International Business News - Town http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Harwinton residents hoping to learn about recycling policies and library hours online are out of luck. The town's Web site, which also includes a listing of municipal services, parks and recreation information and key town phone numbers, is gone. It's been replaced by a simple message that the site is "currently unavailable." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/connecticut-towns-grapple-with-new-web-law.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:20:41 EDT In this town on the edge of the Trinity Bay, alligators normally outnumber people three to one, and the annual Texas GatorFest draws 30,000 people--more than 10 times the town's population. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/142705-ike-gator-town.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/alligator-capital-of-texas-hit-hard-by-storm-ike.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/alligator-capital-of-texas-hit-hard-by-storm-ike.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:08:25 EDT In the racially diverse Washington suburb of Greenbelt, the term "progressive" is a badge of honor. But the city that began as a New Deal-era cooperative and overwhelmingly voted for Barack Obama has never had a minority serve on its council in its 71-year history. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/liberal-dc-suburb-faces-minority-voting-questions.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:01:08 EDT An analyst downgraded Town Sports International Holdings Inc. to "Hold" from "Buy" Thursday based on concerns about job losses on Wall Street. New York is home to about two-thirds of the fitness center chain's base, and though the financial sector represents only a fraction of the city's employment, Stifel Nicolaus analyst Thomas Shaw said he expects membership to decline following the sector's fallout. Because of the contractual nature of club membership, he expects the impact to be felt in future quarters. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/ahead-of-the-bell-town-sports-downgraded.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:19:17 EDT In real life, Ricky Gervais does not believe in ghosts. Put them on the big-screen, however, and he's more than game to see dead people. Gervais, who stars in the supernatural romantic comedy "Ghost Town," always is willing to tag along with a filmmaker telling a good story about things from beyond. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/127123-film-ghost-town.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/ghost-town-gervais-kinnear-share-spooky-tales.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/ghost-town-gervais-kinnear-share-spooky-tales.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:38:34 EDT The windowless building that once housed the town's only strip club sits empty in the middle of a sprawling gravel parking lot, made all the uglier by the scars from its final party. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/123935-town-vs-strip-club.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/last-dance-ga-town-closes-its-only-strip-club.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/last-dance-ga-town-closes-its-only-strip-club.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:56:36 EDT TowneBank on Wednesday said its board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 8 cents per share. The community bank said the dividend will be payable on Oct. 10 to stockholders of record as of Oct. 1. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/townebank-declares-quarterly-dividend-of-8-cents.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:43:12 EDT Only eight months on the job as supervisor of the small town of Ancram, Thomas Dias finds himself faced not with a crisis in government but no government at all. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/board-members-quit-suspends-government-in-ny-town.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:49:58 EDT This one-horse town is looking like becoming a no-horse town. The owner of a 32-year-old horse named Peter Rabbit wasn't able Tuesday to buck a local ban on livestock within city limits. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/nebraska-city-council-votes-to-evict-aging-horse.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:27:54 EDT Talk about your one-horse town. This burg of 1,084 residents is just that. But some folks don't want that distinction. They want an aging horse named Peter Rabbit, who lives in a pasture in town, gone for good. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/nebraska-town-officials-want-horse-out-pronto.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:18:43 EDT Talk about your one-horse town. This burg of 1,084 souls is just that. But some folks don't want that distinction. They want an aging horse named Peter Rabbit, who lives in a pasture in town, gone for good. Other folks say the horse should stay, despite an ordinance that bans livestock inside city limits. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/neb-town-wants-peter-rabbit-the-aging-horse-out.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:21:15 EDT Officers armed with military rifles have been stopping and questioning passers-by in a neighborhood plagued by violence that's been under a 24-hour curfew for a week. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/108155-neighborhood-curfew.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/crime-ridden-arkansas-town-expands-24-hour-curfew.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/crime-ridden-arkansas-town-expands-24-hour-curfew.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:41:56 EDT Basic provisions have been in short supply here since Story's Hardware closed more than 20 years ago. Even something as simple as a haircut requires a 16-mile trip to North Platte. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/tiny-nebraska-towns-may-be-smaller-than-ever.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:56 EDT Basic supplies have been in short supply here since Story's Hardware closed more than 20 years ago. Even something as basic as a haircut requires a 16-mile trip to North Platte. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/tiny-neb-towns-may-be-smaller-than-ever.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:04:51 EDT Each crunching step she took on the broken glass covering her floor was a bitter reminder of Nana Mamukashvili's son, dead at 21 from a Russian warplane attack. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/107208-aptopix-georgia-russia.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/bombing-of-georgia-town-tears-into-familys-heart.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/bombing-of-georgia-town-tears-into-familys-heart.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:22:22 EDT This frontier town turned modern city wants to put its best foot forward for the Democratic National Convention--just not necessarily one wearing a cowboy boot. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/denver-wants-delegates-to-see-the-old-and-the-new.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:56:29 EDT This frontier town turned modern city wants to put its best foot forward for the Democratic National Convention--just not necessarily one wearing a cowboy boot. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/106865-cow-town-conundrum.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080810/denver-wants-delegates-to-see-the-old-and-the-new.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080810/denver-wants-delegates-to-see-the-old-and-the-new.htm Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:54:59 EDT The summer tourist season in this tiny mountain town is well under way, and the quiet RV park nestled under towering cottonwoods ought to be full. But with diesel fuel nearly $5 a gallon at the local gas station, Russell and Marji Patterson are seeing a drop-off in business at the riverside campground they've operated for almost three decades. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/small-tourist-towns-cope-with-gas-prices-economy.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:18:54 EDT Republican presidential candidate John McCain tried to strike a balance at a town hall meeting Tuesday between the independence he boasts of and his avowed conservatism. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/100281-mccain-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/mccain-tries-to-show-independence-and-conservatism.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/mccain-tries-to-show-independence-and-conservatism.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:23:29 EDT Here in rural Montana, the long roads stretch to the horizon over rolling hills covered with wheat. Drivers casually lift a hand off the wheel to greet oncoming drivers, whether they recognize the car or not. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/98477-small-town-tragedy.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080726/montana-town-loses-4-teens-their-athletic-hopes.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080726/montana-town-loses-4-teens-their-athletic-hopes.htm Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:14:38 EDT