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Family behind English castle project tackles $4.8M revival of historic Fennville hotel
A Holland family perhaps best known for their long-running bid to buy and restore an ancestral family castle in England plans to renovate and reopen a historic hotel in Fennville that local officials hope will spark additional downtown...
First unveiling: Tourism initiative strategy presented to committee
On Tuesday afternoon, the draft tourism initiative strategy was presented to the economic development standing committee Local community input sessions, input from surveys, and working group participation, were all evident in the tourism...

Saudi Arabia sets sail with new cruise regulations
Clear roles and streamlined procedures The new framework clearly outlines the roles and responsibilities of ship operators, shipping agents, and port authorities. It also simplifies the process of obtaining licenses and permits, integrating...

Experience: a postcard delivered 121 years late led me to my long-lost family
I n August last year I received a message on Ancestry.com. A lady called Rhian, who shared my surname, had sent me a link to a recent BBC news story, which I read with mounting interest. The head office of the Swansea Building Society, the story...

GoFundMe started after family displaced by fire near Okotoks
The GoFundMe aims to support the family with immediate needs as they face a lengthy rebuilding process, organizers say. A GoFundMe has been set up for the victims of a house fire that burned down a family home near Okotoks on Wednesday. Multiple...

Growing up around pets is particularly helpful for immune development — here's why
Fergus Shanahan, founder of the APC Microbiome Ireland research centre in Cork, was intrigued when he came across a series of photographs of Irish Travellers in a 2016 National Geographic magazine.Looking at the striking portraits, he was struck...

Oliva's family recovering after losing home to catastrophic floods in Ruidoso
LOST THEIR HOME TO THE HISTORIC FLOOD. DOUG RIO RUIDOSO IS HOME TO A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUMMER HOMES. BUT FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE GAVILAN MOBILE HOME PARK, THIS HAS BEEN HOME FOR DECADES. CATASTROPHIC FLOODING IN RIO RUIDOSO, MOVING CARS AND...
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Finding Your Roots' Henry Louis Gates Jr. Presents Pope Leo with Family Tree, Confirming His Surprising Celebrity Relatives
NEED TO KNOW Henry Louis Gates Jr. the host and executive producer of the Emmy-nominated PBS show Finding Your Roots, traveled to the Vatican on July 5 to meet with Pope Leo XIV to present his genealogical research His research confirmed that Pope...

Ukrainian musician abandoned his dream to help his family flee war; in Washington, he rekindles hope
Kimberly Cortez / oregonlive.com (TNS) Nikolai Dorosh learned his country was at war at 4:30 in the morning when the sounds of explosions woke him and his family at their apartment. It was Feb. 24, 2022. Dorosh, his wife Toma and their three young...

Olivia Dunne rocks chic white outfit with matching luxury Chanel handbag for Time 100 creators launch party
Olivia Dunne was recently spotted in a glamorous avatar as she donned a chic white outfit for the 2025 TIME100 Creators Launch Party at Gansevoort Rooftop in New York City. The former gymnast has been keeping herself busy with new ventures after...
9 Irish Brothers to host fundraiser for family after woman's death
After the death of Kendra Hodges in a fireworks accident, Nine Irish Brothers restaurants will donate Saturday's Lafayette sales to her husband and family. Restaurant owner Jerry O'Bryan, a longtime friend of the family, said the fundraiser aims...

'I Invite Didi': CM Abdullah Thanks Mamata For Support After Pahalgam, Says J&K 'Safe' For Tourists
Last Updated:July 10, 2025, 23:55 IST CM Omar Abdullah said his government is committed to encouraging people to visit Kashmir, offering options from destination weddings to luxury stays, all with guaranteed safety West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee...

‘We’ve not heard from them for six months - our family has been torn apart’
Additional reporting by KMTV’s Abby Hook The son of a woman detained with her husband in Iran for the past six months is yet to hear from her and says his family has been “torn apart”. Joe Bennett, from Folkestone, is calling on the UK government...

APEX Travel Zimbabwe: A decade of grit, growth, and guts in entrepreneurship
By Anna Chibamu Born in 1989 as the youngest and only son in a family of three, Tanaka “Tank” Mupfurutsa has remained steadfast in his pursuit of business success, undeterred by the unpredictable highs and lows of entrepreneurship. While his...

SHEIN launches family-focused fashion collection ‘Mini Style’
SHEIN has launched Mini Style, a new collection of apparel for babies, kids, and mothers-to-be, tailored to accommodate the dynamic lifestyle of Australian families. The range focuses on the brand’s kidswear and family fashion, featuring newborn...

Travel Food Services IPO subscribed 27% on day 3; check GMP, and other details
The initial public offering (IPO) of Travel Food Services received a muted response from investors, with the issue subscribed 27% as of 10:09 am on Wednesday, July 9 — the third and final day of bidding. The IPO received bids for 35.7 lakh shares...

'Torn from my family': Father of 5 no longer a Trump supporter after green card revoked
46-year-old Chris Landry, a Canadian-born legal U.S. resident who’s lived in New Hampshire since age 3, supported President Donald Trump in the last election. But on Sunday, things took a sharp turn. Returning from a family vacation with three of...

First Nation drummers to travel from around western Canada to perform at second annual event
The 2025 Gathering of Drummers hosted by Prophet River First Nation is a family-friendly event showcasing drummers from around western Canada at Sikanni River Ranch starting on July 12th. Prophet River First Nation (Prophet River First Nation,...

Chris battled to save his wife's life when she began acting strangely but doctors ignored him. Now amid unimaginable grief he reveals what every family MUST know
Chris Yates pleaded with nurses and counselors to save his wife's life. The 49-year-old had rushed his wife of 23 years, Kim, to AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Kansas after she tried twice to kill herself in April 2021. First, she...

FROSCH Ireland announce acquisition of Grogan Travel
Angela Walsh, Managing Director of FROSCH Travel Ireland FROSCH Travel Ireland is proud to announce that Grogan Travel (Tuam), a much-loved name in Irish leisure travel, will be joining the FROSCH group from August 1st, 2025. Based in Tuam, and...