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...unrecognized on any city street, at least as long as he keeps his mouth shut. "Radio is an avocation, fun and games to me," says Williams, 53, who has been involved in a range of entrepreneurial ventures, from insurance and real estate to a car-rental agency and a florist business. Asked eleven years ago to invest in a radio station, he decided instead to learn more about the business from the inside and began doing a local "ombudsman's show" in New Jersey. After a stint at New York City's WMCA, in 1981 he joined NBC's newly...
...Back in the Czech Republic, florists Kodytek and Lenc are nursing their wounds. Lenc is still fuming over a six-page letter from the Austrian Labor Ministry explaining why it is refusing his request for a florist's license - and informing him that he can appeal the decision for a fee of ?180. The mayor of Gmünd, Otto Opelka, who says his town is keen for new business blood, blames teething troubles; this was the first time a Czech firm had opened in the area. "In the future, things will run more smoothly," he says. "I think...
...BRATTLE SQUARE FLORIST...
...local flower shop’s abundance of roses, lilies and orchids invites customers to linger. It also makes the Brattle Square Florist a perfect party location. Once the lush and fragrant atmosphere is supplemented with drinks, hors d’oeuvres and music, even a party of 70-plus guests can feel intimate. The only downside: the narrow storefront places the bar at the back, which hampers mingling. But, as one enthusiastic partygoer at Tali Rapaport’s ’05 recent birthday bash pointed out, with servers limited to a two-way course...
...Colombia, job opportunities are, shall we say, limited, even for a young woman as heartbreakingly beautiful as Maria (Catalina Sandino Moreno). When we meet her, she is stripping the thorns off roses for a wholesale florist--hating the boss, the degrading working conditions, the paltry...