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TUCSON–When the weather hits to 100+ mark, I become a zombie and get really depressed. I decided to try to break the pattern. Today I signed up for an 8-week summer drawing class then decided to go buy my art supplies…

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It’s another month and that means more wine specials at Giant Eagle in the Cleveland Ohio area.  Enjoy!

  • Rodney Strong Chardonnay ’06  $16.99 SAVE $5. $11.99
    A crisp white with hints of lemon on the nose and juicy apple throughout.  SAVE $74.39…
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There’s something about this book series that offends me. I am not an idiot. I never will be an idiot. And I don’t like poking fun at idiots. Plus the concept is a lackluster rip-off to the dummies series.

I have…

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There’s an interesting article in the New York Times about food as science — something Rita Connolly, a frequent Circle of Food contributor, was educating us about a few weeks ago.

The article explains some of the theories and ingredients such as hydrocolloid…

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Tucson–Here’s a sleeper of a wine tasting venue tucked into a hidden corner of Alvernon Way just south of Ft. Lowell Road.

The owner Yvonne Foucher is a former architect turned wine store owner studying for her sommelier certificate but smart enough to…

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