Home Calendar: Pottery Barn to offer free organization classes Sunday

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

THE ART OF ORGANIZING: Class will offer tips for creating a stylish workspace and organizing your home with easy solutions. 10 a.m. Sunday. All Pottery Barn locations. Free, but reservations are requested. Reservations can be made by calling your local store. For locations, www.potterybarn.com.

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Lit lounge features Game Maker video poker and sleek decor

Friday, August 20th, 2010

INDIO, Calif. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino is unveiling its latest showcase the Lit lounge on the casino floor, which takes over for the former Fantasy Lounge. Inside the ultra-modern and plush bar and lounge, guests will find a rectangular bar that spills out into the casino. The bar features 24 state-of-the-art Bally Game Maker video poker machines and a host of oversized LCD flat screen …

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Top 10 rental homes in North America

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

Sometimes you want the comforts of home even while you’re on holiday and a luxury rental can put you at ease while you’re sampling the best of a new city, resort or region.

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Home calendar: appliqus, wall decor and paper chandeliers

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

MACHINE APPLIQU: The Garland Quilt Guild welcomes Darlene Williams at its monthly meeting for a presentation on machine appliqu. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Nicholson Library, 625 Austin, Garland. Free.

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Scenic eats: At Tampa Bay’s best-looking restaurants, the food is only part of the picture

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

At Tampa Bay’s best-looking restaurants, the food is only part of the picture…. By Brian Ries Most people pay very little attention to the interior of the restaurant they are eating in. Unless the decor is shockingly horrible, or astoundingly interesting, eyes are usually firmly focused on friends, menu, food and sometimes the more attractive clientele scattered around the place. Partly, that …

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Dover and Sherborn community notes (July 15)

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Here are the latest Dover and Sherborn community notes

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Under the volcano

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

It’s a strange feeling walking across the big stones that pave the streets of Pompeii. There’s a sensation of being in direct contact with a long-ago past.

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She Said/He Said: The Secret in their Eyes

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

When it comes time for Caroline and I to review a movie, we usually look at our choices and discuss what to see. Sometimes the choices are based on things one or both of us want to see. Sometimes we review a movie because we know the review would be fun to write.

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5 decorators share their favorite sources for frugal furnishings

Friday, May 14th, 2010

5 decorators share their favorite sources for frugal furnishings

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Wedding day at the beach

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

No need to travel to some exotic locale to have the beach wedding of your dreams.

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