Traders' bad luck turns worse

Police are looking for a fake fortune teller who preyed upon Pattaya traders, promising to realign the feng shui of their outlets and improve their fortunes before making off with 2.3 million baht worth of vehicles they let him borrow.

Half a dozen victims of the conman, identified as Jeerawat Rojmaneekorn, 50, complained last week to Nong Prue police in Chon Buri when they realised they had been duped.

Jeerawat managed to con victims out of 17 motorcycles and one car, mostly on loan. Soon after getting his hands on the vehicles, Jeerawat would flee with them, leaving the owners with the burden of repaying the financing debt. Reports say total damages come to 2.3 million baht.

Reports say Jeerawat, who dresses in red and gold to convey the image of a Chinese expert in horoscopes and has the gift of the gab, would make contact with victims, some of them Pattaya bar owners, and strike up a rapport.

Some victims were struggling with poor sales at the time, and fell for his line that their outlet's feng shui was wrong. He would offer to realign it, perform a ceremony adorned with fake gold and food offerings to the gods, and later seize the chance to persuade the owners to part with vehicles.

One victim, Charoenrat, says Jeerawat conned him out of a Mazda 3 worth 1.1 million baht. He said he set up a spririt house at his home and asked Jeerawat to check its feng shui. Jeerawat performed a ceremony for his place and said he should transfer his name onto the title deed. He also asked to sleep at the house for three nights to seek the spirits' forgiveness.

Later, Charoenrat disclosed he wanted to buy a car as a gift for his son, who was finishing his studies. Jeerawat said he knew of a caryard in Bangkok and offered to make contact for him. In September, he said he would need a down payment of 50,000 baht for the Mazda, and had him sign over authoriity to pick it up.

"A week later, he drove the car to my place, but said he had no vehicle of his own and asked to borrow it. I agreed. In December he said the Mazda had been in a scrape and took it in for repairs. Later, when I asked after the vehicle, he said someone had made off with it. On March 4, he disappeared, and I was left with back payments of 14,000 baht a month and no car," Charoenrat said.

Another victim, Kittiya, said she bought a bike worth 160,000 baht last August. Jeerawat claimed the red and black colours of her bike were unlucky and he would get the vehicle inscribed with Chinese lettering to ward off danger. When she went to retrieve the bike, he asked to borrow it and take over repayments. She let him, as she had many other bikes, and he had offered to fix her beer bar's feng shui, which he claimed was acting as a drag on sales.

Later, he claimed he had given her bike to a caryard which leased the vehicle out to foreigners. He made one repayment of 4,000 baht in December before disappearing with the bike.

Krissana, another victim, said she lost a Honda Click worth 77,000 baht to Jeerawat's cunning. He made just five repayments, leaving her with another 24 payments of 2,570 a month.

In a moment of unusual candour, Jeerawat said he couldn't buy a vehicle himself as he was once arrested for robbery. She took it out for him, and is now saddled with the debt burden and no bike. She did not believe her life has improved since he fixed her stars.

Another victim, Auna, who said she met Jeerawat at a time when sales from her business were slow, said she lost a motorcycle worth 130,000 baht. She said Jeerawat claimed the registration of her bike was unlucky as it contained a zero. He took the bike to get the registration changed to include an "8" and inscribed with Chinese lettering.

He asked to borrow the bike to order goods he would need for a religious ceremony but failed to return it. "Finally he claimed the vehicle was involved in an accident and took it in for repairs but later disappeared," she said.

Another victim, Worapoj "Aun" Weerapan, 35, says Jeerawat faked leasehold papers for his beer bar and with them borrowed 90,000 baht from underground lenders. He found out about the debt when collectors turned up at his bar. His bar in Pattaya was in trouble, and he placed an ad on Facebook offering to lease it. He said Jeerawat made contact with him on FB and offered to perform a ceremony to improve its feng shui. Later, he took off with the ownership papers. He also ran up a 20,000 baht bill for alcohol in his name.

Nong Prue police chief Pol Col Chiddecha Songhong said police are preparing to seek an arrest warrant for Jeerawat, whom he said has an outstanding warrant for fraud in Nong Khai from several years ago.

Sleepy shop hosts scared robber

Netizens are marvelling at how a novice gold shop robber managed to walk unchallenged into a gold shop in Trat wearing a motorcycle helmet, seconds before threatening a staff member with a homemade gun.

Security footage taken from inside the Yaowarat Gold Shop in Muang district on Tuesday shows the young thief pulling up on a motorcycle outside the shop, and calmly entering with his helmet still on. A staff member is shown slowly rising to her feet as if to serve him. Seconds later the thief pulls out a gun and demands she hand over the gold.

Off-camera, an alert staff member runs into the back room and sounds an alarm linked to the local police station. The alarm sets off an ear-splitting siren, which sends the young man into a panic.

He is shown scrambling out the shop, stumbling and almost putting his head through the glass door as he does so. News reports say he wet himself in his panic and slipped on his own urine trail.

The footage shows the young man, who left empty-handed, making off on his bike, later found abandoned on a forest road. Police say it had no registration plate and had recently been spray-painted red to disguise its real colour. The robber's gloves, shoes and jacket were in the under-seat compartment.

The next day, having seen publicity of the failed robbery, relatives of the young man brought him in to the police. They charged Nareunat "Paeb" Kaemnum, 23, from Samran beach district, with attempted robbery. He told them he was stressed after recently losing his job. He borrowed the bike for the robbery from his girlfriend's elder sister; the gun, which he abandoned near his rental home, was his own.

Security footage taken from inside the Yaowarat Gold Shop in Muang, Trat.

On the internet, netizens asked why the staff member did not immediately ask the young man to take off his helmet. Others suggested gold shops should instal automatic doors which can be locked by staff inside at the first sign of trouble.

"The woman behind counter looks too cool to be true. If it was me and I saw someone enter with a motorcycle helmet on, I'd know he was there to steal the gold," one wrote.

The staff member told the media she thought he was an ordinary customer, although she wondered why he kept his helmet on. He also wore a sanitary mask underneath, though it was pulled to one side.

On a more humorous note, netizens suggested the young man go back to "robbery school" so he can learn how it's done. "He was bold enough to rob a gold shop, but fled when the siren went off?" one asked. "Unbelievable." Others said his lack of skill gave all gold shop robbers a bad name.

'Python' gets new lease on life

Sek Loso's former live-in lover, model Apisaya "Eve" Pattanaworasap, has stepped up her legal action against the rocker's ex-wife and her former sideckick, after they forced her out of Sek's home last year.

Apisaya 'Eve' Pattanaworasap and inset, Sek Loso

Eve last week visited the Criminal Court in Min Buri to pursue one of a handful of defamation cases she is taking against Sek's ex-wife Wiphakorn "Kan" Sukpimai, mother to his three oldest children, and Sek's second wife, Paphada "Sandwich" Chotikawanitch.

Kan and former Channel 7 actress Sandwich, who have since fallen out -- just as Kan fell out with model Eve before her -- ganged up to force Eve from Sek's home last August, broadcasting the eviction on Facebook live. Kan initially declared that she and Sandwich would live together with Sek, helping the ailling rocker revive his sagging career after a battle with bipolar disorder.

Sek Loso

However, Sandwich later moved out with her young son, Leon, after Kan challenged the actress to get the child's DNA tested amid doubts over whether Sek is the father.

Critics say Kan is manoeuvering herself back into pole position as Sek's main caregiver and spouse. The rocker has said little about the dispute.

Meanwhile, Eve said she turned up at the court last week to press defamation claims stemming from her eviction, in which Kan made unflattering comments about her on FB and later turned her remarks during the drama into a satirical song.

She said she welcomed the court's decision to accept the case in its entirety, which will now proceed to a hearing on April 9 in which both Kan and Sandwich will have to testify. Only one, Sandwich, turned up last week. She emerged from the courthouse looking unhappy and refused to talk to the media.

Eve's cases against the pair will unfold in various courts. On May 18 the Criminal Court in Ratchada will examine a defamation case stemming from Kan's song, which Eve says defames her. Then, on June 11 and 12, the court will hear a case over remarks in which Kan referred to Eve as a lazy python, living off Sek's riches. Kan, who has previously shrugged off her mounting legal troubles, has yet to comment.

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You go to bed, you fall asleep and you wake up in the middle of the night. You try to go back to sleep but you find it hard. You check your clock and it is 4:00 AM. Every night, the same time. This is a common problem faced by thousands of people every night.

Sleep is essential to your physical and mental health and thats why you spend one third of your life sleeping. The body takes its time to rest and heal so if you dont get uninterrupted and quality sleep for several days in a row, you will be grumpy and exhausted.

Biological, also know as circadian, clock is your inner clock. It is unique and it regulates your sleeping and waking up times which depend on age, among other factors.

According to Feng Shui, waking up at a certain time of the night is a sign from your body about something going wrong. Different hours are associated with different body organs anddifferent emotional states, so if you wake up at the same time every night, it may mean that there is a problem. So lets see what Feng Shui suggests.

Cant fall sleep from 9 PM to 11 PM

Do you find it hard to fall asleep around these times? It may be because you havent relaxed yet and your mind is full of stress. If thats the case, try some meditation and breathing exercises and have some chamomile tea before bed. It may also be related to an underactive thyroid gland so make sure you check it.

Waking up between 11 PM and 1 AM

This period of time is associated to your gall bladder. Gall bladder issues are also linked to bitterness and disappointment so something may be in your mind that makes you nervous. Remember that it is not enough to forgive others. You also need to forgive yourself. We all make mistakes so dont be harsh on yourself.

Waking up between 1 AM and 3 AM

These hours are associated with you liver. According to FengShui, the liver is associated with emotional garbage, that is negativeemotions, such as anger, that you need to expel away. Remember to drink enoughwater and decrease your alcohol and caffeine consumption.

Waking up between 3 AM and 5 AM

Waking up between these hours is associated with your lungs and it is also linked to sadness and loss. Have you recently experienced a loss (person, job, thing) and you are still trying to cope? Have a little faith and things will get better.

Waking up between 5 AM and 7 AM

You looked at the clock and it is certainly not the time you need to wake up? There may be something wrong with your large intestine. Otherwise it may be that you are emotionally blocked. You need to reassess certain situations and relationships, stop insisting and move on.

Waking up between 7 AM and 10 AM

Waking up during these hours is associated to your stomach and spleen or it may mean that you are anxious and stressed over something. Take care of yourself and if you need help to cope with something, make sure you talk to a coach.

How can I sleep with no interruptions?

If you wake up in the middle ofthe night and feel tired over the course of each day, try to identify why thisis happening. Think of your diet, your habits, your emotional state and try tounderstand what is causing this so you can fix it and get some proper rest.

You may also have the associated body parts checked because better safe than sorry! Also, try some breathing exercises while in bed, before you fall asleep, go to bed around the same time every night and wake up at the same time every day, decrease your alcohol and caffeine consumption, dont nap for more than 30 minutes. Think positive, talk to someone you trust or a coach and everything will be better!

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Hillary Diane reports what happened when she went to the Mass. General emergency room yesterday with flu-like symptoms and she was brought up to the hospital's Covid-19 clinic and then tested negative on a flu test:

So when my influenza test came back negative, the doctor admitted that he thinks it's possible that I have Covid-19, and really wants to test me, but he can't - even though I have symptoms and potential exposure, *they have no testing kits at this time*. They even called up the chain to Biothreats/DPH, to ask if they could test me anyway even though I don't strictly fit the State criteria, and they said no.

I asked about Quest and LabCorp, as I recently read that they were taking samples and could test. But as of about an hour ago (6:30pm on Wed March 11th) the doctor said they have been calling those labs and more, but they actually *can't* do it... He said that what the media is reporting about that isn't true (yet). He said he thinks it will be a week or two before testing capability actually ramps up.

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[STANDFIRST] With spring around the corner, it's the perfect time to treat your home to a detox. Gabrielle Fagan taps up the Topology design gurus for tips.

Spring is almost here - and the start of this new season often makes us yearn for clean, calm, refreshed spaces at home.

Amy Brandhorst and Athina Bluff, aka interior design duo Topology, have teamed up with Habitat to share expert tips on how to banish your home's winter hangover and make it warm weather-ready and fabulous.

The stylish pair have taken a lot of inspiration from Feng shui. Although it might sound a tricky concept to get your head around, the traditional Chinese practice basically centres on the belief that the specific arrangement of shapes, furniture and objects can have an effect on the unseen energies around us, and combine to harmonise and balance a space.

Creating a positive home environment, it's believed, benefits our mental and physical health too.

Curious? Follow Topology's seven step home 'detox' plan to create a serene sanctuary that boosts your wellbeing, and where you can relax and look forward to sunnier days ahead...

1. Study the space

As a beginner, it's easiest to kick off your Feng shui mission in either your home office/desk area or your hall, say the two designers. "Placing your desk in the centre of a room or opposite/adjacent to a window, according to the laws of Feng shui, enhances creativity, energy and productivity," they explain.

Apparently, it pays dividends if you blitz that hall as well. After all, if your first sight of home when you get in after a day at the office is a dumping ground for coats, shoes and sports kit, it won't exactly lift your spirits! "Keeping it tidy, spacious and inviting is a great start for good Feng shui and positivity within the home," enthuse the pair.

Cleaning the windows so they let in more light could also be a good move.

2. Follow the three-colour rule

Sticking to a simple colour scheme can prevent your space from feeling chaotic or busy, they point out. Just doing that can, they explain, make spaces feel much more understated and tranquil but still full of depth and interest.

TOP TIP: Pick three main colours that naturally appeal to you, then build on that by choosing different shades or tones that work with the dominant colour of the three.

If you're a decor diva and ultra fashionable blue appeals, this could be a great calming choice. As the Topology duo highlight, research has found that being in blue spaces can even lower our blood pressure.

Adding toning shades to your chosen blue colour - such as teal, navy or sky blue - could be the perfect colour palette for a gentle, harmonious scheme.

3. Introduce more nature

Biophilia is a bit of a buzzword in the worlds of interiors and wellness right now - and in essence is a nod to upping the greenery in rooms with indoor plants, to harness our innate need to connect with nature. The Topology pair point out the powerful potential effect on our wellbeing of filling our homes with plants, as it's thought we're significantly happier when we're surrounded by the natural world.

TOP TIP: An interior furnished with natural materials - earthenware, linen, marble-based lamps and objects, woollen cushions and blankets - will increase that feeling of being connected to the great outdoors.

4. Lift items off the floor

Lifting furniture, clutter and everyday objects up and away from the floor can easily create a lighter, detoxified and more uplifting space, according to the pair.

"Seeing more floor space and light through and around objects in a room helps a space feel much more weightless and clutter-free," they explain.

TOP TIP: Sofas or chairs with high legs make furniture appear less bulky and dominating. Open storage and wall shelves will complement the style and add to an airy, uncluttered effect.

5. Use rounded shapes

Shape - not size - is everything! Spherical, round, or gently curving furniture and home accessories can not only create a sense of balance but is visually pleasing, say the designers.

There's even science behind the theory, they point out, as research has found that receptors in the brain light up dramatically when people are around the presence of curved or round objects, rather than angular or jagged shapes.

TOP TIP: A round mirror above a bed is effective in a bedroom, which should be an oasis of calm, while other good choices are a round pouffe, spherical pendant lights, or a round coffee table.

6. Designate a clutter drawer

No home can be completely free of clutter - so create a place specifically for tucking it away. Try the designers' two-step plan for a clutter-busting solution.

First, home in on that clutter and gather it into one place (at some point, you can work out whether you can sort it, reduce it, or get rid of it altogether). Next, select one drawer to store unsightly or practical items that can't be stored elsewhere in a home.

Unsightly electrical cables, newspapers, children's toys or spare accessories could be the perfect candidates for that 'tidy away' compartment, they suggest.

7. Create a multi-sensory home

Finally, finish with a flourish by making your home a multi-sensory space, urge the interior gurus. This simply means a space which appeals to all of our senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste.

Apparently, if all those needs are catered for, explain the duo, it helps us feel relaxed and nurtured in our homes - what's not to like?

TOP TIP: While in general, the scent of lavender and vanilla and soft fabrics such as cashmere make us feel comforted, it's more important to focus on what makes you feel good as an individual.

Experiment with different colours, textures, fabrics and scents to help you find the perfect ingredients for your special sanctuary, suggest Brandhorst and Bluff. "After all," they say, "our homes should be personal to each of us and adhere to our needs."

As part of The Home Detox campaign, Habitat will host a series of interior design, houseplant and cookery workshops in its London stores throughout March 2020. For further info and tips, see habitat.co.uk/inspiration/small-space-living.

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KEARNEY A 230-unit apartment complex, with 5,000 square feet of retail space, will be the first privately funded addition to University of Nebraska at Kearneys University Village.

Millennium Development and UNK jointly announced the development at a news conference this morning. The project is a public-private partnership between the two entities, with UNK leasing the land to Millennium Development, which is funding the project.

Scott Rief, a Grand Island real estate developer and the project investor, said the complex hopefully will attract graduate students, young professionals and the wider Kearney community.

This is a place we want you to come and enjoy and really have that walkability aspect. With the amenities that the university is coming up with currently and in the future, its going to be a destination where youre going to want to come multiple times and hopefully not leave, Reif said during the conference.

In addition to the one- and two-bedroom apartment units and townhomes, the complex will feature a clubhouse, outdoor heated swimming pool, a gym, carriage house, attached garages and a courtyard.

The first phase of the project, expected to start in August, will include five buildings with a mix of apartments and townhomesand two 10-plex units. The $14 million initial phase also includes the retail space, with a restaurant planned as the anchor business.

Full construction on the 230-unit complex will take approximately five years, but the first units are scheduled for completion in June 2021. It will be constructed southwest of the central green space of University Village.

Rief said there is not yet a tenant established for the restaurant space, but hopes that it will be a place the tenants, and other Kearneyites, could enjoy multiple times a week.

For young professionals, grad students, you want them to be able to come down and get a salad. It will be a place to gather not just once a month, he said.

In addition to the walkable mix of housing and retail spaces, Rief also anticipates young people will enjoy the many planned social areas of the development. He said the space has several green spaces built throughout for gathering, as well as a pleasant view from the units windows.

The housing development is designed by Weaver Sherman Design out of Indianapolis, which was involved with a project at Purdue University similar to UNKs University Village. Lincoln-based engineering and design firm Olsson also is involved.

According to Reif, the interior of the units will be finished with hardwood floors and modern touches, like matte black fixtures, grey and white paint on the walls and stainless steel appliances. Each unit will also have its own washer and dryer.

The two bedroom units will also have two bathrooms, with the thought of accommodating young professionals or students with a roommate.

Reif anticipates the rent for the units to be market rate. According to a study he said Millennium Development had done by an Arizona firm, thats about $1.15 to $1.25 per square foot.

With the units to be approximately 650-1100 square feet, mathematically that makes the rental cost anywhere from $747 a month to $1,375.

However, Rief said the rent would be really depending upon the market.

In addition to being the first public-private building at University Village, the apartment project will also be the largest private investment on a construction project in the universitys history, according to a press release.

UNK Chancellor Doug Kristensen initially revealed plans for the University Village project at a press conference in April 2014. He said Monday the university had been patiently waiting for the right development idea to present itself.

We spent a great time studying what will be successful here and being patient, Kristensen said. We had a lot of people (say), Im going to put this in. I want to put a fast food place in. Weve said no to all of that because it needs to be organized and planned. I think this (Millennium Development project) fits into the plan perfectly. I think this is exactly how we envisioned it would happen.

Kristensen said he anticipates that the project will draw both existing Kearney community members and new ones, in addition to new development.

Nebraska University President Ted Carter called the project a game changer.

Quoting Field of Dreams, Nebraska University President Ted Carter said of the project that, If you build it, they will come.

Once we have rooftops here, other things will follow, Kristensen echoed. But you have to build it around people, and thats what were doing.

University Village currently features the 99-unit University Flats building, which is open to UNK students, staff and faculty, and the LaVonne Kopecky Plambeck Early Childhood Education Center. Plans for an indoor tennis complex and Regional Engagement and Alumni Center are also in the works.

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Plan for coffee shop plus other retail spaces submitted.

Developers submitted a site plan to build 9,900 square feet of retail including a Starbucks in two buildings facing the new Market Basket and Homesense buildings on Central Street in Salems Tuscan Village.

One building will include a 2,400-square-foot Starbucks cafe and another 1,850 square feet of attached retail space. The other 5,650-square-foot building will be broken up into four equally sized retail units.

The Starbucks will have 66 seats and a drive-thru, according to Town Planner Ross Moldoff.

The property, owned by Demoulas Super Markets, Inc., already includes an 80,000-square-foot Market Basket attached to a 26,000-square-foot Homesense and three other retail spaces. The 15,000-square-foot space next to Homesense will be a Sierra Trading Post. Moldoff said signage is up, and construction crews are working on the interior right now.

Homesense and Sierra Trading Post are both owned by TJX Companies, based in Framingham, Mass.

Developers met with the planning board Thursday night to discuss the site plan for the two new buildings. The board has yet to approve the site plan.

There were relatively minor concerns, Moldoff said.

Moldoff said the police department had concerns about traffic, particularly with drivers still unfamiliar with the new roadways inside Tuscan Village running the stop signs at the intersection of Village Way and Central Street. Moldoff said some recommendations were made to improve safety.

Additionally, consultants will be reviewing traffic, drainage, signage and other matters in the weeks ahead. Moldoff expects the Demoulas project will come back before the planning board by its 14 meeting if all goes as planned.

During the same meeting, the board heard conceptual plans for Blue Sky Towers of North Reading, Mass., to construct a 150-foot-tall cell tower on about 2,000-square-feet of land leased at 350 North Broadway.

Moldoff said the 4-acre parcel is owned by the Bien Soigne salon and spa at that location.

The board discussed some issues with the plan as it was proposed. Moldoff said the height of the tower exceeds the ordinance limits for the area, which is a maximum of 120 feet, and it does not provide the required fall zone radius which is required to be equal to the height of the structure.

If it goes forward, theyll have to get a waiver, Moldoff said.

Moldoff said there were also concerns about the towers ability to comply with the visual guidelines. The tower would be relatively close to Route 28 and would not be screened by trees.

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Two new inter-connected projects will bring additional downtown apartments at different income levels. Construction will start on the two buildings on Grove St. between 5th St. and 6th St. will start this spring. The two buildings will also add new retail options, as well as office space and public amenities.

On the 6th and Grove side, immediately behind Strange Love (formerly China Blue), Carley will team with deChase Miksis and the Galena Fund on a seven-story mixed-use building. Carley and deChase previously partnered on The Gibson a few blocks away.

The ground floor will host two retail spaces, including a large 4,000 square foot space on the corner of 6th and Grove, adjacent to the Basque Block. A leasing office and bike storage room will also sit on the ground floor.

On the second story, a 7,310 square foot office space will take up the entire floor plate.

Levels three through seven will host 60 apartment units. The majority of units in this building will welcome tenants who make 60% of the area median income and below. The project earned tax credits in association with the City of Boise and Idaho Housing and Finance Association.

Rents will range from as low as $350 per month to $2,300 per month. The range depends on size of the unit, and includes some units in the building that will not have rent rate restrictions. Heres how the number of units breaks down by configuration:

Two of the three partners will work together on this project Carleys Capitol Partners and deChase Miksis.

The ground floor of this, larger, building includes nearly 8,000 square feet of retail space, fronting the entire Grove St. and 5th St. sides of the project. Two large bike storage rooms and storage space round out the first floor. Ten surface parking spots sit behind the building along the alley.

The second through sixth floors include 114 apartments. Rents will range from $975 per month to $2,200. The Capital City Development Corp. said the developers committed to keeping at least fifty of the units at 120% of area median income or below. The apartments will range in size from 400 to 900 square feet, including micro, studio, one-, and two-bedroom layouts:

A rooftop patio and garden space will sit on the top floor of the building.

Between the two buildings at mid-block, developers plan a small plaza space.

Along Grove Street at the building (sic) southeast corner, were proposing an urban courtyard with outdoor seating to connect the residential lobby and retail spaces between this building and the adjacent building, John King with Pivot North wrote in an application letter. This courtyard is open to the sidewalk to further activate the urban space.

Renderings show festoon lighting and seating open to Grove St.

CCDC approved reimbursement of costs associated with both projects this week. The 6th and Grove building will get reimbursement for up to $600,000 in costs, while the 5th and Grove project will get as much as $1.1 million.

The money will reimburse the developers for improvements they will make in the public right-of-way, including upgrading streetscapes, relocating overhead utilities underground, repaving the alley and adding new pavers.

The dollars will come from the agencys tax increment financing funding model and will be paid for from future tax collections on the projects.

A portion of the reimbursements may not happen if CCDC moves forward with a planned revamp of Grove St. as it planned in its capital improvement plan. The agency plans or is building out nearly $11 million in improvements along the Grove St. corridor.

Parking

Outside of ten ground-level spaces, the projects will not include parking for vehicles. Residents will be able to rent space in the new, large parking garage that will open next month at 6th and Front. That garage includes space for 600 cars far more than needed for the 140-room hotel.

A sign on the site notes that folks who currently have a parking space on the lot will lose their spot at the end of April, but they can also rent a space at the Home2 Suites by Hilton Downtown Boise garage.

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AUSTIN, Texas As Applecontinues constructionon a new $1 billion campus in North Austin, the City of Austin is mulling over a proposal to add nearly 2,000 apartments, a hotel and a retail space nearby.

Accesso Partners LLC has a development agreement at 7700 Parmer Lane, and now the business is looking to amend that agreement to allow for additional uses and square footage, according to an applicationon Austin's Zoning and Planning website. Accesso Partners hopes to build 1,800 apartments, a 340-room hotel and 80,000 square feet of retail space less than one mile north of the new Apple campus, according to the Austin Business Journal.

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The application, which is currently under review by the Planning and Zoning Department, was submitted to the city department Jan. 15 by the Drenner Group on behalf of Accesso Partners, according to the application.

Currently, four buildings sit at the 138-acre site and are leased by companies such as Google, PayPal and eBay, the Austin Business Journal reported.

Apple broke ground on the new campus on Nov. 20, 2019. KVUE reported in late 2018 that the new campus is set to open in three years with 5,000 employees working in engineering, research and development, operations, finance, sales and customer support. Later, the tech company said they expect to employ 15,000 workers, which would make Apple the biggest private employer in Austin.

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Question:Do you know what is being built on Poinsett Hwy, in front of the Publix at University Square?

Answer: Let me just start by saying I wish I had more interesting details for you, but I don't.

That said, I can tell you the construction is going to be additional retail spaces for the University Square shopping center (where Publix is located).

Construction is underway at the front of the University Square shopping center near Furman University.(Photo: Elizabeth LaFleur/STAFF)

According to property records, Shaw Resources, LLC owns the 2.64 acre parcel. I reached out to Shaw and was told about the additional retail spaces, but they said they could not share any other details such as when the project might be complete and whether any specific retailers have already leased the space.

The space where the construction is happening is a separate parcel from the Publix shopping center, though property records show they are both owned by Shaw.

Both parcels fall under Greenville County'sC-2 zoning category. That category encompasses commercial developments along major thoroughfares. The C-2 designation isn't very narrow, as far as what can be built. In fact, there are 76 possible uses that are permitted outright without any special exception.

In short, I can't really narrow it down, but I will keep in touch with Shaw Resources for any possible updates.

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Access for parking becomes limited as lots will be removed due to West Campus

The development at West Campus means big changes for parking which will become limited due to new construction at NJCU. For example, at the beginning of spring 2020 semester, Lot 3 (which was for faculty, and staff) was no longer available for parking.

Parking has been an issue at the university for many years. Students have always been concerned with commuting to campus and being able to arrive on time for classes. Students who drive or use services such as Uber are often stuck in traffic while commuting.

When Yamil Oliver, a Media Arts major, was asked about his daily commute as a driver he said, I am late almost every day to class. The traffic is awful and there is never anywhere to park. Sometimes, Ill leave an hour or more before my classes start and still arrive late. I only really live 25 minutes away.

At a Student Council meeting in early February, Student Government Association (SGA) President Ricky Cruz said the SGA team worked to keep Lot 6 open for the spring semester.

Sherrie Madia, associate vice president of Marketing and Communications said, Lot 6 will close at the end of the spring term. Lot 7 will remain open.

Lot 6 is located across the current construction on the site where the shuttle stops to drop and pick up students, faculty and staff. Lot 7 is near the West Campus Village dorm.

Late in the Fall 2019 semester, Madia was asked about future parking plans as construction proceeds. Students will use Lots 7 and 1. The university is currently exploring alternate/additional locations.

Lot 1 is under Gilligan Student Union Building and has 396 parking spaces.

Since Lot 3 has been removed, Ronald Hurley, associate vice president for the Department of Public Safety, said in an email the space for Lot 3 is going to be used for Another market rate apt, with retail space. (Based on NJCUs plans, this is most likely Rivet II. See map on page 5).

Regarding Lot 6, Hurley said it will be the site of the new ShopRite. He continued, We are looking at additional space at Raymour & Flanigan and the NJ Transit light rail lot.

In a December 12 email to the NJCU community, the administration said more parking spaces will also be available on West Side Campus, and other transportation options will be given.

The email said: 86 parking spaces, dedicated for faculty and staff, will be added along Gothic Knights Way (40) and University Place Boulevard (46). These are newly named streets on West Campus.

Mayor Steven Fulp and the City Council partnered with a new transportation service called Via. Via is another ridesharing app like Uber and Lyft where students and faculty can use to get to campus since NJCU will be supporting the service.

Via is now available on weekdays from 6am-10pm. It offers multi-passenger ride-sharing service throughout Jersey City starting at $2.

The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail station at West Side is expected to be back operating in March 2020.

Additional reporting by Ibny Mitchell, David Wilson and Christian P. Schwanse

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