The restaurant reopened last month, after a purported million-plus redo including a tile wall fountain behind the reception area with "Ray's" inlaid across its blue and silveresque color scheme and a fountain out front with patina-finished fish that look like a cross between unusually large trout and pointy-nosed salmon (neither of which occur naturally in nature. Atlanta is a competitive restaurant town with a short attention span, and though Ray's has always kept a certain set of...

Wanger ruled last week that the State Water Project was in violation of the federal endangered species acts because it is threatening the existence of the Delta smelt. Wanger ruled from the bench that there must be a reduction in water pumped out of the delta from December until June, the fish s breeding time. A judge s ruling in Fresno last week may mean mandatory water conservation measures for Long Beach residents in the future. Earlier this year, the Water Department asked residents to...

Where does water come from, and how does it get to your tap at home? Learn about the water cycle and ways you can help fish, forest and wildlife. Learn how Native Americans used plants to make rope, fishing lines and nets, bowstrings and more. Become a "detective" to solve a water-borne crime and learn the techniques scientists use to determine the health of a stream. Commercial product promotions, including advertisements or links to other web sites, e-mail addresses or phone numbers, are...

The concrete structure, built in the 1930s and privately operated by Fish Creek Reservoir co., was originally sanctioned to hold roughly 12,000 acre-feet of water. It currently holds about half that, and delivery to farms was between 17 percent and 20 percent of normal flow this year. The Fish Creek Reservoir co. is comprised of 35 families who hold water rights for crop irrigation and are in charge of maintaining the dam. A large section of the dam has been removed while contractors...

Government observers who live aboard commercial fishing vessels endure long stretches away from home in the company of people who, to put it mildly, may not always be friendly. But life for the officials is getting harder, according to figures released last week by the US government following a freedom of information request. Some antagonism is to be expected given that the observers are charged with ensuring the ships do not catch more than government limits allow. Among the 50 alleged...

Hungry deer are moving into populated central Kentucky areas to search for food, causing an increase in the number of run-ins with humans, wildlife officials said. Severe cold for four days in early April damaged mast-producing trees, causing a loss of the nuts and seeds that deer eat in the fall. A shortage of food after a spring freeze and summer drought are bringing more deer into the open. Deer densities in central Kentucky vary greatly, but the numbers are deceiving since some...

Most of the farms were converted for hunting and preservation purposes, after apartheid ended in South Africa, as a means of self-support for the landowners. The area is an old farming region that was settled by sheep farmers in the 1700s. Veterans planning a visit to Peters' office should call to make an appointment and bring service records to verify and register military service at the office. Peters provides assistance to veterans who inquire about help with health care, education and...

The building is getting a fresh paint job and other maintenance work - its first spruce-up since it was dressed up to greet the USS Constitution 10 years ago. Market Square - actually a triangular area - was given its name after the building hosted a fish and farmers market in its basement. Millet, the community services officer, moved into the former farmers market, town hall, courthouse and police station in 2003. Instead, they incarcerated her in the women's bathroom, posting an armed...

By GABRIEL KAHN September 7, 2007 In 1996, when Giampaolo Sodano and his wife Fabrizia Cusani first started pressing olives on their farm north of Rome, most of the oil they and other locals produced was sold to large agribusiness concerns that hauled it off in tankers. By GABRIEL KAHN September 7, 2007 In 1996, when Giampaolo Sodano and his wife Fabrizia Cusani first started pressing olives on their farm north of Rome, most of the oil they and other locals produced was sold to large...