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  • Nick Friedman
  • September 4, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: YPG happy hour at Ker's WingHouse

PHOTO GALLERY: YPG happy hour at Ker's WingHouse

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
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  • Nick Friedman
  • September 4, 2014
TWIS Asks: Jennifer Matteo, of The Devyn

TWIS Asks: Jennifer Matteo, of The Devyn

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  • By Ashley Pawelczyk
  • September 3, 2014
Let's Talk Looks: 2014 Emmy Awards red-carpet fashion

Let's Talk Looks: 2014 Emmy Awards red-carpet fashion

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  • Things To Do
  • By Amanda Heisey
  • September 3, 2014
Curtain Call: The power of live performance

Curtain Call: The power of live performance

  • Arts + Culture
"Every time I go away and I think I'm not going to come back, when I round the marina and see the bayfront, I feel like I'm home," Su Byron says.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • September 3, 2014
Su Byron: Mark Her Words

Su Byron, the pixie-cut bohemian arts leader and freelance writer responsible for everyone else's stories, says her own story isn't worth telling. She's wrong.

  • Arts + Culture
"Lucky Us" by Amy Bloom
  • By Jennifer McPheeters
  • September 3, 2014
BOOK REVIEW: 'Lucky Us' by Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom has crafted a novel that is highly amusing, frequently heartwarming and unabashedly off-kilter.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • September 3, 2014
Backstage Pass: Heidi Taylor's mission - to preserve and protect

Go behind the scenes with the woman who has seen the country's finest museum loading docks.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • By Kim and Robert Livengood
  • September 2, 2014
The Cocktail Couple: Already breaking Labor Day rules

The Cocktail Couple: Already breaking Labor Day rules

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
UPDATE: Chillounge Night rescheduled due to forecast
  • By Nicole Unger
  • September 2, 2014
Day Trippin' — Land paddling at Nathan Benderson Park

Day Trippin' — Land paddling at Nathan Benderson Park

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • September 2, 2014
Boardwalk Food Company and Big Top team up for tasting event

Boardwalk Food Company and Big Top team up for tasting event

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
"A Five Star Life"
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • August 31, 2014
FILM REVIEW: 'A Five Star Life'

"A Five Star Life" is a globetrotting film that never really goes anywhere.

  • Arts + Culture
Gianni Damaia and Eve Caballero in The Players' "That Wasn't Me," which runs through Aug. 31. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • August 29, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'That Wasn't Me'

Llywelyn Jones' "That Wasn't Me" is having its premiere at The Players Theatre. You have until this Sunday to see it, but be warned, this review contains spoilers.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 29, 2014
Resourceful dwelling on display at State of the Arts Gallery

The prototype of a patent-pending multi-use portable dwelling is on display at State of the Arts Gallery.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Nick Friedman
  • August 28, 2014
Club shred: Guitarists tune up for 'Night of the Axes II'

Club shred: Guitarists tune up for 'Night of the Axes II'

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  • Nick Friedman
  • August 28, 2014
TWIS Tour Guide: Where to watch college football

TWIS Tour Guide: Where to watch college football

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