Coastal park in Lottery prize bid
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The Millennium Coastal Park is one of three UK sites battling to land a National Lottery prize.
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Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman will announce grants totaling  $32.7 million at an awards ceremony June 28 to help fund 35 statewide  river parkway projects. The event will begin at 10 a.m. at Middle  Sunrise Park at Sunrise Boulevard and South Bridge Street in Rancho  Cordova.
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While Barry Bonds takes aim at 700 home runs, fans wait patiently on the waters of McCovey Cove behind SBC Park for the ultimate prize.
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District officials yesterday began selling their plan to build a waterfront ballpark to business leaders who would end up paying the bulk of the cost, as a panel of
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By Helen Archer  RESIDENTS are fighting to save a playpark which has been earmarked for the building of an office block as part of a massive redevelopment around the site of the Fountainbridge brewery.
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With Indian gambling poised to expand, state seeks its share of the winnings.
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A PHOTOGRAPHIC exhibition entitled The Best of Local Wildlife will go on display at Brandon Marsh Nature Centre next month.  But there is still a chance for extra entries from local amateur photographers of all ages who may want to contribute pictures for the display boards.
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The prospective winning bidder for redeveloping Fan Pier yesterday missed a deadline for a down payment and the owners of the South Boston land said they plan to talk to other potential buyers.
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Check the winning numbers from Saturday's draw for the National Lottery.
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By Kirk Moore, Asbury Park Press, N.J.  Feb. 4--An open-space fund that's supported by Ocean County property  taxpayers will lend Stafford nearly $2.4 million to fulfill its obligations  for preserving Pinelands forest.
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Blyth Valley Council is to apply to have Blyth and Seaton Sluice beaches included in the Quality Coast awards scheme run by national environment charity ENCAMS.
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By Dan Voorhis, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 7--Casinos are often portrayed as a boost to business because they bring in tourists, but some local business people are lining up against the one proposed for Sedgwick County.
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By john ross  SCOTTISH Natural Heritage yesterday confirmed its objection to a huge wind farm planned for Lewis.   SNH board members reiterated their previous view that land covered by special protection area status might be harmed by the development.
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MIAMI - A nurse's aide who quit her job to take a cruise hit the jackpot.  Carol Baird won a $321,694 slot machine jackpot aboard a Carnival Cruise Lines ship off the U.S. Virgin Islands early Wednesday.
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By Laura Oppenheimer, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Sep. 4--Parks supporters will make the case this fall that drinking clean  water, trekking through the forest and watching animals play are as valuable  as traditional government services competing for money on Portland-area  ballots.
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By Frederick Melo and Jennifer Bjorhus, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Feb. 6--It's all about the parks.   Faced with rising land costs and not enough money to buy parklands, the Metropolitan Council is launching a new fund-raising foundation.
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A Â£21m Heritage Lottery Fund grant will help pay for a museum to be built round Henry V111's flagship.