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Watching the cable television telecast of Tuesday night's Riverton City Council meeting, Woodward's Liquor Store owner Bob Woodward said he couldn't believe his eyes, or ears.

A citizen task force continues to try to keep Springfield from becoming a religious battleground on gay rights issues.

A proposal to ease restrictions on "big-box" superstores in the city of Sacramento moved forward Tuesday and is now headed for what will likely be a politically charged debate before the City Council.

How could one tell just by looking whether a community has the elements to make it engaging, livable, and long-term economically sustainable? When I think of livable communities in Massachusetts, there are elements of all sorts of communities throughout the state that I simply adore.

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday tentatively approved a ban on plastic grocery bags, with a final vote scheduled for next week.

Walmart's PAC and the heirs to the company's fortune are spending millions to influence the political process -- and their money is often going to boost conservative candidates and causes, according to claims by a union-backed coalition pushing for more rights for Walmart workers.

By Phil Melnychuk - Maple Ridge News Published: June 18, 2013 3:00 PM Updated: June 18, 2013 3:33 PM Your local Safeway store could be changing, or it could just stay the same and keep operating with a new owner - Sobey's of Nova Scotia, The purchase could be a sign that Safeway is leaving an increasingly tough market as the super chains such as ... (more)

Bove, who lowered his recommendation to "hold" from "buy" on Monday, pointed to recent remarks by Capital One CFO Steve Crawford at a conference hosted by Morgan Stanley.

Founded almost a half-century ago as the Condon Supply Co., Arctic Cold Storage, St. Cloud, Minn., has grown into one of the Upper Midwest's leading food distribution 3PLs.

Lowe's is offering US$205 million for the assets of Orchard Supply Hardware Stores , which has locations about one-third the size of Lowe's typical big box stores - about 3,200 square metres of selling space versus about 10,200 square metres for Lowe's.

Monday night another hearing on 'The Office' a proposed gentleman's club in Chanceford Township.

They're on street corners, yards, and pretty much anywhere else. You don't have to look hard to spot one of the signs.

Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether is talking about the controversy surrounding the proposed south-side Walmart following a meeting with residents opposed to the big-box development over the weekend.

A hot day and a hot topic, whether to allow a club with strippers in this a small York County community.

The group Neighbors First New Berlin, which opposes a plan to build a Walmart Super Center on Greenfield Avenue in New Berlin, has filed a lawsuit against the city alleging that legal notice of a public hearing affecting the project was not given the required 30 days in advance.

As the Legislature readies for a "blitzkrieg on liquor sales", as one media outlet put it, lawmakers need to study very carefully the case that Gov. Tom Corbett , House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny , and the privateers have made for breaking apart the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board .

"We're in limbo," said Port Lavaca City Manager Bob Turner. " Applebee's is waiting to see what happens with the late-night drinking ordinance."

In a report sure to embolden those opposed to Walmart's business practices, many of Walmart's U.S. stores have only hired temporary workers in recent months, the first time it has done so outside of the holiday shopping season.

Residents opposed to big-box retail and apartment complex development just west of Lithia-Pinecrest Road and Bloomingdale Avenue, have sent certified letters to each of the seven Hillsborough County commissioners concerning the Redstone Properties development project.

Love them or hate them, more Walmarts are popping up in South Florida, including in urban areas where they once were hard to find.