Alison Swift

13. December 2010 | 11:01

A timeout from holiday madness

ST. CATHARINES - Rosemary Thomson has a noble aim for the audience of the Niagara Symphony this weekend. “At Christmas time, people are looking for a combination of festive orchestration and - almost more importantly because they run around like crazy - a time for reflection.[…] (News Source: Welland Tribune - 02:03:25)

Vital statistics

Marriage dissolutions and applications and court sentencings. (News Source: The Columbian - 14:16:45)

Fight for survival

Arm’s-length management organisations are at a crossroads. Many have completed their decent homes programmes, which were the original reason they were set up. So how do they sell themselves to their tenants at a time when council budgets are under more scrutiny than ever? (News Source: InsideHousing - 00:39:04)

Malta, Fairfield girls resume B battle

It would be highly unlikely if Montana fans witnessed four repeat winners at state girls’ basketball tournaments next March. (News Source: Great Falls Tribune - 12:04:11)

Monty Don returns to BBC Gardeners’ World

BBC bosses have axed Gardener’s World presenter Toby Buckland after three series. (News Source: Yorkshire Evening Post - 10:07:06)

Hot Box

Ed O’Neill pulls a retroactive Kanye on Jane Lynch, a Degrassi grad snags a role in Arrested Development movie and other TV tidbits. (News Source: Toronto Star - 05:09:48)

Extravagant harvest of musical riches and niches

THE SURFEIT of local music releases this holiday season bodes well for our beleaguered recording industry-which could certainly use some cheering up from the latest albums of Martin Nievera (”Duets”), DJ Myke Salomon (”Homework”) and Carol Banawa (”My Music, My Life”). (News Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer - 16:38:07)

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