When Desi Danganan announced the closure of his Mission collective and coffee shop The Summit at the end of last year, he alluded to the fact that he was not done with the location. Today, first signs of its future life are revealed as Danganan sends word chef Tim Luym’s WoW (Windows on Wheels) pan-Asian food concept will host a limited three-day pop up at 780 Valencia.
OLDWAY Mansion has taken a major step nearer a future life as a luxury hotel with the official submission of a planning application. The move comes after months of continued design work responding to comments received from earlier public consultation. Developer Akkeron has dropped controversial houses proposed between the tennis courts and the main road.
On Saturday, July 23, the first of the fund-raising events to raise money for construction of the future building for Moniteau Christian Ministries Center, Inc. (MCMC) will be hosted by the Annunciation Catholic Ladies Sodality. The event will take place at the United Church of Christ facility at 101 North Oak Street.
LATEST 6:27PM John Key states 85 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who have been detained on their way to New Zealand are “not welcome”. The asylum seekers were detained by Indonesian police and have been anchored in the waters of Tanjung Pinang since Saturday. They are reportedly refusing to abandon ship.
DALLAS — Manatee County students at the National Technology Student Association conference had a day they’ll not soon forget Saturday. Students from Braden River, Lakewood Ranch, Southeast and Manatee high schools, and Nolan, Haile, Johnson, Braden River, Harllee and Sugg middle schools blew away the field at the conference’s annual competition with a combined 88 top 10s and nine team and individual first-place finishes.
CHAPPELL HILL — Another in a series of forums on issues facing this community will be held Saturday. The forum will be held at 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 9120 Poplar St. in Chappell Hill. “Last year, our chamber of commerce supported several forums on issues important to the community and our neighbors,” stated Roger Imm, chamber president.
Parkland Community Library is hosting a giant outdoor party Saturday as it kicks off its campaign to raise money for its planned new library in Upper Macungie. “We have $3.5 million saved up, and our goal is $11.5 million,” stated Debbie Jack, the library’s executive director. The kickoff for the Capital Building Campaign will be from noon to 3 p.m.
If you haven’t seen the row of homes steadily popping up on East Gilman Road in north Lafayette, it’s a site worth checking out, particularly on a Saturday when dozens of volunteers come together to climb rooftops, landscape lawns and perform the countless other tasks involved with building one home for Lafayette Habitat for Humanity.
They represent a subculture of urban Stouffville life known to few.
Lanark, Ill. — Come and celebrate the grand opening of Twice-Sold Tales used bookstore in the friendly town of Lanark, on Saturday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The store is a creation of the Friends of the Lanark Public Library to help raise funds for the new library building, which will also house the future City Hall and police station.