February 1, 2012
Cheap chic fashionistas yearned for years for H&M to open a store in the Tampa Bay area. By year’s end, there will be three.
The trendy Swedish apparel retailer plans to open new sprawling stores by late fall at Tyrone Square Mall in St. Petersburg and WestShore Plaza in Tampa. Meanwhile, in response to the first H&M that opened in November in International Plaza, rival Forever 21 Inc. plans to expand its flagship Forever XXI store located across the hall.
Both specialize in what’s called disposable fashion: inexpensive [...]
February 1, 2012
He won’t be sporting that pink tie anymore.
California state Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) has volunteered for years as one of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure "Pink Tie Guys," who wear the ties at public events to raise awareness about breast cancer.
On Wednesday, after learning that the foundation would stop funding Planned Parenthood for breast health services, Padilla announced that his pink tie days were done.
"Komen has placed its supporters in the untenable position of aligning themselves with acquiescence to the agenda of the [...]
January 31, 2012
Even as Tom Brady and Eli Manning prepare for Sunday’s showdown between the New England Patriots and New York Giants, the specter of Peyton Manning looms over this city, as do the questions about his future both with the Indianapolis Colts and in the NFL.
Manning, the league’s only four-time most valuable player, sat out this season after multiple neck surgeries, and speculation is rampant that his Hall of Fame career might be over. Already, his absence has sent shock waves through one of the most successful organizations [...]
January 30, 2012
When Diddy first announced that he signed Machine Gun Kelly to Bad Boy Records, he said he wanted the Cleveland, Ohio, breakout to stay "true to himself." Since the deal, the "Wild Boy" rapper doesn’t seem to have changed very much. And after his arrest for misdemeanor disorderly conduct on Sunday morning, Puff didn’t seem too bent out of shape.
"@machinegunkelly where the f— are you at? Are you ok? Do you need Bail or a lawyer?????!! Eveyrone hit him to see if he’s ok," Diddy wrote jokingly [...]
January 29, 2012
TBS Group has become the first 100 percent domestic owned firm, and the fifth fashion handbag manufacturer in Vietnam, to make the products for US-based Coach Inc.
Four months to realize a dream
"With fashion handbags, Coach Inc always requires the providers to handle a specific stage of product development,” said TBS chairman Nguyen Duc Thuan.
“If TBS performs well in this stage, we could not only raise more added value for our own products, but would also be more active in the choice of materials, thus [...]
January 28, 2012
AFTRA’s national board approved a merger proposal with the Screen Actors Guild on Saturday.
The proposal passed with 94% of the panel voting for approval, which followed approval by SAG’s national board on Friday night.
The approval by both national boards will be followed by a referendum on the merger measure to be approved by the full membership of each guild. The referendum for the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists wil be mailed to AFTRA members on or about Feb. 27, 2012, with a ballot return [...]
January 15, 2012
Der Tänzer soll von der Sängerin ein wöchentliches Taschengeld von 10.000 Dollar bekommen. Das will jedenfalls die US-Zeitschrift "Star" erfahren haben. Ein Insider sagte dazu: "Sie hasste es, jedes Mal die Kreditkarte zu zücken, wenn sie zum Essen ausgingen. Jen dachte, es wäre einfacher, wenn sie Casper eine wöchentliche Zuwendung zahlt und sie fand 10.000 Dollar sind eine schöne runde Sache."
Jennifer Lopez und Casper Smart zeigen sich seit November 2011 gemeinsam in der Öffentlichkeit. Der Tänzer ist 24, sie 41. (Fan-Lexikon berichtete)Jennifer Lopez: Bekommt ihr Lover [...]
January 14, 2012
Producers Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove (The Blind Side) have a savvy sense for underserved markets. As directed by Todd Graff, the film gives the plot short shrift in favor of an emphasis on an engaging blend of gospel, rock, hip-hop and R&B. Not that that’s a bad thing.
The story has some wince-inducing, corn-pone-cutesy dialogue — spoken by Dolly Parton’s character — and a flurry of moralistic lecturing, mostly by Queen Latifah, but the music is undeniably enjoyable.
* VIDEO: Dolly Parton talks [...]
January 12, 2012
Open houses are a great tool for realtors to sell homes, but sometimes, allowing strangers in can bring trouble.
Richardson Realtor Jona Thomas, "I was holding my normal open house, like I do every Saturday, every Sunday, and I had about 14 groups of people through That’s when Thomas said a man came to the door, claiming to be a potential homebuyer.
"I said, `Here`s a brochure, feel free to take a look around at the house. Which he did," Thomas said.
As she was checkingon other people, [...]
January 10, 2012
The John Wall era hasn’t begun as many had hoped. The first pick in the 2010 draft is not playing as well as he did last year and that wasn’t all that great. He has flashes of greatness, of course. For example, against the Boston Celtics, Wall put up 19 points, seven rebounds, eight assists, one steal, one block and just one turnover. The Wizards lost, of course.
At Kentucky, Wall was always in a hurry and tended to force the action. He hasn’t changed much with the [...]
