When Democratic gubernatorial nominee Walter Dalton gave his acceptance speech after capturing his party’s nomination earlier this month, he shared the stage with his sister – the two of them composing one of the odd couples of Tar Heel politics. Dalton,...
EVER noticed how high-school daughters want to be as skinny as a rake, tote the latest iPhone and iPad, send a million text messages a month, wear moms high-heel shoes, and marry Justin Bieber? And, ah yes, along the way they want to rescue stray animals,...
I love shoes. And I love a good heel . . . even if I have to end the night hobbling to the nearest cab or, worse, walking barefoot with my shoes dangling off my fingertips. Which is why, when I heard that Chicago entrepreneur Danielle Lutz had designed...
JAM Publishing Ltd. brings to market first eBook “All That Shimmers” by Jade Jaeger. The book was originally published in 2009 by publishing house Macmillan Australia not without an avalanche of controversy as the book held nothing back about the sequence...
Paddington Bear may be aghast, but dramatic changes in modern working patterns and practices should spell end of elevenses and bring the Great British morning break forward by an hour according to a new study of working behaviour. Polling for juice producer...
They strutted their stuff, and it wasn’t pretty. More than 100 men sauntered, sashayed, and in some cases stumbled their way through the downtown Friday in the annual Walk a Mile In Her Shoes event to raise money and awareness for the YWCA’s Crossroads...
Though the recession all but left the housing market on its knees, new home sales are being driven by an unlikely factor – the rise in demand for new, larger housing. These houses - dubbed McMansions - are being built in order to appeal to homeowners...
Four of Seattle University’s most promising teams of entrepreneurs vied for a chance at the $10,000 purse in the 14th annual Harriet Stephenson Business Plan Competition last Thursday, May 17. As the year’s main event for the Seattle U Entrepreneurship...
The evolution of modern technology has a great impact on the world of fashion. However, some of the A-list designers managed to find the golden middle way between the refinement of old-time fashion elements and futuristic tendencies. Alber Elbaz is the...
“High heels are one thing, 6-inch studded, zipped, strappy and sparkly heels are quite another. I love a LOOKATME shoe as much as the next shopaholic but if I’m to spend anywhere near 115 on high street, it needs to be a classic. “Which is where the CJG...
