Word: grandness
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...iconic building behind the 18th green, Wasserman Real Estate Capital, based in Providence, R.I., is selling 23 serviced apartments for $10 million to $16 million apiece in a project it calls St. Andrews Grand. And on a bluff overlooking the town, billionaire developer Tim Blixseth is planning a course that will form part of an opulent time-share program, Yellowstone Club World, that gives members access, via a fleet of three private jets, to nine sites around the world, including St. Andrews. Membership starts at $3 million. The town's existing North American--owned luxury hotels--Kohler...
...town that views golf as an Everyman's game and itself as the guardian of that ethos? The Old Course is a muni run by a charitable trust, which charges locals $250 a year for unlimited access (visitors pay the same price for one round). Wasserman's St. Andrews Grand markets itself on the back of the Old Course's history, but its occupants, because they are not full-time residents, will not have discounted or privileged access to the Old Course (nor will Yellowstone members). Instead, Wasserman is negotiating access to other, lower-profile courses in the area. Work...
...Course from the North Sea, as if the spirits of the world's great golfers were tucking their cherished course into bed. Through the mist, golfers place white balls on tees as though lighting sacramental candles. Or is that Americans praying for a fat return on their grand investments...
Design can sometimes seem pretty mundane?how hard is it to change the shape of a coffee mug??but often the most random life experiences can inspire grand ideas. Witness the way John Mackey, a six-time college dropout, changed his diet (from meat eater to vegetarian) and in doing so envisioned the nation's first natural-food market, which he eventually built into Whole Foods, a $9 billion business that has revolutionized the food industry. Similarly and against terrific odds, inspiration is what propelled ceramicist Eva Zeisel out of prison, where she had been confined on false accusations...
...Memorial Medical Center nurses and surgeon Anna Pou, whom Foti accused of murdering patients in the days following Katrina. The public rallied around the health care workers, and New Orleans District Attorney Eddie Jordan dropped the second-degree murder and murder conspiracy charges last month after a grand jury decided not to indict...