The King -- and Lizard King -- start year off on vintage rock note (Chicago Tribune)
I hate to break this to you, stoner conspiracy theorists, but Jim Morrison, the incendiary lead singer of the Doors, died at age 27 in a Paris bathtub in 1971. ...more...Restoration, reproduction items can be a nice touch for the home (Reno Gazette-Journal)
While not many of us would like to go back to the "good old days" of sweating over a wood-burning cook stove or manually washing our clothes on a wooden scrub board, there are some things from the past that can add unexpected pleasure and comfort to our homes, even if they aren't the real thing....more... Knox Rocks Our favorite local CDs of 2006 (Metro Pulse)
It was another great year for local music. Looking back at our archives, we found nearly 10,000 words devoted to the local CDs that came across our desks. Here?s what we had to say about a few of our favorites....more... Shell casing a history mystery (San Mateo County Times)
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO ? An out-of-place military projectile is dug up at a controversial construction site and the San Mateo County bomb squad responds....more... Ra, ra, ra: ?Story? house is now open (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
CLEVELAND ? The Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland is not a place one would expect to find one of the city?s hottest tourist attractions....more... Conklin: Prominent people make out their wish lists (Wisconsin State Journal)
Holiday season is here and judging from clogged roads around the malls, not everyone has finished their shopping. To help spawn a few last-minute ideas, well-known Madisonians share what they hope to find wrapped up under their tree this year....more... Portable, no-nonsense wine guides (The Oregonian)
O nly one thing beats wine as a last-minute holiday gift, and that's a book about wine. The advantage to a book is that it travels and ships easily, and you don't have to worry that it might not be exactly to the recipient's taste....more... |