Restaurant reviews (Contra Costa Times)
The following are shortened versions of full-length restaurant reviews that have run recently in the Times. The date the original review ran and its overall rating is in parentheses....more...Illinois towns rank among Top 100 Small-Town Getaways (The Pantagraph)
BLOOMINGTON -- Midwest Living magazine recently chose five Illinois communities among the 100 Top Small-Town Getaways in the region....more... Arts, Briefly (New York Times)
The Peppers claim ?Californication? for themselves, New cable head named, Picasso suit rejected and more culture news....more... Landmarks in tailoring: 10 suits that shook the world (Independent)
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ONE OF THE OLDEST BAR TRICKS in the book involves filling an empty bottle of pricey vodka with a cheapo replacement. Now, wine counterfeiters are slapping fake, but very real-looking, expensive labels on wines that are showing up in California, with France a key source of the problem....more... Historical society plans annual house tour next Saturday (Norwin Star)
Norwin Historical Society will hold its annual Holiday House Tour from 3:30 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 1. read more » ...more... Free Times - Ohio's Premier News, Arts, & Entertainment Weekly (Cleveland Free Times)
Now there's one more thing to do during band breaks at the Beachland: complete your Christmas shopping at the month-old Shoparooni (15813 Waterloo Rd., 216.383.3633, shoparooni.com ). Much of its array of inexpensive gift-type items is made by craftspeople from as far as Australia and as close as Cleveland; proprietors Steve and Marlee Brown are committed to avoiding mass-produced items as much ......more... Jeremy Lipking: Careful Observation, Conscientious Rendering (American Artist)
When Jeremy Lipking returned to the California Art Institute (CAI), in Westlake Village, to teach a three-day weekend workshop this past spring, it was a homecoming of sorts....more... Old-fashioned charm attracts guests to Crawford inn (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
There is a remarkable place called the Riverside Inn, built beside French Creek, which snakes across the county....more... |