Our New Dining Critic Wants to Answer One Big Question: What Is Texan Cuisine?

Hi there. My name is Paula Forbes, and I’m the new food writer and dining critic at Texas Monthly. I’m only the second person to hold this job, as Patricia Sharpe, the first, retired last year after a legendary fifty-year run. No pressure! I went to …

Browns NFL draft review: Big trade, Mason Graham picked by star player and more

The 2025 NFL Draft officially wrapped up last weekend. Of course, it’s not a Cleveland Browns draft if there are many elements surrounding it. Fans of the team went through the entire draft behavior cycle. Stunned, followed by happiness, with a mixture of …

Big Retailer Reopens Stores: Is Montana On The List?

It seems like just yesterday that Big Lots announced closures throughout the United States.Two of the three stores here in Montana were casualties, with both the Great Falls and Helena locations closing.The Billings location has remained open, but the …

Waynesboro Big Lots to reopen

WAYNESBORO, VA (Rocktown Now) — Fans of the discount retail chain Big Lots will be happy to know that 132 stores will reopen next month under new ownership. Store officials made that announcement in a press release earlier this week. Variety Wholesalers …

Big Lots announces plans to reopen 132 stores that were closed during bankruptcy last year

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What Big Tech has going for it in the trade war

Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google-parent Alphabet and Meta Platforms posted around $450 billion in combined revenue for the March-ending quarter. That was up 10% from their combined revenue in the same quarter last year. All five also exceeded the …

Reopening day: Athens, Decatur, and Guntersville Big Lots locations back in business Thursday

Six Alabama locations in total are opening back up on May 1. DECATUR, Ala. — Big Lots' comeback in Alabama takes a step forward on Thursday, with six stores set to reopen their doors, including locations in Athens, Decatur, and Guntersville. The …

Big Lots to reopen hundreds of stores. One is in Volusia County

Big Lots is reopening 132 stores in May under new ownership, Variety Wholesalers. Reopenings will occur in two phases: May 1 and May 15. The Big Lots store May reopenings include one in Ormond Beach, the company said in a press release. Stores in numerous …

Big Lots to reopen over 130 stores across the country — including one near the Lehigh Valley

The 2025 Decorators Show House is a big one this year

The Baxter House serves as the 64th annual St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild Decorator’s Show House & Gardens, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Indianapolis. The home was built by Emory Russell Baxter and Ruth Katherine (Fromm) Baxter. The couple were given …