Movie Theaters are Turning up the Luxury with Food, Bars, Seats - First Coast News
When Americans go to the movies, we know what to expect: Multiplex. Popcorn and soda. Barely comfortable seats. Middling sound and picture quality. We can do better staying home, and yet, despite the recession, we keep going - and going. Now, as the

Retail sales show surprising gain in February - Yahoo Finance
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers refused to let snowstorms stop them from stepping up purchases for everything from clothes to appliances. The improvement provided hope that the recovery from the

Fugitive who allegedly helped 'bling ring' sell off - Los Angeles Times
A fugitive and convicted drug dealer who allegedly helped a "bling ring" sell off luxury items stolen from the homes of young celebrities, including Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton, pleaded no contest Friday to several felonies, authorities said

Newly Released Letter Reveals Mindset of Socialite Mom - 1010Wins
persecution in a rambling letter authorities discovered on her computer after she was found semiconscious and 8-year-old Jude Michael Mirra was found dead Feb. 5 in a Manhattan luxury hotel and her son lived at her homes around the country

French painter Duaív to demonstrate his technique at - Palm Beach Daily News
'Sails in Normandy (Beach in Deauville)' by Duaív. The artist mixes the paint on the canvas using palette knives to create layers and textures. Duaív paints outside his Fort Lauderdale home along the Intracoastal Waterway. He says part of his

'I can't bear to watch my son live this life,' wrote - Minneapolis Star Tribune
NEW YORK - A mother accused of killing her autistic son in a botched murder-suicide attempt claimed in a newly released letter she wanted to spare the boy from predatory adults she believed had abused him. Gigi Jordan painted a picture of persecution

Letter bares mindset of mom charged in son’s death - WNYT
(AP) NEW YORK - A mother accused of killing her autistic son in a botched murder-suicide attempt claimed in a newly released letter she wanted to spare the boy from predatory adults she believed had abused him. Gigi Jordan painted a picture of

Retail sales report offers positive surprise - Lansing State Journal
That suggested that snowbound Americans headed out to eat and get a break from their homes. Consumer spending is being Shoppers shrugged off major snowstorms to visit a broad array of merchants from luxury retailer Nordstrom Inc. to middlebrow

Letter bares mindset of mom charged in son's death - AP - Salon
A mother accused of killing her autistic son in a botched murder-suicide attempt claimed in a newly released letter she wanted to spare the boy from predatory adults she believed had abused him. Gigi Jordan painted a picture of persecution in a

The Old Masters Come Roaring Back - Wall Street Journal
In this small Dutch town near the Belgian border, a space the size of five football fields brims this week with $4 billion worth of art. There's a $15 million Botticelli, "Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John," hanging on one wall, and a $7.5