Ideas have come and gone in the South Cape entertainment district for a remaining highly visible vacant commercial lot that has exchanged hands a half-dozen times in the past 16 years. The most recent concept a couple of years ago by Cape Coral resident Oliver Strätz had featured a multi-story dining and drinking […]
Tom Manuel Keeps the Music Playing at SBU and The Jazz Loft |
Tom Manuel performing at The Jazz Loft in February 2020. Photo by John Griffin Tom Manuel got his first jazz infusion at a family event when he was growing up. “I clearly remember lying on the grass and hearing a deejay play Glenn Miller’s ‘In the Mood,’” recalled the Lake […]
I ‘Wanted to Be Treated’ Like the Men
Before Jessica Alba established herself as a successful actress and businesswoman, she encountered sexism while paving her path in the entertainment industry. In one of this week’s cover stories, Alba opens up to PEOPLE about how she felt pressure trying to prove that she is more than just her looks. […]
MEMORIA AVENUE To Release Self-Titled Debut Album In November; “Stuck” Music Video Streaming
Memoria Avenue is a new melodic rock/AOR band from Norway showcasing an artistic union between guitarist Tor Talle and the awesome new singer Jan Le’Brandt. The band’s self-titled debut album will be released on November 5 via Frontiers Music Srl. Today, the band has released the first single and music […]
Garrard on Designing Jewelry for Princess Diana & the Royal Family
When the exhibit Royal Style in the Making opened at Kensington Palace in June this year, Princess Diana’s wedding dress was always going to be the star attraction. However, those who make the journey to Diana’s former home to see the dress up close will also find themselves amidst a […]
Ikea Set to Buy Topshop’s Former Oxford Street Flagship
LONDON — It looks like the last of the fallen Arcadia Group’s assets, its famous Topshop flagship on Oxford Circus, found a buyer. Swedish furniture brand Ikea is set to buy the retail space, the former glory of Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group, paying a reported 385 million pounds for […]
Lizzie Fortunato Jewels Spreads Delaware Sparkle Globally
Photo by Augusta Sagnelli Wilmington natives Lizzie and Kathryn Fortunato infuse global influences into their eclectic handmade jewelry brand and artisan décor. As students at Duke University, twin sisters Kathryn and Lizzie Fortunato made jewelry for fun from materials they found at a nearby bead shop. “Soon enough, our college […]
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema to anchor entertainment district in Glendale
A rendering of the Glendale Entertainment District, a nearly 10-acre property that will include restaurants, theaters and retail. (Images courtesy of Central Street Capital) The latest firm to tackle a long-discussed entertainment district in Glendale plans to anchor it with an Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. Denver-based Central Street Capital, the family […]
Jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke: ‘All I do is play my music’
In the swinging Addis Ababa of 1973, Mulatu Astatke played a joint concert at the fashionable Hilton hotel with American jazz legend Duke Ellington before an audience including Emperor Haile Selassie. Ethiopia was modernising and Ellington’s visit, sponsored by the US embassy, symbolised the proud African country’s openness to western […]
Lorde Drops Maori-Language Album Of ‘Solar Power’ Songs : NPR
Lorde performs at Good Morning America‘s Summer Concert Series in Central Park on Aug. 20 in New York City. She worked with a team of language experts to re-record five of her new songs in the indigenous Māori language. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Arturo Holmes/Getty Images Lorde […]