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Greenhaven area . // Photo by Lance Armstrong" title="" width="525" height="349" class="size-large wp-image-8976" /> Ellsworth C. Zacharias Park was named in honor of a former land owner in today’s Greenhaven area . // Photo by Lance Armstrong Editor’s Note: This is part two of a two-part series about the history of the Greenhaven 70 subdivision. Greenhaven 70, as presented in the first article of this series – which was published in the Oct. 18 edition of this paper – was established as the Pocket’s first subdivision. As previously mentioned, in 1958, L & P Land Development acquired more than 700 acres for the development of Greenhaven 70. Before any subdivision could be approved by the city, however, L & P was required to present their proposed plan for the Pocket’s entire 4,674 acres. This plan was known as the Pocket Area General Development Plan and included schools, a shopping center , two churches, a hospital with medic...

OMAHA — A 40-year-old teaching hospital in Omaha is set to become a mammoth apartment building with up to 700 units, open-air atriums, a rooftop pool and an enclosed retail corridor that looks out to a new lake. NuStyle Development's plans to re-do CHI Creighton University Medical Center , adding a couple of floors, extending the midtown institution to 10 levels and 1 million square feet . The expansion would make the structure the metro-area's largest single building of market-rate apartments. NuStyle officials said the redevelopment plan will cost about $90 million. The surrounding area will include a pedestrian bridge connecting the area to the heart of the Creighton University campus , as well as trails linking to other nearby neighborhoods. NuStyle officials say these elements — along with the 2.5-acre lake, fountain and sandy recreational area on the apartment complex site — are intended to help restore the neighborhood feel that was lost partly by Interstate constr...

A proposed 276- unit apartment complex set to go on the southwest corner of Airport Road and Clover Basin Drive has surrounding Longmont homeowners worried about their home values as well as traffic and space for schoolchildren. The Renaissance Village apartment complex , being developed by Longmont- based company Actis LLC , would be housed in 16 three- story buildings spread over roughly 21 acres. The complex would feature a clubhouse, pool, pocket parks and pavilion, according to plans submitted to the city. There have been two neighborhood meetings between the developer and the community and the project will be on a planning and zoning committee meeting agenda once the city planning department staff completes its review. Kirk Christoffersen, a Clover Creek HOA board member , said the meetings did not go well at all and the community doesn't feel the developer is listening to them or responding to homeowner concerns. Richard Groves, with Actis LLC, did not return calls se...

The developer of a large proposed Lomita apartment complex will pay the city more than $450,000 initially and then $50,000 annually in development fees to offset the effects of a project more dense than municipal standards currently allow. In addition, to get around the density issue, the city plans to create a specific plan for the area that would permit residential densities of up to 88 units an acre. That’s the exact density of the 220- unit Picerne Apartments , which would sit on a 2.7-acre site on the Torrance border at the northeast corner of Lomita and Crenshaw boulevards. The Planning Commission will discuss the project and specific plan at a 6:30 p.m. Monday public hearing at City Hall, 24300 Narbonne Ave. City staff is recommending approval of the project, saying it is consistent with the goals and objectives of the city’s land-use policies. “Specifically, the project furthers these goals by developing an under-utilized parcel, helping to address a documented housing shor...

At its Monday meeting, the Alexandria City Council set a public hearing for Oct. 9 to consider the request. Unique Development LLC is proposing to eventually build four 15,000-square-foot buildings on McKay Avenue, between Sixth and Seventh avenues. Each building would house six three-bedroom units, five four-bedrooms and one five-bedroom. The TIF that's being requested is only for the first phase of the project. The total cost of all four phases would amount to $6 million. The apartments would be available for households with incomes that are 60 percent or less than Douglas County's median income. Also, restrictions will be placed on the rents so they won't exceed those allowed by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency , according to Nicole Fernholz, director of the Alexandria Area Economic Development Commission . The property is owned by LifeRight Outreach, a nonprofit organization, and is currently tax-exempt. The development would increase the value of the land and bui...

Kingsport Police Department Aug. 21 — A man was located and arrested on a warrant from an incident in July. That’s when he crashed his motorcycle into a fence on Noble Street and fled the area — leaving behind a female passenger with “serious bodily injury.” Along with fleeing the scene of a crash, he was also jailed on a third offense of driving on a revoked license. — Shortly after 1 a.m., a pedestrian on Broad Street stated that a vehicle had pulled alongside him. With a pistol in hand, the unknown occupant asked “if there were any cops,” then drove away. Police searched the area but were unable to locate the vehicle. Aug. 22 A contractor’s truck, which was reported stolen several days prior, was spotted on Lamont Street. When officers attempted to conduct a stop, the driver “fled at low speeds ... cut through a grassy area and onto the Greenbelt.” No pursuit was attempted, but a search of the fitness trail soon found the pickup abandoned in a wooded area near Stonebrook. No occu...

Australian tourists are among the injured after a deadly attack in the Spanish city of Barcelona Spain has been rocked by two terrorist attacks in less than 24 hours that left at least 13 dead and more than 100 injured. A NSW father is travelling to Spain to desperately try to find his seven-year-old son who is missing in Barcelona, while his mother remains in hospital following the horror terror attack . Julian Cadman , 7, is missing while his mother Jom is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after a white van ploughed into crowds on Las Ramblas. The first victim named as being killed in the attack was Italian father-of-two Bruno Gulotta. Julian’s aunt Hayley has posted a desperate appeal online to help find her nephew. “My nephew Julian Cadman is missing. Please like and share. We have found Jom and she is serious but stable in hospital,” she said. “Julian is 7 years old and was out with Jom and they were separated. Please share if you have family or friends in Barcelon...