Mixologists serve up crafty cocktail creationsThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:16PMThese days, you can order a drink or you can order a craft cocktail, a creative concoction of alcohol and any other ingredient the imagination allows.
First cruise filled with highs and lowsThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:35PMFirst-timer passengers realize everything about taking a cruise was easy. It was as easy to do absolutely nothing as it was to always have something going on. That was part of the problem.
In Vegas, the Next 'It' LiquorThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:35PMSpirits gurus predict that rum is poised to be the next 'it' liquor. Rhumbar, a vision in white, is all the evidence I need to toast the forecast.
Oscars Post-Party Fug-or-Fab Carpet: J.Lo vs Seyfried Part IIThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 9:18AM"Well, lovers, we might be breaking up, eh?""You decided that little Annie Sigmund or whatever bested me in Battle Armani? ME, Bazooka J.Lo, the walking gum-and-pink-lemonade fountain? The woman who wore a dress the same color as the engagement diamond...
‘Next’Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:25PM“As the ground rushes up to meet him, Kevin thinks about missiles again.”
Spring break in Miami: Make it fabulousWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:37PMSpring break is what you make of it, and in a city like Miami, students remaining on campus sure can make it fabulous. With countless local attractions and swimsuit-friendly dives, your 2010 Miami Spring Break has the potential to be so clothing-optional and SPF-soaked, it will keep you reeling until finals week.
New restaurants around AtlantaWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:26AMAt-a-glance info on recently opened restaurants around the metro area. COBB Giardino’s New York Style Pizzeria Fourteen-, 16- and 18-inch pizzas are loaded with toppings from chicken and ranch dressing to meatballs and sausage.
Couple arrested at parade after putting daiquiri in baby's bottleMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:39PMCHALMETTE, La. – A St. Bernard Parish couple is in hot water after allegedly filling a 1-year-old's bottle with a chocolate-flavored daiquiri during a parade Sunday. Deputies arrested the father of the child, 19-year-old Nicholas Lee, and his girlfriend, 19-year-old Jaelin Manuel, who is not the baby’s mother, after a witness saw them pouring the daiquiri into the baby’s bottle at the Irish ...
Learn How To Mix Drinks Like the ProsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:14AMLearn how to mix drinks like a pro at the “Introduction to Cocktails” class in Washington.
Fat Tuesday opens in Orlando (again)Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:52PMUniversal CityWalk expanded its New Orleans’ party vibe on Monday with the opening of Fat Tuesday in Orlando. Right next to Pat O’Brien’s , CityWalk’s other New Orleans-inspired bar, and the groove (on the upper level).
Morgans Hotel Group Supports Haiti Relief EffortsThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:25PMNEW YORK----Morgans Hotel Group Co. , the company that revolutionized the hospitality industry and introduced the world to the boutique hotel, today announced its new initiatives to contribute to the ongoing relief efforts in Haiti.
Mixologist: Gretchen Worthington of StoogesThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:30PM"Our karaoke crowd is a wild bunch. It's one of the best nights to work because the karaoke in this bar is great. We have some really great singers, and the ones who aren't the best singers just have fun."
Berkeley restaurant site to get a RevivalThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:19AMBerkeley's now-closed Downtown Restaurant (2102 Shattuck Ave.) is finally getting a new tenant. Amy Murray, chef and co-owner of nearby Venus (2327 Shattuck Ave.), is taking over the space and calling it Revival Bar and Kitchen. She says the name is...
World Cup 2010 travel guide: Cape TownWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 1:29AMSouth Africa's most beautiful and cosmopolitan city will be a magnet for footie fans during the World Cup – and host at least one England match England play their second group-stage match against Algeria in Cape Town on 12 June and could return for a quarter-final (3 July) or semi-final (6 July) Pre-match pint Footie fans should make a pit stop at Mitchell's Brewery (+27 21 419 5074) on Dock ...
F365 OpinionMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 5:23AMConsidered reflections from an Arsenal fan, Burnley supporters are giving up, Chelsea followers are seriously fretting, Everton fans are irate, and Tottenham supporters are doing what they generally do...
Students Suspended For "Ripping Off" CTAFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 5:04PMPhoto by Fotomattic Just as with last week's Facebook page incident , a group of student's has found themselves serving a suspension for something that occurred off of school grounds. This time, though, the suspension was at least backed by a portion of the school's conduct code as the students were caught ripping off the CTA for a free ride. Last week, CBS 2 aired video of people - the teens ...
Weekend Music Picks: New-Music Groups Go Old SchoolFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 4:34PMPhoto courtesy of dal niente Two new-music groups that normally perform chamber music programs that tend toward the avant garde and experimental are taking the edge off by going back in time this weekend, with concerts featuring music that's, relatively-speaking, downright ancient. Saturday, February 27 - dal niente dal niente will play arrangements of two early 20th-century pieces by masters ...
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Mayor Daley Subpoenaed in Bribery CaseFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 4:19PMPhoto by WBEZ's Kate Gardiner Mayor Daley may find himself on the witness stand in the defense of real estate developer Calvin Boender -- Daley, along with 10 aldermen , has been subpoenaed by Boender's attorney . Boender has been accused of bribing former alderman Issac "Ike" Carothers with over $40,000 in home improvements to gain Carothers help in moving along a zoning change that was crucial ...
Media Meetups TonightFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:49PMWe're going to be dashing all over town tonight to party with a few of our favorite fellow bloggers. Damn the cold, damn the CTA, damn it all ... we're going out to get into some major offline hi-jinks! Our first stop will be at Risqué Café (v)where FOC Gapers Block is having a reader meetup starting at 8 p.m. They're offering $1 PBR tallboys* from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m. -- and really, that would ...
Real Housewives of Orange County: A Far Off Face [Recaps]Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:45PM# recaps Housewives. They just never stop, do they? They just keep going and going and going and they will continue to do so until we are all, every one of us, dead in their acrid wake. I mean, until next week. More »
New Orleans ranks at 21st drunkest city in the nationFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:51PMDespite the inebriation associated with the past month’s festivities in New Orleans, the city failed to break the top 20 in a recent list of America’s drunkest cities. Men’s Health Magazine ranked New Orleans as the 21st drunkest city in the country, trailing behind cities such as Fresno, Calif.; Reno, Nev. and Billings, Mont. To compile the [...]
At 106, Satan doesn't want Freda KolbThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:27PM"Satan doesn't want me. The Lord doesn't want me," she says, holding court in the North Bend home she shares with her son Ray Kolb and daughter-in-law Carole. "I never thought I would live this long. Never, ever thought of being this old."
Turk's Brother Shot and Killed in New OrleansThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 9:34AMFiled under: Hip-Hop , Hip-Hop News , R.I.P. Former Cash Money artist Turk suffered the loss of his brother early Monday morning (Feb. 22), when he was gunned down in New Orleans. The rapper's brother, Ronald Smith, was reportedly murdered behind a daiquiri shop at around 3AM by 19-year-old Travis Dennis, who is currently in police custody. Turk, who is serving a 12-year prison sentence for ...
Brother of Hot Boys Member Turk Murdered In New OrleansTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 4:09PMIncarcerated rapper Turk, best known as an member of Cash Money's Hot Boys, learned some devastating news recently and is asking his fans for support. The rapper's younger brother, Ronald Smith, was gunned down in New Orleans during the early morning hours of Monday (February 22)...
Man Booked In Harvey Shooting DeathTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 10:53AMDeputies say a 19-year-old Marrero man has been arrested in the shooting death of a Harvey man found behind a daiquiri shop near his home.
Man booked in shooting deathTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 8:43AMAssociated Press - February 23, 2010 9:34 AM ET HARVEY, La. (AP) - Deputies say a 19-year-old Marrero man has been arrested in the shooting death of a Harvey man found behind a daiquiri shop...
Marrero man booked in Harvey slayingMonday, February 22, 2010 @ 4:57PMA Marrero man was arrested Monday afternoon in the early morning homicide of a Harvey man found shot to death behind a daiquiri shop near his home. Ronald Smith, 23, 1104 Tallow Tree Lane, was found near a business...
Show off your vacation photos!Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 1:01PMA pair of Ultrastar movie passes will be awarded for our favorite travel photos each week!
Memory care comes to HamiltonThursday, February 18, 2010 @ 12:42PMPerpetual wandering, continual seeking, Earnestly searching for home and all that is familiar. These are the persistent task people with memory loss face every moment of the day.
Passing the Bar: Abe & Arthur’sWednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 9:07AMMEATPACKING DISTRICT SPOT Abe & Arthur’s is New York nightlife all growed up.
Sarasota area business buzzWednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 12:08AMWCR Toastmasters to meet today Sarasota WCR Toastmasters will meet 7:30-9 a.m. today at the Sarasota Association of Realtors, 3590 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. Information: George Browning, 366-2782. Job and business help for veterans
Port Douglas Markets are unusualMonday, February 15, 2010 @ 2:09PMIT'S steamy hot. But there’s plenty of shade, and the cup of pure pineapple juice, thick with sweet chunks of pineapple flesh, is going down a treat.
Mardi Gras and Katrina made him the trash kingMonday, February 15, 2010 @ 12:11AMThe waste disposal company by Sidney Torres IV holds one of the biggest tasks of Mardi Gras season: cleaning up after the party.
Katrina, Mardi Gras, Super Bowl made him trash kingSunday, February 14, 2010 @ 9:56PMThe person responsible for the disappearing act of New Orleans' trash from Katrina to the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras is Sidney Torres IV, whose company, SDT Waste and Debris Services, has the job of picking up what's left of the party.
Art museums get in on bowl betsSunday, February 14, 2010 @ 6:24AMAs the clock ticked down during last Sunday's Super Bowl matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints, the Big Easy geared up for one of the most memorable celebrations in its long history of bacchanalia.
T-TALK: Wax Hemingway in Cuba looks spookily realSunday, February 14, 2010 @ 3:45AMHAVANA | Ernest Hemingway still haunts Cuba; he’s just doing it in wax. A life-size likeness of the legendary author debuted last week at a wax museum in the eastern city of Bayamo.
Watch your diet during CarnivalWednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 7:21PMWith the victory of the New Orleans Saints under our belt and Fat Tuesday just a little less than a week away, life in South Louisiana could not get much better. This time of year we are surrounded with all the fixings: good food, plenty to drink and lots of fun.
As Champions March In, Their City Parties HarderWednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 2:26PMTwo days after their first Super Bowl victory and in the midst of Mardi Gras season, a raucous parade honors the New Orleans Saints.