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Stayed 1 Jan. for 7da with family. Not crowded. Fantastic pools and beach beds. Upgraded room free. Expensive food but kids ate at mc donalds across the street for70 p. each am. Stayed in most all major hotels and this will rival any other especially in service and amenities.
Staff would place terry cloth bed covers and multiple towels and pillows on your very comfortable matress by the beach or pool, is this decadent or not!!!!!
Absolute Luxury!
My husband and I just returned from the Firsta Americana's new hotel AQUA. In one word, WOW!!! I would recommend this hotel to the most discriminating traveller. It is 5 star all the way. A brand new hotel, AQUA strives to emphasize simple elegance, unmatched service and tranquility all around the theme of water and its power to soothe and heal us from our stressful lives. The hotel is right on the pristine beach with at least six pools on the property designed in an astheticly pleasing, overlapping circular pattern. There are tons or lounge chairs, all laid out freshly each morning with 2 large thick, luxurious towels for your use. There are also double lounge chairs by the pools but the best, most luxurious and unique things are THE BEDS. On a small cliff, overlooking the ocean and next to the pools are these platforms with king sized mattresses on them, laid with terrycloth "fitted sheets", those same thick towels and pillows. Some are covered and shaded on top, some actually have curtains that can be pulled back on the sides and some have full sun, depending on how much of a sunworshiper you are. It is the most decadent thing I have ever seen. The "pool concierge" brings you to the bed of your choice and makes sure you have all the pillows, towels etc. you need. Then, a waitress will bring you whatever you want to drink in an icebucket on one of those "breakfast in bed" trays. Unparalleled luxury! There is an adult only pool with swim up bar, more beds with curtains(like a 4 poster bed) that plays soothing new age music. The service is top-notch from these smiling, polite and experienced staff, who are very well trained and attentive.
The rooms are average sized and all face the beautiful Carribean Sea. Marble floors, marble bath with 5 different soaps to choose from (and a soap menu), all glass shower and tub, robes changed daily and slippers. The best thing is the turn down service. You come back to or room at night to find your bed prepared, your slippers laid out, soothing music playing on your TV and aromatherapy oils burning under a tealight. You have no choice but to relax. And the BEDS! Complete luxury. So soft and ample. They are laid with Egyptian cotton linen and more pillows than you know what to do with. There is a "pilow menu" where you can choose from 5 different pillows to be delivered to your room. There is also an aromatherapy menu to choose from.
The hotel is conveniently located across from a very nice shopping center with stores, restaurants and movie theatres. You might want to buy your water over there $2 as opposed to to $8 at the hotel. Yes, everything at the hotel is expensive, but that is typical in a resort on this level.
We rec'd some nice perks, one of which was a free upgrade to the club floor which provides such amenities as free cont. breakfast (sushi, rolls, cereal, fruit, meats and cheeses) and happy hour with free cocktails and hors d'oeuvres nightly with concierge service there too.
I haven't even scratched the surface of the other amenities(spa, salon,tai chi) this magnificant place offers. Safe to say it is one of the best resorts we have ever had the good fortune to have experienced.
I must warn that the hotel is new and not every part is fully operational yet. In a few more months it should be truly perfect, but for now enjoy the 'new hotel' prices, the lack of crowds and inimitable service at this resort. I can't wait to go back!
Nice....but pricey
We stayed at the Grand Aqua a few days in mid January. It is a beautiful, brand new hotel that has an almost surgical feel to it, (marble floors, staff dressed in all white); you might think you've just entered a Dentist's office!
The staff is everywhere if not always to serve an obvious purpose they do provide a presence. I think the staff usually had an 8 to 1 (as in 8 staff members to every one guest). English is tricky for some of the staff and a simple request may take longer than you would like.
Since the hotel is still very new there is the occasional problem, (room key might not work, elevator is slow etc.) but nothing major.
This is not a cheap hotel. At around $300.00 a night for the room and a coke on the beach will cost you $4.00 you are paying for top-of-the-line. The expense has a hidden benefit, the party crowd usually can't afford this type of luxury, and many times we had the beach or pool area all to ourselves.
The beach area is truly grand; twin size beds sit between the pools (there are 8 pools of various size and temperature) and the beach. As you walk to the area a staff member walks with you and prepares the bed, some are covered but most are in the sun.
The hotel is almost right across the street from a nice mall and there are places to eat within walking distance. The prices at the hotel are OUTRAGIOUS so I wouldn't eat there unless you have money to burn, on top of that the food is nothing special to boot.
Bottom line; the Grand Aqua is a grand place to stay if you got grands in your pockets
Fiesta Americana Grand Aqua--Simply the Best in Cancun!
I recently traveled to Cancun to find a hotel for an upcoming family vacation. I had heard great things about the JW Marriott and some mixed reviews on the Fiesta Americana Grand Aqua. I checked out both hotels and a few others. The JW is a great property. However, I was truly impressed with the Grand Aqua. The hotel opened in Dec. '04 and did have to work out a few kinks. But that is the past! The Aqua hotel is brand new and is outstanding! It is like staying in a chic, New York City hotel but located on one of the best beaches in the world. The rooms, pool, music, decor,beach, beds/cabannas by the pool and beach, service, spa, food, and most importantly, the staff are unbelievable. I had the pleasure of meeting Francisco Gutierrez, the Hotel Director. After meeting Francisco, I could see why the Grand Aqua is so special. He is a perfectionist in every sense and it shows. You can see he is respected and has surrounded himself with an unbelieveable team. Just meet Francisco-Conceirge Director, Raymond-Pool Manager, Hugo-Server in Restaurant 7, Carlos & Enrique-servers at Bar Citrix, Flor-Sales, Ivan-Server at the pool, and the entire conceirge staff...and you will understand what I mean....these folks are unbelievable. I have traveled all over the world and The Aqua ranks at the top! I am going back to Cancun for a week in February and I wouldn't think of staying anyplace other than the Aqua!
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i recently strolled down the beach in cancun to look at this new hotel. i walked onto the property and was amazed at what i saw. all chairs on the beach front and along the decks facing the water were double sized chair beds with matresses & pillows on them. some had sheer white curtains on all 4 sides for privacy. perfect for napping the day away in luxury. the hotel was quiet since it has just opened & not many guests seemed to be staying at this hotel. i walked through the lobby which was elegant, but again, extremely quiet & a bit sterile.
if you are looking for a hotel to be luxuriously appointed & avoid most other guests(relaxation & privacy) this would be the place. the hotel is large & did not seem to be family oriented(which translates into : no loud boom box music around the pool with screaming children/no drinking games & loud pool games.. fine with me!!) this is definately a luxury hotel for couples or singles who need to relax & dont mind spending the money to be pampered in peace & quiet..truly a spa retreat.
i was most impressed with the beach beds/matresses & the atmosphere around the pool. this hotel is unlike any other i have seen in cancun; this hotel would seem to be the gold standard..the rates i checked out didnt seem to be too much more than other (4 star hotels) that are in the area. it would seem to be worth the extra small amount of money to book this hotel and check it out(especially if you have stayed in cancun before ) and have an appreciation for the finer things..
Beautiful Hotel...just a few quirks
A couple of friends and I stayed at the Grand Aqua the first of the year for about 3 nights. The hotel is georgeous!!! When we first walked in, I was blown away by the view of the ocean through the huge glass window.
With this hotel being new, there were a few things that I did not like. First, hotel check in time took a long time. It seemed like the gentleman at the desk didn't really know what he was doing.
Afterwards, when I first got up to my room.. i just couldn't believe how beautiful it was-the room, having a king bed, beautiful ocean view.. just great.
But, I went to take a bath that night, and the bath water was a like a tea color brown. But I was able to communicate that to the hotel directors and they asured that it would be resolved.
Um,,other things that bothered me, was that the voicemail system was all in spanish, so not knowing any spanish, it was difficult to retrieve any messages.
Check out took a long time as the bill was all in spanish, and there were charges on my bill that I did not approve. So, it took awhile for the desk to revome them.
One other thing was that, when my friends and I had meals together, the waiters at the hotel restaurants did not know how to charge meals seperatly to our individual hotel rooms. So it took some extra figuring out.
With this being a new hotel, I am sure a lot of this will change and be accomodating. Hopefully!
With all that said, all in all, this hotel is very beautiful! The food at the restaurants are all very good.. a little pricey but very good! My personal favorite is the beach beds. How relaxing! I like the marble flooring in the rooms, but slippers are a must have as it can get pretty chilly on the bare feet. (slippers are first provided at turn down service). The staff is really really nice! One morning I was waiting down in the lobby for my friends and one of the staff brought me a glass of orange juice while I was waiting. I didn't ask for it, he just offered it. Something I've never experienced before.
The area attractions are all very close, and the shopping right across the street was very convenient. The aqua World about 5-10 minutes away. Where you can book tours, take boat rides, take diving lessons...etc. Also, we took the dinner cruise on the Captain Hook. That was a blast! It is about a 3 1/2 hour cruise which runs till about 10:30pm...so if you have kids, it may get kind of late for them... but it was a fun time. It gets people involved with fun music and dancing.
I think that after a couple more months, the quirks will start to fade and this hotel will be Class A. I think I would stay at this hotel again in the future with my family. Thanks!
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We stayed at Aqua from December 28, 2004 until Jan 5, 2005.
Let me first say that Aqua is one gorgeous hotel. The staff members are gracious and friendly and the scenery is unbelievable. I'm giving it a review of "excellent" because of its potential. But...
The hotel should not be open yet. People were put in rooms that were still under construction. One lady standing in the "complaints line" as the check-in counter became, said the toilet had not been installed until their second day, and it took another day after that for the mess from the installation to be cleaned up. We were put in a room with two small beds although we booked a king, so they moved us on our second day, but to a room that also had two small beds (not fun for newly-weds)! Our room was not cleaned until 8pm, and that was only after I called to complain. The towels and robes were taken and not replaced, and we didn't get soap in the room until our fifth day. The hotel was very clean, but there were dust bunnies in the long hallways that were so big I thought they'd hop away. The elevators were beyond slow because they had not been programmed correctly. According to one staff member, they were pulled out of training in order to open on time, so most didn't know what they were doing and they were not prepared to run a hotel that was filled to capacity for the holidays.
That said I have to say that the actual building is beautiful and modern and the staff was friendly. You can't tell from the pictures provided by the hotel, but it is on a nice beach with great swimming pools. The ocean is a little rough for children here, but there are enough pools to keep the kids happy. One of the pools has a swim-up bar and is advertised as not allowing children, although was full of kids when we were there. All in all, this is going to be a world-class hotel once the kinks are worked out and the staff gets the hang of things.
I also want to add that the MB restaurant at the hotel is excellent, but expensive. A meal for two with wine was about $300/US. If you like nice restaurants, try Laguna Grill down the road. The scenery is beautiful and the food is excellent. Our dinner there was under $200, with a nice bottle of wine. One last suggestion on food... if you go out for lobster (Lorenzillo's is okay), just get the tail instead of the full lobster. It will be much cheaper, and almost all the meat is in the tail, since the Caribbean lobsters don't have claws.
For daytrips I recommend renting a car and driving to XCaret, an hour south of Cancun, or to Tulum, two hours south. On the way back stop in Playa Del Carmen for dinner. The food and shopping are excellent.
Beautiful, but wasn't completely functioning
We stayed from December 1 - 5, 2004. The hotel opened December 1, so we were some of the very first guests. The hotel is absolutely gorgeous. The rooms are beautiful, comfortable and the amenities very generous. We had booked the cheapest room, expecting a lagoon view, but it turns out all rooms have stunning ocean views.
Unfortunately, we were not informed the spa and gym was not operational, as well as some of the restaurants, elevators, and shops. There were vacuums, hammers, unwrapped furniture, construction workers and gardeners everywhere. We shared the elevator with loads of TVs and coffee-makers many times.
In spite of all of this, we loved every minute. The breakfast buffet and poolside restaurant were pricey, but the food was worth it, both in selection, presentation and taste. The breakfast buffet was vast, with everything from your omelette bar to sushi and champagne. The poolside restaurant made the most exquisite and unusual ceviche.
The pools are relatively small, with the exception of the extremely long lap pool. You could walk the length of the pool in ankle-deep water or share the infinity pool with some cheeky gulls that would land on the edge for a quick bath. The poolside furniture is extremely beautiful and comfortable. The many pools, the beachside beds and chairs the color of Cancun's powder sand, and the ocean made for postcard-perfect views.
The hotel is just across the street from La Isla, Cancun's nicest shopping center, and it is visible from the mostly-glass corridor outside the rooms. It made for a lovely sight at night after a day spent in the sun. We will most definitely return to this gorgeous hotel.
My husband and I stayed at Aqua Grand for five nights. We were amazed by the hotel. Everywhere you look- literally, everywhere- you will see water of some sort flowing. The design is amazing. The breakfast buffet in Siete was awesome. The pool and beach area is one of the nicest we've been to. And yes, the service is amazing. The staff kept coming over to us and asking if we are enjoying our stay. YES!!
Only problems- yes, because it is a new hotel there were some glitches (spa not open, the aromatherapy menu advertised by the hotel is never looked at by the staff, you need to ask for turn-down service, etc...). But the overall friendliness, cleanliness and fabulousness of the hotel makes it a must-go-to!!! Gorgeous. You'll love it.
Will be wonderful when completely open
My husband and I stayed at the Fiesta American in Los Cabos and loved it, so we thought we would try this new hotel in Cancun. We stayed here from Dec. 3 -Dec. 6. The hotel had just opened 2 days earlier. It is definitely beautiful, but we were disappointed to find out most of the facilities were not open yet. The spa and exercise areas were not open, although they did have some massage huts by the pool that were available. My husband had a massage and said it was fine. Only 2 of the 5 restaurants were open - one only served lunch and the other was for breakfast and dinner. Both were pricey, but that's to be expected at a Fiesta Americana. The food in Siete, which serves breakfast and dinner, was wonderful. Very nice breakfast buffet. Even though they have a promotion for a free upgrade to the Grand Club, it was not open yet, so we were offered free breakfast during our stay. We had a deluxe oceanfront room which was beautiful. We actually had three rooms - first room key didn't work, so they moved us to a room with 2 double beds. We wanted a king, so on the second day we were moved again to a king room which was fine - missing some small amenities like the remote for the tv, but they brought us one right away. Room didn't get cleaned until 5:30 p.m. and then they came back for turn down service at 10:30 - my husband was already in bed! Other than that, the rooms are very nice with a wonderful bed. The pool area is beautiful with 8 pools and plenty of chairs. There are also double beds around the pool area and on the beach with pillows and curtains that can be drawn for privacy. Definitely one of the nicest areas on the beach. The service at this hotel was top notch. They were extremely solicitous and friendly. If you like to be pampered, this is the place to go. Because this hotel was brand new there were still lots of glitches to be worked out but that was to be expected. When this hotel is completely done, it will definitely be worth the experience. in fact, we plan to go back in February with friends.
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Is Cloe "mourning" for her friend, which is causing the weight gain? We cannot say. But possibly the other hamster prevented Cloe from overeating; without the friend, Cloe is eating more and gaining weight. Or without the friend, Cloe is less active. With no other hamster for Cloe to chase or vice-versa, Cloe is exercising less and the weight is being put on. Sort of like a "cage potato."
If the weight gain isn't due to behavior changes, this could be a medical condition that needs attention. Cloe is getting up in there in years for a hamster, and older hamsters are prone to cancers. This could be a cancer in Cloe's abdomen. Only your veterinarian can tell you if that is true and if it can be treated.
If you don't want to immediately take Cloe to the veterinarian, try a weight-loss regimen and see if there is a change. Restrict the amount of food that Cloe gets to only what is necessary for one hamster. Make sure there is a wheel or some other form of exercise that Cloe can get. If after a short time Cloe doesn't change in appearance or if she gets worse, please find a veterinarian who will see your hamster.
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JERUSALEM, Israel -- As fighting continues in Damascus, NBC News reported that the Syrian military has mixed chemical agents, which could be used against rebel forces.
Syria reportedly has the largest stockpile of chemical weapons in the Middle East and the missiles to deliver them to surrounding countries and bombs to drop them on its own people.
The report quoted U.S. officials saying "the army had loaded precursor chemicals for sarin, a deadly nerve gas, onto aerial bombs that could be dropped on the Syrian people from dozens of fighter bombers."
The report quoted the officials saying there is "little the outside world can do" if Syrian President Bashar Assad gives the green light to drop the bombs.
In an interview with Sky News, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisel Mekdad said he didn't know if his country had chemical weapons.
"As far as for the story of chemical weapons in Syria, we said different times on different occasions that even if we have them, even if we have them, we shall not use them against our people," Mekdad said.
"I said even if we have them -- we did not say we have chemical weapons -- we don't know if we have or not, but we are saying if we have them we shall not use them against our people," he added.
President Obama warned of consequences and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen of an "immediate reaction" from the international community should Assad use the weapons.
But experts in Israel said they don't believe Assad will use the chemicals against his people.
Syrian Expert Jonathan Spyer, from the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, said he believes the international community is most concerned about the possibility of the weapons falling into the "wrong hands" since there are al Qaeda elements among the insurgents.
For the last two years, Assad has been moving the chemical weapons about -- away from the fighting. But he's running out of places to go, Spyer told CBN News.
Middle East expert Eldad Pardo, at Hebrew University, said he believes Assad -- and maybe Iran (Assad's backer) too -- is sending a signal that he won't allow a "turning of the tables in the balance (of power) in this war."
Assad is worried about Western and other elements supplying anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles to the rebels, as well as effectively establishing a de facto no-fly zone, Pardo told CBN News.
Meanwhile, there are reports of American forces already in Jordan ready to handle Syrian chemical weapon attacks if need be, said Pardo.
Still, Pardo said it's not clear if Assad would follow through on a "doomsday scenario" by using them.
Nevertheless, it wouldn't be the first time Middle East dictators have used chemical weapons. Iraq used them against the Iranians in the 1980s and against Kurdish Iraqis in 1991. Assad's father also used them against Muslim Brotherhood protestors in 1982.
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Court Strikes Down Obama Labor Board's Ambush Election Rule Change
Challenged rules would allow union bosses to ambush workers into forced-dues-paying union ranks
Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2012) – Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has struck down the National Labor Relations Board's new rules dictating how union organizing elections are conducted, ruling that the Board did not have a quorum necessary to enact the new rules.
The National Right to Work Foundation – the nation's premier advocate for workers who suffer from the abuses of compulsory unionism – filed comments opposing the Board's proposed new guidelines which would help give union organizers the upper hand over independent-minded employees.
The new rules dramatically shortened the time frame individual workers have to share truthful information with their coworkers about the adverse effects of unionization and to hear their employer's views on the subject. In other words, the new rules were one-sided.
Mark Mix, President of National Right to Work, issued the following statement regarding the ruling:
"The Obama NLRB is determined to make union organizing campaigns as one-sided as possible and to stifle the rights of employees who may oppose bringing a union into their workplace. Today, the court's ruling demonstrates once again the biased way that the Obama Labor Board has operated – a two member majority ramming through the final pro-union boss rule change without even asking the one minority member to vote.
"Today's decision prevents implementation of a rule that deprives employees of hearing both sides of the story about unionization and is a victory for workers. However, despite this decision, a secret ballot election can't prevent the fundamental violation of individual rights that occurs under union boss monopoly bargaining."


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It was beer, folks.By Amos Barshad
Adorable hairless monsters slowly dying -- the hot new trend of late-summer 2010.By Edith Zimmerman
The French pop band adds some thumping bass to MGMT's gently spooky track.By Edith Zimmerman
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Ludington's Lauren Biggs (19 minutes, 19.9 seconds) took first place at the Don Baese Invitational Green Division on Saturday.
Charlotte (67), Ludington (86), Cadillac (96), Leslie (127) and Coopersville (138) rounded out the top five.
"She was a phenomenal middle school runner," Ludington coach John Lipa said of Biggs, a freshman, "and she is getting used to the extra mile in high school and really stepping it up."
Charlotte's Lindsey Carlson (19:33) took second, and Fremont's Mackenzie Lounsbery (19:39.3) finished third.
Haley Dack (19:56) took fifth for Leslie, and Coopersville's Catherine Croft (20:39.3) was ninth.
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Kentucky courts closed Tuesday for furlough
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Kentucky's courts will be closed again Tuesday.
It's the second furlough day workers will take this year to help balance the budget.
The unpaid day off will help avoid layoffs after state lawmakers approved a $25 million budget cut for the judicial branch.
Employees will take a third furlough day Oct. 15.
Court administrators will meet in January to decide if workers will have to take more furlough days in 2013.
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After a hip injury in February that derailed her Born This Way Ball Tour and confined her to a (24-karat gold-plated wheelchair), Lady Gaga is slowly making her way back into the spotlight.
The singer will take the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, when she'll perform the new (and still untitled) single from her upcoming fourth studio album, ARTPOP.
Gaga had taken the stage briefly for a performance of the "Star Spangled Banner" at New York's Gay Pride Parade Kickoff Rally on June 28, but the VMA performance will mark Gaga's official return.
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It's a somber week for Lady Gaga – and her Little Monsters.
Following Tuesday's Facebook announcement that she was "devastated and sad" because she couldn't walk and had to postpone several Born This Way Ball concerts, the pop star, 26, has officially canceled the remaining dates of her world tour.
"After additional tests this morning to review the severity of the issue, it has been determined that Lady Gaga has a labral tear of the right hip," the singer's rep told PEOPLE Wednesday in a statement. "She will need surgery to repair the problem, followed by strict down time to recover. This unfortunately, will force her to cancel the tour, so she can heal."
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The owners of the site where Happy's Pizza was destroyed by fire on Jan. 7 are considering how best to redevelop the property.
The Lossia family, owner of the property at 600 S. Main St. for more than 30 years, is exploring options for building vertical on the site and creating retail, commercial or residential space.
"We want to make sure we are maintaining the integrity of the downtown area and put something up we will be proud of, but also something the community needs," said Renee Lossia, daughter of Richard Lossia.
Renee said 600 S. Main St. is a "very, very special property" for the family. Her father operated the Wolverine Market — a deli, wine, cheese and liquor store — on the property until the mid-1990s. When Richard retired due to a health related issue, Ameritech occupied the building for about five years, until a Happy's Pizza franchise opened about seven years ago, Renee said.
"Happy's Pizza did remodel (the building) and they were a tenant," Renee said. "They were a wonderful tenant until, obviously, our new circumstances of the fire."
The Ann Arbor Fire Department was initially called to Happy's Pizza at 1:41 a.m. on Jan. 7 for a fire that is believed to have started in the kitchen area of the restaurant, specifically the exhaust system, fire officials said. Crews were at the scene for almost 12 hours, battling the blaze in minus 15-degree weather. The fire is still under investigation.
Now, only a pile of rubble sits on the property, and Renee said they are waiting for the go-ahead from the insurance company to remove the remains of the building from the site. She said there were two insurance policies in place: one representing Happy's Pizza and one representing the property owners.
"We certainly don't want that eyesore to remain the way it is right now," Renee said.
Mike Saffo, whose family owned the Happy's Pizza franchise, told The Ann Arbor News the plan was to rebuild the restaurant on the South Main Street property.
Renee said Happy's lease — which had two-and-a-half years left with an option to extend — is null and void after the fire. She said her family has not negotiated a deal with the Happy's Pizza franchisees to rebuild a pizza store, but the Lossia family plans to explore all of its options for redeveloping the site.
"We are not ruling anything out at this point," she said. "We are still in communication with (the Happy's Pizza franchisees). They have expressed their desire to return to that location. Should it make sense and be possible, we would certainly entertain that."
The 0.13-acre property is located in the city's step-down D2 zoning with a building height limit of 60 feet. It has an assessed value of $225,100 for the 2013 taxable year.
The property is about three blocks south of East William Street, next to the under-construction 618 South Main apartments and across the street from two properties that are listed for sale: the car wash at 633 S. Main and the brick building at 637 S. Main.
Those sites are being marketed as an opportunity to construct apartments, a hotel, or another higher density use than the existing buildings.
Renee said 600 S. Main St. is a "point of pride" for her family, and they don't intend to sell the property. She recalled how her father used to display a marquee outside the Wolverine Market to predict the outcome of Michigan football games and congratulate his children on college graduation. Renee and her three siblings graduated from the University of Michigan.
"When my brother was born, (the marquee) said, 'It's a boy,'" Renee said.
"Our heart belongs in Ann Arbor. That location there is something that, if at all possible, we would like to keep in our family and are prepared to develop it on our own, but are open to exploring options from other developers," she added.
Renee said it makes sense to build vertically on the property, since it has a small footprint.
"What we're talking about doing is tying in, perhaps, with (618 South Main) and perhaps doing something that would make sense in conjunction with that building," she said.
Lizzy Alfs is a business reporter for The Ann Arbor News. Reach her at 734-623-2584, email her email@example.com or follow her on Twitter.


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In a check on Gov. Christie's use of power, the New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt a lower-court ruling that mandated reopening the state's affordable housing agency.
Housing advocates saw the decision as a victory over Christie's efforts to roll back requirements on towns to build housing for those who can't afford market rate.
"Gov. Christie simply does not have the power to unilaterally abolish independent agencies he doesn't like," said Kevin D. Walsh, associate director of the Fair Share Housing Center in Cherry Hill, which sued Christie over the issue. In a statement, he said the court's ruling meant that dozens of state agencies are protected from "political interference."


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After 18 months of detention, the closed-door trial of three American hikers accused of spying on Iran began on Sunday in the Tehran Revolutionary Court.
During the initial five-hour session, the two young men - Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal - and their female companion, Sarah Shroud, in absentia, pleaded not guilty to the charges of espionage, their attorney, Masoud Shafei, said.
Shroud, Bauer's fiancee, was released in September on $500,000 bail brokered through Oman. Shroud is not likely to return to stand trail, forfeiting the half million dollar bond.
The court, controlled by Iranian clerics, forbade the presence of observers in the trial, including Swiss Ambassador Livia Leu Agosti, who has been representing U.S. interests.
Iranian security forces arrested the three hikers in July 2009 when they inadvertently crossed the border from Iraq's Kurdistan region into Iran.
Bauer and Shroud had been living together in Damascus, where he was working as a freelance journalist and his fiancee was teaching English. After Fattal arrived for a visit in July 2009, the three embarked on a hiking trip to northern Iraq.
Shortly after her release, Shroud met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York to plead for his intervention in releasing Bauer and Fattal.
Ahmadinejad promised to ask the courts to expedite the trial and use "maximum leniency" in judging the case.
Hanging Two People a Day
According to media reports, Iranian authorities have been hanging an average of two persons a day, executing 66 people since the end of 2010, according to France 24 International News.
On January 29, authorities hung 46-year-old Dutch national Sahra Bahrami on alleged drug-smuggling charges.
The victim's sister said the charges were trumped up. Iranian authorities arrested Bahrami when she visited Iran during the anti-government protests over the 2009 elections.
"She doesn't even smoke cigarettes, let along possessing drugs," Bahrami's sister said. "How could someone who participates in election gatherings and endangers her life engage in such actions against her country?" she asked.
Bahrami's attorney said he was "bewildered as to how my client's death sentence was issued while her security charges had not yet been reviewed."
Following Bahrami's execution, the Dutch Foreign Ministry froze official contacts with Iran and issued a travel advisory, saying in a statement it was "shocked, shattered by this act by a barbaric regime," Agence France Presse reported.
"The minister was deeply shocked. This was an act committed by a barbaric regime. The fact that Iranian diplomats had told us just on Friday that not all legal avenues had run their course made this even more shocking," the Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Uri Rosenthal said, according to a ministry spokesman.
Bahrami lived in London and visited family in Iran from time to time, according to the International Campaign for Human Rights.
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I'm going to assume that they chose to totally ignore any possible links with decreased sperm count and high carb consumption, as it is just so much easier to pick on fat.
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Also, the distinction between highest and lowest sat. fat consumers was 13% of calories to 8% of calories. That such a trivial difference in eating patterns in such a small sample size is stated as significant seems to me to be a prime example of confirmation bias.
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Good morning Scotland.
Welcome to the Tuesday morning edition of the breakfast blog, brought to you live from Daily Record HQ here in Central Quay, Glasgow. It's brightening up out there, so with any luck we're on course for a pleasant morning. The political world was rocked last night as news of William Hague stepping down as Foreign Secretary sent shockwaves through Downing Street. 12 MPs lost their cabinet positions in one of the most brutal reshuffles for many a year. We've also got the story about Cheryl Cole-no-more's £500K secret wedding to her playboy lothario husband and bitter news of another ticket price hike for Scotland fans. So sit back, add milk and two sugars and enjoy the news coming to you for a change.
Good morning one and all and welcome to Tuesday.
There's a fair few hard hitting stories this morning, not least the news on that huge cabinet reshuffling on Downing Street and the rejection felt by fans as the SFA hike ticket prices for Euro 2016 games.
Tulisa's cocaine trial starts today, and we've some stunning pictures of the raised Costa Concodria vessel that sunk off the coast of Italian isle of Giglio in 2012.
And in sport, Ronny Deila has hit out at UEFA for forcing Celtic to play three qualifiers. "This is stupid" reads the back page, but more on that later.
We'll have all the usual weather updates and good news / weird news / not news until it's news stories a little later on so stick with us from now until 10am so you don't miss a thing.
Here's a look at our version of the headlines - the most read stories on the website. It's what everyone's talking about, so what better way to get yourself up to speed:
So, as we mentioned earlier, Ronny Deila has slammed UEFA for making Celtic play three qualifiers. It's all because Scotland have dropped down UEFA's rankings in country coefficients, based on results in Europe in the last 5 years. I guess this is another facet to the argument that the old firm clubs need one another for sustainable success, but we can only hope this window of opportunity will allow other teams to make a push for glory.
An Aberdeen legend has been charged with assaulting a dog walker, by whacking him over the head with a plastic ball-thrower. Liam Baxter, 24, claims Doug Rougvie had him by the throat and hit him with the ball launcher until it broke, after an altercation in a grassy area off of Aberdeen's Kingsgate.
Liam had his dog off the leash, when Rogvie kicked the black lab because she came over to say hello to his sheepdog. After the former-player blew up at another dog-walker, he started on Baxter for stepping in.
The Tartan Army has directed an angry Hampden roar at the SFA, accusing the body of a season ticket rip-off.
The SFA announced the cheapest ticket for all five home Euro qualifiers and a friendly against England next year will be £190.
That compares to just £115 for five World Cup qualifiers last year.
Scots wrestling star Drew Galloway has vowed to make the WWE regret sacking him last month.
Galloway – known as Drew McIntyre in the ring – enjoyed seven years in the big time before he was let go in the organisation's annual cull.
But the 6ft 5in hulk plans to stay in the fight game and turn in performances that will have WWE bosses desperate to get him back...
Dun dun duuuuun. He said he's going to chokeslam the board, before Rock Bottoming them all individually, followed up by a Stone Cold Stunner and a tombstone to round things off.
He didn't say that... I lied, but the rest is true.
...and finally, Rangers have kicked off their Stateside trip to North America tomorrow night with a friendly game against Ventura County Fusion. We've got a nice little gallery for you to flick through from their first training session.
Ally McCoist's men are in America for two friendly matches and training before heading north to Canada for another two games.
The Rangers players have been talking up the pre-season programme over the past week. highlighting the success of the American national side and stating that the games will be a step up in class from their last two friendlies against Highland League opposition.
The financial conduct authority has proposed they will inforce a cap on interest and fees on payday loans after companies have been taking us for a ride for years with ridiculous interest of 3935457349859346534%.
The sun is out and the sky is bright here in Glasgow this morning. What's it like where you are? Some parts of the country are tipped to be hotter than Ibiza on Thusday, which isn't much use if you're flying out to Ibiza before then, but come on.. this is Scotland - give us our moment in the sun, because that's likely all it is to be. We'll be drenched again before we know it. For now, take a gander at the MET Office outlook for your region, just don't blame us for the grey skies up ahead..
- Dry and bright with plenty of sunshine and just an isolated light shower, mainly over high ground. It will cloud over from the southwest this evening. Feeling pleasantly warm with just a light westerly breeze. Maximum Temperature 19 °C.
Lothian and Borders
- All parts will have a fine, dry day with plenty of sunshine. Clouds may bubble up inland spoiling the afternoon sunshine a little. Feeling pleasantly warm with just a light westerly breeze. Maximum Temperature 20 °C.
Central, Tayside and Fife
- It will be a dry day just about everywhere with plenty of sunshine. There will be a few very light showers this afternoon, mostly over the Perthshire hills. Light westerly breeze. Maximum Temperature 20 °C.
- Dry and bright day with sunny spells. The best of the sunshine and highest temperatures will be towards Aberdeen and Stonehaven. There'll be a brisk westerly wind along the Moray coast this morning easing this afternoon. Maximum Temperature 21 °C.
- It will be a dry day just about everywhere with plenty of sunshine. There will be a few very light showers, mainly over the high ground of the west Highlands. Brisk westerly winds across the far north easing by afternoon. Maximum Temperature 19 °C.
Today's Daily Record front page #scotpapers pic.twitter.com/7e1TlxVNOE— The Daily Record (@Daily_Record) July 15, 2014
Here's today's front page headlines
- Scotland fans accuse the SFA of extortion - a minimum of £190 for a season pass to the Euro 2016 qualifiers. That gets you on the wifi to watch the match on your phone in a broom closet, but you need to share it with Adrian Chiles. £190 though, someone should report this mob to the police for ticket scalping. I thought this kind of thing was illegal?
- Look around you this morning. Do you see a distinct lack of men in the street, or in the office? That's because they've all called in sick.. but really they're all at home hugging their pillows, crying in the corner, or sleeping off a midnight burning of all their Cheryl Cole (or is it Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, now?) love letters marked returned to sender. Good luck to her and her newly married lothario.
- .. and the Government has lost their Foreign Secretary William Hague, after the minister stepped down to become the Leader of the House of Commons. In the video coming next, he gives his first speech in 1977 with a full head of hair styled on a baby Cousin IT from The Adams Family.
NEWSBITE: Scientists have been able to pinpoint how the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) component in cannabis can shrink cancer tumours. Tests on mice showed two receptors in particular were responsible for its anti-tumour effects.
Dr Peter McCormick of the university of East Anglia said yesterday: "Cancer patients should not use cannabis to self-medicate, but I hope our research will lead to a safe synthetic equivalent in the future."
So David Cameron has had his own night of the long knives. William Hague and Ken Clarke were two of the big names to be dropped - "Tory Boy" William Hague will continue on as the Leader of the House of Commons, but Kenneth Clarke has had enough - retiring from the game altogether. It's all part of Cameron's attempt to give him a "right on" public image by bringing in more female politicians into his cabinet, ahead of the 2015 general election.
There are very few things that are louder than Calvin Harris at T in the Park, but one of those things is the sound of a million hearts breaking and teenage boys sighing when the news filtered through that Cheryl Cole/Tweedy/Fernandez-Versini secretly married her playboy lothario boyfriend after only three months of dating.
The pair got hitched while staying in a swanky £11,000-a-week villa, exchanged rings worth £300,000 and the couple and their four guests are thought to have flown from London to St Lucia on a first class flight costing £9,000 each.
Their room had its own bar, a 49-feet pool, two plunge pools and a cinema.
That's how you do it.
See what Sky News are saying about William Hague leaving his post of Foreign Secretary:
In case you missed it, William Hague has called time on his 40-year Tory career. http://t.co/KLDqmxD8iK #reshuffle pic.twitter.com/iiHYGlVX5S— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 15, 2014
#M8 eastbound J3-J2, reports of a 3 car RTC, traffic is really busy at Livingston, Edinburgh bound. pic.twitter.com/xx8RqugB65— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) July 15, 2014
Today's Daily Record back page #scotpapers pic.twitter.com/VayUQMuidy— The Daily Record (@Daily_Record) July 15, 2014
Here's a look at the stories making up today's back page:
Phil Mickelson wants to put on another vintage Open display after filling the Claret Jug with wine worth £13,000 a bottle. American ace Mickelson handed back the trophy yesterday at Royal Liverpool. But the 44-year-old admits he still watches last year's blistering final-round 66 from Muirfield regularly on repeat. That was the first of Lefty's five Major wins to come on British soil and he has enjoyed toasting his triumph with an exclusive French Burgundy.
Ronny Deila insists it's "stupid" that Celtic have to jump three hurdles to reach the Champions League group stage. The parkhead club are being forced into three lots of action because Scotland have dropped down the rankings in UEFA's country coefficients, which are based on results in Europe from the last five seasons.
Gordon Strachan last night relished the stunning double-header against Germany and England and said: "Bring It On". Scotland will take on the new world champions in Dortmund in September before facing the Auld Enemy at Celtic Park on November 18.
NEWSBITE: Ray Whelan, the hospitality boss accused over the illegal resale of World Cup tickets, surrendered himself to a court in Rio de Janeiro yesterday.
With the vote in December getting ever closer, campaigers and supporters are going all out on social networks for their cause. Here's one:
The Nos really don't like this image that means you really shouldn't do all you can to share it. pic.twitter.com/hIKJR4ndEN— Pete Wishart (@PeteWishart) July 13, 2014
Meanwhile, the Better Together campaign are still ironing out the creases of their celebrity report...
#Tom_Cruise #Hollywood I love Scotland, It should stay in England #indyref @BBCScot2014 @UK_Together @TogetherDarling pic.twitter.com/WQ3XriNZyx— Festival_of_Politics (@FestOfPolitics) July 8, 2014
Almost one in four Britons is living in poverty, a study has revealed. The number rose by a staggering 600,000 last year to 14.6million.
And it is young adults who have been hit hardest by the recession. They are more likely to to be out of work or in low-paid jobs.
The report says 22-30-year-olds saw their pay packets fall by 13 per cent on average in 2008-13, compared with six per cent for 31 to 59-year-olds.


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The heat wave and drought continues across much of the nation, with more than 55% of the nation now in a drought. NOAA meteorologist say the weather effect known as La Nina is slowing weakening, which has been responsible for the heat and dry conditions. Experts say an mild El Nino will replace La Nina by mid September.
With the arrival of an El Nino, it will bring more storms, "and hopefully meaningful rainfall" says Illinois governor Pat Quinn who has already declared many Illinois counties a disaster, which clears the way for federal assistance.
Temperatures are expected to top 100 again in many parts of the Midwest and eastern states with no immediate relief coming as the high pressure system that dominates the center of the U.S. remaining largely in place, with a small shift west expected in a few days.
La Nina is a warming of pacific equatorial waters in the Pacific Ocean forcing the jet stream to stay north and storms to bypass much of the central and southern states.
El Nino is a cooling of the same waters, which allows the jet stream to move farther south, thereby bringing needed rains to the central and southern states and keeping temperatures down.
Experts at NOAA say despite the harsh conditions, this is still nothing close to the massive drought back in the early 1900's called "The Great Dust Bowl".


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East Oslo is not nearly as prosperous as the west half of the city with Akersgata/Akersveien the rough divider. The area does, however, have one prime attration, the Munch-museet, featuring the wondrous works of Edvard Munch, and one especially groovy neighborhood, the Grünerløkka, though some swear hard-edged, dishevelled Grønland is groovier still – and, true or not, no one could say it was pretentious.
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Formerly a run-down working-class district, Grünerløkka has recently been revived, its regeneration turning it into one of the most fashionable parts of the city, particularly among artists and students. The main drag, Thorvald Meyers gate, is dotted with boho cafés, shops, bars and restaurants plus a couple of pocket-sized city parks; Grünerløkka is a great place to eat and drink. Of the several entrances to the area, the prettiest is across the pedestrianized Ankerbrua (Anker bridge), which spans the River Akerselva to link Markveien with Torggata. The bridge sports sculptures by Norwegian sculptor Per Ung – look out for Peer Gynt and his reindeer.
- The Munch-museet