McGlone has acquired some 12,000 owls during 30 years (Villages Daily Sun)
LADY LAKE ? In Donna McGlone?s curio cabinet, she placed a small sign that reads, ?Just One More Owl.? ?It?s my philosophy,? McGlone said. ?I?m always on the lookout.?...more...Robert Harris: The former PM in his new novel is strikingly similar to our ex-leader (Independent)
Advance publicity for The Ghost has been a publisher's dream of the best, gossipy kind. Robert Harris's narrative centres on Adam Lang, former British premier, holed up in a swanky holiday home in Martha's Vineyard with his spiky-haired wife Ruth. Betrayed by a former close Cabinet colleague, Lang is awaiting indictment on a charge of war crimes after a disastrous Middle East conflict, when he ......more... Art for DART: Downtown Carrollton station remembers early settlers (The Carrollton Leader)
There was a day when no one wanted to live in Dallas, said Oak Cliff resident and artist James Michael Starr. In fact, his research shows that parcels of land near Carrollton were given away for free in the mid-1800s just to attract settlers....more... Art for DART: Downtown Carrollton (The Carrollton Leader)
Editor?s note: This is part one in a three-part series. There was a day when no one wanted to live in Dallas, said Oak Cliff resident and artist James Michael Starr....more... Homes for the Holidays (Rapid City Journal)
Stunning views, historic charm and elegant homes all dressed up for the holidays will greet visitors to the annual Black Hills Symphony Home for the Holidays Tour on Sunday, Nov. 4....more... Scalping knives qualify for antiques appraiser's wall of weird (The Journal News)
The Rev. Rayner Wilson Hesse knows antiques. A tip-off is that he has a jeweler's glass attached to his key chain, which makes it all the easier for him to closely inspect the nearly invisible but telltale numerals and letters etched into watches, pottery, china and other supposedly rare objets d'art....more... Greenways gaining steam (Bowling Green Daily News)
Donna Woods and her neighbors on Sandra Street were delighted to see one item come through the Bowling Green City Commission last Tuesday: acceptance of $440,000 from the state for the Linking Schools & Commerce Project....more... Home of the Week: Living comfortably (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Since purchasing their home 10 years ago, Marsha and Marc Salzman have instilled a vibrant sense of their families' history into the 78-year-old Eastern Jefferson County house. But for the Salzmans and their home, history hasn't stood still. Major renovations have given new life to the home, for which traditional design is as perfect for everyday living as it is for formal entertaining. Displays ......more... United Way campaign makes history (The Norman Transcript)
Transcript Staff WriterWith more than 200 people in attendance at Friday's United Way of Norman Victory Cel......more... |