On The Path To Literacy (The Morning News)
SPRINGDALE -- When you open a book it opens a world of imagination and reality. Jacci Perry said this is why she is committed to making the Black Stallion Literacy Project successful throughout Northwest Arkansas schools....more...Weekend Beat: The circus comes to town every day for impresario (Asahi.com)
A six-member circus troupe thrilled Japanese children and their parents in Shibuya, Tokyo, last month, building human towers, juggling and performing back flips and other stunts as they portrayed the everyday life of Cambodian street children....more... James, Miles are crowned MAYBE division champs (Manassas Journal Messenger)
Calvin James, age 7, of Woodbridge, Va., in second grade at Neabsco Middle School, won the Handicap Division and Scott Miles, age 21, of Chester, Md., a senior at Anne Arundel Community College, won the Scratch Division of the Mid-Atlantic Youth Bowling Extravaganza, a scholarship tournament, hosted by Bowl America Woodbridge, Woodbridge, Va., on Sept. 9....more... For the First Time Ever, the Stars of Design Awards Honors Talented Designers in New York City at the Decoration & ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Charles S. Cohen, President/CEO of Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation, which owns and manages the Decoration & Design Building, the preeminent resource center serving the design professional, announced today that, for the first time, the Stars of Design Awards will be held in New York City to honor the achievements of New York metropolitan area-based professionals....more... New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity to Celebrate the Beginning of the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
In true musical fashion, Harry Connick, Jr. and Branford Marsalis kicked off the groundbreaking of the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music with a celebration like none other at the Musicians' Village in the Upper Ninth Ward....more... The Questionnaire (Baltimore City Paper)
We asked all the candidates for mayor, city council president and district council seats to fill out a short questionnaire on their positions across a variety of issues we consider crucial....more... LIFESTYLEBriefs (Morning Sentinel)
"SI Yellow Ribbon," a four-year-old voluntary organization dedicated to sending care packages to the troops, will be sponsoring the local Third Annual Freedom Walk on Tuesday. This is a National tradition started by the Department of Defense "America Supports You" program to reflect on the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, renew the commitment to freedom and honor veterans past and present....more... 'Remakes' have their own merit, too (Northern Star)
According to Aristotle, ?History represents things as they are, while fiction represents them as they might be and ought to be.? Today, this statement is true of all mediums of art that entail elements of fiction. All except film....more... TALKING SHOP: Business of the month (The Herald-Press)
Juergens Do It Center has been named business of the month by the Huntington County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors. The family-owned business was opened in 1946 by Harold Juergens. Harold retired in 1971, selling the business to his son George....more... |