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We Love Kate Spade
We’ve loved the Kate Spade brand for a long time. But, what we’re loving even more is the announcement of a new line, Kate Spade Saturday, targeting a younger demographic and at a lower price point. We’re excited about the news and looking forward to seeing what this means for the in-store environment. Kate Spade New York stores are known for the brand’s signature storytelling style and colorful brand personality, and we’re hoping “Saturday” will bring the same upbeat energy. Stay tuned; you know we’ll be watching. |
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I love the Tre stool by Davis Furniture. I recently saw this item at NeoCon last June, but I rediscovered it again while browsing around on the Davis website. I had forgotten how much I love this stool.
The Tre stool is available in three heights: low, counter and bar, making it convenient for practically any purpose. It’s also available in various paint and wood grain finishes as well as white laminate.
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© 2011 Google, Map Data © 2011 Google, Sanborn. Inset image property of Chute Gerdeman.
Probably no city boasts more restaurants per capita than San Francisco. That said, there is usually no shortage of exotic olfactory stimulation in every neighborhood. So I was bit surprised (but decidedly happy) when my nose caught the undeniable scent of grilled hamburgers right on Market Street. Like the burger-hound I am, I followed the scent to a hip little enclave appropriately called Super Duper.
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While battling the inconvenience of a broken refrigerator, my boyfriend and I experienced just about every form of take-out the neighborhood had to offer. We decided to take a chance on KFC that weekend, and were delightfully surprised by…their reusable packaging? While sitting at the drive-through window, we noticed a sign announcing the new reusable container for side dishes, a first in the fast food industry. “The best packaging idea at KFC since the bucket,” according to KFC Corporation’s Greener Package Awards entry form, its new Reusable KFC Sides Container was a winner in the Food & Pharmaceutical Packaging Category. See, not everything about fast food is bad!
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If you’ve spent any length of time in the heart of Cincinnati, you know that the older parts of the city are rich in German culture and beautiful architecture. Over-the-Rhine, one of the oldest neighborhoods, is believed to be the largest, most intact urban historic district in the US with architectural significance on par with New York’s Greenwich Village, Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina. But like many character-rich, historic areas, Over-the-Rhine had fallen on hard times.
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Since 2006, millions of dollars have been invested in the neighborhood’s development. New businesses are starting, condos are being built, and general improvements are being added to the area. As a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, when I first heard about the rebuilding and rebranding of Over-the-Rhine, I’ll admit that I had a hard time believing it. It was always the area you avoided. Here in Columbus, we’ve seen a similar project progress before our very eyes with the now-beloved Short North. In the last half of the twentieth century, the Short North went from crime-filled district where squatters occupied the buildings, to chic urban development where rents are high, boutiques are expensive, and restaurants are all-the-rage. Can the gentrification of Over-the-Rhine be as successful? I finally visited the revamped area last month, and am a full believer in the newly defined OTR Gateway.
