Feb 20
Avondale resident Andrea Sweet collects objects from a racist past that were designed to stereotype and demean African-Americans. Her area of collecting is called Negrobilia, Black collectibles and Black memorabilia. The 50-year-old Black woman owns about 100 pieces, which she has gathered for about 20 years. It includes salt-and-pepper shakers, piggy banks, post cards, even …
Feb 14
This week Sommelier George Zaboura recommends Cono Sur Merlot from Chile. Chile makes great wine for little money and has given us some gems through the years. With this Merlot, the country has done it again. Don’t be afraid of the screw cap. A lot of the South American and Australian wines have gone …
Jan 29
There will be countless vacation cheer this year as additional persons will need created it back to get the job done immediately after the modern financial downturn. With any luck, client vacation investing will raise this year, providing a very much-wanted raise to the general economic climate. Let us break out that Xmas wrapping paper …
Jan 28
By Staff Friday, January 20, 2012 Riders in the Sky, 7:30 p.m., Avalon Theatre, 645 Main St., $25, $30, $35 reserved seats, tickets at Back Porch Music, local City Market stores and ticketswest.com, charge by phone, 243-8497. Thomasina Brown Project, jazz and blues, 7 p.m., DoubleTree by Hilton, 743 Horizon Drive, 241-8888. Project Groove featuring …
Jan 25
The waiter's friend – there will be blood. How do you open a bottle of wine? Do you astound your guests by pulling out a saber, and slice off the head of the bottle (and a few fingers)? Do you indiscreetly pull out that Rabbit you received over the holidays and do yeoman’s work? Or do you fancy a solar …
Jan 24
I think coach Scott is still trying to see and figure out what and who works the best together on the floor right now.If this was a normal season,we would still be very early into the start of preseason, but since things are as they are right now,he is doing everything as we go, on …
Jan 21
Count Dracula has vampire teeth that is also a perfect bottle opener. Blade might be the first to know that secret and made this metal bottle opener with styling that looks like a vampire’s primal weapon. The bottle opener also has a detachable key-ring, a solid and durable build, and just two inches span. $10. …
Jan 19
This is reprinted from the January edition of PineStraw magazine. I may be the only person I know who really digs the month of January. Where most folks see a month of cruel bone-chilling winds and Christmas bills arriving in a blizzard, I see a time of rest and reflection, the gift of a moment …
Jan 18
Friday, March 12, 2010 5:38 PM For a city break with a difference, why not explore one of Europe s oldest cities – Thessaloniki, writes Nadia Marks If you are looking for a city break with a difference, then look no further than the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. This exciting p For a city …
Jan 10
Mountain View, CA and Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) December 30, 2011 Earlier this year, Brewzkey™ LLC received recognition for having the Product with Most Staying Power at the ASI Show – San Diego. The uniquely-shaped, premium key chain bottle opener is laser engraved with a company logo and offers an array of uses besides the …