For $10 you can fill your car with priceless Syracuse history. Next week, on November 8th and 9th, the Lyndale Commercial Park is having a sale to clear out the last pieces of china plates, bowls, and dishes made by the historic Syracuse China. The china that was made in the factory was not only sold around the world for dinnerware, it...
This afternoon was the ground breaking for The Schenectady Habitat for Humanity's 46th home to be built for need families in the region. Once completed, the new home at 323 Schenectady Street will mark over $5 million in total home value contribution by the organization. Over the past 20 years, Habitat for Humanity of Schenectady County has partnered with volunteers, corporations, and the...
The following baby wipes, which were manufactured by Nutek Disposables, Inc., are being recalled due to a dangerous design flaw; Brand Name Retailer Cuties Internet/Various retailers Diapers.com Diapers.com Femtex Family Dollar Fred's Fred's Kidgets Family Dollar Member's Mark Sam's Club Simply Right Sam's Club Sunny Smiles Walgreens Tender Touch Various retailers Well Beginnings (only affects lots manufactured by Nutek) Walgreens The FDA has announced that consumers who have purchased any recalled baby wipes can now return them where they purchased them and receive a full refund. Consumers with...
Under Armour (a leading athletic clothing brand) is officially moving forward with a new $100 million distribution center in Nashville that will create at least 1,500 new jobs within the next five years. Under Armour was considering three possible sites for their new south east footprint, Nashville, Atlanta, or an undisclosed South Carolina location. They finalized their decision for Nashville after...
South African chemical company Sasol Ltd.just received its final approval for an $8.1 billion ethane cracker and derivatives facility by Louisiana's Lake Charles. The state agreed to give Sasol $257 million in incentives including payroll rebates, workforce training and grants. They're also trying to get into the state's industrial tax exemption program, which grants projects 10 years of no property taxes. It is being called one...
A high security special isolation unit is currently being set up Ebola patients in the Virginia Beach area. Sentara Princess Anne hospital in Virginia Beach will be receiving patients with Ebola from facilities throughout Virginia and North Carolina. A special ambulance is also being equipped to provide transportation for Ebola patients and up to 20 employees are being trained and equipped. Health officials throughout Virginia and North...
A video of a fight at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport shows a man taunting another man in one of the airport's terminals, apparently over his pink shirt. Another passenger asks the instigator what he's upset about, to which he responds, "Queers is what I'm upset about," just before attacking the man in the pink shirt. At that point, he's immediately subdued...
Just when most people though the Californian gold rush was over, one of the largest gold nuggets in modern times was just discovered in Northern California's Gold Country. The solid gold nugget weighed in at 6.07 lbs and just sold over the weekend for about $400,000 (the exact amount and buyers name were kept confidential). Less then 24 hours after it was...
Long Beach's Annual Free Haunted Maze: Venture through the over 2,500-square-foot haunted maze made of recycled materials. starting at 7 p.m. Oct. 30-31. Located at the intersection of Stearns and Palo Verde in Long Beach. www.vimeo.com/107958056 Seventh Annual Long Beach Zombie Walk: The three-night event features walk through Shoreline Village, classic zombie movies, contests, music, food, and more. 5-11 p.m....
It has been about a year since the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation signed a lease for Patriots Point with plan to build a new $100 million military museum. To many people's surprise, the foundation is now well ahead of its goal of $5 million 2014, and now has plans to break ground on the Charleston museum as soon as next...