Norte Vista, La Sierra grads focused on the future (The Press-Enterprise) RIVERSIDE - Norte Vista High School's seniors said goodbye to campus life Thursday evening before hundreds of cheering family and friends. The school's 413 graduates donned red-and-black gowns to accept their diplomas at Alvord Stadium....more...What's going on (Detroit Free Press) Let the LaKisha Jones lovefest begin. The 27-year-old singer who put Michigan on the "American Idol" map this season will be honored at two big events. LaKisha will perform Saturday in Flint at a homecoming rally scheduled for 5 p.m. at Atwood Stadium. The event is free to the public....more... Beckett Collectibles Roadshow and Shirt Off Our Back Night Highlight Upcoming JetHawks Homestand (OurSports Central) (LANCASTER, CA) - Fans will have the opportunity to have their sports memorabilia appraised, then can add valuable new pieces to their collection with two very special, and unique events at Clear Channel Stadium this weekend as the JetHawks play their final home games of the first half of the season....more... FRENCH OPEN : Serbian teen chews up Sharapova in semifinals (Detroit Free Press) PARIS ? Many fans were still outside the center-court stadium eating lunch when the French Open semifinal began to slip away from Maria Sharapova....more... Baseball lover builds shrine to prove it (Lawrence Journal-World) Billy Barnes loves baseball. The Southwest Junior High eighth-grader devotes countless hours of time and money on his large ? and still growing ? collection of baseball memorabilia. In his room the walls are decorated with everything from sports posters to jerseys....more... O STREET: 'Those aren't human hairs, ma'am' (Detroit Free Press) Something extra came with my chicken wings....more... Unpaid leave has board wanting more information (Plum Advance Leader) Plum Borough School Board tabled a motion to grant Nicole Lynch, second-grade teacher, an unpaid leave for Sept. 12 through 14, because board members want to hear more information on why Lynch needs time off at the beginning of the school year....more... Limelight extra! (Tallahassee Democrat) Get a jump on your weekend entertainment plans every Wednesday. Also, tune in to hear Tallahassee Democrat senior writer Mark Hinson deliver guest commentary about entertainment on Thursday (8:30 a.m.) and Friday (between 6 and 7 a.m.) on Magic 107-FM....more... GOING HOLLYWOOD (Film Journal) For our third annual FJI survey of new cinema construction, including major refurbishments, upgrades and expansions, we have once again borrowed our headline from one of the prime examples of 2006. When Portland, Oregon-based Hollywood Theatres reopened the completely renovated Malibu Cinemas on Nov. 17, they invited public and industry alike with the words: "Don't just go to the movies, Go ......more... |