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Welcome to the marriage of the beach bum and the telecommuter External-link
No one likes SoCal Time Warner Cable (TWC) customer service, but the ubiquity of the company's service is making it like Bank of America -- you want to leave them, but they're too darn convenient. Time Warner is expanding Internet access through public wireless access points so Wi-Fi will be more readily available a...
Austin 78746 is the ZIP code for selling a luxury home External-link
The Austin ZIP code of 78746 in West Lake Hills recorded the 14th most home sales in the $1 million-plus range in the 15 months spanning January 2012 through March 2013, according to a survey by Redfin. There were 121 such transactions. The top ZIP code for multimillion-dollar home sales was 94010 in Burlingame, Ca...
A Colorful New York Pied-a-Terre External-link
A couple based in Palm Beach, Fla., used bright colors in the interior design of their Manhattan pied-a-terre, including custom-made wallpaper for their entry gallery depicting a tropical scene.
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Going coastal External-link
Get your pails and shovels! It’s time to go to the beach. Whether you’re going by bus or by yacht, read on: There’s little point thumbing through Hampton Sheet unless you develop a burning urge to gawk at Manhattan’s uber-affluent and self-obsessed. The oversized glossy shows...
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Ocean vistas at Glass House in Manhattan Beach External-link
The two-bedroom, three-bathroom home on the Strand features beach and ocean views, curved walls of glass, a spiral staircase, media room and billiard room.The minimalist, loft-style Glass House was designed to make the most of its ocean and sandy beach views. An 11-foot-tall folding door system allows indoor-outdoor...
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City seeks development partners for Sandy rebuilding External-link
The Bloomberg administration has launched a program to help speed up the restoration of New York City waterfront communities that were battered by Superstorm Sandy.The city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development released a request for qualifications last week seeking developers who would help rebuild o...
Three basketball coaches focus on home court External-link
Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni buys in Manhattan Beach, ex-Lakers skipper Mike Brown lists in Anaheim Hills and former UCLA coach Ben Howland lists in Bel-Air.Area basketball coaches are seeing a lot of off-court action these days.    
Plan aims to fill gaps in East River greenway External-link
Efforts to transform the Manhattan waterfront into an emerald necklace of parks and promenades has long had a few gaps on the East Side. To help close them Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and Assemblyman Brian Kavangh have spent the better part of five years developing a plan. The product, officially dubb...
Empire State Building IPO opponents lose challenge External-link
Investors opposed to a deal to take New York's iconic Empire State Building public failed to persuade a state court judge to declare illegal a plan to buy them out for $100 a share.State Supreme Court Justice O. Peter Sherwood in Manhattan today denied the motion. Stephen Meister, an attorney for the opponents, didn...
Rockaway Taco returns External-link
In a tiny wooden hut on Beach 96th Street in the Rockaways, a lanky bearded surfer stood on a small ladder painting bands of neon on the walls. Kitchen equipment was strewn across the sidewalk. Electricity had only been turned on this week, and the plumbers were just finishing their work. Even so, Rockaway Taco plan...
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