Five Things to Know Today, July 11
Monday, July 11th, 2011
An awards ceremony; spruce up small gardens; volunteer for free food and drinks; make a reservation for Evening on the Esplanade; and the weather forecast. ...

An awards ceremony; spruce up small gardens; volunteer for free food and drinks; make a reservation for Evening on the Esplanade; and the weather forecast. ...

3. Containers such as spice jars, honey or agave squirt bottles, and Parmesan cheese shakers can be washed and re-purposed as cleaning supply containers. ...

Chanel hosted a benefit dinner over the weekend for the Natural Resources Defense Council's Ocean Initiative and celebrity guests arrived carrying none other than Chanel on their arms. Celebrity guests such as Diane Lane, Courtney Cox and Amber Valletta paired Chanel handbags with their ensembles for the evening; giving the host of the event a ...

SALT LAKE CITY A partial copy of a 500-year-old book considered one of the earliest and most lavishly illustrated works of the 15th century is now on sale for $35,000 at a rare book shop in Utah. ...

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With prom season in full swing, many are wondering where to find the perfect dress. And since Hopatcong High School's June 3 prom is quickly approaching, Patch found places around the borough that will make prom night more than memorable. Here are our top five stores: ...

With prom season in full swing, many are wondering where to find the perfect dress. And since Hopatcong High School's June 3 prom is quickly approaching, Patch found places around the borough that will make prom night more than memorable. Here are our top five stores: ...

Appraiser Ken Sanders says it's the find of his career: a copy of "The Nuremberg Chronicle," published as a companion to The Gutenberg Bible, in 1494. It is one of the world's oldest printed books. It would have been old even by Shakespeare's time. Sanders says he hasn't seen anything like it outside of museums, ...

Ken Sanders, who has appraised books for Antiques Roadshow, occasionally hits upon a real treasure. Such was the case when a gentleman walked into a tiny fundraising event at the Sandy, Utah Museum and paid two dollars for an appraisal of his 1494 Nuremberg Chronicle. ...

Dean Karnazes will cover almost 3,000 miles before his journey on Regis and Kelly's Run Across America ends. He completes 40 to 50 miles per day in an average of eight hours. As of Tuesday, he had done that 54 days in a row, beginning at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., on Feb. 25. He has ...