DETAILS San Juan Washington Post, United States - Feb 25, 2006 GETTING THERE: It's a $16 cab ride from the airport to Old San Juan. Don't even think about driving in the historic area -- the cobblestone streets are narrow and parking's impossible.

A little work may go a long way — in air Daily Review Online, CA - Feb 25, 2006 FAIRVIEW - Hobbies are frequently a byproduct of necessity. For Arthur DiGrazia, it is his then-wife who prodded him into what has evolved into a lifelong passion.

Put children on track for better health Daily News Journal (subscription), TN - Feb 25, 2006 Research has shown percentages of obesity in boys and girls between ages 6-19 is on the rise in recent years, says Tracy Noerper, registered dietitian with the Southeast United Dairy Industry Association (SUDIA).

A BALCONY ON BOURBON Times Picayune, LA - Feb 25, 2006 Rip Naquin and Marsha Delain have filled their three-story French Quarter townhouse with Victorian antiques, fine china, art collections and travel memorabilia.

Good eating: Amazing lunch Old Colony Memorial, MA - Feb 25, 2006 Deep and beautiful snow blanketed the Plympton landscape as I pulled into the tree-shadowed driveway of Gerald Sheehan's farm.

SENIOR MENU/ACTIVITIES Zanesville Times Recorder, OH - Feb 25, 2006 Activities and menu for the week of Feb. 27, at the Muskingum County Center for Seniors: MONDAY - Grocery bingo, 10 am; AARP Income Taxes, 11 am; art classes, noon; Family Feud, noon; Sassy Lassie, 6 pm; duplicate ...

Dragon daze Stamford Advocate, CT - Feb 25, 2006 But the dragon, with its scaly green neck and two-foot-tall head, would not fit in an indoor jungle gym as planned. So Rapoport, who once combined a car wash with a self-storage facility, moved ...

Majority of online readers say soda and candy should be eliminated ... Salem Statesman Journal, OR - Feb 25, 2006 The funny thing about the law is it protects the "child" until he or she reaches the age of 18. Then the child is expected by magic to become a responsible adult.

Rye property tax ad sounds a false alarm The Journal News.com, NY - Feb 25, 2006 Rye is a lovely waterfront community and, except for dropping a nuclear bomb on Purchase Street, it would seem that nothing can stop the city's gravy train of escalating property values.

First there's Mardi Gras Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - Feb 25, 2006 Those hankering for Cajun tastes can find chicken gumbo, jambalaya, blackened fish and chicken, shrimp and crawfish tails, chocolate desserts and a selection of New Orleans beers.

Sprucing up neighborhood the next step Cincinnati Enquirer, OH - Feb 25, 2006 Six boarded-up storefronts stare at Findlay Market, close enough to cast shadows on the state's oldest public marketplace and cast doubt over this historic neighborhood's future.

Long days, short nights, a wine stash and a missed bus San Jose Mercury News, USA - Feb 25, 2006 It's all starting to break down. The guards ignore us when we go through security -- one was examining the inside of his boot at 3 am Everyone smokes in non-smoking areas.

Head ‘North’ with zesty burgers Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - Feb 25, 2006 There are times when the same old dinner offerings just won’t do. Hamburgers, again? Forget about it. We mined our recipe files and came up with a different kind of burger that will surely be a hit at the dinner table.

Ellis Island: These vagabond shoes ... Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - Feb 25, 2006 These little town blues Are melting away. I'll make a brand new start of it In old New York. If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere, It's up to you, New York, New York.

Consider our climate when planting a living fence Huntsville Times, AL - Feb 25, 2006 Tuesday: Vegetable Beef Soup, Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Baby Carrots, Apple Sauce, Crackers, Chocolate Chip Cookie. Wednesday: Country Steak, Okra, Pinto Beans, Fluffy Rice, Roll.

US turns stone into medal Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH - Feb 25, 2006 -- Never have grown men sliding 42-pound stones down a 146-foot sheet of ice been so exciting. In the stands, the fans from the United States and Great Britain traded cheers like rival high schools at a homecoming football game.

Do-it-yourself charcuterie Globe and Mail, Canada - Feb 25, 2006 'You eat some," she said dubiously. "If you're not dead by morning, maybe I'll try it.". My girlfriend's hesitation was understandable.

The next big foodie thing Globe and Mail, Canada - Feb 25, 2006 King mushrooms are very hot in the foodie repertoire right now. A kind of oyster mushroom, they are more like porcini in texture -- thick and not watery, with a taste that is distinctive and hearty.

Red wine and cheese call it off Globe and Mail, Canada - Feb 25, 2006 Katnook Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 ($29.95, No. 590471) is a superb red. Round, thick and luscious, it has big fruit and amazing notes of cedar, graphite, cigar tobacco and olive.

Rule Britannia: Ramsay and gastropubs worth the flight Globe and Mail, Canada - Feb 25, 2006 I have boycotted London for 25 years, wishing to avoid its horrendous food and hostile service. But when Gourmet magazine labelled London "the best city in the world to eat right now" in a cover story last March, I had to go back.

Ten-years planning Houstonvoice.com, TX - Feb 25, 2006 A popular lesbian nightclub celebrates 10 years of partying, and Galveston lets loose for Mardi Gras. HoVo on the Go-Go welcomes you back with another fun filled weekend of parties and events.

One expert's opinion Bondy's Turin Diary New York Daily News, NY - Feb 25, 2006 Don't even talk to me today. If only I had no journalistic ethics, if only I had the courage of my own prescience and bet $20,000 on Shizuka Arakawa at 21-to-1, I wouldn't have to be writing these diaries anymore or sleeping with Superboy.

Lecture by RMI's energy and resources team Aspen Times, CO - Feb 25, 2006 Two members of Rocky Mountain Institute's energy and resources team will discuss national electric power during a lecture at the Given Institute.

Pretty Popcorn Proves Popular Springdale Morning News, AR - Feb 25, 2006 ROGERS -- Did you know that the average American eats about 68 quarts of popcorn a year, and that Americans as a whole consume 17.3 billion quarts each year?

Expired butter dumped at refuse site Cyprus Mail, Cyprus - Feb 25, 2006 POLICE were yesterday investigating the circumstances under which 14 tonnes of expired butter were dumped at a Nicosia district rubbish site.

WHAT'S HAPPENING Biloxi Sun Herald, USA - Feb 25, 2006 Send events of community interest in South Mississippi to mynews@sunherald.com or fax to 896-2104. Please label "What's Happening.

Singles can mingle at Mardi Gras event Pioneer Press, MN - Feb 25, 2006 Singles can celebrate Mardi Gras from 7 to 10 pm tonight at Chateau St. Croix Winery & Vineyards. The event includes door prizes and entertainment.

Say cheese Pioneer Press, MN - Feb 25, 2006 St. Paul proposes to make city streets safer with the help of a network of closed-circuit surveillance cameras. BY JASON HOPPIN. Government eyes could soon be watching a neighborhood near you.

Who wants pizza? Canadians do Toronto Sun, Canada - Feb 25, 2006 Favourite foods are must-have items for 94% of Canadians surveyed, and although 59% of the participants say they'd like to eat healthier, they find it hard to achieve.

A few of my favourite cooking things Toronto Star, Canada - Feb 25, 2006 I recently had a messy disaster with a high-end, high-tech electric coffee-maker that overflowed while I was using it for the first time at a dinner party.

Beauty from the inside out Toronto Star, Canada - Feb 25, 2006 Miami Beach, Florida - If you are what you eat, you might just as well ingest food that makes you beautiful and brainy. Afterglo, the newest dining darling on Miami's trendy South Beach, serves up a menu that promotes beauty from within.

WHAT'S HAPPENING SunHerald.com, MS - Feb 25, 2006 Send events of community interest in South Mississippi to mynews@sunherald.com or fax to 896-2104. Please label "What's Happening.

Spring promotions herald new season Korea Herald (subscription), South Korea - Feb 25, 2006 The mercury still dips near zero in the early mornings, but hotels are busy bringing in spring. It seems like the season of new beginnings comes earliest at hotels, even earlier than at department stores.

Turin tidbits St. Petersburg Times, FL - Feb 25, 2006 By wire services. Jeret "Speedy" Peterson. Thursday: American loses medal but gains respect for trying a risky jump in the freestyle aerials final.

New York's richest should be taxed more, groups say Elmira Star-Gazette, NY - Feb 25, 2006 Labor leaders and social-action groups Thursday said Gov. George Pataki's proposed $110.7 billion budget does little to fund social programs and that a tax increase for the big earners and large corporations is needed.

Brazilian snacks fare well for Carnival Baltimore Sun, United States - Feb 25, 2006 Growing up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I learned early how to cope with the stresses of our annual crazy, eccentric Carnival, which this year began yesterday, and ends Tuesday, the dawning of Lent.

San Joaquin Gold cheese by Fiscalini Farms Baltimore Sun, United States - Feb 25, 2006 What it is // An artisanal cheese from Fiscalini Farms that blends strong yet subtle flavors. What we like about it // This handcrafted raw-milk cheese, made at a farmstead dairy in Modesto, Calif.

Kosher markets honor choices seasoned by faith The News Journal, DE - Feb 25, 2006 Rabbi Sanford Dresin looks at kosher offerings with Daniel Tanzer (left) and Terry Pollichetti of ShopRite on Concord Pike in Brandywine Hundred.

2/26 School menus Clovis News Journal, NM - Feb 25, 2006 Monday: Breakfast - French toast, cold juice and milk. Lunch ‭ajitas/salsa, sunshine corn, crisp lettuce, chilled pears and cold milk.

2/26 Senior happenings Clovis News Journal, NM - Feb 25, 2006 Monday: 9:30 - Blood pressure checks; 10 am ‭ealth insurance benefits assistance Tuesday: 10:30 am — -oor Exercise. Wednesday: 9:30-10:30 am — Bl- sugar checks; 10:30 am; 1 pm — Bing-1:30 pm — Blood -ssure checks; 2 pm Refreshments.

Shareholders can sue officers, panel rules Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - Feb 25, 2006 Class-action and shareholder lawsuits against officials of a bankrupt Paterson cheese company, Suprema Specialties, can proceed, after a federal appeals court reinstated the two lawsuits.

Crostini: the best snack in a leading roll Seattle Times, United States - Feb 25, 2006 The Oscars show on March 5 is more than something to watch on television. It's also a great excuse for a party. There's entertainment, but it moves at such a slow pace, there's plenty of time to talk and eat.

Home briefs Seattle Times, United States - Feb 25, 2006 You can do it with Stixx kitchen tools, which have a suction-cup base to keep them in place. So you can grate your cheese even when there's no counter space, make a one-handed grab for the paper towels or ...

Everett's double delight Seattle Times, United States - Feb 25, 2006 J. Matheson Gifts: The store sells housewares including serving platters, decorative vases, glassware, pillows and linens. It also has a children's section that includes clothing and toys.

Before or after dessert — or even as dessert — cheese will ... Seattle Times, United States - Feb 25, 2006 If you'd like to serve a cheese course at your next party and find the endless selection a bit intimidating, you're not alone.

Soldier says MLK paved the way Glenwood Springs Post Independent, CO - Feb 25, 2006 Operation Vacation is a program that brings military personnel who have fought overseas to the Roaring Fork Valley. Bob Johnson, a realtor for Vicki Lee Green Realtors in Glenwood Springs, coordinated with ...

Baby may have contracted disease from cheese mom ate Charlotte Observer, NC - Feb 25, 2006 Mecklenburg County health officials say a case of listeriosis diagnosed in an infant born last week highlights the need to make sure foods are prepared properly with fresh ingredients.

Sometimes camping stinks Clovis News Journal, NM - Feb 25, 2006 When spring rears its ugly head in these dusty parts, I always get claustrophobia - a fear of being trapped in a 1957 Chevy with a polecat.

Advice for kids: Grow into your pounds OregonLive.com, OR - Feb 25, 2006 A registered dietitian in Lake Oswego has great news for some of her clients: They don't need to lose weight; they simply need to grow into the pounds they've got.

Dinner by Drew our No. 1 cooking show Toronto Star, Canada - Feb 25, 2006 As a stay-at-home dad, I spend plenty of time with my two boys, aged 2 and 6. But one-on-one time with the eldest is hard to come by.

Fancy fare for frugal foodies Arizona Republic, AZ - Feb 25, 2006 Within seconds of walking into Devlin's Market Place, shoppers can't remember if they are in downtown Chandler or downtown Scottsdale.

Religious briefs Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA - Feb 25, 2006 PLYMOUTH - - PLYMOUTH ‭he Plymouth Council 984, Knights of Columbus, will have its annual Lenten fish dinner from 4 to 7 pm Ash Wednesday, March 1, at the former Holy Child School cafeteria, on Willow Street.

Shelter chosen for kids' program Greensboro News Record, NC - Feb 25, 2006 Carpenter House, the High Point domestic violence shelter, is one of two Guilford County shelters chosen to participate in a pilot project aimed at treating children living in domestic violence shelters.