| Aloha to tropical drinks | | Posted Thursday, January 26, 2006 4:38:16 PM by Kate Grant | They have a bad reputation, being a ladies drink, something a "real man" wouldn't be caught dead drinking in public.
But they're not as "girly" as you would expect. Tropical drinks have the potential of being very potent if you let them.  Little umbrella aside, when was the last time you tried a tropical sunrise drink? (Okay, okay, we'll give you the recipe: Mix together pineapple juice, orange juice, rum and triple sec, and pore over a glass half filled with crushed ice. Top with half a shot of grenadine and a finish with a cherry).
Exotic tropical drinks will knock you over in no time, especially because they're very refreshing, and are so easy to drink.
Sometimes, you won't even notice the alcohol in them. Just imagine yourself and your significant other, on the white sandy beach on a tropical island, or a lovely coastline somewhere in the world, waiters are rushing in and out to bring you more and more drinks and refreshments, because its so hot... Believe me, you'll crave those drinks, and "single malt" will have the sound of a distant memory... Oh, I can't wait for my vacation!
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| | | Ongoing community events | | Posted Friday, January 26, 2007 2:56:17 PM by Blog57 Team | | Outdoor Antique Market: 1002 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton The Outdoor Antique Market is 8 a.m.-2 p.m. the second Sunday of the month October through April. Dealers display art, jewelry, glassware, primitives, and fun and funky items. Food is available. Information: Cobweb's Antiques and More at 750-8044 or Braden River Antiques at 750-0707. DANCES Bayshore Gardens Park and Recreation: 6919 26th St. W., Bradenton Dances held 2-4 p.m. every Monday and 10 a.m.-noon every Friday. Information: 755-1912. The German-American Club of Manatee County sponsors a dance 7-10 p.m. the second Saturday of each month. The dance includes a live band with music for everyone. BYOB only. Reservations/information: 792-1359. Bradenton Dance Center: 6006 Cortez Road, Bradenton Open dance 8 p.m.... | |
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| | | Serving drinks, staying awake | | Posted Thursday, January 25, 2007 1:01:11 PM by Blog57 Team | | A low-hanging fog of tobacco smoke hangs in the air. People are crowded together, bunched in small circles, holding colorful cocktails and bottles of beer. The dull roar of conversation blends with the thumping of the music, usually the latest hits. The rhythm of the music penetrates a young man's veins and he starts to rock to it, slightly off tempo. He is fairly intoxicated, and the music has convinced him to ask the women lined up along the dark wooden bar to dance with him. With each new woman, he gets another rejection. "You aren't as charming as you think you are," Dan Sigmon, a junior in textiles and apparel management, said about being drunk and trying to talk to the opposite sex. Sigmon, a bartender at Rum Runners in downtown Raleigh, would know.... | |
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| | | 'Turistas' is more splash than slash | | Posted Friday, December 01, 2006 12:55:22 PM by Blog57 Team | | So let's see. You're in the hinterlands of Brazil, and the bus you've been on for hours just toppled over the side of a hill. It'll be at least another half a day until the next one comes. But you see a pair of girls walking down the road sipping fruity drinks, and, forgetting that you're stranded but not that you're on vacation, you hike for your own fruity drink. Back home you'd go to a Jamba Juice, but here you turn up a cabaña next to a shimmering oasis. The beer is plentiful and the hip-hop seductive, so you, your cute sister, her hot blond friend, some Australian chick (obligatorily in cornrows, but crucially a Portuguese speaker), and two mates from London (one far more exasperating than the other) drink and dance. But when you wake up the next day, someone's run off with everything, including your group's common sense.... | |
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| | | Tropical Beverage secures west coast private-label contract | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 10:54:26 AM by Blog57 Team | | US drinks maker Tropical Beverage has secured a deal with a west coast distributor to become the exclusive manufacturer of over 100 private label products. California-based Tropical, which specializes in private-labeled water, will be responsible for the logistics and handling of over 500,000 cases of product to customers. The cases sell for a minimum of $3.50 per case for the basic package, but go up to $8.00 for the premium. The net revenue from this deal will bring between $1 million and $2 million to the company annually. .... | |
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| | | FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE: Cambodia, where classy and tacky clash | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 7:00:59 AM by Blog57 Team | | Ashley Macpherson, 44, has lived in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, for nine months. She is a native of Zambia with a background in clinical psychology. Macpherson works for a Cambodian-based nongovernmental organization, building a native staff that can better deliver services to rural Khmers with psychosocial problems. Q. Can you describe your neighborhood? I live in what could be described as the "embassy block"; my neighbors are ambassadors and actual embassies. Interspersed with these are homes of wealthy Khmer who live in enormous, three-story homes and invariably rent out two of the floors to foreigners. I am centrally located and can walk to the Mekong riverside, the palace, the shops and markets. The market is one block away and is a typical Khmer market that sells fruit, vegetables and meat.... | |
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| | | Visual Arts calendar | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 7:02:06 AM by Blog57 Team | | BOULEVARD BREWING CO.: Celebrate: The Excellence of Design in Kansas City. Design Awards celebration; by AIA Kansas City. 5 p.m. Nov. 10. $35. Advance registration required. CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: Central in the City Artisan Market. Juried fine art and handmade items; benefits missions through United Methodist Women. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 11; 1-4 p.m. Nov. 12. SYLVESTER POWELL JR. COMMUNITY CENTER: Kansas City Fiber and Weavers' Guilds Annual Fiber Show and Sale. Supplies, items for sale, fashion show (7 p.m. Nov. 17). 4-9 p.m. Nov. 17; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 18. AIA KANSAS CITY: Sustain: The Achievements of Environmentally Conscious Design. Lunch and learn; COTE National Award Winners. Noon-1 p.m. Nov. 9. AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENTS, ATRIUM: Accessible Arts Auction: Noteworthy Art and Colorful Jazz.... | |
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| | | A Gulf Coast Sarasota sojourn | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:02:23 AM by Blog57 Team | | As a child I can remember my family driving the old Ford station wagon across Tamiami Trail while I joined my brothers and sister counting alligators sunning on cypress tree stumps along the dangerous canal-flanked two-laner. We were on our way across the Everglades past Fort Myers towards Longboat Key off Sarasota for a week in a cramped two-bedroom beach apartment. After unpacking we would run out on the brilliant sandy beach and collect shells or fish in the surf for catfish or whiting. The days were wistfully filled with sun, sand, the illusive search for the rare lion's paw shell, and fresh fish dinners; nights ended with my father reading chapters from C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Surprisingly, that 1960s idyll can still exist in the Sarasota region today with perhaps a Game Boy or laptop thrown in. After leaving 1-75 (exits 193-213) families can spend reasonably priced vacations on the mainland and string of barrier islands from Venice in the southern end of Sarasota County north along Nokomis, Casey Key, Siesta Key, Lido Key, St.... | |
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| | | Hilton Kauai Beach Resort Opens | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 12:58:39 PM by Blog57 Team | | LIHUE, Hawaii-Located on 25 lushly landscaped acres of Kauais Coconut Coast, the Kauai Beach Hotel & Resort officially became the Hilton Kauai Beach Resort today after the completion of an $18 million renovation. The resort features 350 plush condominium hotel units, cascading waterfalls and dramatic rockscapes surrounding four swimming pools, an on-site spa, upscale dining options and complete meeting facilities. Just five minutes from Lihue Airport, the Hilton Kauai Beach Resort is the ideal central starting point for adventures around the island, including Kauais sun-drenched white sand beaches and renowned golf courses, the spectacular Waimea Canyon to the west, shopping and art galleries in charming Koloa and Hanapepe to the south, and the magnificent, rugged Na Pali coast on the north shore of the island.... | |
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| | | Toast Your Toes This Winter With Almond Resorts' White Sand Sale! | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 2:56:59 AM by Blog57 Team | | Almond Resorts, the Caribbean's premier all-inclusive resort chain is offering super value warm-up packages for 2007 during its White Sand Sale. Set among acres of tropical gardens bordering some of the region's most spectacular beaches, Almond's award-winning resorts feature gourmet restaurants with varied cuisines, a wide range of watersports and other activities, spa and fitness facilities, golf, tennis, nightly entertainment and much more. The younger set will be delighted with Almond Resorts' Kids Clubs which offer activities for children of all ages. White Sand Sale packages are available at Almond Beach Village and Almond Beach Club Resort & Spa in Barbados, and at Almond Morgan Bay Beach Resort in St. Lucia. White Sand Sale rates are applicable from January 5 through April 30, 2007, with some restrictions.... | |
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| | | Preview Calendar for Nov. 2-12 | | Posted Thursday, November 02, 2006 11:01:24 PM by Blog57 Team | | ALL SAINT'S SUNDAY EVENSONG: 5 p.m. Nov. 5. Village Presbyterian Church. (913-671-2344) ALLEGRO COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S CHOIR BENEFIT CONCERT: 3 p.m. Nov. 12. Country Club Christian Church. Free; donations accepted for hospital. www. allegrocc.com (913-422-0469) CANTUS: Male vocal ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9. University of Kansas, Lied Center. .edu (785-864-2787) CHRISTMAS IN KANSAS CITY: MUSIC FROM PLAZA LIGHTING CEREMONY: Kerry Strayer Orchestra featuring vocalists Lisa Henry, Ron Gutierrez and John Knox Kirk Choir. 8 p.m. Nov. 3. Johnson County Community College, Yardley Hall, Carlsen Center. $15. www.jccc.edu/CarlsenCenter; www.kerrystrayer.com (913-469-4445) CLARION: Keith Benjamin, trumpet; Melody Steed, organ; and Andrew Bishop, assisting trumpet; in conjunction with UMKC Conservatory of Music.... | |
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