Brandon Patterson Detroit Free Press Published 11:28 p.m. UTC May 25, 2018 An old farmhouse turned holiday party house is up for sale in Royal Oak, listed at $475,000, according to The Delia Group realtors. The house, located at 1713 N. Washington Ave., truly came alive around Christmas time, when it was decked with boughs of holly. It has played host to some Christmas parties so popular that passers-by would sneak in to join the festivities, Mike Guido, a realtor who works for The Delia Group. Ethlyn Unger, 73, the current owner of the home, says that she's lived there since 1978 and raised her eight children there, along with half the neighborhood kids as well, as their game room was quite popular. "I always knew where my kids were," Unger said. Warning, Memorial Day travelers: Lake Michigan still dangerously cold More: Downtown Detroit bar's liquor license revoked after selling to minors Unger also ran a licensed daycare for 28 years. Guido says … [Read more...] about Royal Oak’s Christmas house is up for sale at $475,000
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Raw Deal: Claire turned to Littlewoods to avoid Christmas catastrophe, but paid dearly
Register for our free newsletterCLAIRE MCLAUGHLIN was in a sweat when her cooker conked out just before Christmas. The grandmother, from Househillwood, Glasgow, was due to rustle up a big festive dinner for her family. To get a new oven in time for Christmas Day, she bought an Indesit model for about £430 through her account with Littlewoods catalogue on a buy-now, pay-later deal. That was in December 2015 – and it should have been paid off within 12 months. But more than two years later Claire, 63, was still paying for the appliance – in fact, she had paid for it more than twice over. “I made four payments to cover the cost of the cooker and had asked Littlewoods to clear my balance on it,” Claire said. “But I also have other balances on my account and they somehow failed to target my payments directly to reduce the balance for the cooker. “They kept charging me interest on it that I was never due to pay. I kept getting statements asking me to … [Read more...] about Raw Deal: Claire turned to Littlewoods to avoid Christmas catastrophe, but paid dearly
Netflix is making a royal wedding sequel to ‘A Christmas Prince,’ its surprise hit holiday movie
Carrie Wittmer, provided by Published 2:51 pm, Friday, May 18, 2018 Netflix Netflix's hit holiday movie "A Christmas Prince" is getting a sequel. The streaming service announced it on Twitter, along with a video of the characters watching Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's wedding. The movie will air later this year, and is called "A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding." Recommended Video: Now Playing: Prince Charles is walking Meghan Markle down the aisle, Meghan Markle’s mom is set to meet the Queen, Blake Lively is finally back to trolling Ryan Reynolds on Instagram, Princes Diana couldn’t wear Chanel after her divorce. Get all of the details at MarieClaire.com! Media: MarieClaire 2017's "A Christmas Prince" was made in the vein of a Lifetime Christmas movie and gained a lot of popularity over the holiday season. It also proved that the streaming service was some serious competition for networks like Lifetime and Hallmark. In December, we wrote about … [Read more...] about Netflix is making a royal wedding sequel to ‘A Christmas Prince,’ its surprise hit holiday movie
Early Christmas for 1.5M govt employees over release of higher mid-year bonuses
ABOUT 1.5 million government employees will receive higher mid-year bonuses starting today, May 15, pursuant to the tax reform law that raised the ceiling of tax-free bonuses and benefits, Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said. Angara, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, said that over P36.2 billion had been allotted for the mid-year bonus of all government personnel in 2018. Under Republic Act 10963 or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law, the 13th month pay and other benefits, including productivity incentives and Christmas bonuses, are exempted from tax if they do not exceed P90,000. According to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), those eligible to receive the 14th-month pay are employees who rendered a minimum of four months service between July last year and May 15 of this year and who obtained a performance rating of “satisfactory” or better, and who are still in government on May 15. … [Read more...] about Early Christmas for 1.5M govt employees over release of higher mid-year bonuses
Christmas in April pips Quiz Master in thriller at Warwick
DESPITE the weather turning cool and cloudy, there was another good Carnival crowd for Warwick’s Ladies Night on Saturday and they were treated to a thrilling finish to the feature Qatar Airways Handicap Hurdle where just a nose separated the first two home, writes David Hucker. After Barbrook Star had set a good a pace for most of the race, it was Spectator, who had travelled well throughout, and market leader Quiz Master who looked to have it between them jumping the last. Favourite backers must have started to count their winnings as Quiz Master asserted with the post coming up, but the race wasn’t over as Nico de Boinville brought the Nicky Henderson trained Christmas In April with a storming run to snatch the prize by the minimum margin right on the line. There was little room for manoeuvre jumping the final flight in the Lawton Tubes Centenary Handicap Hurdle, with five horses in contention and any one of them capable of winning. But, it was Cultivator who came out on … [Read more...] about Christmas in April pips Quiz Master in thriller at Warwick