Hot picks: 48 Hour Film Project, MatisyahuWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:01PMOther best bets: Cool Breeze, a quartet that blends a classical chamber sound with music that is part of the 21st century, will waft through the 3rd Street Gallery in Carnegie on Sunday.
LoginWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:04AMOf all the chamber of commerce-type promotions for Weston, there is one thing that screams its success as a young city. It is not the 14 city parks in which leaders take great pride. It’s not the rather lavish new city hall building.
WEIRD AND WACKY HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS ABOUND IN HAUNTINGLY HISTORIC PROVIDENCETuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:13AMPROVIDENCE, R.I., Travelers looking for eerie-sistable Halloween activities can head to Providence, RI, for its spook-tacular balance of family-friendly festivals and haunted New England history. Known as the Creative Capital, Providence also is one of Americas most hauntingly historic cities and offers visitors a variety of chilling and off-beat attractions including the nationally-acclaimed...
Mosquito spraying is SaturdayTuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:13AMThe Williston Vector Control District is informing the public that aerial spraying and ground fogging for mosquito control will be taking place on Saturday evening.
Community Sports Calendar, July 12Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:27AMThe Community Sports Calendar on Columbian.com is updated each Tuesday. Submit items for the calendar by sending an e-mail to paul.danzer@columbian.com, or call 360-735-4521.
Soul Shakedown PartyWednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:17AMI’ve been to at least one festival every weekend this summer since Memorial Day with no sign of stopping straight through August and potentially September.
Blues FestWednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:02AMThe 20th annual New York State Blues Festival kicks off on Friday, July 8, at 5 p.m. with rides, games, food, beer and of course music, running through late Sunday, July 10. The Inner Harbor, located at the intersection of West Kirkpatrick and Solar streets, will have two stages facing each other across the grass, parallel to the dock and water.
Winona County Fair announces 2011 Hall of Fame inducteesTuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 6:53AMThe Winona County Fair announces that the following people have been named to the 2011 Hall of Fame. Each of these individuals exemplifies the “best” of Winona County— whether that be volunteering in their communities, serving the fair, representing agriculture or being an integral part of the business community in Winona County.
Community Sports Calendar, July 5Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 6:05AMThe Community Sports Calendar on Columbian.com is updated each Tuesday. Submit items for the calendar by sending an e-mail to paul.danzer@columbian.com, or call 360-735-4521.
Charity’s ‘Raffle House’ Getting a Fresh Coat MakeoverTuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 1:05AMFor the 19th year, The Arc of Winnebago, Boone & Ogle Counties is raffling a house as its major fund-raising event. Traditionally, interior walls were primed and painted white, but for the first time, each room will be painted in colors that bring out its best features by the professionals of Fresh Coat Painters of Belvidere.Belvidere, IL (PRWEB) July 05, 2011 Fresh Coat Painters and Sherwin ...
Parking poll majority: No to new garageSunday, July 3, 2011 @ 11:16PMPORTSMOUTH — While the city shops for a consultant to evaluate whether or not a new parking garage should be built on the Worth lot, Seacoast Sunday asked readers to weigh in.
Almost ready to graduateSunday, July 3, 2011 @ 9:30PMMain Street Commons, a five-story upscale housing development is nearing completion on Main Street and is also near capacity for rentals.
Former addicts, officials agree: Fall River still gripped by heroinSaturday, June 25, 2011 @ 5:56PMThe deadly heroin problem in Fall River so severe that far more people die of opiate overdoses than are murdered each year. The opiate addiction problem in Fall River, and across Massachusetts, has been an issue for years, but it came to the fore in 2009, when a state commission on oxycodone and heroin released a 70-page report saying Massachusetts was “in the midst of a serious and dangerous ...
AIDS at 30Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 12:06AMThough not yet named, AIDS first surfaced in the medical literature in June 1981. In the 30 years since it was first recognized, AIDS has killed nearly 30 million people worldwide, including more than 615,000 in the United States.