St. Charles County moves fast on fake pot banTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:53AMMonday afternoon in Joe Aiello's smoking lounge, gray-haired men in dress shirts puffed cigars as they reclined in leather chairs, watching a flat-screen television. It was not the image usually associated with K2, or "fake pot."
Smoke gets in your soul, pipe lovers saySunday, February 21, 2010 @ 1:12AMMASHPEE — Yesterday was International Pipe-Smoking Day. How did you let that one slip by?
From Chaucer to Hemingway to WhistlerFriday, February 19, 2010 @ 4:01PMIt might have been Chaucer who penned the lines eons beforeNaismith tacked those peach baskets to opposite walls and picked upa soccer ball for the pre-game shootaround.
Pipe Smoking Celebration to Visit MissouriWednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 8:45AMRelax with your pipe this Saturday. That is the mantra of the third annual International Pipe Smoking Day.
IPCPR Tobacconists, Pipe Smokers Celebrate Intl Pipe Smoking Day, Feb. 20Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 8:14AMSt. Louis, MO. – St. Louis, Missouri will be a center of the pipe smoking world at noon this Saturday, February 20. That’s when International Pipe Smoking Day will be celebrated at the 22nd Annual Gateway Area Pipe Show at the Heart of St. Charles Banquet Center.
Jimmy's Smoke Shop soldTuesday, December 29, 2009 @ 9:59PMNEW BRITAIN — A landmark on East Main Street for 81 years, Jimmy’s Smoke Shop has been the place to pick up a newspaper, a pack of cigarettes or, when a celebration calls for it, a box of good cigars.
Robert Frank's The Americans still shocks, 50 years onMonday, November 30, 2009 @ 10:10AMWhat makes a great photography exhibition? The question came into my head as I left the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York a few weeks ago, after spending around two hours wandering through Looking In: Robert Franks' The Americans . It may well be one of the most perfectly formed shows I have ever attended.
Dyer closer to tackling one drainage projectSunday, November 15, 2009 @ 7:03PMDYER | The project for the Briar Crossing retention area isready to go out for bid, but solutions for the Sandy Ridgesubdivision will require a few more meetings, stormwater officialssaid at the board's November meeting.
At Home briefsSunday, November 15, 2009 @ 1:02AMShort news items on topics related to home, family and gardening
Findlay Council OKs Hunters Creek improvementsWednesday, November 4, 2009 @ 2:40AMA flood-plagued Findlay neighborhood will be getting some relief in 2010 after City Council agreed Tuesday to help construct drainage pipes.
Briar Patch Smoke Shop Grand Opening October 29thFriday, October 9, 2009 @ 11:24AMBriar Patch, the newest destination location for premium cigar and pipe smokers in California, will celebrate its grand opening on October 29 in Sacramentos Loehmanns Plaza on Fair Oaks Boulevard
AG wins OT thrillerWednesday, October 7, 2009 @ 1:06AMWhat started as a defensive battle between the two top water polo teams on the Central Coast ended in a firefight.
This dude gave up pizza to sell smoking stuffTuesday, September 29, 2009 @ 10:08AMA customer used the B-word, not just once, but three times while referring to a glass pipe. So the clerk had to ask her to leave, and Tim Ward lost what would have been his first sale of the day on Friday.
Community MilestonesSaturday, September 26, 2009 @ 11:00PM□ Blake Carter of Winston-Salem has completed Campbell University's Lundy-Fetterman School of Business' Summer Program in Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise. The program introduces high school students to the fundamentals of market-based economics, free enterprise and entrepreneurial skills.
The Telstra ultimatum, or how to embrace the 21st centuryFriday, September 18, 2009 @ 9:19AMA nother kick in the guts for Telstra shareholders. That's the way this week's decision by the Federal Government to force the telecommunications group to split itself in two largely was portrayed. The Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, invariably was described as a bovver boy in steel-capped boots offering the hapless and hopelessly underperforming Telstra ''an offer it couldn't refuse''.
WHS plays well at Hoosier CupMonday, September 7, 2009 @ 8:06PMThe No. 12 Washington Hatchet soccer team had a successful weekend of Hoosier Cup soccer at Karst Farm Park, just outside of Bloomington.The Lady Hatchet soccer team finished second at Hoosier Cup in Bloomington over the weekend, going 1-1-1.
Andover hopes to bring 1,000 jobs to areaSaturday, July 25, 2009 @ 10:06AMAfter negotiations to bring a company to Conneaut went on the rocks in June the village of Andover stepped in to help make the business a reality, said Andover Mayor Bernie Baranowski.
Failure to yield causes 3-car crashSaturday, July 25, 2009 @ 8:25AMA three-car accident at the intersection of Route 46 and Route 6 closed both roads, and knocked down two utility poles Thursday evening.
GMR still leadsSaturday, July 25, 2009 @ 8:17AMGMR maintained a one-game lead in the Wednesday Night Men’s Bocce League.
Councilwoman wants beach bathrooms fixedThursday, July 23, 2009 @ 8:23AMA city councilwoman implores her fellow council members to spruce up the facilities at Walnut Beach.Ward 3 Councilwoman Betty Kist wants the renovations done before the Wine and Walleye Festival, slated for Aug. 22-23 at Walnut Beach.
WAVING ’EM DOWNThursday, July 23, 2009 @ 8:22AMNathan Avenue residents are up in arms over speeders, big trucks and a flagrant disregard for bicyclists on their street.
Local man finishes 100-mile raceThursday, July 23, 2009 @ 8:17AMGENEVA — For more than 24 hours, Seth McElroy put one foot in front of the other, climbing hills in the dark and descending mountains at sunrise in an attempt to run 100 miles through southern Vermont.
Sandlot Roundup: Lexi zaps County All-StarsThursday, July 23, 2009 @ 8:17AMLexi Zappitelli recorded all 12 outs with strikeouts in a four-inning no-hitter and also pounded out four hits, including a double, scored three runs and drove in two runs to lead Conneaut’s 10-11 softball team to an 18-0 victory Wednesday over Ashtabula County.
Buckeye BOE hires two new teachersWednesday, July 22, 2009 @ 11:51PMThe Buckeye Local Schools Board of Education is doing its part to bring down the county’s unemployment rate.
Family reunites rescue personnelWednesday, July 22, 2009 @ 8:23AMEight-year-old Austin Ruscoe’s blue eyes were bright with excitement as he was seated inside of the University Hospital’s MedEvac helicopter Tuesday at the South Central Ambulance District’s headquarters while his parents took photos.
Geneva Pipeline digs up successWednesday, July 22, 2009 @ 8:22AMDuring a time when other companies seem to be buried under the weight of the economic downturn, Geneva Pipeline continues to dig its way to success.
County will collect hazardous wasteWednesday, July 22, 2009 @ 8:22AMAshtabula County hazardous waste collection will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Ashtabula County Fairgrounds, North Poplar Street.
Crash victim flown to hospital by helicopterWednesday, July 22, 2009 @ 8:19AMAn Andover area man was taken by helicopter to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Youngstown early Monday evening following a one-vehicle crash on Route 85 east of the village, said Ohio Highway Patrol Trooper Aaron Belcher.
16U Jaguars fall at nationalsWednesday, July 22, 2009 @ 8:18AMCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — When Meghan Cunha led off the game with a double and went on to score in the first inning, it looked like the Ohio Jaguars were off and running Tuesday in the opening of the double-elimination phase of the NSA 16-and-under NSA Fastpitch World Series.
Field set for softball ChallengeWednesday, July 22, 2009 @ 8:18AMThe field has been set for the first Sports and Sports Softball Challenge, which will be held the weekend of July 31-Aug. 2 at Ashtabula’s Softball City complex off West Avenue.
Two out of three ain’t bad for Post 151Wednesday, July 22, 2009 @ 8:18AMJosh Shorts led American Legion Post 151 to a 3-1 victory over the River Rat Pirates, leading off the third inning with a solo home run Tuesday night during the Freeport International Tournament.
I-Radar LinkWednesday, July 15, 2009 @ 4:27PMWho do you think should pay for the repairs to PNC Field? BRIAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY -- The Ber Vaughn pool manager says the Berwick borough council has no plans to shut down the pool, but she's afraid without necessary repairs, the nearly 40-year-old pool will close itself.
Gordon Brown and other planetsSunday, July 5, 2009 @ 6:25PM• I bumped into a Labour MP the other night, who told me that No 10 really has become a bunker, with the prime minister in complete denial of the outside world. He had been among a group of eight Labour MPs who had been to see Gordon Brown. One was Glenda Jackson, who ventured the view that things were looking very grim all round. "No, no, no!" said the great helmsman. "Growth! There will be ...
Unicoi man charged after deputies find pot patchTuesday, June 9, 2009 @ 3:27AMUNICOI — A tip that led Unicoi County sheriff’s investigators to 37 marijuana plants in a wooded area off Piney Grove Road on May 23 culminated in a man’s arrest Saturday, Sheriff Kent Harris said Saturday.
Floods are legacy of years of dumb growthSaturday, May 9, 2009 @ 6:31AMFact one: Charlotte is built on ridges and lowlands, and in most of those low-lying areas flows a creek. Fact two: Water runs downhill. Result: When it rains hard, Charlotte's creeks will overflow their banks. When buildings and streets are too close to the water, the result is floods.
W.Va. Governor Declares State of EmergencySaturday, May 9, 2009 @ 5:52AMSeveral southern West Virginia counties have had evacuations and mudslides due to flooding. Eastern Kentucky is also hard hit. WEB EXTRA: watch a slide show of e-Reporter photos
W.Va. Guard to Help Flood Ravaged Southern CountiesSaturday, May 9, 2009 @ 5:47AMOn Sunday, Governor Joe Manchin ordered the activation of about 300 National Guard members to assist emergency crews responding to flooding in the coalfields. WEB EXTRA: watch a slide show of nearly 500 e-Reporter photos
Development feeds Charlotte floodingThursday, May 7, 2009 @ 11:11PMCHARLOTTE — Why has Charlotte flooding gotten so bad? Academics and officials say too much development, an old drainage system and unusually heavy rainfall is pushing area creeks past their limits.
Police BlotterThursday, April 9, 2009 @ 5:21PMThese items are from Niles Police Department incident reports. The Niles Journal publishes this police blotter every Wednesday.
School projects listFriday, April 3, 2009 @ 8:00AMNational School Pride Program: round one successful schools
Last smokers’ paradise closesTuesday, March 24, 2009 @ 9:30PMthe commodity that transformed a village north of the Clyde into the second city of the empire and brought untold wealth and status to Glasgow's merchant class.
Remembering those old-time pipe dreamsSaturday, February 28, 2009 @ 4:28PM Rain hammered down upon the river causing the surface to explode and bubble as thunder rolled and lightning cracked overhead. Our belated attempt to beat the storm was futile, yet it wasn’t the first nor would it be the last time that greed got us in trouble.