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LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — A 58-year-old Kauai man sentenced to life in prison in 2001 for killing his wife by setting her on fire has had the minimum amount of time he must serve before he can request parole doubled to 120 years.
Last night was the SF Bike Coalition's Annual holiday fund-raising party. How did they raise much-needed cash? With an auction. Matt Smith has the details : A dinner with Board of Supervisors Prez Daivd Chiu ($500!) and a $210 Burning Man ticket combined with a s'mores party ($800!) So, yeah, dinner with a mega-important wonk and munching on too-sweet treats with sand up your ass -- sounds like ...
A 58-year-old Kauai man sentenced to life in prison in 2001 for killing his wife by setting her on fire has had his parole minimum doubled to 120 years.
What might a developer, city contractor, union leader, or other person with a financial stake in the decisions of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors pay for a one-on-one night on the tow...
When Jennifer Brazill comes back to town for her 20th East Aurora High School reunion next year, she’ll have some stories to tell: about managing the career of rising singer/songwriter/recording artist Samantha Stollenwerck and promoting her new CD “Carefree;” about co-founding a new record label, Dusty Peach Records, with Stollenwerck in Los Angeles; about rubbing elbows with the likes of Dave ...
It can't be eaten, but may be the sweetest treat on the road.
On the painful days following Thanksgiving, we like to recover by enjoying foods bearing little resemblance to those we spooned up on Thursday. Sometimes, with health or digestive relief i...
The beautiful 2009 Burning Man poster , by artists Corey and Catska Ench , portrays evolution as a fantasia of related patterns. Read the comments on this post...
Circus patrons searching for clowns, trampoline acts, and Russian women who apparently have no spines and can literally bend over backwards could be forgiven for ending up at Jeff's tent....
There was one complaint I heard over and over again from Indian entrepreneurs during my three weeks shuttling between Delhi, Jaipur, Bangalore, Mumbai and Pune: There aren’t enough angel investors in India. Now, truth be told, that’s a complaint I also hear in the American heartland, in Canada, in Europe, in Africa, in China and, well, pretty much everywhere I’ve traveled to over the last few ...
The folks at Motor City Blight Busters believe it takes more than sturdy walls to make a home, and more than a couple blocks of stable houses to make a neighborhood. A neighborhood needs a soul.
From tony toys and one-of-a-kind diamonds to cashmere and collectibles, our look at the season's top gifts.
Architecture: Elements, Materials, Form, by Francesca Prina (Princeton University Press; 384 pages; $29.95). There's no shortage of architectural primers, but this one stands out for two reasons. First, the eye-popping clarity of the 325 photographs. Second,...
VAIL, Colorado - Lee Mayjahs, a DJ who plays in Vail Saturday night, has been deejaying and promoting events throughout the U.S. for more than 20 years. As Founder of the Philadelphia Experiment (PEX), a Philadelphia-based arts and music community, he has rocked crowds from Los Angeles to Ibiza with his deep tech house music. Vail Daily: How did you get your start in the industry? Lee Mayjahs: I ...
For weeks, Donna Wheeler had her eyes on a set of luggage from Macy's department store she knows will be the perfect Christmas gift for her sister, who is traveling to Hawaii in January for her honeymoon.
Oakland's Hottub's got its start rather randomly three years ago, and has quickly formed into one of the Bay Area's biggest draws. Although the press occasionally mistakenly tags the band a...
Please join us for the dedication of Tree Spire a permanent ...
There was a whole lot more proof on Friday night, even if none ...
The Black Rock Arts Foundation presents our third annual fundraising ...
We were traveling along Route 80, and for once, Reno seemed almost ...
Cardboardia one of Black Rock Arts Foundation s 2009 Grantees! ...
Scott Beale / Laughing Squid We finally lost ACE Junkyard to ...
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