When we reach the Autumn Equinox, summer is officially over. That doesn’t mean you have to put sunshine and vacation fun entirely out of your mind. Isn’t that what mementos and souvenirs are for? Take this shell-shaped porcelain vase, which sold for $2,460 at Morphy Auctions. Even ...
We’re looking forward to a busy autumn at the library. The Library Board’s Strategic Planning Committee continues to work on writing our new strategic plan. The committee is currently working on forming goals and objectives. The goals and objectives we set will be the overarching framework ...
“Luckiest Girl Alive” author Jessica Knoll’s latest novel was inspired by Ted Bundy’s murders of two sorority sisters at Florida State University in 1978. Media coverage often mentions Bundy’s so-called charm and good looks as an oxymoron to his crimes. Instead of romanticizing the ...
With its carved giltwood trim and rich velvet upholstery, this sofa would look right at home among the opulent Baroque and extravagant Rococo styles of the 18th century. It was made much more recently, in fact; by Jumbo Collection, a contemporary Italian furniture company that was founded in ...
NEW YORK — You can work up quite an appetite sitting around a table plotting world domination. Luckily, a new cookbook lets Catan fans savor the board game even more while out-trading opponents. “Catan: The Official Cookbook “ includes 77 recipes inspired by the multiplayer phenomenon, ...
Identifying antique glass isn’t always easy. If you’re lucky, a piece may be marked, like this Phanomen vase, which is signed “Loetz Austria” on its pontil (the spot on the base where the blown molten glass was attached to a pontil for shaping). Proof of its maker, not to mention its ...