New tattoo shop opens in Patterson
When Justin and Clara Francis considered opening a unique business in Patterson, their thoughts turned to two choices: a pet store or a tattoo shop. The couple wanted a one-of-a-kind business in the area and remembered both types of businesses had been in Patterson in the past.
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M2L Collection Unveils New Website
The site offers detailed product information and updates on the company’s Genuine Design initiative.
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UTC’s Cress Gallery hosts annual Juried Student Exhibit for 16th year
Ambitious, hardworking and inspired is how juror Hope Hilton described the students who submitted artwork to the 2011 Juried Student Exhibition at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
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Organizational meeting for EcoFest set for Jan. 16
An organizational meeting for the 2011 Conway EcoFest  will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Independent Living Services. The ILS building is located at 1105 Deer St. Lunch will be provided by the Green Cart Deli (GCD) between noon-12:45 p.m. for those who RSVP by 7 p.m. Friday through the contact option at www.ConwayEcoFest.com or who call Debbie at 327-2105.  read more
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Saving Kalaupapa ties
A memorial to the 8,000 people who were exiled to Kalaupapa is ready to move forward now that an environmental assessment has been prepared.
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Lions’ Stanton gives P-CEP students a ‘High 5ive’
Detroit Lions quarterback Drew Stanton spent time with students at the Plymouth-Canton Educational Park Jan. 5 as part of his work with his foundation “High 5ive.”
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General Plan update gets off to a slow start in Sebastopol
Sebastopol City Council kicked off its 2011 session with a lengthy discussion about the process for updating the City’s 20-year General Plan, which is due to sunset in 2014.
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Farrier talks about what goes into shoeing horses
In the shade of a small A-frame barn, the only structure visible from the road on 50-plus acres of farmland just south of Inverness, Mark Rikard pulls a piece of glowing hot steel from his forge and places it on the anvil to begin shaping it.
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Fort Mill Golf Club is certified bird sanctuary
The Fort Mill Golf Club’ s course is a place for birds as well as birdies.
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CBX Completes Prototype Design for Toot’n Totum Fuel and C-Stores
Design Addresses New Private-Label Fuel Brand as Well as Classic C-Store Groceries
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Visual Persuasion, a Denver Adobe CS5 Training Class Provider Announces Winner of iPad Drawing
As Adobe makes more apps for the iPad, it becomes more useful as a helper tool for many graphic design projects. Businesses that realize this will take advantage of this growing symbiosis through combining their graphic design training offerings with the iPad product.
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UFC fighter picks on wrong guy
What started as a typical postfight interview with a mixed martial arts website nearly turned into a major federal incident for Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Jacob Volkmann.
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Statistics Show We Should Resolve to Sleep Better in 2011
Americans aren’t sure exactly how much sleep they need, but statistics provided by sleep tips website SleepBetter.org indicate that they’re convinced.
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