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Like the commandos who killed Bin Laden, the closing of the Delta Force Army and Navy store on Vernon Boulevard was a completely covert operation. Always known as a forbidding kind of place, no one I know actually went in there on the rare occasions … [Continue reading] about ADIOS Y OLA
Condo prices are up 4% year over year on a per-square-foot basis, and rentals 2% according to a new local report by Modern Spaces. That's basically the same as the cost-of-living adjustment if beer prices are a legitimate indicator of that index. … [Continue reading] about HO-HUM: LIC HOUSING PRICES RISE MARGINALLY
“There will be enough spaces for the kids who will be in the zone” “We don’t expect to see a spike in kindergarten applicants for next year” Rebecca Rawlins - DOE Director of Portfolio Planning Well folks, it's game time. Applications for … [Continue reading] about ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET, KINDERGARTEN!
The first thing that comes to mind when combining the word "chocolate" with performance art is Karen Finley. My second thought upon seeing "Chocolate Factory" spelled out is a little more obvious: 'Oompa-Loompa.' Neither really have much to do with … [Continue reading] about THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
A real mixed lot of LIC news this week, the only consistent theme being alot of changes occurring on all fronts. Let's just take the headline news of another huge building being sold to institutional investors. Sure, it's way up on Northern … [Continue reading] about ANOTHER MEGA BUILDING SOLD IN LIC, CHANGE IN COMMUNITY MEETING STARTING TIME