USAA Real Estate Company acquired The Mondrian at CityPlace, a transit oriented Class-A mixed-use property located in the Uptown neighborhood of Dallas, Texas, from ZOM Cityplace, L.P. The purchase price of the property was not disclosed. The property, which was built in 2005, contains 218 multi-family units housed in a 21-story high rise flanked by [...]
The Arthritis Foundation, Southeast Region, Georgia Office announced today that baseball legend Hank Aaron will be participating in the Arthritis Walk-Atlanta on Saturday, May 22nd. Hank will be walking with local members of “Team Hank” to encourage the millions of people suffering with osteoarthritis (OA) knee pain to take action now and to talk to their [...]
A small-town kid from Butte, Montana, Robert Craig Knievel spent his early life aiming high and always wanting more. He started a semi-pro hockey team; he marched on Washington; he sold insurance; he opened his own motorcycle shop. Finally, he decided to become a motorcycle daredevil, and the rest, as they say, is history. In [...]
Whether out of boredom, for pride or party tricks – what guy hasn’t tried to become the best at typically mundane “chores?” Starting today, Klondike® will celebrate “average” dudes across America through the Everyman Challenges video contest at www.KlondikeChallenges.com. And, while Klondike® Original bars are one of Americans’ longtime favorite snacks, this summer-long competition will [...]
JER Partners (JER) announced today that John Haymes and Kevin Nishimura have been promoted to Director and Aleksandar Obradovic and Kelly Sheehy have been promoted to Vice President. These promotions are in recognition of the significant contributions and accomplishments of these individuals. Nishimura and Sheehy are based in the firm’s headquarter office in McLean, Virginia, [...]
Atari, Inc. one of the world’s most recognized videogame publishers, announces the release of the all-new Backyard Sports™: Sandlot Sluggers videogame for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Windows PC Download. A new release from the best selling kids’ sports videogame series, Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers takes [...]
Legendary singer-songwriter Barry Manilow received the “Best Strip Headliner” and “Best Bang for your Buck” awards from Las Vegas Weekly publisher Bruce Spotleson during Manilow’s Saturday, performance at Paris Las Vegas.The awards were voted upon by readers of the publication. Manilow’s new two year engagement at Paris Las Vegas has been wildly heralded by critics [...]
After successfully attempting to set a Guinness World Records™ for the largest human smiley face earlier this month, Baltimore is now encouraging visitors from across the United States to “Find Your Happy Place in Baltimore” with Happy Stays packages and deals that launch Memorial Day weekend. A special microsite, www.BmoreHappy.com, directs visitors to Happy Stays [...]
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. (NYSE: MNR) today announced that Michael P. Landy, the Company’s Executive Vice President of Investments, will also serve as the Chairman of the Company’s Executive Committee, a new position within the organization. Mr. Landy has been with the Company since 2001. In addition, the Company announced that Maureen E. Vecere, [...]
In Texas, summers are all about fun in the sun, weekend getaways, and of course, baseball and BBQ! This Memorial Day weekend, Omni Hotels & Resorts will launch the Texas Triple Play, celebrating America’s favorite pastime at all ten Omni Texas properties across the state. Omni’s Texas chefs have created a special menu featuring local [...]
Between now and September 30, 2010, brokers have a chance to earn an additional $25,000 gift check as OfficeLinks, a premier provider of next-generation furnished offices and meeting rooms delivered on-demand, launches its “Book 25 Get 25″ promotion for deals signed at its 1140 Avenue of the Americas location in Midtown Manhattan. OfficeLinks recently leased [...]
Author, actor, TV host, and soon-to-be-dad Mario Lopez – whose new book, Extra Lean, is already earning critical acclaim – appears on the cover of DTM Magazine‘s June 2010 issue. The issue, which is dedicated to fathers, also features such notable Latino dads as Benjamin Bratt, George Lopez, Luis Guzman, and Ricky Martin. Lopez, best [...]
Do you have what it takes to compete in an ultimate beach vacation? Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau announced today, a national call for entries for the Virginia Beach Adventure Race SM, September 18th -19th, 2010 — an unprecedented event that pits family vs. family in a series of action-packed challenges and adventures throughout [...]
Former White House Drug Policy Spokesman Robert Weiner and Yusuf Hassan, a Senior Policy Analyst at Robert Weiner Associates, have called for professional golf superstar Tiger Woods and all major athletes to be tested for drugs in an op-ed in the Charlotte Observer. “At the White House last month, we asked Apolo Anton Ohno, the [...]