| Ohio Man Accused Of Joining Al-Qaida Plot
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An Ohio man accused of joining al-Qaida and plotting to bomb European tourist resorts was friends with a man who plotted to topple the Brooklyn Bridge and has connections to another man accused of planning to blow up a shopping mall. The three men met one time when one of the alleged plots came up in conversation, according to one of their attorneys. They worshipped at the same Columbus mosque, and court records show that items seized in one of the cases are expected to be used as evidence in another. In the latest case, Christopher Paul, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of providing material support to terrorists, conspiracy to provide support to terrorists and conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, which carries the most serious penalty of up to life in prison.
Walk for Shea is April 29
One in every 6,000 babies is born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), and Virginia Run's Shea Megale, 11 1/2, is one of them.
But a walk held every year in her Centreville community helps raise money toward a cure to help her and others like her who have this rare, incurable form of muscular dystrophy.
THIS YEAR'S "Walk for Shea," the 10th annual, will be held Sunday, April 29, at 9 a.m., come rain or shine. It begins at the Virginia Run Community Center, at Pleasant Valley Road and Wetherburn Court, off Route 29 in Centreville.
Register at www.walkforshea.com. Cost is $6, adults and $4, children under 18; children under 2 are free; strollers and friendly dogs are welcome.
"I'm amazed that it's gone on so long," said Shea's dad, Larry Megale. "It's never gotten old for people to do this to raise money for research to find a cure.
UG responds to Indian Springs stories
In response to articles appearing this week in the Kansas City Kansan and other media outlets the Indian Springs Shopping Center, the Unified Government on Friday released the following response to the Kansan. The title given for the article by the UG was, "Setting the record straight on midtown redevelopment; Indian Springs blight is the real issue."For the past decade, the Unified Government has supported the revitalization of the Indian Springs mall in our mid-town corridor. Now, as we're finally about to achieve that vision, special interests from California, and even from within our own community, are trying to derail this effort.As part of their pending bankruptcy case, the owner of the Indian Springs Mall and his local real estate broker have launched an attack campaign based on misleading claims and alleged e-mail correspondence about Wal-Mart possibly building on the site of the rundown and neglected shopping center.The real estate broker, who has a vested financial interest in blocking any outside development, called the media about the e-mails that were produced by the Unified Government (UG) to the attorneys representing the mall owner as part of the legal process regarding a lawsuit filed by the mall owners in Wyandotte County District Court.
Competitors force Blue Ridge Outdoors to take hike
Campers buying tents in the 1970s likely had a different shopping experience than those looking for them today. Before the Internet and massive discount retailers, locally owned outdoors stores had the edge as prime places to buy hiking, camping and other outdoor supplies. Today, bargains on outdoor gear abound online, from Internet retailers' Web sites to online auction business eBay. And a local outdoors retailer says it has fallen under the pressure of competing with this low-price-hunting game. Blue Ridge Outdoors, founded in 1977, closed its Roanoke and Blacksburg stores this week. The stores at Valley View Mall in Roanoke and on North Main Street in downtown Blacksburg sold apparel, shoes and equipment for hikers, boaters and other outdoor enthusiasts.
Perry Homes offers small-town charm in historic Rosenberg
(PRLEAP.COM) Located in the historic city of Rosenberg, the 80-acre community of The Oaks of Rosenberg offers all the comforts of a small-town community with all the conveniences of the city. The new Brazos Town Center, a 540-acre development featuring 100 acres of retail shopping choices, a park and trail system, lakes and fountains, is less than three miles from the community. Plus, with access to U.S. 59, Texas 6 and Grand Parkway, The Oaks of Rosenberg is convenient to other nearby shopping and recreation such as First Colony Mall, Sugar Land Town Square, Home Depot and H-E-B. Perry Homes in The Oaks of Rosenberg offers a full selection of one- and two-story homes from the $150,000s and ranging from 1,700 to 2,700 square feet. Plus, through April 30, Perry Homes is offering a $10,000 buyer bonus on all sales in the community.
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