NEW BUSINESS LICENSES: Week of August 30, 2010

NEW BUSINESS LICENSES: Week of August 30, 2010

Former Royal Tahitian now a tiki teardown

TIKI AND Polynesian culture was all the rage in the 1960s, a trend that brought the Kapu-Kai restaurant and bowling alley to Cucamonga and a series of South Seas-themed apartments to Upland.

Palm Desert home collects memories from all over the world

Michael Mercil and Stephen Thewlis met 27 years ago in Sri Lanka. Thewlis was working for the Sri Lanka Ministry of Education in Columbo, while Mercil was the Peace Corps director on the island nation.

Homer family heads to Philippines

Taking on a new adventure is nothing new for Steve and Stacey Veldstra and their six children — Ann Marie, 18; Ethan, 14; Tyler, 11; Kailee, 9; Alyssum, 8; Adams, 7. Add a cross-cultural perspective, an existence that is earth-friendly, an approach that puts others first and a motivation that comes from the heart and you've got the Veldstra family summed up.

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden plans new Science Village

The Coral Gables City Commission gave preliminary approval Tuesday for a new Science Village at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. The unanimous decision brings Fairchild a step closer to adding a new two-story Science Center building, a new one-story building for new classrooms, a new shade house and an expanded cafe at the southwest corner of the 83-acre property.