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From Possums to 200 Pounds of Bologna: Weird Things Cities Drop on New ...

Today, the ball is covered in 2,688 Waterford crystals, illuminated with 32,256 LEDs and weighs 11,875 pounds. Palmer's idea was inspired In a world with GPS, sailors have lost the need to set their clocks by the drop of a ball. Judging by the ...

Home of Week: Cottage and guesthouse in Black Mountain

The inside is filled with natural light and has an eclectic feel, accented with antiques, a Waterford crystal chandelier and Disney collectibles. Among its notable features are a handmade grandfather clock in the corner of the dining room that dates to ...

Crystal ball drops in New York, ushering in 2015

As the clock struck midnight, they kissed. "Best day of my life apart from the day Mayor Bill de Blasio, flanked by his wife and two children, pushed the ceremonial button that set the 11,875-pound Waterford crystal ball in motion. Merrymakers from ...

Yvette Chargois is aging with grace

Native Houstonian Yvette Chargois, who was raised in Fifth Ward and was a longtime society columnist for the Houston Defender newspaper, collects decorative elephants and this particular one is 100 years old on Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, in Houston....

Pie Boss is all pie all the time

Ty Naidoo, of Naperville, is the owner of Pie Boss, located at 1649 Montgomery Road in Aurora. | Beacon-News photo by Jane Donahue. Ty Naidoo, of Naperville, is the owner of Pie Boss, located at 1649 Montgomery Road in Aurora. | Beacon-News photo by ...

Pain & Gain, Part 2

"We had a meeting scheduled at nine o'clock. We set . The bounty he carried out was immense; his load included the 50-inch Mitsubishi television, Persian rugs, bronze sculptures, leather couches, the bedroom furnishings, Cristofle silver, Lalique ...

Napa earthquake: Hundreds hurt, dozens of buildings condemned after 6.0 jolt

In addition to other damage, she found her extensive Waterford collection of crystal and Wedgewood china that she'd been collecting for 40 years smashed to bits in the dining room. But oddly enough, “we have 2,500 bottles of wine in our cellar, and ...