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As befitting his interests in fine craftsmanship and design, Booth personally commissioned tapestries, wood carvings, furniture, metalwork, glass work, fine bindings and other decorative items from the workshops of leading American and European artisans and crafts firms for placement in Cranbrook...

Cox Farms? First Taste of Summer. Cox Farms in Centreville kicks off the holiday weekend with the First Taste of Summer from 12-5 p. m. , offering free samples of Cox?s Corn Roast ? fresh and hot from the new corn roaster, Iced melon slices ? juicy and cold, real tomatoes ? try them with basil or a...

In the two-and-a-half months leading up to Daniels disappearance in early , six mothers picking up their children from Woombye State School saw and ndash; on various occasions and ndash; an unfamiliar, 1980s-style, box-shaped, four-door blue car in the schools parking bays or nearby. The day was...

Across the Hindu Kush mountains in Pakistan, where 2. 6 million Afghans still remain after 3 million returned home, one of the highlights of the Day was a fashion show of costumes from Afghanistan?s myriad of ethnic groups. Other activities showcased refugee cuisine, music, dances, arts and crafts....

The Kemmerers researched the Craftsman bungalow, an all-American housing style popular from 1905 to 1930. Betty talks about the building style, noting that it has roots in India with British colonists in the province of Bengal. The colonists adapted one-story thatch roofed huts they found there to...

If youre like me, you can never get enough of brand-new arts and crafts, plus pretties for the home. Get your fill of shopping today and tomorrow from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. when downtown Venice welcomes more than 100 crafters to the 14th annual Downtown Venice Craft Festival on Miami Avenue. This...

All Aboard! The Gospel Express is chugging its way to St. Johns Lutheran Church. Gospel Express is the theme for this years Vacation Bible School, which will take place , to . Classes are available for children ages 3 through middle school. There is an adult class as well. The program runs from...

The most repeated mantra at last months International Home Furnishings Market was the simple lines and fine craftsmanship of Arts and Crafts and Mission furniture. Nearly 25 percent of the manufacturers introduced this style at the market, according to a Furniture/Today and Home Accents Today...

Reader Michelle Wilson and another caller wanted to know what contractor built that new house we featured in the "New Home Sale" item here last week. If you were wondering, too, it was Gary Preslar, of Homes by Gary Preslar. He said he builds midsize homes with Arts and Crafts details. The house we...

The Dakar plan proposes schemes to help migrants return home and set up businesses, as well as participate in training courses in potential development sectors such as farming, tourism, fishing or crafts.Among measures agreed in the plan are tighter border controls, better police cooperation and...

In the first batch of All-Star voting that was made public, second baseman Chase Utley was second in the voting behind Craig Biggio, but Utley has taken the lead in the vote tally. Perhaps that is because his numbers are speaking rather loudly. Utley leads all Major League second basemen in hits,...

Drugged and raped at a party at Verbas Cleveland homePolice Reveal Second Rape At Verbas Home...

Eventually, Milliken said, the new market might have a commercial kitchen and a walk-in cooler that farmers and cart vendors could use to prepare food. The space also could be rented to crafts people during holidays.A vacant storefront in Monument Square will become the new home for four of the...

A Taste of Albany??? tastes from menus at over 20 different restaurants on Solano Ave. in Albany, music by 20 Jazz Groups, Cable Car rides, children???s entertainment, and Arts and Crafts, from 1 to 6 p. m. Sponsored by the Albany Chamber of Commerce. 525-1771.National Senior Health and Fitness Day...

The main Log House at Craftsman Farms is an example and repository of what Stickley himself called the straightforward style. Influences on this then-revolutionary fashion is apparent in the furnishings and woodworking of Japanese, Shaker, and California Mission crafters. Originally constructed as...

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