One of the world’s largest megacities, Tokyo is a place where bustling, ultra-modern districts like Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ginza coexist with traditional neighbourhoods like Asakusa, Kanda and Nezu, ...

Hendriks Jon Taylor spent many hours playing baseball in his hometown of Summerland, B.C., often with family by his side. His mom, Melissa Taylor, describes her son as sensitive, loving and funny.

Is June a good time to visit Tokyo? June in Tokyo means the beginning of a fascinating time of year: the rainy season. Purple and blue hydrangeas that burst into bloom all over the city are among the ...

Plans for a temporary car park on the site were this week rejected Proposals for a temporary car park on the site of the Summerland fire disaster were this week rejected by planners. The site itself ...

Planners reject proposals for temporary parking on the former Summerland site Proposals to use the site of the Summerland fire disaster as a temporary car park have been rejected by planners. The ...

The biggest Italian festival in Japan is now in its tenth year. Held at Roppongi Hills Arena, this weekend fiesta will ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Summerland, CA (August 21, 2025) – Summerland Beautiful, the local nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and ...

Dodman, Attea and Rogers are former executives from Life Storage Summerland Storage Partners’ launch includes an investment from one of Canada’s pension investors in one of its ventures Macquarie ...

An application for a fresh inquest into the deaths of 50 people in the 1973 Summerland fire disaster has been rejected by the Isle of Man's Attorney General. A group representing some of the victims ...

A survivor of the Summerland fire has described the moment he escaped from the blaze as "terrifying", saying he could "feel the heat" as he carried a child over a wall to safety. Bob White from ...

The State Lands Commission has re-abandoned six oil and gas wells in Summerland, including the Well A and Well B project finished in February. Credit: State Lands Commission photo The State Lands ...