From Urban Hotelier to Gentleman Farmer (New York Times) bi13650246 A family expands weekend farmhouse, maintaining rustic style. Almost double size, has room for all, including sheep and llamas

Vintage bar books, hot off the press (San Francisco Chronicle) bi13650246 For a culinary movement taking place the digital age, the classic cocktail renaissance resolutely analog. While online forums and blogs help connect mixological devotees, the richest vein of information comes the form of vintage bartending manuals -..

Fashion Babble: This week's style buzz (New York Daily News) bi13650246 Jennifer Hudson shows curvy girls how to work it, hip handbag label Ananas debuts first pop-up store on Canal St. Plus, the skinny on week's best sample sales

PUTTING MAJOLICA ON A PEDESTAL (New Orleans Times-Picayune) bi13650246 THE OWNER: Loretta Owen of Mandeville purchased these ceramic pedestals from an s shop Slidell. "The lady stated they were old and French, but that's all she knew," Owen said. "It seems they are together three pieces, the top, body and the base

Parades and fireworks to put pop Independence Day celebration (New Bern Su bi13650246 Craven and Pamlico county residents won't have to spend a lot of gasoline to find July 4th weekend festivities. Celebrations are scheduled Friday New Bern, Oriental, Havelock and River Bend. In Oriental, the annual Croaker Festival continues a parade and fireworks on Saturday

Home jewelry dazzles when comes to cabinets, drawers and even refrigerator bi13650246 When comes to jewelry the home, the most overlooked isn?t hidden a cookie jar under a row of cabinets, but rather, directly on the cabinet doors

Pitcher pottery, not porcelain (Bradenton Herald) bi13650246 hope you can help, we are looking for someone that can appraise a pitcher for us. It a Fischer J Budapest pitcher from 1863, we think

Green Market | Northwest products that tout green credentials | (Seattle Times) bi13650246 For some companies, green may be a trendy term to hype products, but many Pacific Northwest entrepreneurs make ecoconscious practices a core element of business plan. Here are a few companies who say they're helping make the retail world a greener place

Cripple Creek's high-stakes battle for historic renewal (Colorado Springs Ind bi13650246 In the heart of Cripple Creek's downtown, a crane hoists steel girders over a quickly growing skeleton of concrete and steel. The sleek, boxy structure poses a stark contrast the worn brick facades across the street, many built more than 100 years ago

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