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14 March 2014

14 March 2014, 05:33

Benefits

Fine Arts MuseumsBouquets to Arts celebrates its 30th year at this opening-night preview gala which features a sneak peek at the 125 floral homages to art and a McCall Associates cocktail buffet. 7 p.m.

14 March 2014, 04:17

Quiet wine and art salon becomes Friday night party spot

[...] since Valdez Family Winery moved its tasting room to Healdsburg last summer, Vino di Amore is keeping pretty lonely company. Considering that many fine wineries call the greater Cloverdale area home...

13 March 2014, 19:00

The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover’s Secret FBI

“What do you think of burglarizing an FBI office?” That was the question a mild-mannered physics professor at Haverford College privately asked a few fellow antiwar activists in late 1970. Soon, as part...

13 March 2014, 01:38

John Muir National Historic Site: Where explorer settled down

When conservationist John Muir returned from the wild in 1890, he and his wife settled in Martinez, on his father-in-law's 2,600-acre fruit ranch. Today, you can visit his home and see his "scribble den," 9 acres of the orchard and the historic Martinez Adobe home.

12 March 2014, 14:26

Christina ‘Ti’ Sarokon is a No. 1 Soccer Camps Staff Coach at our Lebanon Valley College location. As a player, Ti was was selected to the National team pool in 2008 and just completed her sophomore season playing in goal for St.

08 March 2014, 02:06

Simple seaweed snacks satisfy

Proving that nori is more than just a wrapper for sushi, roasted seaweed snacks are showing up on more and more market shelves, and in an increasing variety of flavors - wasabi, teriyaki and even sweet.

07 March 2014, 18:09

Quit Bubble-Wrapping Our Kids!

Our children are in constant danger from — to quote Lenore Skenazy's list — "kidnapping, germs, grades, flashers, frustration, failure, baby snatchers, bugs, bullies, men, sleepovers and/or the perils...

07 March 2014, 17:27

2014 H.E.L.P., the Charity Awards Grants

H.E.L.P., the Charity announced that for its latest grant period, which ended February 15th, 2014, it issued 32 awards of grants totaling $9,282.99. This brings the total awards of grants since H.E.L.P....

07 March 2014, 17:27

2015 H.E.L.P., the Charity Awards Grants

07 March 2014, 05:58

Places where you can interact with robots

Whether you view them as benevolent protectors meant to aid us ("Danger, Will Robinson!"), mechanical servants created to handle menial tasks (the Jetsons' maid, Rosie), or ultimately our undoing (the maniacal beings who wage war on humankind in "Terminator"), robots are undeniably compelling.

05 March 2014, 00:49

Censorship Through the Tax Code: How the Proposed IRS Rules for Social Welfare Groups Stifle Political Activity

On the Friday after Thanksgiving, the IRS quietly proposed major changes to the rules governing nonprofit social welfare groups, or 501(c)(4)s. For years, pundits and politicians have attacked (c)(4)s as so-called “dark money” groups that are illegitimately trying to influence elections.

04 March 2014, 15:04

Ask Our Coaches: College Prep

Question: Coach, you have experience playing and coaching players at the highest levels. What can a player expect when they attend a College Prep week at the No.1 Soccer Camps? – Adam M. Chattanooga TN.

03 March 2014, 08:00

Fyvush Finkel: A Charming Conversation With a Longtime Serious Mensch

Fyvush Finkel, 91 years old and still cracking wise, will take to the stage this month in a pair of Purim cabaret performances. Vox Tablet caught up with the legendary actor a few years ago, on the occasion of a different show.

01 March 2014, 02:23

Ortiz anchovies are tastiest, but also priciest

While these tiny, briny fish come in a variety of forms - anchovy paste, packed in salt, rolled with capers - we stuck to the ones packed in olive oil in either tins or jars. In addition to serving our panelists whole fillets...

28 February 2014, 05:50

At BobDog Wines, a hands-on experience

"Normally, we would be knee high in bright green ground cover and mustard," said co-owner and winemaker Tim Ward, as he hiked with a visitor up a steep path through the vines. A self-titled cellar rat and dirt farmer (according to his business card)...