| An Art Ménage à Trois at Grand Central Art Center's 'Subsumere ...
The sorry truth about reviewing the arts at the pro level is that most art isn't good enough to get excited about, yet it's not bad enough to write something scathingly funny about. By the time you make it to your car after you walk out of most galleries, you barely remember what you just saw. Something red . . . with yellow dots? Or was it yellow with red dots? And then there was that pointy thing in the corner. Is that Chinese food you got on Monday still fresh enough to eat? When I walked out of "Subsumere: Assemblage," the latest show at Grand Central Art Center's Rental and Sales Gallery, I sure wasn't thinking about Chinese food. I can't remember the last time I saw a show that tore the top off my head the way this one did. This is the reason I go to galleries. The Grand Central Art Center has had plenty of terrific shows, but usually, the really fascinating stuff is to be found in the main gallery, while the also-rans tend to end up over in the Rental and Sales Gallery—a place that, frankly, sounds more like a furniture showroom than a place where you'd expect to find great art.
Tamarack uber resort commands vistas at premium prices
Fairmont Tamarack, a luxury resort and vacation-home development at Tamarack Resort in Valley County, plans to break ground later this year. If you want a home there, you'll need a big bank account.The project produced $140 million in sales from 125 full memberships sold during a seven-hour period last year, Tamarack says. Among people who have bought homes are TV stars Eric Dane of Grey's Anatomy and Jason Lewis of Sex in the City and Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart.Properties start in the $700,000s. Spokesman Chris Lyman declined to say how much the development would cost to build. The project will consist of 305 hotel-condominium units and other residences. Residents will have views of the Payette River Mountains, a Robert Trent Jones Jr. golf course and Lake Cascade. They also will have a ski concierge, a children's entertainment center, salon services, free shoeshines, onsite car rental and other services.
Money blows in air; $4,400 still missing
FREMONT Around $4,400 is still unaccounted for after $6,000 in cash swirled in the air on East State Street Tuesday afternoon. According to Fremont police reports, after 4 p.m., a Nu-Tire employee was transferring $6,000 in $100 bills to American Auto Sales and Rental, located across the street. The employee was carrying a folder with an envelope inside which contained the money. .
Car Rental Costs Going Up March 1st
Mobile's latest annexation means car rental rates will go up starting March 1st. Last month, the City Council voted unanimously to annex all of the Mobile Regional Airport's land, extending the city limits west to Snow Road. The higher city sales tax takes effect March 1. The sales tax rate for businesses on airport property will increase from 7.5 percent to 9 percent, while the sales tax rate for businesses in the newest portions of the police jurisdiction -- which stretches three miles beyond the airport -- will rise from 5.5 percent to 7.5 percent. City officials estimate the city will receive an extra $1 million a year from the sales tax bump at the airport. If businesses have any questions, please contact the City of Mobile at 251.208.7462. .
Thrifty Car Sales Opens Eight Dealerships in Six States
TULSA, Okla., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thrifty Car Sales, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG) , is turning up the heat on expansions, recently adding eight locations to its national network of franchised used car dealerships. New dealerships are opening in markets that include Baxley, Ga.; Louisville, Ky.; Albuquerque, N.M.; Bixby and Pryor, Okla.; East Providence, R.I.; and Spokane, Wash. In Baxley, Ga., dealer Keven Carter opened a Thrifty Car Sales dealership at 755 W. Parker St. Carter has been in the automotive business for more than 10 years, most recently as Sales Manager at Woody Folsom Chevrolet. Steve Sternberg, a Thrifty Car Rental and Truck Rental franchisee for more than 32 years, has opened a dealership at 6507 Preston Highway in Louisville, Ky.
Report: GM takes three honors in annual auto ownership cost survey
General Motors Corp. gained ground on Toyota Motor Corp. in an annual survey of ownership costs including measures such as sticker price and resale value, Bloomberg News reported today. GM led in three vehicle categories, up from one last year, while Toyota again won four of the total of eight awards, research firm IntelliChoice.com said at the Chicago auto show today. Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC were shut out. The results lend credence to GM's goal of improving quality and boosting resale values by curbing incentive spending and sales to rental-car companies. Such so-called fleet customers typically resell vehicles quickly, depressing prices. .
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