The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has selected a Florida company led by Edward J. DeBartolo Jr., former owner of the San Francisco 49ers, to develop a regional shopping center in Kapolei projected to open a first phase in 2009.
American diva Beyonce won top honors at the U.K.'s MOBO (Music Of Black Origin) Awards, picking up the international female prize as well as song and video nods for "Deja Vu," featuring Jay Z. Corinne Bailey Rae was a double winner at the awards, whose name is an acronym for "music of black origin," picking up the U.K. newcomer and U.K. female awards.
A SCOTTISH chef was yesterday crowned the best in the UK by his peers but then criticised the food on offer at most of the country's restaurants as "pretty dire".
Bob and Kristen Kowalski want to give wine lovers some sage advice. In fact, they're so gung ho on sharing their knowledge, they've even named their latest venture Sage Market and Wine Bar. It's scheduled to debut Friday at the Village at Mendota Heights development, which also houses their wine shop.
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. has bought a 35-acre tract in Baton Rouge that could provide a site for the city's third riverboat casino.
ATLANTIC CITY -- Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. will buy the Sands Casino Hotel and a neighboring site that abuts the center of the Atlantic City Boardwalk for about $250 million, the companies said Tuesday.
Following the announcement of a major acquisition, a director at Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. has stepped up and bought shares, increasing his holdings in the casino operator by 50%.