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Consultants seek improvements for South Grand business district

As popular as the South Grand business district is, people like Hamish Bahrami might say it's in spite of South Grand."People drive really crazy. It's not pedestrian friendly," said Bahrami, the owner of the Cafe Natasha Kabob International Restaurant at 3200 S. Grand Blvd.The street - between Arsenal Street and McDonald Avenue - needs more green trees and flowers, Bahrami said."Parking is a big deal," she said. "We don't want them to take the parking away from us."Bahrami was one of the South Grand business people, customers and residents interviewed by consultants from the East-West Gateway Council of Governments as part of an effort to make the section a "great street."Monday night, those consultants showed off three different options for slowing down traffic and improving the environment for pedestrians from Arsenal Street south to McDonald Avenue.Proposals by East-West Gateway planners, engineers and designers are:- Having four lanes with intermittent "bulbouts" in which sidewalks jut out into the street. more

Pitchfork: Numero Group Manufactures Trading Cards!

Do you like the specificity and thoroughness of the compilations Chicago's Numero Group assembles but feel lost when it comes to recognizing the names of the myriad contributors? Are you excited for the upcoming baseball season but unwilling to scour flea markets for a Jay Bruce/Evan Longoria/Clay Buchholz rookie card? Well, dear reader, if you answered "yes" to those questions, Numero Group has solved both of your problems with the creation of its Numero Group 2008 No-Hitters. The No-Hitters is a collection of trading cards spotlighting various artists from the label's stable of soul, funk, gospel, and rock also-rans. There are a total of 90 cards in the set, and each one features a vintage color photo of a contributor to one of Numero Group's many reissues and compilations. At random, one No-Hitter comes in the package of any new Numero Group CD or LP, and there are also a limited number of full sets available from the label's website. more

Business Events for the Coming Week

Major business events and economic events scheduled for the coming week (some dates are tentative):

MONDAY, March 24

WASHINGTON -- National Association of Realtors reports on existing home sales for February, 10 a.m.; Treasury bill auction.

NEW YORK -- Tiffany & Co. releases fourth-quarter financial results.

DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreen Co. releases second-quarter financial results.

TUESDAY, March 25

NEW YORK -- The S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices is released, 9 a.m.; The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index, 10 a.m.

SAN DIEGO -- SAIC Inc. releases fourth-quarter financial results.

WEDNESDAY, March 26

WASHINGTON -- Commerce Department reports on durable goods orders for February, 8:30 a.m., new home sales for February, 10 a.m. more

SABEW Announces Winners in its 13th Annual Best in Business Journalism Contest

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers has named the winners in its 13th annual Best in Business Journalism contest, recognizing top publications and the best business news reporting during 2007.

SABEW started the contest in 1995 to help set standards and recognize role models for outstanding business journalism. It has grown steadily since then. Categories for magazines and online sites were added this year. A record 842 entries were submitted for work in 2007 by daily newspapers, business weeklies, magazines, wire services and news Websites.

The awards will be presented Sunday, April 27, in Baltimore during SABEW's 45 annual conference.

(The judges' comments for all winners will be posted soon on www.sabew.org. Additional information about the conference and SABEW is available on the site as well.)

The winners listed by contest, category and in alphabetical order by publication or organization:

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WINGS roars into Barrie April 1

Entrepreneur Diane McGee is the guest speaker for a dinner of the Women in Networking Growing Strong (WINGS) next week.

April 1 Roaring Women Barrie is meeting at the Barrie Country Club, 635 St. Vincent St. N. in Barrie.

McGee is a wife, mother and grandmother recognized for her gratitude. In fact, WINGS was developed after she noticed home-based businesswomen could benefit from a supportive environment that combined networking and mentoring. McGee believes in the importance of mentors and highly respects people taking time out to give back and share their words of wisdom.

The dinner is from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. McGee is speaking from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Cost is $45 plus GST for members and $50 plus GST for future members. WINGS members may sign up for the dinner at the $45 plus GST cost. more

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