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Fiori Flowers, Flower Child Blooms, HRW Begins - Houston Press
Monday, August 24, 2020Comfort style of cooking.Prior to her stint as executive chef at Kulture for two and a half years, Burrell worked as a sous chef at Japanese hot spots Uchi and Uchiko after having worked with Tom Aikens in London. Her role at Kulture led her to become a James Beard Award Semi-Finalist for 2020 Best Chef: Texas. She is also a former 2000 Olympian who traveled with the USA Field and Track team. Dawn Burrell's meals are wholesome global comfort food.Photo by Amy ScottIn a press release, the chef said, "It is with a heavy hear... https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/fiori-flowers-flower-child-blooms-hrw-begins-11485623
Open Studios to spotlight 145 local artists at 93 locations around Greenville this weekend - Greenville News
Tuesday, November 28, 2017Exhibit, spotlighting participating artists from 2017, runs through Dec. 15 at MAC headquarters.Greenville Open Studios will be Nov. 11-12. (Photo: File)Artists by medium:PaintingLaura Kennedy AikenMichael E. AllenKent Ambler Barbel H. Amos Melissa AndersonYvonne Herd ArrowoodKiah BellowsEric BenjaminNathan Bertling Lisa Marlo BetheaJeanne BlinkoffHans-Peter BolzAlexia Timberlake Boyd Patti Brady Pamela Esteppe BrockRoger W. Bruckner Cece BurnettJane Todd Butcher Jim Campbell Diane Kilgore Condon Drew ConleySteve CourchaineJamie DavisDarryl Debruhl Vladimir DemidovichTessha Zimmerman DickeyJane DoyleShannon K. Dudar Jaidra Duran Janina Tukarski EllisSarah Farrar Drew Fields Tom Flowers Linda Q. Furman Ron GillenLynn GreerSigne and Genna GrushovenkoCindy HammondStarr Haney Kim Hassold Michelle JardinesBrad Johnson Deborah Morrow Johnson Diarmuid KellyMarsha R. Kennedy Patricia Kilburg J. Ashley KirbyLouisa Pyle Kirk Cathy Zaden LeaCham Little Laura Lynn LuceDabney Mahanes Garland MattoxGretta McCallSunny Mullarkey McGowan Susannah Mele Glen MillerDumah MorganLaura NanceJacki NewellTeri PenaJulia PetersMeredith Piper Melanie PuchBetsy PowellCraig RagsdaleJim ReelTeresa Roche Cindy RoddeyHolly RollinsMarie ScottJulie Hughes ShabkieTim SpeakerBarbara St. Denis Katy StanberryBarbara Stitt Jess Stone Jo Ann TaylorGrey ThompsonCarole Knudson Tinsley Katie WalkerKristin WencDan WilliamsLu WixonGerry Wubben Marcy Connors YerkesMatthew Zedler ClayDavid YoungPhotographyPolly GaillardPhilip GarciaDiane Hopkins-Hug... http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/entertainment/2017/11/08/greenville-open-studios-spotlights-145-artists-93-locations/843700001/
Couples save by celebrating belated Valentine's Day - One America News Network (press release)
Tuesday, February 21, 2017Married to her husband for 33 years, she is not hung up on the actual date. Feb. 14 may come and go, but the post-holiday bargains are just too good to pass up.“For us, it’s fiscally smart,” said the Aiken, South Carolina, financial planner. “As a gal who loves the after-holiday sales, I’m all for scooping up deals for my husband.”Plenty of other people are following suit, according to a new survey by financial comparison site Finder.com. Almost two in five Americans, or 39 percent, have celebrated their love after Valentine’s Day.What markups are they avoiding? Americans are slated to spend $2 billion on flowers this Valentine’s Day, according to the National Retail Federation, with 35 percent of us ponying up for a bouquet. Florists themselves pay more for stems during the mad scramble, and they pass the higher prices on to consumers.Hotel rooms cost an average of 25 percent more on Valentine’s Day than the same day a week prior, according to a study by travel site Hipmunk.com. In popular spots like New York City, rates are more like 70 percent higher.And when it comes to that romantic dinner for two, 71 percent of Americans plan to go out on Valentine’s Day, and 44 percent order pricier menu selections than they normally would, according to a survey by reservation website OpenTable.com. On that day, reservations skyrocket by 520 percent, compared with a more typical day on the calendar.Younger Americans in particular are more amenable to a delayed Valentine’s Day, according to the Finder.com survey. Almost half... http://www.oann.com/couples-save-by-celebrating-belated-valentines-day/
Native blooms in South Carolina | COLAtoday - COLAtoday
Wednesday, March 31, 2021You’re not alone and today we are making it local. Spring will be here before you know it so let’s all stop and smell the flowers this morning. Here are local blooms you can find in South Carolina. Valentine’s offering from Fern – featuring local greenery and anemones Photo provided Anemone These blooms are easy to identify and are a member of the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. In the photo above, can you spot the red flower with the dark center and white ring? Arrowwood Viburnum These flowers are a flat-topped cluster of several small, white buds. The difference is that you have to pick these whimsical blooms quickly before the flowers turn into berries in the early fall. Atamasco Lily Better known as a rain lily. This one takes a little prep – if you plant a bulb this spring it will bloom next March or April. The long grass-like leaves will forma around the base and single flowers will bloom with long white petals. Black Eyed Susan This is one of the most popular wildflowers that grows in North America. It is a member of the Aster family + can grow to be over 3 ft. tall, with leaves of 6 inches, and grow flowers 3 inches in diameter. Camellia There are around 300 species of camellia. Some are great for a Valentine’s Day bouquet, and some are perfec... https://colatoday.6amcity.com/south-carolina-native-flowers/
Denver Junior Flowers | Obituaries | wvgazettemail.com - Charleston Gazette-Mail
Wednesday, December 02, 2020Allan, Adam and Zack of North Carolina. Grandchildren Sadie, Emma and Katie Cline, Alexandria Williams, and Bryce Williams. His siblings Betty Bashor (Jerome) of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, Shelba Midkiff of Huntington, Richard Flowers of South Carolina, Gary Flowers (Margie) of Alum Creek, and Greta Turner of Alum Creek. He was loved by his many nieces and nephews and will be missed by a host of friends and family.Per Denver's wishes, there will be no service. He will be cremated, and part of his ashes will be scattered on John (his longtime friend) and Cheryl Casto's property where he hunted many years. The remainder of his ashes will be interred in the Casto cemetery.To honor Denver, the family suggests memorial donations to HospiceCare, 1606 Kanawha Blvd W, Charleston, WV 25387-2536.Cooke Funeral Home, Nitro is assisting Denver's family and you may send condolences to the family at www.cookefuneralhome.com... https://www.wvgazettemail.com/obituaries/denver-junior-flowers/article_daf8fed8-f539-5282-aee2-9d6d6045f5c5.html
Holiday Plants Brighten the Season - Lincoln Sentinel
Wednesday, December 02, 2020The poinsettia was named after Joel Robert Poinsett, an amateur botanist and the first American ambassador to Mexico. He sent some poinsettia plants home to Greenville, South Carolina in 1825. Poinsettias are now the number one potted flowering plant grown in the United States. The large colorful parts of the plant are not true flowers, they are modified leaves called `bracts’ . The true flowers are the small yellow/green buds in the center of the bracts. When choosing a poinsettia to bring home, look for tightly clustered yellow buds and crisp, bright, undamaged foliage.To read more please log in or subscribe to the digital edition https://etypeservices.com/Lincoln%20Sentinel-RepublicanID387/... https://www.lincolnsentinel.com/opinions/holiday-plants-brighten-season
Business news: Lifelong Sumter florist opens antique department next door - Sumter Item
Monday, August 24, 2020Mediterranean area while serving in the U.S. Navy. Most of his collections since completing his military service in 1970 have been from estate auctions and antique shows across South Carolina, he said.Friends encouraged him for years to open a shop, Newton said, and around Thanksgiving last year, he finally did.His collection in the new department includes an abundance of artwork - including original oil work on canvases - porcelain items, art glass, Persian carpets, costume jewelry, Blueware, stained-glass lamps and "Gone with the Wind"-period lamps from the Victorian era, among other items.The antique department's address is 415 Broad St., and some Sumterites likely remember the location as the former Hamm's Jewelry and Goldsmith shop in the 1980s and '90s operated by Joseph Hamm, he said.Newton was a partner with Hamm in the operation.Since then, the building has served as "my storage space," he said.Newton described his new location as "a little toward the higher, better-quality end" for an antique store.He does plenty of research online before purchasing his antiques and tries to be "very reasonable" on pricing with honest and fair prices, he added. "I do a lot of research on eBay, and if I find something on there, I try to ensure the item is priced under what I can find it for on eBay," Newton said. "Then, that should be a plus for the customer because they are looking at the item here. They are not risking it getting damaged in shipment, and they are actually seeing the piece of merchandise."Antique department hours are the same as his florist shop - Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. He said he's also available by appointment... https://www.theitem.com/stories/lifelong-sumter-florist-opens-antique-department-next-door,341692