Online Novelties Retailer Danna Bananas Adds New Novelty Products

Danna Bananas, a Canadian online retailer of novelty products and amusing giftware, has added a remarkable assortment of new off-beat items to their virtual gift store, including many unique new products that have been selected especially for online shoppers looking for inexpensive, fun and unusual gifts for Mothers Day, Father's Day and end of the school year gifts for educators.Toronto ...


Gifts duly reported by Pasco's elected officials

By Lisa Buie, Times Staff Writer Friday, May 4, 2012 The sander was a Christmas gift. The exhaust fan was meant to be a purchase, but despite repeated requests, the supplier refused to send a bill. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ticket was from the girlfriend who later became his wife. Pasco County property appraiser Mike Wells spared none of the details. He listed all three items on gift disclosure ...


Ex-soldier turns 100, gifts hospital to village

Dudawas (Rajasthan), May 13 : Rao Kabool Singh, a World War-II veteran from Rajasthan who has turned 100, Sunday gifted a 15-bedded hospital to this remote village in Jaipur district.


Betty White gifts Carol Burnett with gorilla for birthday

Betty White may have a hard time wrapping her birthday present for Carol Burnett this year. White is gifting the red-headed comedian with a gorilla...


Gifts to avoid this Mother's Day

NEW YORK -- What were they thinking? Through plastic smiles or gritted teeth, moms have to suck it up sometimes when Mother's Day means a gifted toilet, unsolicited wash tub or anti-aging cream.


Artists find niche in recycling

Only three days left until Mother's Day, but that is no reason to panic. People looking for unusual gifts that are also easy on the environment, need look no further than the new Trillium Artisans' store at Southwest Third Avenue and Taylor Street in Portland. Shoppers should find one-of-a-kind ...


In tornado-weary Joplin, graduates eager to move on despite Obama visit

JOPLIN, Mo (Reuters) - Having the president of the United States speak at commencement would normally be the most memorable day in the life of a high school senior. But not in Joplin, Missouri, where President Barack Obama's commencement address on Monday will come one year after the deadliest tornado in the United States in six decades killed 161 people. "I'm pretty sure we will remember the ...


Bad Mother's Day Gifts: Dish Gloves, Cougar Shirts

What were they thinking? Through plastic smiles or gritted teeth, moms have to suck it up sometimes when Mother's Day means a gifted toilet, unsolicited wash tub or anti-aging cream.


State legislator Arredondo indicted in FBI sting

Ben Arredondo, a state representative and former Tempe City Councilman, was charged with bribery, mail fraud, extortion and lying in a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday for allegedly demanding and accepting gifts and other items from a company that was actually fronted by undercover FBI agents.


Unique Summer Offer Gives New Twist to Old Favorites as Travelers Go Antiquing in Sarasota

SARASOTA, Fla., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Visitors and locals can uncover treasures beyond the beach this summer as the antique shops of Sarasota join forces to celebrate the 2nd Annual Antiquing in ...