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Neighbourhood shakes 'Scarewood' label (Nanaimo Daily News) Vancouver Island University's ambitious expansion plans could turn Harewood into 'gown town,' lined with trendy coffee shops, restaurants and services targeting students and academics. Alone with my thoughts, tranquility found ... at the airport (Chicago Tribune) Greetings, people of Chicago. I am an emissary from the future-perhaps your future, a fantastical world of meandering lines at security and cranky queues at Starbucks, where turkey and cranberry sauce and garland and caroling have become but abstract thoughts. Toy story opens second location in Dunwoody (Dunwoody Crier) Just in time for the holidays, a new toy store- Picayune Toys 2 - has opened in the Shops of Dunwoody, 5484 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd in Dunwoody Village. Helping Hands: Coffee, cash and class (Amarillo Globe-News) [Running a coffee shop is work, but students at North Heights Alternative School are paid only in knowledge. Retailers' expectations modest as shoppers swarm aisles across Treasure Coast (TCPalm.com) To combat the economic slump, retailers across the Treasure Coast offered shoppers some irresistible deals on Black Friday, hoping consumers would open their wallets and snap up deeply discounted merchandise for gifts. Area malls and stores were swamped throughout the day with shoppers trying to get a jump, and the best deals, on their holiday gifts. However, it won't be known until later ... Black Friday: Away from the crowds, many visit local stores (Rockford Register Star) Black Friday is department store day. That's where hundreds wait in line, advertisements in hand, to get deals on brand-name merchandise. But just because it's a big day for box stores doesn't mean the local outlets are forgotten. VIDEOS INSIDE Black Friday shoppers brave economy, cold weather Target worker asks for Black Friday shift every year Black Friday deals bring ... Blog: Shoppers say Black Friday doesn't measure up (Boulder Daily Camera) Carole Hempill and Kathy Critchell of Arvada have been going out shopping to celebrate Black Friday for the past 25 years. And as they walked out of FlatIron Crossing today, the two women said this year's crowds don't measure up. "It's definitely not as crowded," Critchell said. "I found everything I wanted... it's not a year when you're going to have to fight people to get what you want." In hard times, spirit of giving still strong (The Palm Beach Post) Maybe we are nicer than we know. Feature | Degree in Debt: Believe it: Paying off that huge college debt may take a lifetime. (Salt Lake City Weekly) Raya Golden thought she was handling college in a responsible way. She didn't apply until she felt ready to dedicate herself to her studies. She spread her schooling across five years so she could work part-time throughout. She checked that her school, the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, had a high post-graduate employment rate. But there were two things she hadn't counte... Morning business news - Nov 26 (RTÉ News) EIRCOM FIRST QUARTER EARNING SLIP - Earnings at Eircom for the first three months of its financial year are 2% lower than at this time last year according to results published this morning.
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