Archive May, 2007

Goodies 2
Artistic Omaha Omaha is a city bursting with talent, and art lovers and collectors will be hard pressed to leave without purchasing a treasure by a local artisan. With two centers dedicated ...

Eat drink 2
Pass the Peri-Peri Whether you call it peri-peri, piri-piri or pili-pili, one thing’s for sure—this is one hot pepper. Its real name is the African bird’seye chili. Portuguese explorers in southern ...

Grand Greens
A TOUR OF DESIGNER GOLF COURSES IN THE MIDWEST The Midwest may be fly-over country for some golfers, but by traveling only to warm-weather locations in search of golfing venues, ...

Pedal Pushers
The Trek Bicycle Corporation is making the world a better place, one ride at a time. When weather conditions allow, the back roads leading into rural Waterloo, Wis., are dotted ...

Culture 2
Milwaukee Art Museum PISSARRO: CREATING THE IMPRESSIONIST LANDSCAPE JUNE 9-SEPTEMBER 9 This summer’s exhibition will explore the transformation of Camille Pissarro’s landscape paintings between 1864 and 1874. During this important decade in his ...

Active 2
Take a Hike HIDDEN VILLA LOOP LOS ALTOS HILLS, CALIF. (about 45 minutes south of San Francisco) With spring often comes the urge to take to the trails. If you are in the ...

Business Property
What’s Up, San Antonio? DOWNTOWN HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE ECONOMIC AND TOURIST HUB OF SAN ANTONIO, BUT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THE AREA HAS ALSO BECOME A MAGNET FOR ...

Antique Boutiques
VINTAGE SHOPPING Say “vintage clothing,” and you may conjure up memories of foraging through racks of musty old sweaters and tattered leopard-print coats. But going vintage ...

Fun in the Sun
Lollapalooza attracts 60,000 fans, Bonnaroo boasts an attendance of 80,000 people, and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival brings in 200,000 music lovers. Sounds like a lot of people, ...

Bust Bad Workday
TIPS ON EATING HEALTHY DURING THE WORKDAY Are you the type who walks by a Dunkin’Donuts without so much as a sideways glance—but find yourself in the Monday morning meeting inexplicably ...