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Sign from iconic downtown Greenville spot removed for museum exhibit
2+ week, 6+ day ago (150+ words) The sign from an iconic spot in downtown Greenville was removed Thursday afternoon for a future exhibit at the Upcountry History Museum. Cafe and Then Some, located on North College Street, closed late last year after nearly five decades of…...
Designer refurbishes vintage dollhouses in old textile mill
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (223+ words) Flip This Dollhouse collects, restores and sells the itty-bitty abodes A New Bedford, Massachusetts, interior designer is passionate about his hobby, rehabbing itty-bitty abodes. Nathaniel Ellis, owner of Flip This Dollhouse, invites his customers to dream big, but think small....
Polish 'magicians of glass' create Christmas baubles for clients worldwide
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (667+ words) If you could design a bauble for your own Christmas tree, what would it be " a teddy bear dressed as a ballerina, a hummingbird, or a crimson phoenix? The workers at GlitterLab, a company producing Christmas decorations in southern Poland,…...
"Water for Elephants" musical enchants audiences at the Peace Center
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (75+ words) YEARS BEFORE DRAWING ON EARNINGS FROM A NOVEL TO A MOVIE TO A NEW MUSICAL AT THE PEACE CENTER, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS FOLLOWS THE JOURNEY OF A YOUNG MAN WHO JUMPS A TRAIN AND FINDS A HOME WITHIN A ... Search…...
Limp Bizkit band members say bass player Sam Rivers has died
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (327+ words) Sam Rivers, the bass player in the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, died on Saturday, according to social media posts by his band mates. The band did not disclose where Rivers died or the circumstances, but praised him as "pure…...
New tariffs on furniture impact prices in our area
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (281+ words) New tariffs on furniture went into effect Tuesday, impacting prices at area stores and customers in Greenville. The Trump administration activated 10 percent tariffs on softwood timber and lumber and 25 percent tariffs on certain kinds of furniture, like cabinets, vanities, and…...
Trump places a 10% tariff on lumber and a 25% tariff on furniture and cabinets
6+ mon, 17+ hour ago (591+ words) President Donald Trump on Monday ordered significant new tariffs on wood and various wooden products, including imported lumber, timber, kitchen cabinets and upholstered furniture " potentially adding costs to homebuilding and furnishing, which have surged in price in recent months. In…...
Kash Patel gave New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (687+ words) The plastic 3D-printed replica pistols formed part of display stands Patel presented to at least three senior New Zealand security officials in July. Patel, the most senior Trump administration official to visit the country so far, was in Wellington to…...
Birmingham, England, the home of metal, honors Ozzy Osbourne as hearse passes through
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (533+ words) The "home of metal" is honoring one of its most cherished sons. Thousands of Black Sabbath fans were paying their respects Wednesday to frontman Ozzy Osbourne as his hearse made its way through the streets of Birmingham, the English city…...
Ozzy Osbourne will be honored with a funeral procession in his hometown of Birmingham
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (203+ words) Ozzy Osbourne will have one last ride through his beloved hometown. The city of Birmingham in England announced on Tuesday that it is planning "to pay its final respects to one of its most cherished cultural icons Ozzy Osbourne as…...