DC: Connecticut Ave Coffee Closure

Washington, DC – Sips Cafe at 4420 Connecticut Avenue closed on Saturday. The windows are covered in brown paper with a sign on the door explaining how customers can request a refund for their pre-paid SIPS cards.

List of UK Retail Store Closings in 2009 (Ongoing)

News of retail store closures in the United Kingdom seems to be arriving daily, as the economic downturn is forcing companies to restructure or file for bankruptcy and close their doors.  NowPublic has compiled...

Woolworths closure sale to start

Woolworths are starting their closing down sales across the UK in all its 815 outlets."In what looks like the beginning of the end for the retailer, its administrator Deloitte has said that some shops could close...

Vietnam Airlines resumes service to Bangkok

Vietnam Airlines (VNA) Saturday resumed its service to international Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok as the Thai airport recommenced full operations after a long shutdown due to antigovernment protesters." ...

Israel closes Gaza crossings

On Tuesday Israel closed the borders in to the Gaza Strip because of rocket fire from the region. Although the Gaza Strip received some aid on Monday it will not be enough if the border remains closed."Navi...

Gaza City blacked out after 4 rockets hit Israel

This has been going on for over a week now. Israeli towns have been under seige near the Gaza border with only minutes notice of in coming rockets.  "Rockets fired from northern Gaza land in western Negev; no injuries, damage reported; Gaza City plunges into darkness...

Tasmanian houses renting for $1 a week

AN Australian town is offering houses to rent for $1 a week. The prospective tenants must have kids, the younger the better,  which will help to save its comunity and its tiny school. " The small...

Angry brides wage war on bridal shop owner

Every bride wants to look good on her wedding day so when that dreamt of dress becomes a nightmare you'd better watch out. All too often rogue traders get away with it - even closing one business to open another...

Gotham laments closure of popular Meatpacking District eatery

LINK TO FULL STORYhere's an excerpt from my story at EDGE NEW YORK...On the Wednesday evening before Gay Pride weekend in the city, the Meatpacking District was alive with activity. Finely dressed pedestrians made their way along cobblestone streets while window shoppers...

Starbucks is Closing Stores - Now Only 3 on Every Block

These guys are going to have the worst real estate problem in the US...."Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) has announced the next step in its multi-faceted plan to transform the company, with a decision...

Lizard on the runway hits Delhi Airport

Monsoon rains have brought all kinds of woes in the India's capital New Delhi. New Delhi airport is always in news for all the wrong reasons and this latest news is even more scary.Newspapers have reported that...

Mississippi River levee breaks

UPDATE: 6:13PM ESTThe flooding could slow the US coal exports." Floods on the upper Mississippi River could slow U.S. coal exports because of stalled barge traffic and disrupted rail shipments, some industry...

Power Outage Continues in Montréal

Wednesday, June 11, 2008More than 200,000 Hydro Québec customers are still without power this morning after Tuesday's severe thunderstorms. Although most of the power outages are in the Montérégie region on...

GM Selling North America's Birthright to Mexico

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOutsourcing North America's Manufacturing Birthright, has taken another turn for the worse, 2,600 General Motors jobs (not 1,000 as previously reported) are heading...

Iran Closes Semi-Official News Agency for Alleged False Report

Another Iranian crackdown on news. The government says that Fars was guilty of "disturbing public opinion"."Oran's state news agency IRNA says authorities have ordered the temporary closure of a semi-official news agency, Fars, for false reporting and disturbing public...

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