WESTERLY — Rose Serra and Lana Gunn stood in front of a mural filled with giant oranges, blueberries, beets, lemons and bananas one December morning, adding a colorful, tropical touch to an otherwise dreary winter day. The two, both graduates of Westerly High School — who also attended State Street School, just up the road … Read more
WESTERLY — Rose Serra and Lana Gunn stood in front of a mural filled with giant oranges, blueberries, beets, lemons and bananas one December morning, adding a colorful, tropical touch to an otherwise dreary winter day. The two, both graduates of Westerly High School — who also attended State Street School, just up the road … Read more
Piedmont Arts Director of Exhibitions and Marketing Bernadette Moore decorates – be it the museum or her own home. As director of exhibitions and marketing, Moore curates all of the exhibits the art museum has, with the exception of the Lynwood Artists Gallery and The Art of the Quilt exhibit, which is held once a … Read more
Dave Holtus tastes a batch of Dos Haches Chili Sauce before it’s bottled to make sure the flavor is just right while striking a pose similar to the character painted on its bottle labels, prompting laughter from the Wolf Pack employee and chef International Inc. Rick Paag. Holtus calls Dos Hajes its “signature sauce perfected … Read more
More than 120 vendors will feature arts, crafts and specialty products perfect for holiday shoppers at Gateway Technical College’s annual Holiday Gift and Fundraising Art Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, on the college’s Kenosha campus , 3520 30th Ave. The event is free and open to the public. The show … Read more
Italian influences have come to Bainbridge. Armando Petrucelli and Martin Merino, formerly of Queens, started Bainbridge Market and Delicatessen at 1 Freiot Ave. in mid-October. Petrucelli said that after decades in the hair and beauty industry and a COVID-induced hospital stay, he refocused his business sensibilities. “I come from the beauty industry, that’s my story, … Read more
A fast-growing handmade soap business just opened a Mankato store in the strip mall that includes Old Navy and Michaels. Buff City Soap sells a variety of plant-based soaps and other products that are made daily in-store. Franchise owner Chris Myers said this is his 11th store, with the other 10 in Iowa. “There’s been … Read more
Tina and Michael Gavin bring Sydney something sweet. The couple opened Tina’s Old Fashioned Donuts at 12 Division St., Sydney in late October. Tina Gavin, 50, credits her husband, who owns and operates Gavin’s Pizza and Macho’s Tacos in Sydney, with inspiring the business. “I swear, he thinks of ideas in his sleep,” she said. … Read more
Kristel Rascon and April Hurley explore career options. However, their study did not include searching help wanted ads in the classifieds. “I’m rediscovering something that I’ve strayed from, but I’m trying to work my way back into it,” Miller said as he swirled white and blue paint on a black piece of slate. Women enjoyed … Read more
Calendar items can be sent to [email protected], dropped off at the newsroom at 19 E. Church St., Martinsville, or mailed to PO Box 3711, Martinsville, Va., 24115. Photos are fine came. Dates and times must be included. Martinsville Speedway will hold a 75th Anniversary Celebration from 6-8pm Wednesday, September 7, at the track. Attendees will … Read more