For a little more than a month, the famous works of art ensconced at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo will be joined by new pieces created by artists with their own considerable local followings – even at only 9 or 10 years old.Melinda Wright’s fourth-grade pupils at Spruce Elementary School in North Tonawanda won first place in their age group in the gallery’s Art’scool “Inspired” .. more …
BOSTON – Hey, Clay Buchholz: Find a pen. You have several thank you notes to write this morning before you head to the ballpark. First one is to GM Ben Cherington for letting you make the start in Boston last night instead of Pawtucket against the Columbus Clippers. Then, thank your catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia for blocking the plate to prevent a run in the second inning.Outfielder Daniel Nava .. more …
Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) — Courtney Murphy, president of Community Management Group, says “Take Your Child To Work” day is fun, but can be a bit chaotic.”Last year, we had a bunch of kids in the office and it was crazy,” she says. “So we wanted to give them something to do this year.”So the staff at CMG decided the kids would learn something by making care packages for the troops serving in .. more …
TYLER, Texas – Brookshire Grocery here has completed the rollout of a new fuel and grocery rewards program called YourPoints to all of its 119 Brookshire’s stores in Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Customers shopping with a registered Thank You Card, the chain’s frequent shopper card, will earn one YourPoint per dollar on most purchases. For every 100 YourPoints earned, the customer .. more …
COLUMBIA FALLS, ME and SIMI VALLEY, CA–(Marketwire -05/09/12)- Wreaths Across America and MilitaryConnection.com announced today the launch of a new partnership to educate the public about the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform and to promote Wreaths Across America’s annual wreath-laying effort.MilitaryConnection.com connects viable candidates with the resources necessary to .. more …
Local residents and officials shared their reaction Wednesday to the president’s statement in support of same-sex marriage: Stephen Stahl, New Hope New Hope resident Stephen Stahl said he was pleased with President Obama’s announcement.”I think the president is right on target,” Stahl said. “I’m very proud of his decision to come forward and support gay people.”Stahl and his former partner, Robert .. more …
LOS ANGELES–( BUSINESS WIRE )– CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN (CPK) , a leader in authentic California-style pizza and known for its innovative menu of creative salads, pastas, soups and sandwiches, launched its annual Thank You Card Promotion today to say ‘thank you’ to all its loyal guests. Beginning today through Sunday, July 1, CPK will hand out sealed Thank You Card Envelopes to guests dining at .. more …
When Office Depot moved into its Downtown location in 2008, it prompted one commercial real estate broker to make a dire prediction.The arrival of the office supply superstore, the broker said, would be “sort of the death knell” for stores like J.R. Weldin, a much smaller shop that sells office supplies, stationery, writing instruments and gifts at its Wood Street location. Other real estate .. more …
Some Calgary MLAs think the salary recommendation made by a retired judge is right on the mark.After studying the issue for four months, retired Supreme Court justice John Major concluded that Alberta’s law makers should be paid about $134,000 per year. Major also suggested capping transition allowances when politicians leave office, and re-introducing a fixed-benefit pension plan.For the last .. more …
KUALA LUMPUR: Five police reports have been lodged over the fracas between MIC Youth and PKR outside the Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya on Wednesday.Three reports were made by MIC Youth secretary C. Sivaraajh, National Youth council member D. Pala Kumaran and executive secretary P. Punithan while two reports were lodged by PKR members K. Gunasekaran and S. Gobikrishnan,The MIC Youth were .. more …
