Paper dreams: Hand-made books and cards revive the inner artist (The Daily News)

Most of your expenses in Internet marketing are not that great. Compared to what you pay to set up at a single craft fair, around $500 to $600 for a weekend, you can get a web site for a whole year. When the craft fair is over, the customers are gone. But your web site is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and can be viewed all around the world.

Paper dreams: Hand-made books and cards revive the inner artist (The Daily News)

Turn back the clock on Photoshop; keep cranking past Hallmark and American Greetings. Denise Miller of Caste Rock makes one-of-a-kind greeting cards that rival their commercial counterparts.

Community Calendar (The Baltimore Guide)

Be A Friend: On Wednesday, Aug. 15, thereâ€™s a meeting of Friends of the Southeast Anchor Library at the Southeast Anchor Library, 3601 Eastern Avenue at 6:30 p.m. New Friends are always welcome. Info: 410-732-6603. Can You Canoe? On Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m. thereâ€™s tare canoe escapes in Middle Branch Park, [...]

() Kvetchfest (Willamette Week)

(COVER STORY) We bitch because we love.

Garcia: Twisted scandal may have another chapter (The San Francisco Examiner)

Yet it only took a few weeks for the public to apparently overlook Newsomâ€™s personal failings, and his poll numbers â€” which sagged during the news coverage of the affair â€” bounced back to a favorable rating of more than 70 percent.

Briefly (Old Colony Memorial)

Last days for lifeguards PLYMOUTH - The following dates are the last that lifeguards will be on duty on Plymouthâ€™s beaches, as the townâ€™s seasonal lifeguards are now heading back to school/college.

Give your wedding a personal touch (The Virginia Gazette)

If you're like most brides-do-be, you've been dreaming about your wedding day since you were a young girl. Whether it's a lavish gala or an intimate affair, it will be one of the most important days in your life. To the tiniest detail, it must be perfect. If your big day is looming on the horizon, consider personal touches to make your dream wedding a reality. Start when considering the dÃ©cor for ...

Readings and signings (Portsmouth Herald)

Send readings & signings to features@seacoastonline.com.AUTHORS AT RiverRun Bookstore. 20 Congress St., Portsmouth.

Entertainment Guide (The Scranton Times-Tribune)

AMORE, 223 Northern Blvd., Clarks Summit: Monday, karaoke with Tony Piazza; Wednesday, The Girlz. BLUE PELICAN, Dalton Road, Lake Winola: today, The Likely with Mike Antosh.

Briefly (Old Colony Memorial)

Kids Day at Pilgrim Hall today PLYMOUTH - Saturday, Aug. 11, is Kids Day at Pilgrim Hall Museum, 75 Court St., Plymouth, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Bartlesville School Supply Lists (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise)

1 Fiskar blunt-tip scissors; 6 glue sticks; 4 16oz. 24-count Crayola Crayons (NO JUMBOS PLEASE); 4 bottles of Elmerâ€™s Glue (No â€œno runâ€ gel please); 1 pkg. of #2 sharpened pencils; 1 box Crayola 10 ct. broad-tip markers (Classic colors w/ pink and grey); 1 full-size backpack (1 zipper only please!); 1 4-pack of DryErase Markers (Expo brand preferred); 1 Prang or Crayola watercolors (No RoseArt ...