New Subway ready to offer customers new menu, decor (The Canton Daily Ledger)

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

A trip to Italy is no farther away than the corner of Fifth Avenue and Linn Street in Canton. That’s according to Subway owner Scott Lucas and regional manager Lesley Ponder.

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New Subway ready to offer customers new menu, decor (The Canton Daily Ledger)

Keeping us wired, independently (Denton Record-Chronicle)

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Entrepreneurs are the knights errant of business, and small, independent entrepreneurs are the boldest and bravest of these knights, sallying forth with only a sword and a business plan to do battle with the armies of corporate groupthink. We are not surprised that Denton has an inordinate number of such men and women – they seem to thrive here along with music and high school football – but we …

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Stay the night: Harrop Fold Farm, Cheshire (Independent)

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

There’s an art to making a sugar rose and my sausage fingers lack the delicate touch required to fashion scarlet-red icing into a pretty cluster of petals.

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9 hot trends to make your kitchen sizzle (Seattle Times)

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

A look at what’s hot in appliances, décor and more for kitchens.

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Good for You: Blick employees raise $21,000 for charities (The Galesburg Register-Mail)

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Blick Art Materials employees raised more than $21,000 last month to benefit five local charities. More than 330 Blick Art Materials associates rallied Sept. 30 at Lake Storey for Blick’s 2nd annual Charity Walk.

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Aaron Brothers, Inc. Announces the Top Ten Finalists for Its ‘Show Us Your America’ Kids Art Contest (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Aaron Brothers Art & Framing has announced the finalists for its “Show Us Your America” Kids Art Contest. Online polling is now open, and Aaron Brothers invites you to vote for your favorite kid artist at www.showusyouramerica.com/vote.

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Aubrey quiltmaker designs art, not bedding (Denton Record-Chronicle)

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Aubrey resident Vicki Mulkey, who has been making quilts for two decades, will be among those with items on display at this weekend’s Arts and Crafts Marketplace in Fort Worth.

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Hampden cafe owner irked by ruling on her pink flamingo (Baltimore Sun)

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

City says Cafe Hon must pay a fee or take bird down A city inspector says Cafe Hon must get a “minor privilege permit” for this pink flamingo, a fixture in Hampden since it was put up about seven years ago, or take it down; the cafe’s owner, Denise Whiting, calls it public art.

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Hampden cafe owner irked by ruling that pink flamingo requires license (Baltimore Sun)

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

City says Cafe Hon must pay a fee or take bird down A city inspector says Cafe Hon must get a “minor privilege permit” for this pink flamingo, a fixture in Hampden since it was put up about seven years ago, or take it down; the cafe’s owner, Denise Whiting, calls the sculpture, made from chicken wire and a bed sheet, public art.

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Aaron Brothers, Inc. Announces the Winners of Its ‘Show Us Your America’ Art and Photo Contest (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Aaron Brothers Art & Framing has announced the winners of its “Show Us Your America” Art and Photo Contest. Carrie Mundy from San Diego, California was selected as favorite photographer for her submission, Morning Surfers, and Deborah Argyropoulos from Marina del Rey, California was chosen as favorite artist for her work, Memories.

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