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Rampant ‘poo-petrators’ pushing more apartment complexes to DNA-test dog poop

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WILMINGTON — At apartment complexes around the Port City, it is a constant battle to get dog-owning residents to clean up after their four-legged roommates. One solution, though expensive and labor-intensive, is becoming increasing popular: using DNA tests to match dogs with the little presents they leave behind around the apartment property. Wilmington apartment complexes , offers free litter bags . Increasingly, it has not been enough to get residents to pick up after their dogs. (Port City Daily photo / BENJAMIN SCHACHTMAN )'" width="475" height="356" />Hawthrone at Murrayville, like many Wilmington apartment complexes , offers free litter bags . Increasingly, it has not been enough to get residents to pick up after their dogs. (Port City Daily photo / BENJAMIN SCHACHTMAN )’ “It’s very difficult to track someone down and prove it was them,” Community Manager Keri Goff said. “Unless you catch someone in the act, you don’t have that hard evidence.” Go...

Residents at Stone Creek Village Apartments displaced by water main break

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ALBEMARLE COUNTY , Va. (NEWSPLEX) -- Multiple people at an apartment complex in Albemarle County had to find another place to sleep after a water main break . It happened at Stone Creek Village Apartments . Albemarle County Fire officials say seven units were damaged after a sprinkler head fell from the third floor. The water trickled down to the apartments below, causing people to quickly gather their belongings and evacuate. There's no word on the total cost of the damage.

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How to help a squeamish rescue pet adjust to apartment living

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Valerie was one of the rescue dogs at the Soi Dog Shelter in Phuket, Thailand. (Andrea Sachs/The Washington Post) There are many pets that are in need, and it is a wonderful thing if you can provide a happy home for one. If you are living in an apartment, there are things you will need to consider. Many rescue pets have come from an unhappy living situation that has had a lasting effect on them in some way. Some are frightened of other pets and other people or exhibit aggression. These fears are a little harder to manage in an apartment community . You want to take that into account, at least until they have adjusted to their new neighbors and home. The good news is that chances are your pet will be comfortably accommodated in your building. These days, a growing number of apartments are becoming pet-friendly with an array of amenities. For example, apartments are offering rooftop parks with agility courses, pet-washing stations, dog parks, dog happy hours and dog treats at the f...

Child Killed, 3 Hurt In Antioch Apartment Fire

ANTIOCH, Tenn. - A child has died in an early- morning apartment fire in Antioch. Three others were injured in the blaze.  The incident was reported before 4 a.m. Monday inside building 9 at the Stone Ridge Apartments on Piccadilly Row. Damage is extensive at Stone Ridge Apartments from a deadly fire. pic.twitter.com/vI199WE91X — Blayke Roznowski (@NC5_Blayke) August 7, 2017 Officials said 3-year-old Elizabeth Dessie died in the fire.  Her father, 33-year-old Endalamaw Dessie Tesfaye suffered burns over 80 percent of his body. Her mother, 32-year-old Ehitayehu Dessie and her 5-year-old brother were in stable condition in the hospital. The blaze was isolated to only one building. Red Cross workers were called in to assist 22 displaced residents .  The cause of the fire was unknown. 

ABI Broker's Apartment Sale in Investor Hotspot of East Phoenix, Arcadia Submarket -- ABI Multifamily

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Sir John's Apartments | Phoenix, AZ PHOENIX - Aug. 21, 2017 - PRLog -- ABI Multifamily , the Western US's leading multifamily brokerage and advisory services firm , is pleased to announce the $1,484,000 / $106,000 Per Unit sale of the Sir John's Apartments, a 14- unit apartment community located in Phoenix, Arizona. The property is a one- story apartment community , built of block construction in 1967 and rests on 0.88 acres. The property features all (14) 2-bedroom units with an average size of 850 square feet. Each unit is individually metered for electricity and features its own enclosed backyard. Ryan Smith, Vice President at ABI, who represented the Seller and Buyer in the transaction, states, "The Buyer saw opportunity in both implementing a value add strategy, as well as, the property's Arcadia submarket location . The Buyer intends to reposition the property to compete with the on-going demand for more affordable B class housing." The Seller was ...

Clean-up campaign ramps up | Northern Star

PETER Campbell says Ballina has "brand damage" following the publicity about shark attacks in recent years, and cleaning the beaches of flood debris is a simple step to help fix that problem. Mr Campbell is the manager of East Ballina's Grandview Apartments, which has holiday lets. He said he is regularly asked by holiday-makers if it is safe to swim at local beaches. He said the logs which washed up on Lighthouse and Shelly beaches following the floods earlier this year didn't help alleviate visitors' concerns about safety. "Getting trees off the beaches is a start," he said. "It (the debris on the beaches) doesn't make people want to come here." Ballina Shire Council recently rejected a proposal by Cr Sharon Cadwallader to clean up the flood debris in what was a close vote, decided by a draw from the hat. Staff reported to the meeting that the "council's current level of service, determined by resolution many years ...