Landrieu Should Reverse The Nagin Meter Maid Plan For New OrleansWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:50PMThe City of New Orleans is following through with an ill-advised plan to increase the cost of parking at meters by 20 percent to $1.50 per hour and extend the hours of operation to 6 p..m. on Saturday.
Mind in the guttersTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:18PMFrom chicks in chain-mail bikinis to musclemen in tights, from the Tijuana bibles of old to the latest panty-flashing fan service in Japan, sex and comics go together like a complete lack of social skills and comics. So here’s a brief roundup of some notable comic book hotties – according to me.
Retreat highlights Baja's wild sideSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:15AMLas Animas Wilderness Retreat is an off-the-grid camp that offers something for the entire family. Instead of television, Internet and phone access, what you find here are fishing, snorkeling, swimming with whale sharks and plenty of other treasures from the sea.
Library to reopen after six-week renovationFriday, February 19, 2010 @ 6:38PMRANCHO SANTA MARGARITA The library is set to reopen its doors Monday after closing in early January for renovations. Visitors can expect to see new carpet and paint, new signs, a self-checkout machine and a lowered circulation desk to be more...
GIRLS' BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS PREVIEWThursday, February 18, 2010 @ 1:41AMFIVE BURNING QUESTIONS 1. Can Chatsworth repeat as City Section champion? No. The Chancellors are too one-dimensional with Monica Jackson as the only real scoring threat.
Restless SaintTuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 2:07PMAnnie Clark, aka St. Vincent
Night Life Calendar: 02/12/2010Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 6:47AMBack Porch Coffee House, 7 p.m. third Sat. of the month, featured performers followed by open mic and jam session, featuring The Cedar Swamp Boys Feb. 20; family friendly, smoke- and alcohol-free, suggested donation $5 each or $10 families at the door to benefit the performers, light refreshments included; Front Porch Cafe, 9235 Main St., Ellsworth; 622-2944.
Judging Brooklyn’s JudgesWednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 1:10PMYou can’t judge a book by its cover, but you can judge a judge by her political allegiances.That was the message during a two-hour discussion on February 3 in a freezing community room of St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church (334 South 5th Street, williamsburg) where four Brooklyn attorneys...
Supernatural: Too much rage makes the recapper go blindSaturday, February 6, 2010 @ 10:24PMSupernatural "Swap Meat" January 28, 2010 The CWSam seems to have a serious case of body dismorphic disorder. THEN: I've read fan fiction that was better than this episode. NOW: A very bored Cheryl Ladd look alike sits alone in...
Drilon nanawagan sa Comelec molusad og voter's educationSaturday, February 6, 2010 @ 7:20AMANG kabalaka sa katawhan bahin sa mamahimong suliran nga masinati sa automated elections ang hinungdan nga nanawagan si Liberal Party senatorial candidate Franklin Drilon nga maglusad ang Commission o read more
How to keep your car's battery happyThursday, February 4, 2010 @ 3:09PMLet's face it, car batteries are problem children: It's very hard to monitor them, and they either need constant attention or prefer to be ignored altogether. And just when you need them the most, they might fail you.
How to keep your car's battery happyThursday, February 4, 2010 @ 3:01PMThe battery in your car needs proper treatment, so avoid doing things it doesn't like.
W. Soccer. Auburn Soccer Signs Eight To NLIs On WednesdayWednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 2:32PMThe Auburn soccer coaching staff watched eight signed NLI's scroll across the fax machine on Wednesday morning on the first day of the signing period. Auburn received signed letters from Tori Ball (Mobile, Ala./St. Paul's Episcopal), Ali Elliott (Corona, Calif./Eleanor Roosevelt), Chandler Hillen (Oceanside, Calif./Carlsbad), Ashley Kotero (Coto De Caza, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic), Jordan ...
Saints fans are making party plansSaturday, January 30, 2010 @ 8:28PMGULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - With the Saints headed to Miami for the Super Bowl, people are already making preparations for the big game. Party planning is on many minds.
Is Rotherham really football's pie capital?Saturday, January 30, 2010 @ 2:37AMPlus: Has a league's top scorer ever been relegated?; Which club is the greenest? (2); The shortest time between home and away fixtures; and the highest league ground in England. Send your questions and answers to knowledge@guardian.co.uk "On Wikipedia it says: 'The supporters of Rotherham United still maintain the record for the most pies consumed at a football match ...
A master chef's primerFriday, January 29, 2010 @ 8:00AMThe Spanish chef Ferran Adria has announced that El Bulli - the best restaurant in the world - is set to close for a couple of years, and jaws have dropped.
Ferran Adria is closing El Bulli. It's time to tackle his cookbookWednesday, January 27, 2010 @ 6:10PMSo, Ferran Adria has announced that El Bulli – the best restaurant in the world – is set to close for a couple of years, and jaws have dropped wide enough to shove a whole tasting menu in.
The Margarator™ Portable Margarita Machine with Patented Ice Shaving Technology Now AvailableWednesday, January 27, 2010 @ 1:01AMNostalgia Products Group introduces its latest innovative kitchen appliance. The stainless steel Margarator™ is an electric margarita machine that shaves ice to the perfect consistency, creating delicious margaritas and frozen drinks for any special occasion.
Council rejects Sunday alcohol requestsTuesday, January 26, 2010 @ 5:37PMOlney City Council denied two requests at its meeting Monday for Sunday alcohol sales. The requests were by Olde Tyme Steakhaus and Papa Mike’s to sell alcohol for Sunday, Feb. 14 and Sunday, Feb. 7, respectively. The first request came from Penny Densmore, of Olde Tyme Steakhaus, who asked to be permitted to sell alcohol at the business from 4-8 p.m. on Valentine's Day. She said the business ...
Running on fullThursday, January 21, 2010 @ 4:21AMJack Wing holds court in his room on the oncology floor at St. John Medical Center, where visitors flow from the intersecting avenues of his life.
ProspectingSaturday, January 16, 2010 @ 2:36AMAs the Hot Stove continues to cook up roster turnover for the Mets and defending champion Yankees, many of the teams' prospects and journeymen are seeing offseason action in the Caribbean winter leagues, which are winding down in coming weeks. Here's the second of a series of looks at...
Cramer's 'Stop Trading:' Jarden, Nucor, DanaFriday, January 8, 2010 @ 2:45PMCramer recommends auto-supplier, apparel, appliance and steel stocks on his 'Stop Trading' segment Friday.
Jimmy Buffett plans Jacksonville showFriday, January 8, 2010 @ 2:25PMGrab your flipflops and fire up the margarita machine — Jimmy Buffett’s Summerzcool Tour 2010 is coming to town.The 63-year-old singer/songwriter/actor/restaurateur/beer mogul has booked a show at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena for Saturday, Feb. 20. Tickets are $37, $77 and $137 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at the arena box office and through ticketmaster.com. There is a ...
Identical twins born in 2 separate decadesSaturday, January 2, 2010 @ 1:38PM Jan. 2: Tennessee police release dash cam video of a man dragging a soda machine behind his truck after allegedly stealing the machine earlier in the day.
This makes a very good intro to the genius known as Townes Van Zandt.Thursday, December 24, 2009 @ 7:46PMThe tunes interspersed here are from a great TVZ boot....of which there are many, but his voice really seems to shine on this one. Recorded at the Whole Coffee House on the Minnesota University Campus in 1973, this is Townes at his peak. If you have been wanting to get into Townes but have been intimidated by his vast catalog or some such other reason, this is for you. This makes a very good ...
NSW Racing takes the lead at lastSunday, December 20, 2009 @ 7:22AMRacing NSW can be justifiably proud of its "total returns to owners".
Community leaders visit those who guard our nationFriday, December 11, 2009 @ 9:56PMCivic leaders from South Florida visited Florida National Guard training at Camp Blanding, Florida, recently as part of a Department of Defense program coordinated by Florida Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.
Downtown culinary-wares shop has thrilled local foodies from the startWednesday, December 9, 2009 @ 10:56PMBefore cooking shows and culinary gadgets were a big deal, there was Sparrow Hawk. The local cookware store was a bit of a novelty when it opened back in 1979.Most local foodies remember its cramped quarters on Bijou Street. Since its move to 120 N....
L'Autre Pied RestaurantThursday, November 26, 2009 @ 6:35PMThe second restaurant of Pied a Terre, with ex-Pied sous chef Marcus Eaves, is not a bistro. I say this because I had initially assumed this might be a sort of Tom’s Kitchen equivalent from Pied a Terre, yet it is decidedly more ambitious than that, despite the lack of tablecloths.
Dodging deathWednesday, November 18, 2009 @ 10:01AMReckless, The Salt Girl, and The Overwhelming Even the sweetest life can shatter in an instant, sending you through the looking glass like Alice. For the euphoric heroine of Craig Lucas's 1988 fable of holiday festivity and arbitrary mayhem, Reckless the moment of reckoning comes when her husband tearfully confesses, on Christmas Eve, that he has taken out a contract on her life. RECKLESS ...
Confusion, anger over screening rulesTuesday, November 17, 2009 @ 11:22PMThe way Margarita Navar sees it, low-dose amplified X-rays helped her cheat death.
RedLine takes athletes to the next levelMonday, November 16, 2009 @ 6:53PMSAN JUAN CAPISTRANO - Being able to run an athletic training facility was a dream of Lyndsey Simmons' since he was a young boy. With RedLine Athletics in San Juan Capistrano, he is able to live it as the facility's owner. Simmons, a 27-year-old...
Kitchen EssentialsWednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 9:40PMI graduated from college with only margarita glasses and a muffin pan to fill my kitchen. Since those two items can only go so far, I made a post-college IKEA pilgrimage to fill in the holes.
Suspects arrested after ATM heist, chaseTuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 8:21PMTwo suspects were arrested after stealing ATM and leading police on a two-hour chase.
CARLSBAD: ATM recovered after high-speed pursuitTuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 5:50PMA two-hour pursuit of a pickup carrying a stolen ATM yanked out of a CVS pharmacy in Mission Viejo ended when authorities flattened its tires on Interstate 5 in Carlsbad on Tuesday and arrested the driver and a passenger.
CHP Pursuit Of Suspected ATM Thieves Snarls I-5 TrafficTuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 8:52AMA two-hour pursuit of a pickup truck carrying a stolen ATM yanked out of a CVS pharmacy in Mission Viejo came to an end when authorities flattened its tires on Interstate 5 in Carlsbad and arrested the driver and a passenger.
After Lucero murder, others tell of abuseMonday, November 9, 2009 @ 8:42AMThe high school buddies who trolled the streets looking for Hispanics to attack called it "beaner hopping." "Jose, Kevin and I started popping and Jose punched him so hard he knocked him out," Anthony Hartford told police, according to prosecutors. Hartford said he didn't do it often: "Maybe only once a week." There had been other high-profile attacks [...]
After immigrant killed in NY, others tell of abuseSunday, November 8, 2009 @ 9:42AMPATCHOGUE, New York (AP) — The high school buddies who trolled the streets looking for Hispanics to attack called it "beaner hopping." "Jose, Kevin and I started popping and Jose punched him so hard he knocked him out," Anthony Hartford told police.
After immigrant killed in NY, others tell of abuseSaturday, November 7, 2009 @ 11:39PMPATCHOGUE, New York — The high school buddies who trolled the streets looking for Hispanics to attack called it "beaner hopping." "Jose, Kevin and I started popping and Jose punched him so hard ...
After L.I. Immigrant Murder, Others Tell Of AbuseSaturday, November 7, 2009 @ 7:29PMThe high school buddies who trolled the streets looking for Hispanics to attack called it "beaner hopping." "Jose, Kevin and I started popping and Jose punched him so hard he knocked him out," Anthony Harfford told police. Harfford said he didn't do it often: "Maybe only once a week." There had been other high-profile attacks on a growing Hispanic population on eastern Long Island before ...
AUDIO: Vigil Marks Immigrant's Hate-Crime KillingSaturday, November 7, 2009 @ 5:57PMA year ago Sunday, Nicholas Hausch and six other teens beat and fatally stabbed Ecuadorean immigrant Marcelo Lucero. On Saturday night, a candlelight vigil is being held in his memory as other immigrants come forward with their stories of abuse. Photo of Nicholas Hausch/AP Photos . 1010 WINS Audio: Terry Sheridan Reports
After immigrant killed in NY, others tell of abuseSaturday, November 7, 2009 @ 4:40AMFILE - In this file photo of Jan. 28, 2009, Nicholas Hausch appears in court in Riverhead, N.Y. where he and six other Long Island teenagers are accused in the stabbing death of Ecuadorean immigrant M...
In year since Ecuadorean's death, other immigrants' reports of abuse put spotlight on problemSaturday, November 7, 2009 @ 3:35AMFILE - In this file photo of Jan. 28, 2009, Nicholas Hausch appears in court in Riverhead, N.Y. where he and six other Long Island teenagers are accused in the stabbing death of Ecuadorean immigrant Marcelo Lucero. Hausch pleaded guilty Thursday, Nov. 2, 2009 to gang assault and hate crime charges.
Mossy Creek burger lands on national stageFriday, November 6, 2009 @ 11:15PMWhere no local burger has gone before, the “Chubby Melt” went this week: straight to the tip of David Letterman’s tongue.