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Restaurant news: New restaurants, classes, wine bar
Posted at 2:21pm on Feb. 20, 2012
The Glass House at FABO is now open and features an evolving list of wines by the glass, and a selection of international craft beers.
Fighting rare cancer with extreme exercise
Posted at 2:31pm on Feb. 20, 2012
"I can't control the fact that I have adenoid cystic carcinoma," Gerald Babao said. "I can't control that this rare, slow-growth cancer has a propensity for coming back with vengeance.
Are you scared of your own dreams?
Posted at 2:18pm on Feb. 20, 2012
For many years, Tamara Sullivan had recurring dreams she could neither shake nor understand.
Interactive tabletops bring people together
Posted at 11:25am on Feb. 20, 2012
It's an all-too-common sight these days: People sitting together at a restaurant table who might as well be alone.
Frightening saga has happy ending
Posted at 11:10am on Feb. 20, 2012
It might sound like the plot from a novel: Three young girls forced into years of servitude by a woman claiming to be a deity.
Local artist loves the 'surprise' of creation
Posted at 11:08am on Feb. 20, 2012
Step through the doorway of Barbara Powell's apartment at Southminster, a continuing-care retirement community on Park Road, and it's obvious an artist lives inside.
Outward Bound changed her life
Posted at 11:15am on Feb. 20, 2012
She was 16 years old, getting by with reasonable grades, coasting on the track team and spending a lot of time talking to and about boys. Typical teenage stuff, but Amanda Sturner's parents thought she could do better.
Hard work, education and faith got her to 104
Posted at 9:28pm on Feb. 21, 2012
The year was 1908. William H. Taft was president, 14 percent of homes had bathtubs, 8 percent had telephones, the average life expectancy was 47 years, 6 percent of all Americans graduated from high school and two of every 10 adults could not read or write.
Weight loss journey includes advocacy
Posted at 11:11am on Feb. 16, 2012
Sometimes your biggest challenge becomes your greatest gift.
Retail news: New offerings and bargains abound
Posted at 12:28pm on Feb. 13, 2012
The attention of cigar-smoking aficionados should be sparked with the notice of an event scheduled for Feb. 23 at Outland Cigars in Ballantyne: Clint Aaron, owner of 262 Cigars will be present.
