| Malls try teen curfews to draw shoppers
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. - Chaz Brewer visits the upscale St. Louis Galleria mall about once a week, checking out clothing stores like Aeropostale and American Eagle and hanging out in the food court. Brewer, 16, doesnt plan on cruising the mall on a Friday night with his Mom. Teenagers across the nation are facing similar dilemmas. Malls looking to restore what they call a family-friendly environment are putting policies into place requiring that younger teens have adult supervision during certain hours, almost always on the weekend. At least 40 malls out of 1,100 in the United States have put teen curfew and escort policies into effect. The majority of those policies have started since 2004, according to data collected by the International Council of Shopping Centers, a New York-based shopping center trade organization.
PAULA GARDNER
Dick's Sporting Goods appears to be seeking a second site to build a store in the Ann Arbor market - before following through with its first. A Bloomfield Hills investment company wants to rezone property on Lohr Circle, part of the western Pittsfield Township retail hub at the Ann Arbor-Saline Road/I-94 interchange. The property - across from the shopping center anchored by Kohl's and Best Buy - is owned by StowAway Self Storage LLC, according to county records. The entity also operates a self-storage facility on the site, which has an estimated market value of $2.2 million, based on tax assessments. KDB Investment Co. is asking the township to change the zoning from a warehouse designation to general commercial. Dick's Sporting Goods is reportedly interested in the site, despite gaining Ann Arbor City Council approval to build a $3 million, 47,074-square-foot store on eight acres between Briarwood Circle and I-94 in early 2006.
Photoessay: The Marguerite
Good news: Stanford has a free shuttle bus service, the Marguerite, which takes students around campus, as well as to the Stanford Shopping Center and the Caltrain station off campus. Bad news: the shuttles are renowned campus-wide for perpetual tardiness. .
The Billings Outpost
Broadwater Mercantile, 1844 Broadwater, Open 10-5:30 M-Sa. General line of antiques featuring oak furniture. Discounted gift certificates. Local delivery available. 652-4590. 030807TFN LOCAL ARTISTS and antique vendors wanted at Cybertiques Mall, 2901 1st Ave. N. Please call 254-0015 or 866lister1 for more information. 100605TFN YESTERYEARS ANTIQUE MALL has expanded. New dealers, new items and new look. Stop in & see the changes! 102 N. 29th St. Billings. Open Mon.-Sat., 10am-5:30pm, Sun. 10-4. Call 256-3567 051806TFN Building Materials & Tools NEW SCAFFOLDING in stock! Stop paying high prices for used or previously rented scaffolding! United Rentals (406) 245-8710. (Billings) 042706TFN DE WALT CORDLESS drill batteries in stock! 18 volt XRP 2-packs for $110.00.
JASON STATLER BRINGS HOME ANOTHER TOP 5 IN CHICO
Chico, CA -- San Jose's Jason Statler brought a one point lead into Silver Dollar Speedway Points Race #4 and had another stout night as he charged forward to pick up his fourth top five finish in four Chico point races this season. The 2004 King of California is the only driver to have finished in the top five at each Silver Dollar Speedway point race this year. So far this season Jason and the team have had difficulties in qualifying which has forced them to come from deep in the field each night. Silver Dollar Speedway Point Race #4 however, saw Jason tie his season best qualifying effort by scoring the eighth fastest time of the night by turning a lap of 12.532 aboard the Tom Rolfe Trucking, DF Rios Construction, Pheasant Run Shopping Center No. 10. "The Big Guy" lined up on the outside of the second row in the night's third and final heat race.
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