Kitchens News
- Top Kitchen Design Trends Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 4:51AM(ARA) - Incorporating current trends into your kitchen design not only helps you create a stylish and updated room, but also increases functionality. From the latest colors to the newest materials, good design can ensure you enjoy your new kitchen.
- Maryville resident plans ‘Ugly Kitchen’ makeover Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 8:58PM Free design makeovers don’t just happen on the HGTV network, they happen in northwest Missouri too.
- Birth Notices : 11/30/2008 Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 8:41PMTabatha Kitchens and Joshua Griggs, Bartlesville, girl. Delisha Redricks, boy. Aline Zourob and Kamal Rizkallah, girl.
- Mother, daughter seek help this holiday season Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 8:14PM(Editor’s note: Names of the family members have been changed to protect their privacy.) Like many families in our area, Tay Green cannot afford outside care for her sick mother. She stays home, is unemployed and is having a difficult time this holiday season.
- Mumbai terrorists aimed to kill 5000 Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 5:06PMIn the aftermath of the Mumbai Terror attacks, a top official has told how the terrorists holed up at two luxury hotels did not make any demands and had already killed most of the hostages before the commandoes arrived.
- As food prices climb, industry ponders chronic trash problem Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 12:18AMExperts in the food industry are thinking a lot about trash these days. Food waste has been a chronic problem for restaurants and grocery stores — with millions of tons being lost along the way as crops are hauled hundreds of miles, stored for weeks in refrigerators and prepared on hectic restaurant assembly lines. But the historically high price of commodities is making it an even bigger drag ...
- Chanticleers cruise to win over Knights Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 11:58PMCoastal Carolina set a school record for fewest points in a half by an opponent and sailed past Southern Virginia 76-36 on Saturday. The Chanticleers (5-1) held the Knights (5-1) to just three points in the first 20 minutes of play, grabbing a 37-3 advantage at the half. Jessica Noll had a career-high 15 points to lead CCU.
- Latinos Bring Holiday Homeland Traditions to the Ozarks Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 11:32PM(Springfield, MO) -- Several Latino families are getting ready for the holidays, but with many people unable to return to their homeland -- area groups are bringing old family traditions from Latin America closer to the Ozarks.
- Safety underground Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 11:31PMCAEN, France The memories are 64 years old but retold with the clarity of yesterday: a young boy lowered by rope into a deep dark cave, watching the sky above shrink to a small and distant patch
- Jews develop Christmas tradition - service Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 5:14AMWASHINGTON – For many Jews around the country, Christmas has become more than Chinese food and a movie.
- Portsmouth downtown merchants optimistic for holidays Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 5:14AM PORTSMOUTH and#8212; Downtown business owners said they are cautiously optimistic about the Christmas shopping season.
- Tuscan Cliffs showcases kitchens Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 4:32AMPacific Southwest Development released homes in its Tuscan Cliffs development that will be available for move-in by the end of the year.
- Does 50 need a bailout? Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 4:28AMWith stock markets and real estate values plummeting, times are tough across the United States -- even for rapper 50 Cent, who reportedly made $150 million US last year but is still anxiously watching his investment portfolio sink and multimillion-dollar mansion languish unsold.
- Young poets group hosts poem contest Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 12:32AMThe Oregon State Poetry Association is sponsoring its 11th annual poetry contest for Oregon students in grades K-12.
- A Village Down the Block Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 12:25AMAt a ?cohousing? project planned for Fort Greene, Brooklyn, the residents will share all decisions and some meals.
- The Sophisticated Table Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 12:20AMAn exploration of the 17th-century shift in French cooking, when chefs rejected pseudomedical dictates to emphasize a more novel merit of food: its taste.
- Can-do attitudes Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 12:16AM“Muscles — wow!” Sara Waeckerle yelled in encouragement as she shuffled around Stevens High School janitorial staff and fellow students as they loaded heavy boxes onto carts.
- Concord leaders debating homeless accommodations on weapons station land Saturday, November 29, 2008 @ 12:16AMThere could be 260 units for the homeless at the 5,028-acre base, or there could be $25 million used throughout the county
- Storm goods sent to food banks Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 5:41AMBATON ROUGE - The state has donated to Louisiana food banks 15 truckloads of nonperishable items left over from hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
- Everyday Home Products Getting a High-Tech Upgrade Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 5:29AM(ARA) - You may not have noticed it, because of larger technological breakthroughs such as hybrid cars and solar energy, but a new class of home conveniences is emerging to make day-to-day activities easier and more time efficient.
- Over-indebted to credit Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 5:08AMMatt Sauer, a young, single mortgage broker, planned to get rich quick after graduating from college. By age 28, he owned properties in Pacific Beach, Las Vegas and Florida. Matt Sauer, a young, single mortgage broker, planned to get rich quick after graduating from college. By age 28, he owned properties in Pacific Beach, Las Vegas and Florida.
- Exeter/Hampton/Rockingham area community calendar Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 5:03AM NEEDLEWORK SOCIALS will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28 at the Hampstead Public Library. All forms of needlework are welcome. 329-6411.
- Eating Out Consumes Dollars Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 6:46PMTawra Kellam can feed her family of five on $250 a month.
- MSPs back plans for free school meals Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 6:33PMTHERE WAS overwhelming backing from MSPs last night for plans for free school meals for all five-to-seven year-olds.
- Thanksgiving Meals Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 6:27PMIt not exactly unexpected... but the tough economic conditions are creating even more of a challenge for local charities. Demand at food pantries is up. At charity kitchens like the Loaves and Fishes demand is up 42-percent from just four months ago, and Thursday hundreds attended the free Joe Salem Dinner.
- Churches Shoulder Thanksgiving Financial Burden Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 5:54PMOn this Thanksgiving Day, churches and shelters are once again opening their doors to make sure no one goes hungry. But the ailing economy is affecting people and organizations trying to make a positive difference this year.
- City stuffed with Turkey Day meals Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 5:38PM No one needed to go without the traditional meal this Thanksgiving as churches, clubs and volunteers banded together to make sure the need was met.
- Thanksgiving dinners cater to sailors, seniors Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 5:13PMThe patriotic songs by the Arlingtones Barbershop Chorus overpowered U.S. Navy recruit Angie Campo, and rivulets of memories slipped down her young face.
- Hoosiers give back on Thanksgiving Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 4:47PMIn the face of much greater needs, the community responded with great deeds, providing Thanksgiving dinner to tens of thousands.
- College’s culinary department gains a new kitchen Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 7:53AMTexarkana College Culinary Arts Department’s second kitchen is complete after just a few months of construction. “It’s one of the best kitchens I’ve been in,” Chris Court said during a TC board meeting Tuesday. Court directs the college’s year-old culinary arts program.
- Helpingthe needy in Hunterdon County Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 7:50AMLocal compassionate organizations that provide food to individuals and families in need say they will be able to meet area need for Thanksgiving.
- Volunteers sought for Red Kettle campaign Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 7:46AMThe Salvation Army is seeking volunteers in Hunterdon County for its annual Red Kettle campaign, which began on Friday, Nov. 21. Volunteers are needed for four-hour shifts.
- DSG and Kingfisher underline retail gloom Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 7:29AMLONDON (Reuters) - Downbeat results and gloomy outlooks at leading retailers DSG and Kingfisher underlined the severity of the economic slowdown on Thursday, as Woolworths collapsed into administration.
- Prairie Grove Senior Center looking to up funds, participation Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 7:24AMPrairie Grove officials met with area senior citizen services administrators as part of an effort to generate more participation at the town’s senior center. (Northwest Arkansas Times)
- Traditions shared, new ones carved Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 7:13AMDennis Smarth watched his now-10-month-old son grow up over the past year on a computer screen. Stationed in Iraq, he was able to use a Web cam a couple of times a week to watch little Julian Joseph get bigger and bigger -- and his son apparently watched him back.
- Taking a bigger bite: Lines grow at soup kitchens, food pantries Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 2:02AMSTAMFORD - Soup kitchens and food pantries have long been economic barometers, and this year demand is surging and donations are slowing.
- Giving thanks for the leftovers Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 1:06AMThanksgiving is upon us. This is the time for expressing gratitude. But what does one do on Thanksgiving this year, smack in the middle of perhaps the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression? You give thanks, dummy.
- JUST SOLD! Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 12:34AMManhattan CENTRAL PARK WEST $960,000 257 Central Park West Two-bedroom, two-bath co-op, 1,050 square feet, with windowed kitchen, three exposures and Reservoir views. Maintenance $1,635, 50 percent tax-deductible. Asking price $995,000, on market...
- COMMUNITY: Foodlink distributes food in Orleans County Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 9:40PMDistributing food to more than 550 agencies through 10 counties in the Buffalo/Rochester regions, Foodlink collects and redistributes over 8.5 million pounds of food annually.
- Students step up to make a difference Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 9:28PM Students throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties are doing their part this holiday season to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, based in Neptune, challenged all public and private elementary, intermediate and high school students in the two counties to take part in a special food drive.
- Feasting community style Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 9:19PMAt least five Mankato organizations are offering free Thanksgiving dinners this year.
- CECILY PATTERSON | Reflections on this time in history: Nov. 4, 2008 Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 9:16PMThere are no words to fully express the feeling of Nov. 4. It was a moment in the very long, and yet short, history of our country that we will never forget – especially African-Americans.
- Students step up to make a difference Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 9:04PM Students throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties are doing their part this holiday season to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, based in Neptune, has challenged all public and private elementary, intermediate and high school students in the two counties to partake in a special food drive.
- Crossing Worlds Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 12:26PMFor some, volunteering means working in a local soup kitchen or leading a girl scout troop. For Kelli Guhl, volunteering is a little different.
- Times & Star Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 12:23PMFIVE thousand rental homes are to be modernised in Allerdale over the next three years.
- Columbia: Secret Grits Capital of the World Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 12:09PMAnson Mills, which produces top-quality organic heirloom grits and other milled grains, might be the most name-checked gourmet food of the past decade.
- Church food pantries facing higher demand Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 12:08PMAbout two weeks before Thanksgiving, Berlin First Baptist Church in Worcester County had to close its weekly food bank an hour early. After serving 28 families in two hours that day, the church ran out of food and had to wait until the next Tuesday to reopen.
- From Where I Sit Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 11:46AMThe final chapter in my wedding saga was written Saturday as family and close friends watched my last-born, my son, and last child to marry say his wedding vows.
- MFI enters administration Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 11:44AMTroubled furniture retailer MFI has entered administration placing about 1500 company jobs at risk.
- Culinary Cornucopia Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 11:42AMMaybe it’s the economy, maybe it’s political transitions and uncertainties. Whatever the reason, cookbooks have been flying off the shelves this fall, and cooks couldn’t have asked for a better season to fill their bookshelves.