Multiple rooms were buzzing with artistic activities at the Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles Saturday as dozens of people explored new art forms and techniques during the center's exploration day. For a fee — $50 for members or $75 for …

It wasn't business as usual when Bruce and Cindy Price opened the doors of Mike's Jewelry Store on Dec. 1, 1992. After 34 years, the family business established by Mike Crary was in a new and much larger location. Until they moved to the adjacent …

People can bring up to four pieces for evaluation by volunteer appraisers who have experience with antique jewelry, fine art, silver and other collectibles. The sessions, which last from 10 a.m. to noon, are held once a month, September through May …

… in New Orleans. The group acquires fine jewelry, diamonds, gemstones, watches and objets d'art through estate sales and from individuals, offering pieces from leading design houses such as Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier, Verdura and Harry Winston.

Works include aluminum vessels, watercolors and photographs. James Seavey is the featured artist in an exhibit, “Water, Metal, Image,” which runs through Feb. 28 at Daunis Fine Handmade Jewelry, 616 Congress St. in Portland. click image to enlarge.

As a result, Ford expects wholesale volume next year in North America to be lower than in 2013 and net pricing to be slightly unfavorable as it runs out prior models and assumes a continuation of a more competitive pricing environment for small and …

… of La Cámpora youthful activists entrusted with monitoring prices over the next quarter, this freeze is less a top-down imposition than appearances might suggest — some effort has gone into making these New Year price levels both competitive and …

FATHER Christmas was greeting Crewe's children in style this festive season thanks to St Luke's Hospice. Long-term St Luke's Hospice supporter Bentley Motors restored a former London Routemaster bus to be used as the hospice's Luke the Bus this year.

"With such experienced heavy-hitters behind it, Stephen Ward is inevitably a handsomely mounted production that motors along with the fine-tuned precision of a vintage Bentley," wrote Hollywood Reporter. "Featuring a brief flash of female nudity, some …