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PH New book Family London reveals the best family experiences in London LEE VALLEY WHITE WATER CENTRE Alongside the twisted form of Anish Kapoor’s ArcelorMittal Orbit, one of the best toys left behind after the London 2012 Summer Olympics may be this giant, artificial riverbed. For adrenaline-loving over-14s, the temptation to hop in a group raft and take on the sodden dips and turns of the full course will prove strong. But be warned, a day here can be just as exhausting as it is exhilarating. Related articles There’s a thorough safety briefing, an icy dip to prove your proficiency in the water and a kindly drill sergeant of an instructor bellowing orders throughout. Those after something easier (or under-14s) can make a splash in the smaller Legacy Loop area on a Hydrospeed board or in a Hot Dog canoe and even younger ones can stomp around in the sand in the designated beach area . ● 0300 003 0616/gowhitewater.co.uk PH Family London: Fun Days Out with Children from Tots to Teens...

At the ribbon cutting this month for the Wesley Village affordable housing complex in Garden Grove, Laura Archuleta couldn ’t resist referencing Joni Mitchell ’s 1970 environmental protest “Big Yellow Taxi.” Built on underused land that’s part of the Garden Grove United Methodist Church campus on Main Street, Wesley Village offered Archuleta , president of the nonprofit community organization Jamboree Housing Corp ., a chance to riff on one of Mitchell’s most famous lyrics. Where Mitchell sang “They paved paradise/And put up a parking lot,” Archuleta told about 300 people packed into the steamy church sanctuary on a hot afternoon that “Today we are going to learn how a group of dedicated organizations and individuals re-purposed a parking lot and put up a paradise.” Then she and others who spoke, including a single mom with six children who now reside at Wesley Village , told how the project became reality through a unique collaboration that involved the church, Jamboree and other...

Palo Alto Jane Huang, 29 Huang moved to Palo Alto with her parents at the age of four. She attended local high schools and Stanford University. Yet despite her hard work, the Palo Alto housing market is too challenging for her to foresee a future in her hometown. “I went to Stanford, I work as a software developer, I make a six-figure income, and I still have to live with three roommates,” Huang said. “What more can I do?” Huang isn’t worried about not being able to pay her rent, but she is worried about doing anything that might upset her landlord. “Landlords have a lot more power here than they used to,” she said. “They know how impossible it would be for their renters to find anything else locally.” While her concerns for herself are real and serious — “With the current housing market , I’m afraid I’ll have to live with roommates for the rest of my life” — she’s equally concerned about what the housing market means for the many Palo Altans who weren’t fortunate enough t...

Sponsored Content rise residential developments in recent years." /> Brisbane has seen a proliferation of high- rise residential developments in recent years. At one time Brisbane wore a reputation as the last, true east coast bastion of the quarter-acre block – a time, not so long ago, when many developers focused on delivering the Australian dream as a three- or four-bedroom home with a landscaped garden front and back.  How those times have changed.   Interstate migration, the need to mitigate the transport and infrastructure pressures of vast urban sprawl , and a more visionary approach to inner-city planning have all triggered the growth of Brisbane upward rather than outward. Investment in cultural precincts like South Bank have increased the appeal of inner-city living. Photo: Bradley Kanaris There is little doubt that, for most people familiar with the city, the biggest change in the past decade has been to the skyline with a proliferation of high- rise residenti...

Lit Life “She is my alter ego,” says Sue Grafton of her fictional heroine, Southern California private detective Kinsey Millhone . “I’m an introvert, so doing half of what Kinsey is beyond my poor capabilities. But it’s fun to get to live her life without penalty!” Grafton, on the phone from her home in Montecito, California, is the best-selling author of what’s known to countless mystery fans as “the alphabet series .” The project has become Grafton’s life’s work, beginning with “A Is for Alibi” in 1982 and continuing through this month’s publication of “Y Is for Yesterday” (Putnam, $29). The final book in the 26-volume series, “Z Is for Zero,” will be out in 2019. And while the rest of us have aged several decades, Kinsey’s gotten only a few years older. Early on, Grafton said, she realized that even if she wrote a book a year, “after 26 years [Kinsey’s] going to be way too old to be running around hitting bad guys with her pocketbook. I thought I’d better keep her credibly young, ...

Updated: Jul 7, 2015 - 8:20 AM UNIVERSITY PLACE , Wash. - West Pierce fire officials say a fire that broke out at a University Place apartment complex displaced 19 people . The fire broke out at the Devonshire Apartments at 27th and Mountain View Drive West Tuesday morning . Officials said all occupants at the complex were accounted for and no one was hurt, but eight adults and 11 children were displaced as a result of the fire.  The Red Cross will offer them assistance. The fire was under control by about 8:20 a.m. "This is Lilly. She is 19 months, say hi," said Darla Smith looking at her baby girl. Smith and three of her kids were huddled in their car Tuesday morning , with nothing but the clothes on their backs after escaping the apartment fire . They are tired and shaken but grateful to have escaped the flames that quickly spread from the roof of the Devonshire apartments along 27 th Street West and Mountain View West in University Place . "Guess I'm going t...

Screenings Free blood pressure screenings , 9:30-11 a.m. Wednesdays at Countryside Senior Living , front lobby. No appointment necessary. Programs/Self-Help Groups Al- Anon Information Center , call 712-255-6724. Al-Anon and Alateen , meetings locally. For times, dates and locations of area meetings, call 712-255-6724. Alcoholics Anonymous , beginners information, call 712-252-1333. Arc of Woodbury County , serving the mentally challenged, 5:15 p.m. meeting, second Monday of the month at Mid-Step Services, 4303 Stone Ave. For families and interested persons. Child Care Resource and Referral , provides resources, education and advocacy for children, parents, and child care providers . Assists in child care needs. For more information, call 712-277-1180. Co-Dependence Anonymous , 7 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at First Lutheran Church , Fireside Room. Co-Dependents Anonymous (CODA) , 10 a.m. Saturdays at Hawkeye Club, 420 Jones St. Compassionate Friends , 7 p.m. fourth Wednesday of each ...