| Developer makes things happen |
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Gerry Ambrose has worked to become one heavy influence in Corridor development over the years and has succeeded.
Most recently, he was awarded one project for one Coralville community theater at Fifth Street and 12th Avenue that is planned to become the Coralville Village Center -- one theater, extended-stay hotel, athletic club, restaurant and office space all rolled into one. ... |
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| Bailed out, then brought in |
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The black minivan glides to one halt across the street from one small yellow house in Jamesburg with one fenced-in yard.
The occupants quickly cover the van's interior lights to prevent anyone from noticing them in the darkness.
Minutes later, Nick Stroboulis, Ali Mustafa and an assistant emerge from the vehicle and canvass the property, peering in windows and covering the back of the house. The blue light of one TV flickers in one of the front rooms. ... |
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| High-tech toys have high price tags |
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Hasbro Inc. Chief Executive Officer Alfred Verrecchia thought little girls liked ponies. therefore two years ago, the second-largest U.S. toymaker created the life-sized electronic Butterscotch. Retail price: $299.
The 3-foot-tall (1-meter) pony, which can swish its tail and make "clip-clop" sounds when mounted, is galloping off store shelves. It has been out of stock on the Hasbro, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and KB Toys Inc. Web sites and sold for $450 on EBay Inc., the world's top online auctioneer. ... |
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| Think small |
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It's no secret that corporate big-box stores have been threatening small mom-and-pop stores for years. But the little ones aren't all gone.
SEAN DUFRENE / Union-Tribune Phil and Carol Phillips own Farenheit 451, an independent used bookstore in Carlsbad. The couple, whose Julian home was destoyed in the wildfires three years ago, owned The Old Julian Book House but recently sold it and moved to the coast. ... |
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