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ILLINOIS STYLE: Custom tailoring is not a lost art
The (Champaign) News-GazetteLet's speak frankly. "I'm a little bulky around the waist," said Larry Welton, a State Farm Insurance agent for 46 years. He's not the easiest guy to fit. If he tries on an off-the-rack suit that fits him around the waist, the pant legs often end up...Tags: Illinois, Public Employees, Sales, Government, National Government
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Father of six killed in Wyandanch motorcycle crash
zachary.dowdy@newsday.comFrank Toney was on the brink of success, just days from opening his own urban clothing store on Wyandanch's commercial artery, when the father of six was killed in a crash on his motorcycle, police said. Toney, 34, of Wyandanch, died Wednesday within...Tags: Motorcycling, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Police, Vehicles, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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Arsonists Try To Torch Rainer Valley Clothing Store
Q13 FOX NewsSeattle Police are looking for a pair of arsonists that set fire to part of a Rainier Valley clothing store. The explosion and fire was captured on the shop's surveillance camera system. According to police the surveillance video shows the criminals...Tags: Police, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Crimes, Arson, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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Police help rescue residents in Pilsen fire, but neighborhood mourns symbol of its revival
Chicago Tribune reporterAlong the most trafficked street in Chicago's vibrant Pilsen neighborhood throughout most of the day Monday, cars and pedestrians blocked traffic in front of what remained of one of the neighborhood's most popular upscale spots: Bombon Cafe. A fire...Tags: Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Charity, Pilsen
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Stores' Outlook A Bit Better
Associated PressAmid the pile of downbeat sales reports for July from retailers, there was a sliver of hope: Second-quarter profits may not be as bad as expected when merchants such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Macy's Inc. and J.C. Penney Co. post their results, starting...Tags: Real Estate Sales, Kohl's Corporation, JC Penney Company Incorporated, Sales, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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Chicago still a gem when it comes to new stores
While there are plenty of retailers closing stores and ducking creditors this summer, the broader retreat hasn't slowed the march of store openings in Chicago. DeBeers SA, the world's biggest diamond miner, is in talks to open a store on Oak Street on...Tags: Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California), Lincoln Park, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Perry Ellis International Incorporated, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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Typo personalities
Tribune reporterJeff Deck and Benjamin Herson have not wasted their lives. They fight a losing battle, an unyielding tide of misplaced apostrophes and poor spelling. But still, they fight. Why, you ask. Because, they say. Because, they must. For the last three months,...Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Virginia, California, Metal and Mineral, Furniture
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Taking green to the altar
Hartford Courant Staff WriterLIVING GREEN This occasional series features the people, institutions and businesses making changes to create a more sustainable American lifestyle. Gordon T. Geballe drives a gas-sipping hybrid Prius to reduce his carbon emissions and minimize his...Tags: Natural Resources, Family, Global Change, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Agriculture
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Bare breasts in shop window flash LES
jsilverman@am-ny.comThe trio of bulky men in what appeared to be an unmarked police car looked bored as they waited for a green light on Orchard Street, until one of them noticed the window display in American Apparel. "Whoa!" he cried out to his companions, who also...Tags: Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Clothing and Textiles Industry, New York, Lower East Side, Times Square
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Hong Kong, a.k.a. treasure island
Times Staff WriterHong Kong — THE photos hanging on the wall at Shanghai Tang show familiar faces: Michael Douglas, Angelina Jolie, Keanu Reeves, Kate Moss, Jodie Foster. Each is wearing a Chinese jacket or cheongsam — dress — from the Hong Kong store....Tags: Public Holidays, Tourism and Leisure, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Consumer Electronics Industry, Sales
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Pioneers changed face of OPD
Sentinel Staff WriterThe black-and-white photograph, taken in 1956, shows six police officers, guns in holsters, hands clasped behind their backs. It captures a seminal moment in the history of Orlando: the first black men to wear the uniform of the Orlando Police Department....Tags: Tampa, Heart Disease, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Defense, Law Enforcement
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The new McBanks: Devaluing design
Tribune architecture criticThe once-grand bank is a picture of ambition humbled by circumstance. Visible on its limestone walls, just beneath its tiled dome, are the words: "Security Strength Stability." Yet today, the 79-year-old edifice at the corner of Oak Park Avenue and...Tags: Chicago Skyline, Tourism and Leisure, Renovation, Terrorism, Government
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