Shirley & Lee

In what lawyers called a "complete win" for the homeowners, the consent order not only eliminated the use of eminent domain in the MTOTSA neighborhood, but gave property owners the right to act as their own redevelopers, providing incentives and five-year tax abatements on any improvements they make. Read More

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is facing a fresh injury crisis ahead of tomorrow's Barclays Premier League trip to Blackburn. Read More

UPCOMING STATE LIBRARY FURLOUGH DAYS: libraries closed: Dec. 31 and Jan. 13 and 27. Read More

Birmingham will assess the fitness of midfielder Sebastian Larsson today ahead of tomorrow's Barclays Premier League trip to Stoke. Read More

Javier Vazquez's return to New York brings with it a certain amount of intrigue. Read More

Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba is available again for the Barclays Premier League match against Hull tomorrow at the Reebok Stadium. Read More

Steady streams of shoppers filled Mt. Pleasant stores on Saturday, nearly all of them looking for bargains. Read More

Political documentaries made waves with the likes of Al Gore's eco-cautionary tale, 'An Inconvenient Truth' or Spike Lee's account of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Read More

Seoul and Abu Dhabi signed Sunday a string of economic agreements including a contract worth approximately 20 billion dollars for a South Korean consortium to build four nuclear power stations in the United Arab Emirates, an official news agency reported. Read More

This year saw the opening of two lanes of Interstate 75, the awarding of $42 million in federal stimulus dollars to Lee County for road projects and the delay of the Summerlin Road widening because of the discovery of asbestos in road material. Read More