The 150-foot steeple of the Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church is placed atop the new sanctuary during the 1990 construction phase. Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church is one of several churches located along Immokalee Road in Naples.

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St. Paul's Antiochian Orthodox Church, which was consecrated on Feb. 19, was a dream that began with a small group of Naples and Marco faithful back in the 1990s. The church, at Immokalee and Rivers roads, is one of several congregations situated along the roadway.

In 1990, construction of the sanctuary of Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church began. The original building, completed in 1982, is seen on the left. Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church is one of several churches located along Immokalee Road in Naples. Daily news/file

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NORI ST. PAUL Celebrants look toward the altar room during the consecration of St. Paul's Antiochian Orthodox Church in Naples. The church, located Immokalee and Rivers roads, is one of several congregations situated along the roadway.

Workers navigate the sloping roof during construction of the sanctuary of Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church in 1990. The original building, completed in 1983 is on the left.

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NORI ST. PAUL Bishop Anthony Michaels, from left, Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest; Bishop Antoun Khouri, Diocese of Miami; Metropolitan Philip Saliba, chief hierarch of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Diocese of North America; and Archpriest Joseph Antypas pray during a February service at St. Paul's Antiochian Orthodox Church on Immokalee Road. It is the most recent church to be consencrated there.

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What would be a really lazy beginning to this piece? Start with a quote. Keeping with the spirit, here goes. Marketing whiz Jay Abraham had said "You are surrounded by simple, obvious solutions that can dramatically increase your income, power, influence and success. The problem is, you just don't see them." Beg to differ, sir, but here are 15 ideas some novel in thought, some in execution and some as sheer genius that our pack of intrepid entrepreneurs not only recognised but acted upon.

God bless entrepreneurship. Now you don't have to move out of the house. You can do your grocery shopping, clothes shopping, shoe shopping and even intimates without moving away from your recliner. Unless you are the relic shopper who is still for the look-andfeel buy, the computer really is your oyster. It's this intrinsic need to vegetate that these idea entrepreneurs have realised and are tapping for business. Some are in for the long haul and other for good time.

They are from among us, PLUs okay a few are IIT-ians . They use Facebook to popularise their ideas to connect to PLUs and they talk the language of your needs. Like Amit David Wilson of Store-More , who's banking on our collective capacity to consume and hoard. The more we hoard, the more he stores for you. It's simple. Mumbai-based Bharat Ahirwar realises our reluctance to go bhaaji shopping in the heat or standing in queues in government offices. He gets you an office guy to do it.

The core thought for all of them: simplify life. Because why not?

Collect Call: StoreMore

What: Storage service for individuals and households Where: Delhi/NCR Price: Rs 299 per month for any number of boxes On the Sloth Scale: 7 - Because you have to make your own inventory (advisable)

In 2010, Reliable Records was started in Delhi by IIT Kharagpur and IIM Calcutta alum Adesh Sarwan, ex IIM Bangalore's Amit David Wilson and economics grad Nitin Dhawan. The idea: to help companies store their mountain of paperwork, in a mountain of boxes away from the offices. Last year in June, one satisfied client requested them to store his personal book collection with them. And StoreMore was born. Till now in a testing phase, the company is all set to go on a collection overdrive from June end and they are ready to store everything from books to trophies to children's first clothes to that unused dinner set to wedding albums which they digitise and store the physical copy away. "Anything that has no intrinsic value but more emotional and sentimental attachment," says Wilson and adds, "We are not a vault." Most requests are now coming from people moving cities the stuff that gets called back. Wilson's okay with storing more and himself has 20 boxes full of his father's books. And yes, he pays! Wilson's not ready to share business figures just yet as he's in talks for investments but in two years they have two warehouses in Noida and are looking to construct their own facility soon. They don't offer insurance as yet but give 100 per box against breakage. What spurs them: people's ability to consume and of course the changeability of life. "There's forever stuff happening: children, parents moving in, divorce, marriage, transfers. It makes StoreMore more relevant!" Hoarders of the world can think in the box.

Wash on Wheels: Car Cleanz

What: Doorstep car cleaning service Where: Delhi/NCR Price: Rs 1,500 for a dry cleaning (car interiors) On the Sloth Scale: 8 - Answer the door, hand the car keys and go back to your PS3

An Audi pulling in next to your trusty WagonR is a common sight for you, but for Amit Kumar it was a business opportunity. Three years in the business of car maintenance, he started Car Cleanz a doorstep car cleaning service a year back. The idea: if people are spending big bucks on their point-A-to-point-B ride, they will be ready to spend on the upkeep. And the future seems bright, almost as the Teflon coat he gives to the cars.

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Downtown shop owners fear corporate impact

Rising rents are raising concerns among downtown shop owners.Rich Beauchesne/rbeauchesne@seacoastonline.com

While the Golden Arches might not be making an appearance in downtown Portsmouth any time soon, there is always a concern among developers, Realtors and business owners that the city might stray too far from what provides its unique and vibrant character.

Rent can range from $1,000 to nearly $10,000 a month for commercial space downtown. It's a struggle for retailers selling books, T-shirts and trinkets to make enough sales to pay the bills, as the recent move of RiverRun Bookstore and the closure of Earthtec proved.

With rents climbing ever higher and the economy still not back to its pre-recession strength, there are some in the downtown community who worry about the fate of the small, independent business owner. There is anxiety that only restaurants or corporate-backed businesses will be able to afford downtown real estate, and that once a space converts from retail to restaurant, it will never revert back and Portsmouth will have forever lost a bit of its diversity.

In fact, those representing the voices of entrepreneurs, real estate brokers and city officials all agree there are legitimate reasons for concern.

A store going out of business is not a rare sight. Some are fledgling businesses that never quite got off the ground. Others, like Little Timber: The Bonsai Nature Store, were forced to close after being in business for years.

Landlords "just care about getting as much money as they can," said Valerie Menzies-Murphy of Haverhill, Mass., who owned the Little Timber shop on Congress Street for 20 years before closing it in January. "These little stores can't afford to stay in business."

Menzies-Murphy said her rent, originally $800 a month, went up only sporadically for years. But by the beginning of 2012, it had ballooned to $3,000 a month. Meanwhile, her prices stayed the same and her profit disappeared.

"People loved the store," she said. "There was something for everyone, from little kids all the way on up. I think they'll miss me this summer."

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Southwest Florida real estate briefs

Renovation completed

Stevens Construction Inc., with offices in Fort Myers and Orlando, has completed an interior renovation and addition for Suncoast Beverage Sales. The company remodeled the existing 114,460-square-foot warehouse and distribution center located at 2996 Hanson St. in Fort Myers. The project also featured the construction of a 5,625-square-foot, 34-degree keg cooler. The Stevens Construction team included project manager, Dan Adams; superintendent, Todd Welle and Sue Ziegenfus was the project administrator. Burt Hill/Pollock Krieg Architects Inc. provided the design.

Military Rewards Program

In a show of appreciation for the men and women who serve in the United States Armed Forces, Taylor Morrison has instituted a Military Rewards Program that offers special discounts and incentives for participants. Under the terms of this program, military members who qualify for a VA loan will pay zero closing costs and zero down payment. They will also receive up to $5,000 in free design options for their new home. The Military Rewards Program is honored in all Taylor Morrison communities and may not be combined with any other offers. Taylor Morrison allows enlisted employees to fulfill their service tours while maintaining job security and health insurance benefits. They also participate in Homes for Our Troops, a national non-profit organization that builds specially adapted homes at no cost for severely injured veterans. For more information, visit taylormorrison.com.

People First certification

Prudential Florida Realty, Real Estate Services completed its inaugural People First certification program in April to become the first real estate services company in the world to receive the certification. Company employees participated in an in-depth leadership development program, focusing on tapping into the human spirit to embrace the full talent and potential of individuals. Prudential Florida Realty is the No. 1 Prudential affiliate in Florida, with more than 40 locations and more than 1,800 real estate services sales professionals and team members throughout Florida.

Tennis complex under way

Stock Development has begun work on a new tennis complex at The Players Club & Spa at Lely Resort. According to Brian Stock, CEO of Stock Developoment, the new facility will nearly double the size of the existing one and is conveniently located adjacent to clubhouse and locker rooms. The new complex will include 13 Har-Tru tennis courts with a new private tennis pro shop and a maintenance building. It will be open for the 2013 winter season. The tennis complex is the latest project in a two-year long expansion of The Players Club & Spa, which provides a separate non-golf clubhouse in a casual, tropical atmosphere at Lely Resort. The sales center for Lely Resort is located at 8020 Grand Lely Drive, with entrances on U.S. 41 East and Collier Boulevard.

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After a four-year hiatus, developers have restarted construction of Green Lake Village, a closely watched apartment and retail project on the site of the old Vitamilk Dairy.

Lorig Associates stopped work in late 2007 when negotiations with a prospective grocery tenant fell through, leaving a 3-acre crater in the Green Lake neighborhood's center. The project came back to life a year ago when PCC Natural Markets agreed to lease half its 50,000 square feet of retail space.

But Lorig CEO Tom Fitzsimmons said the design needed to be updated before construction could resume.

"The project had gotten a little stale," he said.

Green Lake Village should be finished in January 2014, he said.

In addition to retail, the three-building, five-story project will have 297 apartments and 430 underground parking stalls. It will cover the entire block bounded by Woodlawn Avenue Northeast, Fifth Avenue Northeast and Northeast 71st and 72nd streets.

Michael Cornell, president of the Green Lake Community Council, said the neighborhood "is anxious to see this project move forward, especially the PCC market."

Green Lake has needed a grocery store since the Albertson's later replaced by an apartment and retail complex closed in 2006, he said. And that need was magnified when the QFC in nearby Roosevelt closed last month to make way for a light-rail station.

No other retail tenants have signed on at Green Lake Village yet, Fitzsimmons said, "but quite a few folks are looking at it," including restaurants and fitness centers.

The project also has a new part owner insurance giant Northwestern Mutual, which formed a joint venture late last year with the family that owned Vitamilk. In addition to its equity stake in Green Lake Village, Northwestern Mutual also has loaned the project $50 million, according to county records.

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HENRYVILLE It is typically a mothers instinct to be protective.

However, for Trish Gilles being protective may be an understatement. She finds herself looking to shield her children from anything deemed risky. After the March EF-4 Henryville tornado tossed Trish, her family and home into the swirling storm, she admits to being a bit extreme when it comes to the safety of her family.

Although a mother never needs a purpose for being protective, Trish wanted to explain.

I truly have good reason for being overly protective, given that I nearly lost my entire family just a couple of months ago, she said.

She believes time may diminish her intense feelings, but Darrell isnt so sure.

Trish has always been a very protective mother over our children. he said. I am the parent to encourage them to take on challenges and even some risks, while Trish is the one who pulls them back and tells them they need to be careful.

The children seem to deal with the differing parenting styles without difficulty; they understand why their mother is cautious and they have learned when to push and just how far to push.

SOME MEMORIES COME BACK

In earlier conversations, the family found it difficult to recall or provide details of their survival. Although Darrell and Trish do not believe they passed out, they simply could not invoke specifics for the time period between the moment the house began to rip apart and the instant they located one another in the field.

However, time will often allow repressed traumatic memories to be released and as the family heals both physically and emotionally, they remember. They remember the house being torn and rolling to the side; they remember falling against the wall of the closet where they huddled; they remember being torn from one anothers arms; they remember fear; they remember being hurled to the ground they remember. Trish recalls it was much like being on a cruel roller coaster ride and explained, It took my breath away.

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June 2, 2012 - Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL) Brockton Rox Brockton, Mass. - With the 2012 season less than a week away, the Brockton Rox of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL) made some final additions to their roster with the signings of Jones County Junior College sophomore pitcher Vito Perna (Laurel, MS), North Carolina Central University junior pitcher Michael Romano (Spotsylvania, VA), and University of Maryland freshman outfielder A.J. Lardo (Baldwin, MD).

Perna, who is expected to be selected in the upcoming 2012 MLB Draft, joins the Rox for the summer of 2012 after spending two seasons at Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Miss. This past season, the towering right-hander went 10-1 for the Bobcats with one save and a 2.03 ERA, while striking out 68 batters in 75.1 innings of work. The Laurel, Miss. native excelled as an infielder as well, hitting .358 (68-for-190) at the dish with 10 doubles, seven homers, 52 RBI, 18 walks, three stolen bases, and 32 runs scored. His success helped the Bobcats clinch their third straight Mississippi Association of Community & Junior College (MACJC) South Division title.

As a freshman in 2011, Perna earned First Team All-MACJC and First Team All-Region honors, while helping Jones County Junior College clinch the 2011 MACJC State Championship, as well as its first-ever Region 23 Championship. The Bobcats eventually finished as the runner-up in the 2011 NJCAA Division II College World Series after falling to Western Oklahoma State University in the title game.

Romano appeared in 15 games for the Division I Eagles of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) as junior in 2012. He made seven starts for North Carolina Central University, finishing with a 3-3 record to go along with one save and a 5.24 ERA through 56.2 innings of work. The southpaw fanned 31 batters while walking just 15. A native of Spotsylvania, Va., Romano transferred from Essex Junior College where he finished with a 3.60 ERA and 10 strikeouts through 20 innings pitched in 2011. Prior to that, Romano attended Riverbend High School, where he helped his team reach the Regional Semifinals in 2007 and was named Second Team All-Region along the way.

Lardo redshirted for the Division I Terrapins of the Atlantic Coast Conference as a freshman in 2012. Before his time with the University of Maryland, the Baldwin, Md. native attended high school at Loyola Blakefield in Towson, MD, where he hit .495 as a senior. Lardo was named Baltimore Sun All-Met team in 2011, while also being named to First Team All-Region in 2011 as an outfielder. He earned Louisville Slugger All-American honors and was also named to the Preseason All-State team in 2010.

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The bizarre saga of the empty District B seat on the New Orleans City Council apparently entered its final chapter Friday when the deadline for the council to act passed, shifting the right to fill the vacancy to Mayor Mitch Landrieu. The city's legislative branch has been hamstrung by two members' decision to boycott recent meetings, depriving the council of the five-member quorum needed to vote on the matter.

Stacy Head, the District B representative since 2006, was elected to one of the council's two at-large seats in April. She resigned her district seat May 2, triggering a 30-day countdown for the council to pick her interim replacement. That window closed Friday.

Head recommended urban planner Errol George as her interim successor. In line with tradition, the other members were expected to quickly ratify her choice, but the walkout by Cynthia Hedge-Morrell and Jon Johnson has prevented the council from voting, and all attempts at reaching a council consensus behind either George or some other candidate apparently failed.

Landrieu, who will become just the second mayor in modern history to fill a council seat, pledged Friday to act quickly. The mayor will have plenty of possibilities to choose from, as names of a dozen or so hopefuls had surfaced by week's end.

"Throughout this process, I've encouraged the City Council to come together to appoint an interim council member to represent District B," Landrieu said in a written statement.

"Now, according to the City Charter, that responsibility falls to me. I will fulfill my obligation in short order, so that the people of District B are represented on the City Council this month."

The council's next scheduled meeting is Thursday. Hedge-Morrell and Johnson have promised to attend.

Landrieu, who pledged to pick "an experienced and qualified person," urged residents, council members and other elected officials to recommend names to him to fill the post until a Nov. 6 election is held to choose a permanent successor for Head. The winner will serve until May 2014.

The unprecedented City Hall standoff started when Hedge-Morrell and Johnson, without warning, walked out of the council's May 3 meeting, moments after the council failed to approve a City Charter amendment they favored and moments before it was to vote on the George appointment.

Hedge-Morrell said her walkout was related both to what she called the "politicizing" of the proposed charter amendment, which would have changed the procedures for electing the two at-large members, and to some of her colleagues' "ongoing and implicit disregard for debate and discussion" that she said left her feeling "marginalized."

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Construction on Panera Bread at 481 E. Loop 281 is wrapping up with the complete makeover of a former office building.

The structure is set to be turned over by the contractor to the franchisees as soon as this week.

Earl Taylor, president of Harmony Food Service Texas, which will operate the new eatery, said once the transfer takes place that hiring and training will occupy management for the next few weeks.

As of late this past week, Taylor said the targeted opening date for Panera Bread is June 25. The bakery cafe should employ about 60 workers.

Panera will have interior seating for about 120 people with additional patio seating, Taylor said.

It will also feature a drive through.

DS Construction Services received a city building permit for construction valued at $681,500 months ago for transforming the former radio broadcast offices and studio into a restaurant.

Grand re-opening

The Junior League of Longview will show off the organizations recently renovated building at 1109 N. Fourth St. with a grand re-opening from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

The structure holds offices and meeting rooms for The Junior League along with The Bargain Box retail center featuring Neiman Marcus merchandise.

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By JoAnne Beiermann The Columbus Telegram | Posted: Saturday, June 2, 2012 10:43 pm |

As long as there have been women, there has been a market for remodeling

From what I can figure, it starts early, during our Barbie Dream House years. At first, it really is a dream house: three stories, vaulted ceilings, Ken in the jacuzzi and everything decorated in various shades of pink. Could a house be more perfect?

But then one day things are not so dreamy anymore. That cute little bathroom is now just little. Same with the closet, which cant even begin to hold Barbies evening gown collection, let alone her day wear. And those pink appliances in the kitchen are just a bit much.

We get bigger and so do our houses and dreams. A house that seemed perfect in the beginning soon loses its initial charm, and we find ourselves thinking, what if I knocked out a wall here, bumped another out there, and replaced the flooring. Fueled by the home and garden network and Lowes commercials about weekend projects where a room goes from drab to fab, and you find yourself thinking, gee, how hard can that be?

Which is what I found myself thinking many evenings while sitting in my cozy but cramped family room. Id imagine how it would look to add on a few square feet and take out a half wall between the kitchen and family room, really opening up the space.

But unless they happen to have their own show on HGTV, men do not think like this. Their fantasies never include granite, stacked stone and travertine tile.

Which is why while we were engrossed in our Barbie Dream House, the boys were out back building forts with absolutely No Girls Allowed. Because you just know us girls couldnt resist adding a few throw pillows and curtains and maybe blueprints for a sunroom addition.

Whats wrong with this room? my husband would ask, looking around our family room.

Have you noticed that when youre in the recliner, you need to put your chair in the upright position so I can squeeze by to get into the kitchen? I said. Or have you noticed when all our kids are here that there are not enough chairs for all of us to sit at the same time?

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