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News about Art, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Jul. 31, 2014
Michelle Slater's Tudor-style house in Stamford, Conn, is realization of longtime goal of creating arts retreat for scholars, musicians and fine artists, despite initial resistance from locals; Slater purchased house in 2009 and spent five years renovating. MORE
Jul. 31, 2014
ArtKapsule service is for those with blank walls but in desperate need of guidance on how to fill them; London-based company creates profile around person's taste, and selects artwork for their homes. MORE
Jul. 29, 2014
A German collector, Count Christian Duerckheim, will loan the artwork to the Tate for a period of "at least" 10 years. MORE
Jul. 29, 2014
Lost Museum, exhibit at Brown University's Rhode Island Hall in Providence, recreates Jenks Museum, long-forgotten natural history collection curated by alumnus John Whipple Potter Jenks in late 1800s; exhibit, collaboration between students and New York artist Mark Dion, is partly historical and partly fanciful reenactment of largely lost institution. MORE
Jul. 27, 2014
Chuck Klosterman The Ethicist column answers questions about sketching someone without his or her permission and a parent asking for cocktail that comes free with their child's brunch meal. MORE
Jul. 26, 2014
Saturday Profile of German artist Friedrich Liechtenstein, who has achieved Internet fame due to runaway success of web-only advertisement for one of the country's largest supermarket chains. MORE
Jul. 25, 2014
Experts say they have found sculptures believed to have been created by Edgar Degas and Auguste Rodin in home of reclusive German art collector Cornelius Gurlitt in Munich; Gurlitt kept hundreds of European masterworks, possibly looted by Nazis, in his apartment for decades prior to his death. MORE
Jul. 25, 2014
Carol Vogel Inside Art column; National Gallery of Art in Washington is presenting first major retrospective of eccentric Italian Renaissance master Piero di Cosimo; Brooke Kamin, continuing her first year as senior curator of Madison Square Park Conservancy, plans fall and winter projects; artist Peter Saul is creating five large paintings to coincide with Metropolitan Opera production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. MORE
Jul. 25, 2014
Karen Rosenberg reviews Polly Apfelbaum show A Handweaver's Pattern Book at Clifton Benevento gallery. MORE
Jul. 25, 2014
Holland Cotter reviews group exhibit Another Look at Detroit: Parts 1 and 2 at Marianne Boesky Gallery. MORE
Jul. 25, 2014
Roberta Smith reviews Patricia Esquivias exhibit 111-119 Generalisimo/Castellana at Murray Guy gallery. MORE
Jul. 25, 2014
Roberta Smith review group exhibit This is what sculpture looks like at Postmasters Gallery. MORE
Jul. 25, 2014
Ken Johnson reviews group show Displayed, organized by artist and curator Matthew Higgs, at Anton Kern gallery. MORE
Jul. 25, 2014
Karen Rosenberg reviews Oliver Payne and Nick Relph installation Ash's Stash at Gavin Brown's Enterprise gallery. MORE
Jul. 25, 2014
Holland Cotter reviews exhibit Beyond the Supersquare, exploring 20th-century modernist architecture and art in South America, at Bronx Museum of the Arts. MORE
Jul. 25, 2014
Roberta Smith Critic's Notebook; New York City gallerys are increasingly taking a mixed approach to curating for summer group shows, combining different time periods, vastly disparate cultures and other incongruous pairings; roundup of exhibits at Sean Kelly Gallery, Pavel Zoubok Gallery and Salon 94 noted. MORE
Jul. 25, 2014
Karen Rosenberg reviews exhibit Lee Bontecou: Drawn Worlds at Princeton University of Art Museum. MORE
Jul. 25, 2014
Ken Johnson reviews exhibit Milton Resnick (1917-2004), featuring works by abstract painter Milton Resnick, at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City. MORE
Jul. 24, 2014
Q&A column with artists Chris Attenborough and Sean Naftel, who discuss their piece Yard Sale at the DeBuck Gallery in Chelsea. MORE
Jul. 24, 2014
Limited-edition $50 bag featuring image of Jeff Koons balloon dog sculpture is being offered by fashion retailer H&M; collaboration is latest example of trend in which retailers are bringing art-inspired style in reach of average consumer. MORE
Jul. 22, 2014
Judge Robert D Okun of the District of Columbia Superior Court rules that challenge to plan by National Gallery of Art and George Washington University to absorb long-struggling Corcoran Gallery of Art and its college can go forward. MORE
Jul. 21, 2014
Mana Contemporary arts complex in Jersey City remains one of the metropolitan area's biggest cultural secrets; facility was created by Moishe Mana, low-profile storage and moving magnate, who conceived idea of displaying art that is otherwise kept by collectors in storage; complex, nearly a million square feet in size, has grown to include studios, galleries, a rehearsal space foundry, and more. MORE
Jul. 20, 2014
Exhibit Don Resnick: Essence of Place, at the Emily Lowe Gallery at Hofstra University Museum, includes paintings, water colors and drawings that reflect Resnick's love of nature (Metropolitan/Long Island). MORE
Jul. 20, 2014
In the Garden of Sonic Delights, exhibition of sound art at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, offers 10 works by 11 digital music artists that address global issues but also reflect creators' affinity for specific spots in natural surroundings near center (Metropolitan/Westchester). MORE
Jul. 20, 2014
Exhibit Tales of Two Cities: New York and Beijing, at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, features works by five pairs of artists, each pair consisting of one who is New York-based and one who is Beijing-based (Metropolitan/Connecticut). MORE
Jul. 20, 2014
Villa e Collezione Panza, storied villa of Milanese businessman and art collector Giuseppe Panza di Biumo, is now a contemporary art museum; latest exhibit, called Aisthesis: The Origin of Sensations, features works by artists Robert Irwin and James Turrell that explore the ability to perceive. MORE
Jul. 18, 2014
Carol Vogel Inside Art column; Morgan Library & Museum acquires Roy Lichtenstein sketchbooks and drawings from his widow Dorothy; Spanish visual artist Daniel Canogar plans exhibit Storming Times Square for September 2014; Independent Art Fair plans second event, Independent Projects, which will also be held in Dia Art Foundation's old home in Chelsea; art dealer Dominique Levy will open London gallery. MORE
Jul. 18, 2014
Ken Johnson reviews exhibit Robert De Niro Sr, Paintings and Drawings, featuring artist's work at DC Moore gallery. MORE
Jul. 18, 2014
Roberta Smith reviews Hito Steyerl exhibit How Not to Be Seen at Andrew Kreps Gallery in Chelsea. MORE
Jul. 18, 2014
Karen Rosenberg reviews Mickalene Thomas exhibit Tete de Femme at Lehmann Maupin gallery. MORE
Jul. 18, 2014
Martha Schwendener reviews group exhibit A Machinery for Living at Friedrich Petzel Gallery in Chelsea. MORE
Jul. 18, 2014
Holland Cotter reviews New Museum of Contemporary Art exhibition Here and Elsewhere, highlighting little-known works from the Arab world. MORE
Jul. 18, 2014
Ken Johnson reviews Museum of Biblical Art exhibition Back to Eden: Contemporary Artists Wander the Garden, featuring works by 18 artists. MORE
Jul. 16, 2014
Expressive, comics-inspired pottery by husband-and-wife team Michael Frimkess and Magdalena Suarez Frimkess has become sleeper hit of Hammer Museum biennial in Los Angeles, thanks to younger generation of local artists who have been bringing attention to it. MORE
Jul. 13, 2014
Highlights of several artists from the Arab world whose work is being featured in New Museum exhibit Here and Elsewhere. MORE
Jul. 13, 2014
Criss-Crossing the Divine exhibit presents lively interactive piece from artist Nina Yankowitz at Guild Hall in East Hampton (Metropolitan/Long Island). MORE
Jul. 13, 2014
Professional sand sculptor Matt Long, who spends most of his summer carving castles along the Jersey Shore and Coney Island, describes his typical Sunday routine. MORE
Jul. 13, 2014
Todd Pitock travel article on trip to Johannesburg for a look at the growing collection of public artworks revitalizing the city. MORE
Jul. 13, 2014
Egyptian graffiti artist and muralist Ganzeer, who became famous during political movement that ousted Hosni Mubarak in 2011, is taking his protest art beyond Egypt; his work has been featured in several new projects and exhibits, including New Museum show highlighting artist responses to upheaval in Arab world. MORE
Jul. 12, 2014
Kara Walker sculpture A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby, which graced Domino factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for only two months before condominium construction began at site, is just latest example of grand tradition of ephemeral art. MORE
Jul. 11, 2014
Serge Schmemann Editorial Observer describes the way modern politics has intruded upon exhibitions at the Russian Museum and the Hermitage in Russia; notes that many of the current exhibits carry moral and political overtones offering contrast to Pres Vladimir V Putin's agenda, and offer reassurance that the state will never impose proper political behavior on Russian creativity. MORE
Jul. 11, 2014
Carol Vogel Inside Art column describes recent acquisitions by Metropolitan Museum of Art and Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles as well as interactive installations at Brooklyn's MetroTech Center; notes additions to curatorial staffs at Metropolitan Museum of Art and National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. MORE
Jul. 11, 2014
Roberta Smith reviews exhibit of paintings by Daniel Heidkamp, Patrick Berran and Jennifer Nichols at White Columns gallery. MORE
Jul. 11, 2014
Roberta Smith reviews expansion of Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass. MORE
Jul. 11, 2014
Holland Cotter reviews group exhibition If You Build It, organized by nonprofit art group No Longer Empty, at Sugar Hill Building in Washington Heights. MORE
Jul. 11, 2014
Holland Cotter reviews exhibition Waterweavers: The River in Contemporary Colombian Visual Arts and Material Culture at Bard Graduate Center. MORE
Jul. 11, 2014
Ken Johnson reviews exhibition Help!, featuring work by Dan Colen, at Brant Foundation Art Study Center in Greenwich, Conn. MORE
Jul. 10, 2014
Expert appraisal of Detroit Institute of Arts' collection finds works could be worth $2.7 billion to $4.6 billion; appraisal, commissioned by city and museum in advance of a federal bankruptcy trial, also notes such a price tag will never be attained at sale because of factors including donor lawsuits and market weakness. MORE
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50 Shades of Blue, Green, Everything
"Kate Ericson & Mel Ziegler," at Galerie Perrotin, surveys the work of a couple who shared a passion for color, taxonomy and the revelation of unseen patterns.
August 3, 2014, Sunday
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Dick Smith Dies at 92; Makeup Artist of Vast Reach
Mr. Smith, one of film and television's most original and accomplished makeup artists, worked with plaster masks and liquid foam latex.
August 1, 2014, Friday
MORE ON ART AND: Amadeus (Movie) , Actors and Actresses , Teeth and Dentistry , Taxi Driver (Movie) , The Exorcist (Movie) , Smith, Dick , The Godfather (Movie) , Movies , Deaths (Obituaries) , Academy Awards (Oscars) , Masks , Cosmetics and Toiletries , Art
Museum & Gallery Listings for Aug. 1-7
A critical guide to exhibitions and installations in the New York area.
August 1, 2014, Friday
Summer Treats in the Met's European Galleries
The Metropolitan Museum has made a few changes that may beguile summer visitors, like hanging all 17 of its van Goghs together for the first time in over a decade.
August 1, 2014, Friday
MORE ON ART AND: Art , Metropolitan Museum of Art
Nancy Rubins: 'Our Friend Fluid Metal'
For this show, Ms. Rubins has turned cast-aluminum playground animals into precarious-looking feats of artistic engineering.
August 1, 2014, Friday
MORE ON ART AND: Art , Rubins, Nancy
'New Hells'
In a world laid bare to technological scrutiny, a retreat to the psychological dark side seems like a smart idea, and that's where "New Hells" goes.
August 1, 2014, Friday
MORE ON ART AND: Art
'The Intuitionists' and 'Small'
"The Intuitionists" presents a bewildering array of works; but a more engaging show, "Small," awaits in a nearby gallery.
August 1, 2014, Friday
MORE ON ART AND: Art , Drawing Center
Tom Friedman: 'Paint and Styrofoam'
The artist Tom Friedman tends to blow our minds and then move on, rarely repeating himself.
August 1, 2014, Friday
MORE ON ART AND: Art , Friedman, Tom
Delicate Chinese Albums for Wealthy Show-Offs
The Huntington Library in California has acquired a set of 17th-century Chinese albums of wood blocks and poetry from the Ten Bamboo workshop.
August 1, 2014, Friday
MORE ON ART AND: Art , Antiques , Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
Kodak Moments, Deconstructed
"Christopher Williams: The Production Line of Happiness," at the Museum of Modern Art, goes deep into the mechanics of creating the exhibition itself.
August 1, 2014, Friday
MORE ON ART AND: Art , Museum of Modern Art , Williams, Christopher
Long Days, Extra Innings
New art books include textured dreamscapes by Lee Bontecou and full-size reproductions of Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts."
Bill Cunningham | Jeff Koons' Big Bloom
The last big week of the social season held one final grand surprise: the Jeff Koons retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Presenting 'Play-Doh'
The artist Jeff Koons unveils his new sculpture "Play-Doh" in a retrospective at the Whitney Museum. The piece took 20 years to complete.
This Weekend: A Jeff Koons Retrospective
Make this weekend an art-filled one. There's the Jeff Koons retrospective at the Whitney, a new morbid museum in Brooklyn and an arts festival in the Rockaways.
'Homeless Lamp, the Juice Sucker'
Excerpt from a video of a performance by the artist Iván Navarro and his flourescent light bulb sculpture on the streets of Chelsea.
'A Logo for America'
A video of the work by Alfredo Jaar.
Managing 'Play-Doh'
John von Schmid, sculpture manager of the Jeff Koons studio, demonstrates how a part of the sculpture "Play-Doh" (1994–2014) will get through the front door of the Whitney for its Koons retrospective.
Warhol's Entourage Speaks His Truth
Scenes from the 20th-anniversary gala for the Andy Warhol Museum, which is hosting a show about Halston and Warhol.
This Weekend | The 9/11 Memorial Museum
This weekend you can visit the new Sept. 11 museum, see art that was made by ordinary people at the American Folk Art Museum or check out the Carpeaux exhibit at the Met before it ends.
This Weekend | The Marvelous Sugar Baby
Visit Kara Walker's giant sugar coated sphinx in Brooklyn, see what a Don Quixote ballet looks like at the Met or check out some medieval stained glass at the Cloisters.
Courtroom Sketch Artist
This short documentary captures the rise and fall of a courtroom sketch artist in Texas.
Bill Cunningham | The Met Ball
The designer Charles James (1906-78) is the subject of a sumptuous new retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This Weekend: Million-Dollar Art on Sale
View million-dollar art for sale at one of New York's auction houses, visit a minimalist retrospective upstate or listen to the new albums of some '90s music stars.
Times Minute | Climate Change Report
Climate change "has moved firmly into the present," scientists reporting to the White House said. Also on the Minute, South Africa's national elections and advance bids for top art at spring auctions.
A Minimalist Master Returns
Carl Andre is one of America's greatest living sculptors. He has been mostly absent from the American art scene for decades, but recently returned to oversee the installation of a new retrospective.
This Weekend: Two Warhol Exhibitions
This weekend in New York: two Andy Warhol exhibitions, Neil Patrick Harris playing a transgender rock star and Ballet Preljocaj's "Snow White."
'Ai Weiwei: According to What?'
A look at the Ai Weiwei survey at the Brooklyn Museum.
Ai Weiwei on Art and Technology
The artist addresses the flow of information and how it affects art today.
This Weekend: Indie Films and Ai Weiwei
Things to do this weekend include the Tribeca Film Festival, which is in full swing in lower Manhattan. There's also a new Ai Weiwei exhibition in Brooklyn, and Olga Peretyatko makes her Met debut.
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Good spot for a lunch on Sunday?
My friend's family is coming to town and they want to take her for a late lunch on Sunday. Mum is not an adventurous eater, so dim sum, sushi, etc are all out of the question. At the same time, it's my friend's birthday weekend so bacon and eggs are a little basic. Any ideas for a nice spot that is open Sundays? We're talking downtown.
What about the School Bakery? It's one of my fave's and anything but basic.
What about Cafe Belong @ the Brickworks? or Lola's Kitchen? or Simple Bistro?
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I haven't been for brunch but I did have dinner at Cafe Belong (in the sweltering heat) and thought the price was reasonable for the portions that were served. Our mains (fried chicken, pork chop & daily fish) were $18-25 I think? They make good cocktails if that helps you decide ;-)
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Actually the corkage policy (even at $25) would attract me more. Not sure if they'd let me bring the stunning 13th Street Brut sparkler though - $133 on their list but under $60 in my cellar!
I can (nominally) get fried chicken and pork chop almost anywhere- are they really that good (I'm not remotely interested in 'family-style' food service)?
And is parking paid on evenings and Sundays? I've only been daytime when you have to pay.
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Try Beast on Tecumseh. It may be this a little adventurous so check the menu first ... http://thebeastrestaurant.com/?p=164
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Cafe Belong today for brunch. First time, food was just so so and service horrible.
The patio was full and everything was backed up because of it. Apparently there weren't expecting the crowds.
Our food was pretty much comped so even though they did the right thing, we were very underwhelmed and disappointed. Too bad, cuz we really wanted to like it but honestly they seemed so in the weeds and again, the food and menu just didnt grab us.

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Fox News' Slow Mo'?
By Liz Cox Barrett Jun 30, 2008 at 04:02 PM
From Jacques Steinberg in Saturday's http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/28/arts/television/28rati.html?ref=business">New York Times, when it comes to prime-time viewership Fox News' "momentum has effectively stalled,... More
Those "False Obama Rumors" Have Legs
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White House: NYT's A-1 Al Qaeda Story Old News
By Liz Cox Barrett Jun 30, 2008 at 12:43 PM
The New York Times deemed newsy enough to merit lead story placement its piece, based on "more than four dozen... More
Taking Back the Swift Boat
By Liz Cox Barrett Jun 30, 2008 at 08:41 AM
Remember when a Swift boat was just a Swift boat -- or, if you prefer, a Patrol Craft Fast --... More
Even The Distracted…
By Liz Cox Barrett Jun 26, 2008 at 11:17 AM
...can be forced still, to think for a moment. At least once a month the New York Times stops me... More
Is All Settled with NBC's To Catch A Predator Series?
By Liz Cox Barrett Jun 26, 2008 at 10:47 AM
Per the New York Times, "NBC has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who killed himself... More
Found: An "Old Media Triumph"
By Liz Cox Barrett Jun 26, 2008 at 08:38 AM
McClatchy's John Walcott would like us all to see its "Guantánamo: Beyond the Law" series, in part, as evidence of... More
Butt, MSNBC!
By Liz Cox Barrett Jun 25, 2008 at 01:20 PM
Last week, Megan ">wrote about what she called MSNBC's "thong day's journey into night," wherein a report about a woman... More
AP: OC Register To Outsource Copy Editing
By Liz Cox Barrett Jun 25, 2008 at 11:00 AM
"Outsourced Edit?" is the headline of a short piece by Ben Frumin in the current issue of CJR about Express... More
NYT Goes National Geographic
By Liz Cox Barrett Jun 25, 2008 at 09:56 AM
That (New York Times goes National Geographic) was the reaction of one of my co-workers to the Times completely fascinating... More
Men Covering Men (Covered By Men)
By Liz Cox Barrett Jun 25, 2008 at 09:25 AM
Elizabeth Holmes, of the Wall Street Journal's "Washington Wire," notices she's the only woman in the McCain traveling press corps... More
Let's Simplify And Go With "Talking Head"
By Liz Cox Barrett Jun 25, 2008 at 08:36 AM
If you always suspected that those cable talking head classifications (political contributor? strategist? analyst?) were arbitrary and about as meaningful... More
Pop-Up Video, Meet the Press
By Liz Cox Barrett Jun 24, 2008 at 01:12 PM
When asked on Sunday's Meet The Press if he's "interested in being vice president," after some back-and-forth with Brian Williams,... More
Two More Media Players On Russert's Replacement
By Liz Cox Barrett Jun 24, 2008 at 11:43 AM
For people who find this sort of thing urgent. Arianna Huffington has broken her silence. And waded carefully into the... More
That Obama Guy? He's Totally Talking About You
By Liz Cox Barrett Jun 24, 2008 at 09:07 AM
Anything that Karl Rove says in an election year is news. And so, on blogs and on cable everyone is... More
MSNBC Hits FW on RNC Attack Email
By Liz Cox Barrett Jun 23, 2008 at 04:24 PM
Sigh. We've reached the part of the campaign season (if we hadn't already, I've lost track) where the RNC issuing... More
Broder, Woodward, WaPo (Surprise!?)
By Liz Cox Barrett Jun 23, 2008 at 10:55 AM
A deep cynic might read Ken Silverstein's recent reporting on David Broder and Bob Woodward having collected speaking fees (and... More
Fox & Friends' Advocacy Journalism
By Liz Cox Barrett Jun 23, 2008 at 10:25 AM
Yes, morning news shows offer ripe, low-hanging fruit for media critics. Yes, Fox News in particular revels in the Regular... More
NYT Public Editor Misses The Trouble With Dowd
By Liz Cox Barrett Jun 23, 2008 at 08:40 AM
"[B]y assailing Clinton in gender-heavy terms in column after column" -- 28 of 44 columns since Jan. 1 --"[Maureen Dowd]... More
Politico: Press's "Dear Obama" Letter on Lack of Access
By Liz Cox Barrett Jun 19, 2008 at 10:57 AM
Per Politico, the late Tim Russert was one of several journalists who signed a June 6 letter to the Obama... More
How Forbes got to $475 million - That's what a Hong Kong investor has agreed to pay for a firm that two years ago had trouble paying its rent
Journalists subpoenaed in 'pink-slime' suit - BPI wants emails from NYT's Michael Moss, public-health lawyer Michele Simon, and others
Bloomberg struggles to break out of the box - Justin Smith's ambitious digital transformation hits some bumps
The Grand Dame of Florida reporting has retired twice, but she's still causing trouble - A conversation with the Tampa Bay Times' Lucy Morgan
Embedded with the Koch brothers - Hometown reporters get rare access to the media-shy oilmen, with mixed results
Why one editor won't run any more op-eds by the Heritage Foundation's top economist (14)
How Forbes got to $475 million (12)
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Are female journalists up to the job of a Jill Abramson interview? (8)
Email blasts from CJR writers and editors
James Fallows on David Frum's asserted, then retracted, charge the NYT ran fake photos of Gaza
"For all their blind spots and flaws, reporters on the scene are trying to see, so they can tell, and the photographic and video reporters take greater risks than all the rest, since they must be closer to the action. For people on the other side of the world to casually assert that they're just making things up—this could and would drive them crazy."
The 60-second interview: Marty Baron (Capital New York)
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The new face of Richard Norris (GQ)
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Have a photo of an event you recently attended?
Did you take photos at a recent game at Mentor High or Lake Catholic game? Did you attend a great community event recently and preserve the memories on your digital camera?
Well, Mentor Patch has the perfect place for you to share those photos with your neighbors.
"Your Neighborhood Gallery" debuts today. The photo gallery provides a place for residents to easily upload photos of the community directly to Mentor Patch.
We want to know what you've seen in town and we want you to share your pictures with our readers and staff. While you can upload photos related to specific stories to many articles on this site, there was no existing place for you to upload photos that aren't related to an existing story or blog post.
Rather than asking you all to sign up as a blogger in order to share a photo, we are asking you to upload photos to Your Neighborhood Gallery – a collection of photos from you and your neighbors about your neighborhood. Just use the button embedded in the gallery.
Your photo(s) can be anything from any time frame. Write as little or as much as you want about the photo, or nothing at all and let the picture be worth 1,000 words. We look forward to starting more specific galleries in the future. For now, please share with us here!


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Next week, it's time to cook the turkey and all the fixins that go with a Thanksgiving feast. All that cooking is hard work. Chefs, even those working in a home kitchen, need to take steps to make sure that all that cooking does not take its toll on his or her body.
ATI Physical Therapy have some tips that can help keep you pain-free.
"Activities such as standing too long while cooking, meal preparation, and lifting heavy objects like turkeys and boxes can cause back, shoulder and neck pain," says Tara Smith, physical therapist at ATI. "There are simple things that can be done to help decrease the effects of the added stress on our bodies."
While cooking:
- Be sure to stand on a padded surface, and maintain even weight on each leg.
- Try using a stool to prop-up one foot, and give each leg a turn.
- It's best to stand when carving or chopping, so choose a workspace that is level with your forearms when elbows are bent at a 90° angle.
- Don't forget to take a break every 20-30 minutes and perform simple stretching exercises to loosen shoulder, back and neck muscles.
Lifting the turkey or dessert
- Lift with your knees, and avoid bending at the waist or twisting your trunk.
- Keep the load close to your midline (bellybutton), and your body.
- If you need to move any heavy objects, test the weight of the object first by pushing it with your foot. If it seems too heavy, ask for help.
In addition to muscle aches and pains, injuries to the hand are all too common during the holidays. From turkey carving to broken glass, the kitchen can be a dangerous place.
"We often see finger and tendon injuries when patients try to cut a piece of bread in their hand, or catch a slice of meat under the knife," Heather Robinson, certified hand therapist with ATI Hand Therapy, said. Always remember to use a cutting board, and keep your free hand away from the knife."
Carving Safety Tips
- Keep your knife sharp, the handle dry and consider using an electric knife for ease with carving.
- Your carving surface should be dry to help prevent the item from slipping, and well-lit so you can see.
- Never carve towards yourself, and keep your free hand opposite of the side you are carving towards.
- When it's time for the dreaded washing of the dishes, remember that wet, sudsy plates and glasses can be dangerous to your hands if dropped.
If you get cut, apply direct pressure to the wound with a clean cloth to help stop bleeding. Seek medical attention if bleeding doesn't stop after 15 minutes, or you notice tingling or numbness.
If you do get hurt and your aches and pains last more than a few days, visit any ATI Physical Therapy clinic for a Complimentary Injury Screening. ATI will address your concerns, evaluate your injury and provide you with options for continued care. Visit www.ATIpt.com for a location near you.


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New equipment is going into laboratories inside Maryville College's Sutton Science Center, faculty and students are planning summer internships in research training, and Dr. Ben Cash is investigating vehicles that will get faculty and students to wetlands, fields, forests and streams.
The catalyst for elevated activity in the college's Natural Science Division is a recent $300,000 grant from the United States Department of Education. With it, the college is starting a new Undergraduate Science Education and Research Institute.
"This grant will enable us to do what we often don't have many resources to do, and that's getting outside the classroom and being involved in real projects," said Cash, chair of the college's Natural Sciences Division and professor of biology. "Getting into the field is probably the most important part of training scientists. It's fundamental."
Cash is project director for the institute and was instrumental in shaping its vision.
He said that ultimately, he and his colleagues in biology, chemistry and physics want to attract – and then prepare – more talented students for professional lives as scientists.
"The National Academy of Sciences issued a report in 2007 in which scholars expressed their deep concern for the current state of basic science and science education in the United States," Cash said. "Among the academy's solution was an increased emphasis on basic research itself and on initiatives to attract and train young scientists more effectively than what presently occurs."
Hearing that Congress was appropriating money for science education through the Department of Education's Funding for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) office, Cash began working with Brandon Bruce, director of gifts and grants, on a grant proposal.
"I thought we were uniquely positioned to answer to this call for bold steps in science education," Cash said, explaining that hands-on science and faculty-student collaborations were already distinguished features of his division because of the college's Senior Study requirement, which calls for all students to complete a two-semester research and writing project guided by a faculty supervisor before graduating.
"Maryville College has been part of the United States' contribution to educating the world's best scientists for almost 200 years, and it will continue to be," the professor said. "But while our program had a solid foundation, we recognized that we had deficiencies in several areas that grant funding could help with."
Of the $300,000 that the college has been approved for, roughly half will go toward stipends for students engaged in summer internships and salaries for faculty members who are mentoring students in research-training projects centered at Maryville College and remote locations.
Remaining funds will support the purchase of modern teaching and research equipment (including up-to-date support equipment, spectrophotometers and data-acquisition systems) and vehicles and gear that address the mobility challenges of field research.
"There are limited resources available at the college in the form of vehicles, and departmental budgets do no extend to travel funds," Cash said. "With concentrated resources for mobility, faculty and students will be able to travel to project objectives locally or remotely."
Specifically, Cash is hoping to add one sport utility vehicle to the division's inventory, along with a trailer, canoe, all-terrain vehicle and utility vehicle.
This summer, the project director expects 10 to 12 students and four to five faculty members to be participating in the institute. Faculty are currently making arrangements for research training projects in cell biology and physics that will be conducted on campus, materials science studies that will be the focus at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and snake physiology and genetics observations at the University of Georgia Marine Institute at Sapelo Island.
Students will receive at least two hours practicum credit for their involvement. As part of the grant agreement, they are required to present their project outcomes at regional or national science meetings and also lead educational seminars about their experiences in classroom settings.
Maryville College President Dr. Tom Bogart said experiential education was a vital component of the college's core curriculum, and he was pleased that the college had secured the FIPSE funding.
"Some internship opportunities do not provide salaries for students, which make them prohibitive for our students who are relying on earning money to support their education," he said. "Grant funding can help students complete important work – work that integrates academic analysis and professional practice – rather than forcing them to choose between a paying job and an unpaid research position.
"On behalf of Maryville College, I thank legislators who supported the appropriations bill that made this funding available, especially Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr., who advocated strongly for our Undergraduate Science Education and Research Institute," the president said.
Duncan said he was happy to support the college's proposal.
"Maryville College is one of the finest educational institutions in this nation, and I am so pleased the school was able to secure this grant," the congressman said. "Investment in science is more important than ever, and this funding will ensure that Maryville College continues to attract and retain top students."
The FIPSE grant is the second major award secured by the Natural Sciences Division in as many years. Last year, the college was chosen to be the administrator of a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant valued at $440,000 for three years. That money is being used to fund yeast cell research.


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Jewelers raise money for Children's Hospital
Pictured, left to right, are (first row) – Vicki Robinson, Fink's Jewelers; Rejena Carreras, Carreras Jewelers; Jane Sternheimer, Charles Schwarzschild Jewelers; Cheryl Fornash, Cheryl Fornash Jewelers; Mary Gill Lawson, Victoria Charles Jewellery; (second row) – Cameron Cummings, co-chair, Children's Hospital Foundation Ball; Ronnie Adolf, Adolf Jewelers; Don Dransfield, Dransfield Jewelers; Todd Minnich, Schwarzschild Jewelers; Vera and Mike Caniglia, Vera's Fine Jewelers; Martha Bowdin, co-chair. Not pictured: Taylor Cowardin, Cowardin's Jewelers; Jack Kreuter, Jack Kreuter Jewelers; Ray Bigam, Peter Alexander Jewelers.
For the third consecutive year, a number of local jewelers have joined together to make a donation to the community. Each participating jeweler donated a piece with a retail value of $1,500 to a raffle, which raised $13,525 for the Children's Hospital Foundation.
"Organizing the Jewels for Children raffle has been a wonderful experience for me," said Cheryl Fornash of Cheryl Fornash Jewelers. "Working with the Children's Hospital Junior Board has been delightful, and the jewelers have once again been gracious and extremely generous."
In addition to Fornash, participating jewelers included Adolf Jewelers, Carreras Jewelers, Charles Schwarzschild Jewelers, Cowardin Jewelers, Dransfield Jewelers, Fink's Jewelers, Jack Kreuter Jewelers, Peter Alexander Jewelers, Schwarzschild Jewelers, Vera's Fine Jewelers and Victoria Charles Jewellery.
This was the first year that the raffle benefitted the Children's Hospital Foundation. In February, the jewelers' raffle raised $13,000 for the Massey Cancer Center at the annual Women in Wellness event.
Agencies combine on new entry point to Chickahominy
Canoeing and kayaking enthusiasts soon will have a new access point to the Chickahominy River. VDOT, the James River Association and Henrico County Parks and Recreation are teaming up to establish a new site in Eastern Henrico.
The James River Association negotiated the deal with VDOT to procure official access to the area located just east of I-295 on North Airport Road in Sandston. The site includes a park-and-ride commuter lot bordering the Chickahominy River and has been an unofficial launch site used by paddlers for years. > Read more.
Equestrian clinic planned July 7-8 in Henrico
Citizen Staff Reports 07/04/2014
Henrico equestrians interested in deepening the bond between themselves and their horses have the opportunity to attend a two day clinic, held at Steppin' High Stables on July 7-8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The clinic, "Become Partners with your Horse," will be taught by multiple world champion equestrienne Terry Preiser and will focus on how riders and horses can work together to achieve more. > Read more.
Henrico school bus driver honored
Citizen Staff Reports 07/03/2014
The Henrico-based Hephaestus Society recently awarded its first annual community heroes award (the Hephaestus Award) to Hicham Elgharouch (pictured, center) for what it termed his "selfless acts of caring" in his duties as a Henrico County Public Schools bus driver. Henrico County Director of Pupil Transportation Josh Davis, joined Hephaestus Society President Travis Gardner, in presenting the award and an accompanying $1,500 check to Elgharouch last month.
Elgharouch was selected for his clear and demonstrated patience and for his infectious positive attitude, according to the society. > Read more.
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A debut of extraordinary distinction: through the trials of one unforgettable family, Ayana Mathis tells the story of the children of the Great Migration, a story of love and bitterness and the promise of a new America.
In 1923, fifteen-year-old Hattie Shepherd flees Georgia and settles in Philadelphia, hoping for a chance at a better life. Instead, she marries a man who will bring her nothing but disappointment and watches helplessly as her firstborn twins succumb to an illness a few pennies could have prevented. Hattie gives birth to nine more children whom she raises with grit and mettle and not an ounce of the tenderness they crave. She vows to prepare them for the calamitous difficulty they are sure to face in their later lives, to meet a world that will not love them, a world that will not be kind. Captured here in twelve luminous narrative threads, their lives tell the story of a mother's monumental courage and the journey of a nation.
Beautiful and devastating, Ayana Mathis's The Twelve Tribes of Hattie is wondrous from first to last - glorious, harrowing, unexpectedly uplifting, and blazing with life. An emotionally transfixing page-turner, a searing portrait of striving in the face of insurmountable adversity, an indelible encounter with the resilience of the human spirit and the driving force of the American dream, Mathis's first novel heralds the arrival of a major new voice in contemporary fiction.
Lawrence had just given the last of his money to the numbers man when Hattie called him from a public telephone a few blocks from her house on Wayne Street. Her voice was just audible over the street traffic and the baby's high wail. "It's Hattie," she said, as though he would not recognize her voice. And then, "Ruthie and I left home." Lawrence thought for a moment that she meant she had a free hour unexpectedly, and he might come and meet them at the park where they usually saw each other.
"No," she'd said. "I packed my things. We can't . . . we're not going back."
They met an hour later at a diner on Germantown Avenue. The lunch rush was over, and Hattie was the lone customer. She sat with Ruthie propped in her lap, a menu closed on the table in front of her. Hattie did not look up as Lawrence approached. He had the impression that she'd seen him walk in and had turned her head so as not to appear to be looking for him. A cloth ...
Ayana Mathis's debut novel The Twelve Tribes of Hattie is a stunning, penetrating portrait of a woman through the eyes of her children. Devotion and its intersection with love is one of the central ruminations of the novel. The narrative structure of the novel is intriguing, and somewhat like a puzzle. For example, although Hattie is the titular character, she is rarely allowed the opportunity to provide her own perspective. The effect is powerful and subtle. Each chapter provides information that creates a complete picture of a proud, intelligent, and ultimately, trapped woman. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie establishes Ayana Mathis as a gifted writer, one who will be watched with excitement. Fans of Toni Morrison and James Baldwin will find another favorite in this powerful new talent.
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---- — The Northeast commercial groundfishery — centered in Gloucester and New Bedford, and drawing boats from ports between Maine and North Carolina — is facing an economic abyss in 2013, based on the first hard but unofficial calculations of catch limit cuts that loom beginning next May 1.
According to preliminary numbers from the New England Fishery Management Council's executive committee, the total allowable catch of Gulf of Maine cod — linchpin stock of the inshore fleet — is projected to face a 72 percent cut from the current year, while the catch limit for the Georges Bank cod, the core target of the larger offshore trip boats, is projected to be trimmed by 70 percent.
All of the cuts would be from the allowable catch from the current fishing year, which began this past May 1 and runs through next April 30. The Gulf of Maine cod catch limit was already cut by 22 percent under interim limits put in place following a dire but controversial cod assessment announced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 2011.
In addition, the allowable catch for Georges Bank yellowtail flounder is projected to be cut by 51 percent for 2013, allowable landings of Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine yellowtail could be down by 45 percent, and the catch limits for American plaice — what shoppers and mongers call "sole" — are projected as being cut by 69 percent, according to the council figures obtained by the Times.
Additional, related body blows to the industry include an expected two-month closure of inshore gillnetting in the fall to protect harbor porpoises, an uncertain effort to protect Atlantic sturgeon, which was listed as threatened by vote of the New England Fishery Management Council in February, and a shift from the government to the fishermen to cover the cost of at-sea monitors, required under the catch share commodification program that was instituted in May 2010.
Those costs are estimated at $650 a day, falling more heavily on the smallest boats.
The dire calculations and discrete conservation actions came to light at Thursday's meeting of the New England Fishery Management Council's Groundfish Committee in Portsmouth, N.H., but were first made at a Monday meeting of the council's Executive Committee.
While promising to provide all available help, NOAA Fisheries' acting administrator Sam Rauch and Council Chairman C.M. "Rip" Cunningham Jr. issued a written statement Thursday conceding "... there is unlikely to be any solution to fully mitigate the challenges in 2013."
The Gloucester-based Northeast Seafood Coalition, the region's largest industry group, said in a statement the time has come for radical approaches to fisheries management "or else there will be no groundfishery" left.
"Everything has to be on the table -- science, management and the law," the coalition statement indicated.
That statement is in stark contrast to the sentiments expressed last November in a letter that was written partially at the coalition's Gloucester office and signed by many fishermen working in sectors organized by the coalition, which argued for a regulatory status quo.
Between then and now, however, scientific assessments have merged to describe an ecosystem slipping backward despite ever more rigorous constrictions on fishing, and the installment of a catch share management system within Northeast groundfishery. "There are much larger forces at work in the Gulf of Maine and on Georges Bank than just controlling fishing mortality or preventing overfishing on an instantaneous basis," the Seafood Coalition's statement read. "It's time for NOAA, managers and Congress to openly acknowledge that low productivity of fish stocks is outside the control of the law or fisheries management, and we can no longer continue to destroy fishing communities in an effort to control the uncontrollable.
"It is not only unfair to hold fishermen fully and exclusively accountable to the natural cycles of complex natural ecosystems,but it is irresponsible to continue in this manner."
NOAA, its regional fishery management council, which has advisory authority over the New England states, industry and conservation interests have been engaged in a set of rolling crisis management meetings and workshops since last November, when the first blast of bad news emerged in the form of discouraging benchmark assessment of inshore cod. The report contradicted a three-year-old benchmark assessment that had pointed optimistically to the future.
NOAA found a legal rationale within the 2006 reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to hold the contraction of the cod fishery to only 22 percent this year, while the council rewrote its recovery plan for the fish to eliminate alleged overfishing.
The extra early opening discussions this week about the overall problems for the 2013 fishing years reflects the sense of an impending Armadegeddon in the nation's North Atlantic waters.
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|Excellent - 1596 reviews
The Fairmont Dallas luxury hotel in Texas is ideally located in heart of downtown Dallas Arts District offering fine dining, shopping, arts, and entertainment, and combines hospitality and elegance with Texas flair. Accommodations include iHome iPod docking stations in deluxe rooms and suites
Overall Rating - Excellent - 1596 reviews
Excellent 10.0
The suite was great!! And bigger then I thought! I will definitely return to this hotel.
Good 7.0
Location was great and the bartenders were the best and served very generous pours. Food was also above average.
Air conditioner in room was very, very pitiful! Room was consistently hot everyday and I had them look at it 3 times. There was no need for sheets or covers on bed, because they certainly were not needed. Temps were just set too low for comfort.Bellmen were superb as well as the house driver, which I did not know about until the last day. Pool area was very nice as well as the gym and fitness center. Sunday brunch was great at the Pyramid Restaurant. Housekeeping was some times hit and miss. Coffee station was not cleaned or replenished on 2 occasions. Cleaning supplies were also left in the restroom one day. Air temps are set too low for all of the rooms and they were consistently warm all the time. The public areas were much cooler and pleasant. You could set your room temperature on 60 degrees, but you new it had to be 75 degrees all...
|Excellent - 1772 reviews
A stay at Magnolia Hotel Dallas places you in the heart of Dallas, walking distance from Comerica Bank Tower and Renaissance Tower. This romantic hotel is close to Dallas World Aquarium and Dallas Convention Center. Make yourself at home in one of the 325 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 1772 reviews
Good 8.0
We liked where it was located although our room wasn't in a good location.
I did not like that we had to pay for parking.The hotel seems to be stuck in the late 90's or early 00's as it pertains to decor. It's not an awful look, but it needs to be updated.
Excellent 10.0
The hotel extended it's shuttle hours due to the number of guests attending. The shuttle driver was very courteous and better than most. He got us back and forth from the concert in record time.Excellent location. Many sights in the immediate area that allowed us to get out on foot just a few minutes walk.
|Good - 2903 reviews
A stay at Sheraton Dallas Hotel places you in the heart of Dallas, walking distance from Majestic Theater and Dallas JPMorgan Chase Tower. This 4-star hotel is close to Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center and Dallas World Aquarium. Make yourself at home in one of the 1,840 air-conditioned rooms featuring plasma televisions. Your room comes with a pillowtop b...
Overall Rating - Good - 2903 reviews
Excellent 9.0
The front desk staff was amazing and helpful. Evan was young man from Hawaii and was very helpful. We had stayed at this hotel on May 18, 2014 and this stay was better.
It take a little getting use to the location of the towers and elevators - more signs would be nice.
Good 8.0
the location and the price
parking rates for self park or valet were half the price of the room, no wifi, ethernet only
|Okay - 1726 reviews
With a stay at Hotel Lawrence, you'll be centrally located in Dallas, steps from Old Red Courthouse and John F. Kennedy Memorial. This hotel is close to Dallas Convention Center and Dallas World Aquarium. Make yourself at home in one of the 118 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is av...
Overall Rating - Okay - 1726 reviews
Okay 5.0
The staff was attentive and pleasant.
This hotel is from a bygone era and has clearly not been preserved or kept up well. Between the broken stairwell railing, sharpied warnings on the elevator door jams, and exposed pipes right outside the door to my room I was not impressed.I have the pictures to prove my statements and even though this is a 2 star rating, I would not even give it that. My stay was pleasant but the state of the hotel is borderline deplorable. Its owners clearly no longer care or oversee any of their business.
Poor 1.0
Everything, never staying at this hotel in the future The pictures shown on the website are nothing compare to what it is, elevetor didn't work, the shower was broken, no extra blankets and the most important it smells horrible.Horrible hotel
|Excellent - 1601 reviews
The silhouette of the hotel and Reunion Tower have given the Dallas skyline worldwide recognition. Located in the heart of downtown Dallas' West End District. Connected to Light rail and nearby business, sports, cultural and shopping areas
Overall Rating - Excellent - 1601 reviews
Excellent 10.0
Everyone was so nice. Pool a little small but overall nice. Exercise room looked like one from a club. You can workout while overlooking downtown Dallas. It is attached to Reunion Tower which made it fun.
You can hear the doors in the hallway slam. I was going to sleep in and the noise woke me up. I was at the end of a hallway so I didn't have foot traffic go by my door but I bet you could hear it if you had a room in the middle of the floor.I really liked the valet parking and I felt my car was in good hands. They were really fast getting it for me. I could come and go as many times as I wanted for the one price per day. Concierge made sure I knew of the special event for the 4th of July at Reunion Tower. The room was clean and furnishing contemporary. Bed was nice. I am hoping to go back next year.
Good 7.0
The hotel was nicely appointed and very convenient
The toilet int he bathroom ran constantly and kept waking me up.
|Excellent - 862 reviews
An Intriguing Intersection Classic and modern elegance are juxtaposed at the chic uptown location of Le Méridien Dallas, The Stoneleigh. This historic 1923 Art Deco building is steps from businesses, museums, boutique shopping, cutting-edge cuisine, and stimulating nightlife. Transformative Facilities Our harmonious spa indulges guests with rejuvenati...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 862 reviews
Excellent 10.0
The staff, valet, check in, bar...were exceptionally friendly and accommodating
Except for not having a pool...the hotel was fabulous.Convenient to downtown where I needed to be. Easy to get in and out. Close to shopping and restaurants.
Excellent 10.0
Very nice hotel
No self parking, valet only. Parking was $12/day. Valet staff was very friendly and helpful, I just prefer to self park
|Excellent - 2537 reviews
Adolphus Hotel is in the heart of Dallas, walking distance from Renaissance Tower and Comerica Bank Tower. This 4-star hotel is close to Dallas World Aquarium and Dallas Convention Center. Make yourself at home in one of the 422 air-conditioned rooms featuring iPod docking stations and LCD televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters. Premium T...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 2537 reviews
Good 7.3
Downtown location. The lobby looks very classy. At $200 a night it was a very good price for a hotel that classy, even with $8.99 for a medium plastic bottle of water.
Rooms really need updating The bed sheet was old and worn out. It had hair in it and was stained from the previous guest's stay. The bathroom is old and the tub looks like the ones in the cheap 70's apartments. The furniture in the room was really worn out and looked shabby. No bath robes, sandals, etc. like they have even in 3 star motels. For a hotel like that, all the above is really a shame. The hotel needs to be bought by another group and rejuvenated. No wonder it was only $200 a night.
Excellent 10.0
Wonderful staff that was very attentive to my needs
No shuttle service to and from the airport
|Excellent - 1720 reviews
You'll be centrally located in Dallas with a stay at Hilton Anatole, steps from Dallas Market Center and close to American Airlines Center. This 4-star hotel is close to University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and Dallas World Aquarium. Make yourself at home in one of the 1,606 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. You...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 1720 reviews
Good 7.0
It had beautiful common areas and outdoor space.
Unfriendly staff on check in evening. However, the next morning all our issues were solved.Pretty average rooms, small bathrooms, but comfy beds with soft sheets and quality towels.
Excellent 9.0
The room was very spacious. The hotel was very clean.
Had to wait awhile in line to check in. 3 people behind the counter with 2 of them checking in 1 person at a time. I don't know what the third person was doing. When I finally did get to check in, the girl removed the parking charge for my wait.Would be nice if they didn't charge for things like parking and internet. They have plenty of gated parking. I don't see the need to charge. Another set of elevators would be helpful, too. The walk from the elevator to our room was a little long for my husband who has arthritis.
|Excellent - 341 reviews
Located in Dallas (Main Street District), The Joule is minutes from Comerica Bank Tower and Renaissance Tower. This 4.5-star hotel is close to Dallas World Aquarium and Dallas Convention Center. Make yourself at home in one of the 160 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and iPod docking stations. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters. Wired...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 341 reviews
Good 8.0
Great staff,great room, fantastic pool
Upcharge for basic room (intially the room you get is extremely small, additional fee required for upgrade)Guest services were excellent, very friendly folks.
Excellent 10.0
The renovation is a BIG plus. Great light and open feeling in the lobby. Awesome stores
CBD provisions has awful food. Had to send back what we ordered for breakfast.
|Excellent - 192 reviews
With a stay at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas (Uptown - Oak Lawn), you'll be convenient to Magnolia Theater and American Airlines Center. This 5-star hotel is close to Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center and Dallas World Aquarium. Make yourself at home in one of the 143 air-conditioned rooms featuring iPod docking stations and minibars. Rooms have...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 192 reviews
Excellent 10.0
The friendly, extremely helpful staff.Beautiful property. Wonderful staff-thanks Daniel for all of your help.Great location. Food was delicious.
Mediocre 4.0
The people were very nice. But overall the furnishings are tired. The resturant food was simply horrible.
|Good - 631 reviews
With a stay at W Dallas - Victory in Dallas (Uptown - Oak Lawn), you'll be minutes from Perot Museum of Nature and Science and American Airlines Center. This 4-star hotel is close to Dallas World Aquarium and Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. Make yourself at home in one of the 252 air-conditioned rooms featuring iPod docking stations and minibars. Your ro...
Overall Rating - Good - 631 reviews
Excellent 10.0
I loved how friendly the staff was. I also loved that a restaurant was right in the lobby.
The price is too high, and the valet is a little steep, but it was fine for a weekend getaway!
Excellent 9.0
Cool modern styling right across from AA center and close to the House of Blues.
The bathroom could've been a little more private. You enter the room through the bathroom, a curtain seperates it from the sleeping area.
|Excellent - 144 reviews
A stay at Rosewood Crescent places you in the heart of Dallas, minutes from Klyde Warren Park and Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. This 4.5-star hotel is close to American Airlines Center and Dallas World Aquarium. Make yourself at home in one of the 191 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and minibars. Rooms have private balconies. 32-inch flat...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 144 reviews
Excellent 9.6
The staff was phenomenal and the amenities were amazing! This is definitely a splurge but worth it if you can afford it. It was our anniversary and they let us check in early to enjoy the pool and really pampered us the whole weekend. We loved it!
Excellent 9.3
Spa and gym were excellent Room was excellent Service was excellent
I had booked the room through Kyak but the hotel double charged my credit card and I had to call back to get it credited
|Good - 1440 reviews
Experience it all - culture, cuisine, shopping, nightlife, pro sports and a productive work trip - when staying at this luxurious Dallas, TX hotel. From the exquisite onsite amenities to the thoughtful extra touches in the elegant, spacious guestrooms, it quickly becomes apparent that we're committed to ensuring your stay is comfortable and stress-free. En...
Overall Rating - Good - 1440 reviews
Good 7.0
Beds are great, room nice and clean. . Breakfast was super.
Hotel is being remodeled and some construction going on. Some things unpainted and unfinished.. Lady at desk would not give me a receipt which I had got before when I stayed here. I have had some things charged before to my room here another time. She just refused to print me a receipt showing that I was paid up and no charges.I didnt like this. One other time, I was overcharged here and went back and straightened it out . Then on another stay a meal was charged to my room and I had a major problem gettin it straightened out .That is why I asked for a printed receipt. Room was $14 higher than our normal monthly stay. Why???
Okay 5.0
the room size.
Towels not well clean, beds not made up well, Staff not professionalThey are remodeling but they staff don't do enough to please the clients.
|Excellent - 1989 reviews
Everything the Dallas Galleria has to offer is conveniently close to Le Méridien Dallas by the Galleria. This all-suite Dallas hotel is ideal for leisure, business, and group travellers alike. Our 258 newly redesigned accommodations, considered some of the largest Dallas hotel suites. Their décor boasts a chic, contemporary, and sophisticated style. Many...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 1989 reviews
Excellent 9.0
In-room service was excellent. Restaurant was very nicely set up with great service.
None whatsoever.It's a very nice hotel centrally located to major businesses and companies.
Good 7.0
It was clean and quiet.
The lady who checked us in was very rude with words and looks. She made us feel like we were a bother to her, and that we were not good enough to be there.Hidden Charges... There is a 75.00 'incidental' fee that is automatically taken up front, and there is an 18.00 fee to park.
|Excellent - 830 reviews
With a stay at Aloft Dallas Downtown, you'll be centrally located in Dallas, steps from Pioneer Plaza and minutes from Dallas Convention Center. This hotel is close to Dallas World Aquarium and Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. Make yourself at home in one of the 193 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Yo...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 830 reviews
Excellent 10.0
It's brilliantly designed; very aesthetically pleasing. Staff was all really great. Parking was so easy.
Walls are PAPER THIN. You will hear people in the hallways & your neighbors' late night activities, loud & clear.
Okay 5.0
The location was ideal.
For the price, this hotel was not what I had expected. There was no room service which was extremely disappointing and the rooms were equipped with the bare minimum.I will not go back to this hotel simply because you are expecting much more than what it is, we could have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express and would've been more pleased.


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The Pearly Whites is a fundraising guild organized by a young Seattle Children's Hospital patient who wanted to give back to the facility.
Kendall Horning is missing 6 adult teeth. When at Seattle Children's for treatment, she learned about junior fundraising guilds. The Pearly Whites hike the Columbia River Gorge, picking up trash from the beaches. LiveNation pays the group for their work, with all the money going to the hospital.


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Sutton, Australia | Member Since 2009
It has everything one wants in a book, it's exciting, funny and well yes lots of sex very erotic sex, but it is also a love story with all the twists of one. It will make you cry and laugh and want more, you fall in love with both characters and well it's only fair that I say that men like Christian Grey are only make believe in books. Don't miss this series!!
"This Fantastic Series Continues"
After Graduation starts where Submissive Training Center left us. We get to see how Sir and Brie are learning about each other in every day life. They learn their limits and boundaries as a D/s couple. They have to deal with the obstacles that every day throws at them.
There are the important lessons to learn, the sensual scenes and the necessary punishments. Both grow in the process and also deal with their pasts.
And then there is this one intense scene...intense in so many ways that I think it's the moment they both realise how deep their connection is and that there is no doubt this will last forever. I don't wanna spoil it, so just a quote from it.
"Sir smiled down at Brie. "Why are you surprised? I would never ask you to do something that I was unwilling to do myself."
It's so wonderfully written that you have the feeling to be so close to them, that you feel what they feel. And once again, all aspects of the BDSM lifestyle are represented with respect and honesty. It's hard work and desires a lot of communication and trust.
I'm so glad that this series will continue, because I already miss Sir and Brie.
Pipa Jane was again outstanding with the delivery of the story.
"Enjoyable easy listen"
Courtenay enjoys immense popularity in Australia, strangely according to wikipedia only "The Power of One" has been published in America which was also made into a major motion picture. The only Courtenay book that I have read is the tragic & true "April Fools Day" which was OK but needed editing as the second half dragged.
Fortune Cookie is Courtenay's latest book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Courtenay does get a little too caught up in the concept of "face" but I couldn't stop reading.
The main character is Simon Khoo who is Australian born & bred with chinese heritage & chinese looks who despite having a filthy rich family takes a job in Singapore to make it on it's own. He's a very likeable main character and he falls in love with Mercy B Lord a lady he meets upon arrival in Singapore. Mercy B Lord is a very mysterious lady which ultimately makes the book interesting and makes you want to keep reading to see how the events transpire.
Humphrey Bower was outstanding as the narrator
"Chiller to Thriller"
Susan Thornton is the main character in this book. After a car crash she wakes up in a hospital and can't remember various parts of her life. What she does remember is a murder she witnessed when she was younger. Then anytime someone mentions her employer, who she can't remember panic sets in.
This was a great fast paced book. I read it in one day. Like most of the books by Mr. Koontz, the characters are colorful and well written. At times this book is a little far fetched but that's fiction.
If your looking for a book that is part medical thriller, espionage thriller, supernatural and just a lot of fun to read, then this is for you.
I gave this book 4 stars and have recommended it to many of my friends.
Pick it up and enjoy.
"Holy Hotness don't miss this book"
Oh My Goodness! I'm still reeling from this series of stories. Red Phoenix brings us an ordinary girl in Brie, college graduate without any real prospects in her field. She's curious and open minded despite her naiveté, and when she comes face to face with a Dom and his beautifully pulled together and sexy Submissive as they stop in to purchase cigarettes. I loved the fact that Brie was honest enough with herself to be both intrigued and a tiny bit jealous of the confidence and sexuality that oozed from the couple, and her curiosity leading her into a world that she didn't know anything about is one that will open many eyes.
The Submissive Training Center runs a 6 week course that will give the successful participants all the tools that they need to become a 'good submissive', and enable them the ability to choose a Dominant if they so choose at the end of the course. Unlike most of the BDSM stories that I have read, Phoenix doesn't shy away from the explanations and descriptions of expectations, and the clear delineation of the trust and respect that is required. And, for the uninitiated, Brie's attitude and openness to the various steps and scenes encountered can open whole new lines of fantasy or exploration, or even help to provide a small level of understanding about the draw of this lifestyle.
Brie makes two new friends in the course: Lea and Mary, and as the three proceed through the course, there is plenty of interaction, laugh out loud conversations and even some personal histories that help inform their characters, and show them all in a light that is far different from the simple submissive label. And Phoenix doesn't stop with the girls: she introduces us to real people that could be anyone you meet: young, old, angry, mean, sweet, timid, attractive and not so – their one constant and connection is the lifestyle.
Narration is provided by Pippa Jayne was fantastic, she manages to use her voice and skill to great effect, adopting a certain tone and approach for Brie and a slightly different tone for the other characters. A small sibilance in her enunciation of the letter S is particularly emphasized with most of Brie's voice which starts to dissipate over the length of these 9 stories, much as Brie's confidence and growth increases with each book and experience. Whether planned or purely an unconscious approach to the character, it was a lovely touch that gave a vocal sense of growth, enhanced by the delivery of word and description as written.
This is, above all, a story about BDSM and in particular the growth and power that a good submissive can and does wield within the relationship. The scenes are set as both highly sexually charged and instructional moments – not only for Brie, but for the reader. And they are hot Hot HOT.
I have only one complaint which is, none of the Doms used a condom during any sexual encounters. I know this book is fiction but I think using a condom when have sexual encounters with numerous partners is important.
Perhaps even more steam inducing because we are following Brie's growth and learning curve in a way that is almost like being there. Curious about the lifestyle, or just wanting a read that will make you think and act – this is the title for you.
"Good Series But!!!"
I think the stories are all pretty decent in this series but it doesn't really feel like a series. You can really read any of these as stand alone books. The received 4 stars rather than 5 Because:
1) there is very little follow up on previous characters when reading the whole series. That is one of the reason I love series is so I can check in with characters I already know and see how the relationships etc are progressing. There is mention of previous names but no real follow up on couples.
2) This series has a main point of breeding but none of the (female) characters ever get pregnant. I personally enjoy adding a family dynamic in romances that are specifically breeding oriented - even if just to say that the female is pregnant and not much else.
I have one more book (Redeeming Zorus) to go but am not holding out any hope for those things I feel are missing.
3) Again as in all the books in the series the sex scenes are OK but repetitive and very vanilla. Breasts get talked about but hardly ever touched. All the men are huge you know where and the women are so tight which that gets mentioned over and over.
I think the concept is great but the books could have been developed a bit more. It seems the author almost gets there but not quite, just a bit lacking. I really don't think it would take much to pull it all together and making the series great.
Mindy Kennedy makes the book come to life with her outstanding narration
"Touching Ice is a great listen"
Every girl should have a cyborg boyfriend like Ice, hot and sexy and willing to die in battle for you. Ice is part of a cyborg group of warriors roaming the universe. When they find a distressed ship that is carrying sex robots that need saving, for him, this is a two for the price of one good deal. Megan has watched Ice every time he came to the station to make use of the robots, fantasizing about him. When she is rescued along sex robots, she's not passing up a golden opportunity to have the cyborg she's always dreamed of.
Touching Ice is a great listen with explosions and action, and hot passion with a cyborg that gives Megan everything she's ever dreamed about while watching him. When the incident melts down into an intergalactic incident, Ice is willing to do anything to keep her.
This book is 4 not 5 stars because the sex scences are repetative and the same in each book. The sex is all very vanilla and for a futuristic novel I thought there should be more veriaty. Also you do not get to hear much about the charaters in the previous books. Some people would like this because it makes the books stand alone but, I would love an update on the charaters in previous books.
Ms. Dohner has created a world with the Cyborg Seduction that isn't always sunshine but dreams of having that one guy can be fulfilled in way beyond your wildest imaginings. I highly recommend picking up this book.
Mindy Kennedy again was outstanding with the delivery of the story.
"I think I'm done reading this series"
I am going against what most people think as the series has great reviews. I really enjoyed book 1 and book 2 was good but, the familar pattern started to appear. They are all from the same plot, but with each subsequent story the resolution becomes even more contrived. Its always the same thing. Hero gets saddled with heroine who doesn't want him either. Then the hero spends pretty much the entire book trying to win her over. When he does, they are hit with "his duty" to his people, she's upset, then some corney reason is put in place saving them from his fate. All of them follow the same storyline just change the names. The sex scences are very repetative and the same in very book.
I may give the series another try if, the books come on sale. But to me the rest of the books in the series would not be worth a credit.
I gave the book 3 stars rather than 2 because Mindy Kennedy is such a fantastic narrator and she made the book entertaining.
"Vampires Anyone!!"
This time Eve Duncan is pitted against the most evil mind she has met up with. Kevin Jelak is the second on a list of three suspects who might know something about her missing daughter, Bonnie. Jelak is a vampire wannabe. His plan is to kill and feed on the blood of a dozen people and so he can become a resurrected god-man. Eve is number 12 on his list. I've enjoyed all of Iris Johansen's Eve Duncan novels but this one is chocked full of the paranormal. I'll continue to be a fan of the Eve Duncan series but I hope the next one has a bit more realism. Blood Game shows us ample blood, but more attention to Jelak than to Eve and her human relationships. As always, the book has much suspense and great characterisation. This is the novel for anyone who enjoys vampire thinking, blood and suspense.
"3.5 Bugger Another Trilogy"
I happen to like this author and I have enjoyed other books that are part of her Stolen Bride series, but those books pretty much are stand alone and you can enjoy them without reading any others, but this one you cannot. I was intrigued by the time travel aspect of this story and was looking forward to a good read, but after about the first few chapters it became kind of boring. Most of the book was about sex, which is not all bad but I read Highlander romance books for the rich history, colorful descriptions of every day life, and the intense conflict that the warrior aspect brings to the story. I never got that breathless anticipation with this book and we are just left hanging at the end. You have no choice but to buy the next two books in order to know what happens to Emma and Logan. We are given a synopsis of each book at the end of this one and if had read those to start with I probably would have rethought my purchase of this book. It's not a bad story, but it's not her best.
Antony Ferguson was fantasic and should have narrated the whole book. Arika Rapson sounded like my mother trying to sound sexy - creepy.
"Excellent Continuation To The Series"
After devouring the first story in the Cyborg Seduction series, Burning Up Flint, I couldn't wait to get my hands on Kissing Steel. Laurann Dohner has created a vivid and vibrant world in which cyborgs pirate the skies and a majority of the humans responsible for their demise are not aware that they exist. It's an amazing concept, especially when you add some heat into the mix.
In this installment we are introduced to a milder-mannered, yet uncompromising, Steel. He has no need for a woman and currently feels betrayed by the female cyborg he had a unit contract with who betrayed him for another. After his ship is attacked and they are forced to defend themselves, the crew inadvertently captures a female human. She's everything a cyborg female isn't -- small, fragile, delicate -- and unlike the other cyborgs in his accompaniment, Steel has no interest in taking her on as a slave or a bed partner. Unfortunately, his commanding officer Flint takes the issue out of his hands.
Rena was sent to return a ship that was stolen. What she discovers is the ship is now operated by a crew of cyborgs -- beings she has been told were eradicated on earth. She is stunned to see them and is awed by their size, strength, and cunning. When they begin discussing who she will belong to, she is drawn to the large cyborg who mentions a lover's betrayal. She, too, was betrayed by her husband and yearns for something more. Although Steel denies her, she is determined to show the brawny male exactly what he's missing out on. The result is pages that sizzle and leave you wriggling in your seat. Steel might be stronger and faster, but Rena's sensuality cannot be denied.
As with the previous story, the writing is excellent, the pace is fast, and the characters are fascinating. Although I'm not a fan of sci-fi in general, this is a series I fell in love with from the start. It's hot, it's sexy, and it's something original. In a world full of books using the same premises, you can't really ask for anything more. If you've not read this series, you really should. The only small complaint I have is that the sex scenes although hot they are very similar and I would love a bit more variety.
As with Burning Up Flint Mindy Kennedy brought the story to life with her outstanding narration of the story.
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Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz
Triq ir-Rokon
Gozo San Lawrenz
+356 22 11 0000
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Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz
Triq ir-Rokon
Gozo, San Lawrenz
Tel +356 22 11 0000
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From Mgarr Harbour follow signs to Victoria; from then on always keep straight on the main road, after Victoria in direction of Gharb/San Lawrenz. Don't enter Gharb centre, but keep left in direction of San Lawrenz. Take the first turn left, into Triq ir-Rokon (lined with palms). Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz is on the right.
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More than anything else, simplicity and convenience are really the things we want when looking for a GPS device. What good would a GPS device be if it complicates things rather than simplifies them?
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