Tour homes for the holidays (Courier-Post) From Victorian finery to modern spectacles, elaborate home decor is on display for the holiday season....more...Eureka Springs Hosts (The Morning News) A journey through time awaits visitors during this weekend's Eureka Springs Tour of Homes, promises organizer Dee Bright. The 25th annual event, set for 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, includes guided tours of "some of the most illustrious homes along Spring Street," Bright says, along with caroling, jazz, refreshments and Victorian merriment....more... Keystone College students headed to New York culinary competition (The Scranton Times-Tribune) FACTORYVILLE ? Finishing second in a competition against students from the nation?s top culinary schools is nice....more... Christmas Tour of Homes starts Sunday (Port Clinton News Herald) The Old House Guild of Sandusky will be holding its 28th annual Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday. Five private homes will be featured as well as Old Calvary Church, The Follett House Museum and the Eleutheros Cooke House....more... Welcome, neighbors (Culpeper Star-Exponent) It all started with a small train display underneath a Christmas tree inside of the Gentile home several years ago. Now, John Gentile's train collection occupies an entire one-room addition inside of his home at 602 South Blue Ridge Ave. Gentile, donning bib overalls with an engineer's cap and a long, white beard, proudly talked about his longtime hobby with several visitors Saturday afternoon. ......more... Support our kids with a gift to the Holiday Fund. Donate here ! (Palo Alto Weekly) Palo Alto Online's Master Community Calendar Showing listings from December 2, 2007 to December 2, 2007 in all categories. "Eugene Carriere and his circle" Features the work of the painter and printmaker Eugene Carriere (1847-1906) and fellow artists and critics....more... Christmas tour of historic homes: (Americus Times-Recorder) Homes with a wide range of architectural styles and unique features have been selected for the 2007 Christmas tour of historic homes of Americus....more... BULLETIN BOARD (Richmond Times-Dispatch) Petersburg Farmers' Market, 9 a.m.-noon today through April at the Farmers' Market building, 1 E. Old St., Petersburg. Free. (804) 469-3834....more... Modernism worthy of preserving (The Washington Times) Steel and concrete structures representing the design ethos of the 1960s and '70s are just as deserving of restoration as older buildings but harder to protect from the wrecker's ball....more... |