Antique store falls victim to exchange rate (Greensboro News & Record)
The dollar is trading roughly two for one against the British pound, a rate that puts the English and French antiques Anne Carlson prided herself for making affordable out of reach. (Credit: "")...more...'One Hundred Nails' (San Francisco Chronicle)
Italy, 92 minutes. 6:30 p.m. Friday, Pacific Film Archive; 4:15 p.m. Saturday, 7 p.m. April 27 and 5 p.m. April 28, Sundance Kabuki. The caretaker of an Italian library filled with precious antique volumes howls at the spectacle confronting him one... ...more... CHOICE OF PRESIDENTS' PORTRAITS REVEALS CANDIDATES' BELIEFS (David Shribman via Yahoo! News)
PITTSBURGH -- The White House is often transformed along with its occupant. The Oval Office rug has been changed 10 times since the years before the Great Depression, from the green of Herbert Hoover to the pale gold of George W. Bush. The dark green drapes of the Franklin Roosevelt years have been replaced eight times and now are antique gold....more... Mount Dora merchants feel squeeze of shaky economy (Orlando Sentinel)
Mount Dora and other getaway destinations feel the squeeze as visitors browse rather than buy. With its boutiques, antique shops, small cafes and quiet, old Florida style, this lakefront town has grown into a weekend getaway, attracting visitors from as far as Georgia and South Florida. ...more... St. Tammany News (News Banner)
St. Tammany Parish, La. | Board members of the largest antique boat association in the country are holding their quarterly meeting at the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum in Madisonville for the first time today....more... St. Tammany News (News Banner)
St. Tammany Parish, La. | For those folks who use ?antiquing? as a verb, head to Olde Towne Slidell this weekend for the annual Spring Antique Street Fair Saturday and Sunday....more... Berwyn Historical Society's 18'th Annual Antique & Collectible Sale Saturday, April 19 9am to 3pm Pavek Community ... (BRAMA)
Raffle & Bake Sale too! $2 Admission This is our annual fund-raiser and a very fun event. Please come!...more... Never Try To 'Improve' The Condition Of An Antique (Hartford Courant)
Condition is important when determining the value of a piece of antique furniture ? we have all learned this from TV shows about antiques. Condition is also important when deciding the value of baseball cards, labeled boxes and bottles, toys and most other collectibles. ...more... $US500,000 paid for 27 bottles of wine (TVNZ)
While the global credit crunch has forced many consumers to rein in spending, one Beijing-based billionaire has splashed out a record $US500,000 on 27 bottles of red wine, London-based Antique Wine Company said on Saturday....more... |