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This Weekend in D.C.
37 minutes ago by Kjersti Wasiak @ about-washingtondc.com
Hawaiian Festival: This festival is on Saturday and Sunday at the National Museum of the American Indian. Includes activities such as lei making and Hawaiian food and cooking demonstration.KidSpy Festival: Tradecraft Try-Its: This event at the...
omgz Owen Wilson
3 hours ago by Kyle Dylan Conner @ about-philadelphiapa.com
Okay, umm, yah. This has been on Philly.com front all day. And, umm, yah: As usual, anytime somebody tries to tell you how Philadelphia is a big city, you can just show them this. Something like that.If you have any Philadelphia News, Events, etc....
The Big Web Crash of '08
4 hours ago by Chuck Hinson @ about-charlottenc.com
Well, it happened ...for whatever reason, my PC "blue-screened" itself a coupla nights ago and, though I was able to bring it back, the modem (it and the drivers) was discombobulated!Natch, I spent a full 24 tryin' to get it back (huh?? Have ya...
D.C. Photo of the Day
6 hours ago by Kjersti Wasiak @ about-washingtondc.com
Cherry Blossom Parade, April 2008Photographer: Kjersti WasiakWhile you may notice most Photo of the Day posts feature photos taken by me, I encourage others to submit their photos to be featured in an upcoming Photo of the Day post. It does not...
Summer Means Mango Season (Part 1)
6 hours ago by Coreen Nishijo @ about-honoluluhi.com
I’m getting excited because mango season is right around the corner! I was driving through Liliha the other day with my mom when we spotted a mango tree full of little green mangoes.My mom asked me to pull over on the side of the road. “Go ask...
Construction Complete on Streets Used by Mayfest
9 hours ago by Candy Hollowell @ about-tulsaok.com
Tulsa has built brand-new streets for Mayfest 2008. Construction at the festival site is complete and the area is ready for art, music and food lovers to come downtown and enjoy this favorite springtime event.Mayfest’s traditional location has...
Polar Bears Are on the Endangered Species List
19 hours ago by Mary MacIntyre @ about-albuquerquenm.com
Polar Bears are now added to the ENDANGERED SPECIES list. You can go to the MSN interview. I chose this video for the emotional music impact. There have been too many times in my lifetime that the world has allowed wonderful beings to be...
Exciting Center City Activity Today!
20 hours ago by Kyle Dylan Conner @ about-philadelphiapa.com
Yes, Center City was abuzz today with tons of activity. At Broad and Walnut, you have Marley & Me filming at one corner and, uhh, a McDonald's-sponsored "Chicken Dance Down South" at the other corner. Apparently, McDonald's thinks you're going to...
Still Believing for Personal Economic Growth
Yesterday by Coreen Nishijo @ about-honoluluhi.com
Gas prices have risen. Our rice supply is short. Aloha Airlines shut down and today, I read that Hawaii’s revised economic outlook, as forecasted by the State Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), shows that Hawaii...
D.C. Photo of the Day
Yesterday by Kjersti Wasiak @ about-washingtondc.com
Cherry Blossom Parade, April 2008Photographer: Kjersti WasiakWhile you may notice most Photo of the Day posts feature photos taken by me, I encourage others to submit their photos to be featured in an upcoming Photo of the Day post. It does not...
Tips for Getting Better MPG
Yesterday by Sean Doherty @ about-denverco.com
Today's tips for getting better MPG out of the $3.59/gallon gas we buy comes from:Sean Brodrick posting on 4-23-08 for Money and Markets newsletter1) Slow down. Typically, a car going over 60 miles an hour is likely to decrease its fuel economy. The...
Think Quick! It came so close to raining.
Yesterday by Mary MacIntyre @ about-albuquerquenm.com
Snow still lingers in the mountain, and the weather has been so volatile. Sometimes it is so easy to get caught up in daily and local concerns. I took off a few danys from the computer and missed most of the tornado stories. I was aware of the...
Jocelyn S. Kirsch and Edward K. Anderton, again.
Yesterday by Kyle Dylan Conner @ about-philadelphiapa.com
Calling them the "poster children for identity theft," U.S. Attorney Patrick L. Meehan said yesterday that he would seek five-year terms for a young Center City couple who used the good names and credit of others to finance a yearlong, $199,000...
Frank De Lima Still Rocks!
50 hours ago by Coreen Nishijo @ about-honoluluhi.com
I’ve been starting to hear about Frank De Lima a lot these days which is great because he still ROCKS! After more than a decade of not hearing anything about him, late last year, my kids told me that he visited their school and did a show. And...
Cougar Cat Spotted Once Again
51 hours ago by Kyle Dylan Conner @ about-philadelphiapa.com
NBC 10's big 6:15 report yesterday was about a cougar roaming Chester County! There have been cougar sightings in Philadelphia pretty much since William Penn got here -- though I don't think anyone has actually ever but this one is certainly one of...
D.C. Photo of the Day
54 hours ago by Kjersti Wasiak @ about-washingtondc.com
Newseum, April 2008Photographer: Kjersti WasiakWhile you may notice most Photo of the Day posts feature photos taken by me, I encourage others to submit their photos to be featured in an upcoming Photo of the Day post. It does not matter if the...
Blue Springs Mom turns Daughter into Sex Slave
55 hours ago by Eliza Ferree @ about-kansascitymo.com
Todd Barkau and his roommate helped train her (roommate) daughter, which was only 12-years-old how to become a dominatrix and they sold her for rough sex for years. Finally after 8 years, this little girl, now 20-years-old may finally see justice to...
Who is Debra Skodack?
55 hours ago by Eliza Ferree @ about-kansascitymo.com
Someone dropped me an email asking who Debra Skodack of Kansas City is? I thought I knew the name and looked it up, sure enough it's columnist for The Kansas City Star. It seems to be a daily column and not a weekly, so if you like her writing you...
Someone has a $2.2 Million Ticket
56 hours ago by Eliza Ferree @ about-kansascitymo.com
Someone in Missouri has a winning ticket worth $2.2 Million and they haven't yet realized it or cashed it in. The ticket dates back from April 26 and was bought at Deer Run Quick Mart in O'Fallon. If you ever buy your tickets there you might want to...
Help Find a Killer
57 hours ago by Eliza Ferree @ about-kansascitymo.com
Marco M. Lugo, age 29, was shot dead while he sat in the backseat of his friends vehicle after leaving a club. He was in a white, GMC Yukon, when the blue Ford Taurus came up shooting. The only lead they have is the blue Ford Taurus had a gray roof...
From the Mayor...
57 hours ago by Candy Hollowell @ about-tulsaok.com
PLANiTULSA Kicks-Off May 13Mayor Kathy Taylor will launch a two-year initiative, PLANiTULSA this week. This long-range comprehensive plan for Tulsa will guide our city’s physical development into the future.Fregonese Associates, one of the most...
Coming up at the PAC...
57 hours ago by Candy Hollowell @ about-tulsaok.com
Mayfest Youth Art ExhibitShow TimesMay 15-18VenueRobert J. LaFortune StudioPresenterTulsa International MayfestTicketsFREEA Midsummer Night's DreamShow TimesMay 16-17, 22-24 at 8 p.m. and May 18 at 2 p.m.VenueJohn H. Williams TheatrePresenterTheatre...
Yo Yo Ma to Play with Columbus Symphony
58 hours ago by Marie Esselstein @ about-columbusoh.com
In what may very well be one of the last performances of the troubled Columbus Symphony Orchestra, cellist Yo Yo Ma is scheduled to play with them at the Ohio Theater this Thursday, the 15th.Enjoy this youtube video and consider the amazement of...
Kathleen Edwards and her band Rocks the Pub and Grill!
05/13/2008 by Mary MacIntyre @ about-albuquerquenm.com
If you read yesterday's blog, you might remember my hoping I might get into the Kathleen Edwards concert. My energy somewhat low, I decided to finish the blog, get changed and drive up to the Santa Fe Brewing Co Pub and Grill. Early evening,...
The Last Town Chorus mesmerizes our imagination and transports us...
05/13/2008 by Mary MacIntyre @ about-albuquerquenm.com
THE LAST TOWN CHORUS Breathy vocals and firey lap-steel guitar.www.thelasttownchorus.com Megan Hickey presently from Brooklyn NY. She lives in an apt by a subway line, the coney island express Red line I think she said.I really think I should...