Word: stores
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...find them? That doesn’t deter a handful of Harvard students. When the Bow Street Dunkin’ Donuts closes every night, the shelves are cleared and dozens of perfectly good pastries end up in bulging trash bags down a nearby alley. Juliana Fauza, manager of the store, says, “We have to throw everything away because of health issues. We cannot donate or give to anybody because of the expiration date the food has.” Little does Fauza know that not all of those discarded donuts go to waste. According to Michael...
...cobalt fabric. Despite a judgmental American public that seems to favor women of the Laura Bush ilk (heck, even Hillary is showing cleavage on the presidential trail while also wearing an endless string of peach linen pants suits, the likes of which I have never seen in any store), Janet Reno, the daughter of humorless Dutch immigrants, stuck to her guns and kept on wearing really long jackets with no lapels. You’ve got to admire it. It’s a style that even lascivious old Bill couldn’t change (and I am sure...
...says Baird, who came in fourth in last fall’s challenge. But she isn’t sweating the time crunch. Baird sets off for Chinatown minutes after receiving her theme and the allotted 24 dollars. She heads straight to her favorite fabric store, and deftly navigates the cramped aisles in search of anything dark blue—her signature color. “I tend to use certain shapes and certain colors,” says Baird. “People who’ve seen a lot of my stuff can usually pick...
...decor is skateboarder dorm-room style, and the clothes have that “I just rolled out of bed and threw this old thing on” sort of look—in a good way. Owner Kerry Simon, a master of this affordable style, originally had two stores in Texas before setting up shop in Cambridge in 2003. “Every shirt is different and unique,” he says, “which is why I love vintage.” Second Time Around is more wary of the word “vintage...
Next summer's Olympics will showcase a China of glittering skyscrapers and overstuffed store shelves. But the government responsible for this economic miracle continues to imprison political activists, restrict religious freedom, tightly control the media and Internet, and protect its citizens only haphazardly from pollution and unsafe food and consumer products, a congressional panel reported Friday...