Downtown Keokuk had its very own Chinatown if only for one evening. The 10th annual Summer Fun and Fundraiser, sponsored by Main Street Keokuk, Inc., observed the Year of the Tiger on Saturday.
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MSKI fundraiser with Chinese flair entertains more than 200 Saturday
In its new spring collection, CB2 has a brilliant orange wool area rug emblazoned with the phrase Keep Calm and Carry On. The pre-WWII slogan was originally conceived to calm anxious Brits, but this rug is more startling than soothing.
About the exhibit: Fred Conlon a metal artist from Salt Lake City, Utah has created whimsical bug art from everything under the sun including lady bugs made from WWII helmets and beetles from air tanks.
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Big Bug Art and Carnivorous Plant Exhibition (CBS4 Quad Cities)
The stakes were raised considerably Monday in the battle for casino supremacy in the Tri-state. Penn National Gaming unveiled its new $335 million Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg to replace the Argosy Casino.
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Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg Refines Riverboat Gambling (The Kentucky Post)
COEUR d’ALENE — Stacy Rohr only spent one summer working in a sawmill, but it was enough to give her a sense of what that all-but-gone North Idaho industry is all about.
More here: The Mill returns to Riverstone (Coeur d’Alene Press)
COEUR d’ALENE — “Shoppe girl” Jennifer Rea has moved again, and as before, not far. Daisy J’s moved to the Coeur d’Alene Plaza Shops in 2007, and later moved across the hall to the center area of the indoor mall on Sherman Avenue between Second and Third streets.
Continue here: Setting up shoppe, again (Coeur d’Alene Press)
As warmer weather arrives, there are lots of ways to soften the boundaries between indoors and out. Even city dwellers without so much as a balcony can create a modern mini-Eden by incorporating elements of the natural world into their home.
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Modern home decor with an outdoorsy yet urban vibe (Texarkana Gazette)
If your home is in need of some new décor, there are ways to spruce it up without breaking the bank. Interior Designer Melanie Serra shared some of her secret haunts for off-the- beaten-path treasures.
More here: Recession Proof Decorating (WXIA-TV Atlanta)
ALEXANDRIA, La. — Books in a library might contain priceless knowledge, but the decor can sometimes also carry a hefty price tag. That’s what Bolton High School officials found…
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Bolton High finds treasures in library (KATC 3 Lafayette)
COEUR d’ALENE — The decor will be familiar to many. So will the faces. Dana Musick and Joe Chapman have teamed up to reopen the former Bambino’s restaurant in midtown, this time with a new name and a new menu that will also be familiar.
More here: A second helping (Coeur d’Alene Press)