From Necktie to Hawaiian Tee
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Before starting a tropical clothing line in a state with no palm trees, Greg Chambers worked as a regional sales manager looking to get in touch with his inner “mad gringo.”
Feelin’ Good To Be Live
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
It took Robert Cray nearly 30 years before he released a live CD – something that undoubtedly disappointed fans that had long known the guitarist and the various lineups of his band consistently delivered tight and grooving shows on stage. But it wasn’t as if Cray hadn’t entertained the idea of a live disc long before that first concert release, Live From Across The Pond, arrived in 2006.
Shop Talk
Monday, August 2, 2010
I’m always excited to talk about Nebraskans doing cool things in fashion, and former Omahan Bethany Meuleners is no exception. The recent graduate of San Francisco’s Academy of Art University – who graduated from Millard North in 2001– has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to spend 10 months in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley studying traditional apparel crafting with local artisans. She’ll research how those techniques may be incorporated into global fashion while remaining sustainable for the artisans and beneficial to their economy.
Pitch Perfect
Monday, August 2, 2010
Amid wide expectations and under well-deserved scrutiny, Pitch opened last fall in Dundee to mixed reviews. The biggest detractors, according to the general public: reports of two-plus hour waits, no lunch, no take-out, and no substitutions. This was all part of the plan, of course. Stepping into the Tuscany-meets-Napa-inspired dining room at Pitch, Theisen explained the method to the madness.
Ask A Gem Girl Anything…
Sunday, August 1, 2010
A customer in search of a unique wedding band, a one-of-a-kind necklace, or a redesigned setting for an antique gemstone isn’t going to get very far in a world of big-box jewelry stores. Instead, they must seek out individual designers, like Leah Ashley, whose business is about meeting that need and creating customized jewelry designs.
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Calendar of Events
Events, July 28 – August 4, 2010
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Cover Story
The People’s Poets
It’s a strange beast, poetry. Generally the subject divides people into two camps: those – a tiny sliver – for whom it is life-sustaining expression, and the rest: those who think of it as elitist, self-indulgent, boring. Ironically, it’s that latter group that gave rise to the poetry slam, a modern performance twist that braids the written word, the spoken word, and sporting competition.
Columnists
Cans – You Dig It?
Not so long ago, if I ever found myself considering a can of beer, my mind settled on an image of an ice cold can of Coors Light. Not because it would be my beer of choice, but more so because of the simple fact that my brain had been penetrated by the mind-control media waves that their marketing engine was emitting. The win goes to Coors. And in fairness, good job.
Today is a different day.
Shout! Shots
