BRITELL, The New York Sun,  12 Oct 2007

Minuteman Activist Is Asked To Return to Columbia

After a tumultuous visit to Columbia University in October 2006, an anti-illegal immigration activist, Jim Gilchrist, has been asked to return for another talk. When Mr. Gilchrist, whose group, the Minuteman Project, combines pro-legal immigration ...

From ALEXANDER BRITELL, The New York Sun,  17 Sep 2007
Related Topics: Columbia University,  Roone Arledge

Report Criticizes Military Recruiting at City Schools

A report by a civil liberties group and the president of Manhattan, Scott Stringer, will criticize military recruitment tactics on city school campuses. A source familiar with the findings of the report, which is drawn from interviews with nearly 1,000 ...

From ALEXANDER BRITELL, The New York Sun,  5 Sep 2007
Related Topics: Scott Stringer

Teenager-Run Farm Stand Mixes Education, Finance

They call the distributors, they handle the accounting, and they organize the marketing: The seven teenagers who run the Stand, a fresh produce market in Flatbush, are making one of Brooklyn's newest businesses its youngest, as well. "If they don't ...

From ALEXANDER BRITELL, The New York Sun,  4 Sep 2007
Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party

Cigar Sellers Fear Possibility of Tax Hike

City tobacconists are hoping President Bush has one response for health insurance legislation that will reach his desk soon after Congress reconvenes: Close, but no cigar. They say they have nothing in principle against funding health insurance for ...

From ALEXANDER BRITELL, The New York Sun,  31 Aug 2007
Related Topics: George W. Bush,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Senate

Tennis Pros Serve for Jewish Athletes

From the great pitcher Sandy Koufax to the 1927 New York Giants's so-called Rabbi of Swat, Mose Solomon, Jews at times have had a significant influence on the world of sports. According to two top Israeli tennis players, though, this impact has been ...

From ALEXANDER BRITELL, The New York Sun,  29 Aug 2007
Related Topics: Andy Ram,  Jonathan Erlich,  Sandy Koufax,  New York Giants,  National Basketball Association

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