Makovsky: Brokering Denver's future (Denver Post)
Evan Makovsky is old-school when it comes to doing business, preferring to see people face-to-face over communicating through the more impersonal voice mail and e-mail. That may be why he succeeded where others failed in assembling 75,000 square feet of property along California Street and gaining control of the dilapidated Fontius building on the 16th Street Mall, which he plans to redevelop.

Space to think (Guardian Unlimited)
Arts & entertainment: Where does the sci-fi writer go for inspiration when the future catches up on us? William Gibson on the shape of things that came to pass.

Space to think (Guardian Unlimited)
The fantasy worlds of his bestselling Eighties novels were uncannily prophetic, but where does William Gibson go for inspiration when the future catches up on us? He talks to Tim Adams about the shape of things that came to pass.

Directions for a Dream (Washington Post)
Akilah S. Owens spoke in a measured cadence about the importance of homeownership. Establishing stakeholders in black communities would build wealth, the housing counselor told potential buyers gathered in a conference room in Southeast Washington. That in turn could help achieve racial equality,...

Top Ten Myths About Reverse Mortgages Debunked for Senior Citizens (Senior Journal)
August 9, 2007 – Reverse mortgages continue to grow in popularity and in a recent survey senior citizens said they understood reverse mortgages better than they did any other home-loan product.

The Inside Scoop (CBS News)
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Local News & Events (The Salinas Californian)
The First Day Festival, a community celebration of the first day of school, will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 18 at Northridge Mall in Salinas.

Jeffersonville woman accused of stealing from salon (The Evening News and the Tribune)
A Jeffersonville woman is facing 59 felony counts after allegedly stealing nearly $16,000 from the company she worked for and the business’ owner.

Mixing cultures, tweaking the traditional (Calendarlive.com)
In the remodel of a Spanish Revival, personal taste trumps the rules of classic style. ONLY in Los Angeles could the label "traditional" be construed as an insult.

'You Just Hit the Jackpot' (Los Angeles Downtown News)
In undergrad at UC Irvine, I was pre-dental until my senior year, then I changed my major and finished in physiology. I realized I wanted to go into fashion one day in my chemistry class. I was sketching dresses instead of molecules and I was like, 'What am I doing?'