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Short Story Theatre to perform at Cellar Gate Winemarket
Four storytellers will bring their personal stories Thursday to Cellar Gate Winemarket in Highwood. The four are among the 10 members of Short Story Theatre, which hopes to make the facility its permanent venue. Co-founder Donna Lubow, who lived in...
Tags: Culture, Wines, Arts and Culture
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Yahoo's Flickr to offer massive 1 terabyte of storage for free
Yahoo followed its purchase of Tumblr, a cool, hip brand, with a fresh revamp for Flickr, another cool and once beloved start-up that has struggled to retain its luster since it was acquired. The Sunnyvale, Calif., company said it was redesigning...
Tags: Google Inc., Culture, Arts and Culture, Social Media, Apple iPhone
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How Google Music, Spotify and other subscription services compare
Google jumped into the music subscription market last week with Google Music All Access, escalating the competition in a crowded market. Although Google brings the biggest name to the market, many others already have large followings. Spotify stands out...
Tags: Google Inc., Culture, Entertainment, Music, Computer Hardware
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Harbor Springs Area Historical Society receives competitive grant
HARBOR SPRINGS — Soon, a different kind of bicentennial war exhibit will open at the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society, thanks in part to an $8,000 grant from the Michigan Humanities Council that the society received May 10. The exhibit,...
Tags: War of 1812, Culture, University of Michigan, Arts, Vienna (Austria)
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North Shore veterans reflect on those who didn't come home
When Frank White was 23 years old, he was on a ship in the South Pacific, wishing away the torpedoes and kamikazes. "I was the oldest junior officer on the ship," said White, now 93, sitting on his back porch in Wilmette. "It was a young man's war."...
Tags: Culture, FBI, Holidays, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Japan
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Saudi religious leader: Twitter leads to damnation
This from the BBC website: The head of Saudi Arabia's religious police has warned citizens against using Twitter, which is rising in popularity among Saudis. Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said anyone using social media sites - and especially...
Tags: BBC, Twitter, Inc., Culture, Saudi Arabia, Human Rights
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Social network asks city to reduce posts
Costa Mesa's official use of Nextdoor.com has been scaled back following recent resident concerns about the frequency of city announcements. The messages posted on neighborhood pages within the private social networking site were apparently too many...Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture
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Tumblr users take to blogs to express fear over 'Yahoo takeover'
Many Tumblr users are already up in arms over worries that their beloved blogging service could lose its hip edge under Yahoo's control. The blogging website was filled with rants after Yahoo announced on Monday it was acquiring Tumblr for $1.1 billion....
Tags: Strawberries, Social Sciences, Advertising, Culture, Media Industry
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Yahoo's rise in Asia offsets risk from Tumblr bet
ReutersBy Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO, May 20 (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a test of her ability to revive the aging Web portal. Luckily for her, her performance may be...Tags: Online Media Industry, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Advertising, China
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Yahoo seeks turnaround with $1.1-billion deal to buy Tumblr
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is attempting a bold — and risky — strategy to turn around the struggling Internet giant with the $1.1-billion acquisition of Tumblr, a trendy social blogging service popular...
Tags: Business, Yahoo! Inc., Mark Zuckerberg, Sales, Computer Hardware
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Avon Free Public Library Hosts Display On Battle Of Gettysburg
The Avon Historical Society will present an exhibit on the Battle of Gettysburg at the Avon Free Public Library starting in June and going through July to cooincide with the 150th anniversary of that pivotal Civil War battle, according to an...Tags: Libraries, Culture, Career and Workplace, Arts and Culture, Wars and Interventions
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This week in government
Scheduled meetings this week of the Washington County Commissioners, Washington County Board of Education, and Hagerstown Mayor and Council: WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Hager Hall Conference and Event Center 901 Dual Hwy., Hagerstown Tuesday,...Tags: Water Supply, U.S. Department of Justice, Government, Business, Contracts
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