Gold held losses on speculation that the first U.S. government shutdown in 17 years, which started at midnight in Washington, will be short-lived as lawmakers are forced to seek a compromise. Platinum touched an 11-week low. Bullion for immediate …

Clinical psychology senior Rebecca Mayfield looks at glass jewelry pieces during the South Street Art Festival on Sept. 29 near downtown Arlington. The pieces are part of a collection of fused dichroic glass jewelry created by Baca … In addition to …

Though a fine portrait, there is nothing altogether striking about the image itself—it is done in a common portrait style for the time, a familiar sight in art galleries and stately homes across Europe. Also unlikely to stand out to the casual …

This fine arts and crafts festival will be held at the Little York Pavilion in Dwyer Memorial Park at 6799 Little York Lake Road in Preble. It will be hosted by the Board and Guild of Cortland Repertory … A variety of fiber products will be for sale …

… many members of the business community. Items include: a new notebook laptop computer, a handmade jewelry chest, original artwork, antique furniture, tickets to a Buffalo Bills game, kayak rentals, gift certificates for fine dining among many other …

Potters, weavers and woodworkers showed their crafts along with painters and jewelry makers. Newcomer Gloria Monroe of Paris said she was enjoying the variety during her first visit to the festival. “I've been here thirty-one years, and I've never been …

Dara loves and understands fine objects of desire, jewelry, and high-end luxury products." Caponigro announced she was leaving Veranda in May of this year. Clinton Smith has been named the new editor-in-chief. More information about Caponigro's big …

In 2008, the same year he filed for bankruptcy, Shankman claimed one of the paintings was a fake and demanded $150,000 from the gallery, according to court documents which don't indicate the outcome of the lawsuit. Federal officials said Shankman …

And "ostentation" means "a pretentious display" (no pun intended). As for the word JADED, that doesn't refer to the jade in jewelry but to "an old worn-out horse" or "a sorry nag." To be "jaded" is "to be satiated by overindulgence" and the noun jade …