For Rare And Hard To Find Model Trains
When Michelle Turner hears a phone ring in her Pearl Road store, she has to look at the phone to know how to answer.
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Hoping treasures can keep stores on track in Middleburg Heights
Stacks of wax from classic rock acts provide the backbeat during an early September sale. Elsewhere, a scheduling switch for one local auction house starts tonight. And for those with a burning desire to battle blazing infernos, an antique pumper wagon should trigger a few alarms.
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Three Rivers moves regular sales to Tuesdays
HOOPER -- When Herbert Peterson retired from Hill Air Force Base, he needed something to do with his spare time. So he went out to his garage and started a new business. read more
Continue here: Still sharp at 88: Hooper man retires after 31 years
The general aviation airport has four workers who, among other things, shoot starter pistols, mop up water and shoo away rodents to make the runaways inhospitable to birds.
Our own ability to see ourselves not as we are but as we want to be will be the downfall of the 2011 Honda CR-Z hybrid, a terrific little car that will hardly get noticed.
After writing a bit about the great egret at the end of last week's column, it seems that this coastal breeder was making news all over inland New England.
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Great egret makes visits to inland locales
The top events and activities for the weekend of Thursday, Aug. 19, through Sunday, Aug 22, and beyond.
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Staff picks: Our top ten events
Mayor sees private investors as ticket to build express line It has been several years since the CTA scrapped a project to introduce premium express trains outfitted with airline-style seats to Chicago's airports. But Mayor Richard Daley said Wednesday that the idea is not entirely dead.
Continue here: Daley dusts off plan for upscale rail service to O'Hare
New York City calls on Buddy yet again. May 8th was National Train Day, and folks from Amtrak requested a cake from Buddy to be presented at New York Citys Penn station.
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'Cake Boss' Buddy Valastro presents train cake at Penn Station
EARLIER this year, I had the opportunity to ride the Amtrak Auto Train from Sanford, Fla., to Lorton, Va. Sanford is very close to Orlando and Lorton is just south of Washington, D.C. Every day the trains travel that route: one train moving north and one moving south.
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Long trip gone awry provides some valuable tips