Archive for December, 2007


As has been the case throughout 2007, online sales have carried the day once again for retailers in what has been a disappointing holiday season. According to industry reports released the day after Christmas, online sales rose by healthy margins over the previous holiday season, depending upon the industry firms which track such figures.
SpendingPulse reported […]


Plan-B Theatre, along with the Theatre Arts Conservatory, will open 2008 with a student version of its popular “extreme” slam-styled event in which a set of five 10-minute plays is created, rehearsed, and performed in 24 hours.
The culmination of this frenetic creative process, featuring 25 actors between the ages of 14 and 19,will be presented […]


I’ve been traveling for the holidays and I’m currently staying with family members in Toledo, Ohio, my hometown. Toledo epitomizes many other midwestern cities. Long a center for rail transportation and for the auto industry, Toledo has struggled mightily with the transformational challenges of a 21st century economy.
The city houses some incredible gems including the […]