America's coolest small towns Oct 20, 2009
-- Every now and then, you stumble upon a town that's gotten everything right -- great coffee, food with character, shop owners with purpose ... Locals often describe this 19th-century hamlet between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains as "right out of a Norman Rockwell painting." Lexington is the kind of place where people are invested in making sure history is paid real respect ... Take Hull's Drive-In Theatre: When the 1950s institution was in danger of closing in 1999, a group of 50 --... (CNN)
Woodbury Event Envisions a Brighter Future for Ava Oct 16, 2009
"It shows how the human spirit and heart work when we're called on." The event included food tables and six wine stations representing California, Italy, France, Australia, South America and Connecticut ... Connecticut wine distributors, organized by Mountview Plaza Wine and Liquors in Naugatuck, had hosts at each wine table and food for the evening, organized and prepared by Susie Stone, Sue Balutis and Sharilyn Jensen, was donated by LaBonne's Market, Ovens of France, Hen of the Woods and... (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Fresno store vandalism may bring felony charge Oct 10, 2009
A fight between Fresno High-area business owner Norman Pimentel and another man ended when Pimentel was hospitalized with a bloody nose Monday ... The clerks at Five Star Snacks and More thought they were being robbed last Thursday when they were confronted by a rambling man who had his hand in his pocket ... Police said a man's attempt to rob a convenience store was thwarted when a clerk demanded to see his gun. (Fresno Bee)
Clerk: Show me the gun and I'll show you the money Oct 3, 2009
He left when he was told the cash register could not be opened ... The attendant gave money to the man, who then ran ... -- Police said a man's attempt to rob a convenience store was thwarted when a clerk demanded to see his gun. (Fresno Bee)
#53 RHINEBECK, NEW YORK May 15, 2009
For dinner, eat at Gigi Trattoria, an Italian-Mediterranean that dishes up thin crust pizzas, and dishes like local Cornish hen with sweet Italian sausage, braised escarole and stewed corona beans (6422 Montgomery St.; [845] 876-1007) ... HOT TIP When you go to the Dutchess County Fair - and you will -- go in the front gate and turn left, walk up the hill to the agricultural barns. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Calico Hen House celebrates 25th year, humble beginning Mar 23, 2009
Skip Fell, left, started Calico Hen House in a chicken coop on her farm 25 years ago ... BRANDON POLLOCK / Courier Staff Photographer Calico Hen House ... There's something else to crow about: Calico Hen House's 25th anniversary. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
18 Ways to make your home a refuge Mar 5, 2009
Then they tell you to load up, and once you're ready, you drive your car back onto the big fat scale and they weigh you, the car, the whole shebang ... Snowflakes even when it's getting warmer ... When it's bleak outside, Carolyn Eby grabs a can of spray snow, and makes a sheet of stencils (she takes a few sheets of plastic and punches out snowflakes or whatever shape she fancies). (AZCentral -- Home)
