AmCan, county win round on redistrictingThursday, June 30, 2011 @ 2:11AMMayor Leon Garcia, Councilmembers Belia Ramos Bennett and Mark Joseph, District 5 Supervisor Keith Caldwell and about 20 other people rode in a bus and city and personal vehicles from City Hall to San Francisco Monday night to argue the case for keeping American Canyon in the same legislative district as the rest of Napa County.
New “visualizations” reflect American Canyon’s wishesWednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 4:40PMOnly two days have passed since officials and citizens from American Canyon made their case before the state’s redistricting commission and already they’re toasting to victory.
Minutes show public’s ideas on Central ParkThursday, June 23, 2011 @ 8:35AMWith the initial renderings of Central Park by the project engineers and architects to be shown to the public at 7 p.m. Monday at the Huron Event Center, the Plainsman has obtained the minutes from neighborhood forums held in May.
Drawings show big changes for iPhone 5Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 3:01PMA tapered body and front-filling screen are among the latest crop of rumors for the next generation of Apple's smartphone. Originally posted at Crave
World Science Festival: Can We Really Live to 1,000?Sunday, June 5, 2011 @ 9:22PMAt New York's World Science Festival, experts dissected how science can arrest aging, extend human life, and erase traumatic memories, while luminaries like Broadway director Julie Taymor and composer Philip Glass debated what makes a genius. Casey Schwartz reports.
Article: iPhone + iPad Gems: Icebreaker Hockey, Kami Retro HD, Touchgrind BMX + TunedThursday, June 2, 2011 @ 10:16AMWelcome to this week’s second gaming edition of iPhone + iPad Gems! We’re looking at four additional titles in this collection, which is best summed up as focused on ambitious mini-games: hockey, BMX biking, and Mario-style platforming, alongside a music trivia title. Our top pick of the bunch is the action platformer and puzzle game Kami Retro HD, but we’d also recommend that sports fans check ...
If They Build It, Will You Swim?Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 10:38AMA young designer wants to create a cutting-edge aquatic playground in the East River.
Taking in a trio of Maine-built beautiesTuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 1:31PMOf all the boat shows I attend each year, which sometimes is as many as eight, from Toronto to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the Maine Boatbuilders Show each March at the Portland Company Marine Complex stands apart for a number of reasons.
Governor Scott Keeps $35 Mil. in Budget for USF PolyFriday, May 27, 2011 @ 4:54AMGov. Rick Scott's red veto pen skipped over $35 million for the University of South Florida Polytechnic's new campus, even as it sliced $615 million in money for other items statewide.