Black Pearl wins Artini award for second yearMardi Gras was the theme and artistic martinis were the substance driving the popular Artini Martini Crawl Feb. 19 in downtown Ann Arbor. The Ann Arbor Art Center fundraiser brought business to six downtown hot spots.Three women claim they were drugged at local clubNORTH NAPLES - Three women claim they blacked out after allegedly being drugged at a local club. The women say this happened at The Blue Martini throughout the past few months.Double attractions at DFPrenownedBe part of an exciting musical extravaganza as Portland, Oregon's most acclaimed band Pink Martini makes its Dewan Filharmonik Petronas (DFP) debut this month.Smart night out at the museumListening to a lecture about deep space while shaking the rocks in your glass of whiskey. Catching a band alongside the latest art exhibition while sipping on a glass of wine. Learning about a faraway land while getting a henna tattoo and drinking a martini. Let's call it culture with cocktails.36 Hours in Palm Beach, Fla.On the beach with the seagulls. PALM BEACHERS may have tightened their Gucci belts in the wake of the Bernard Madoff scandal. The Ponzi scheme cleaned out some local bank accounts, and the recession curtailed the lust for Limoges and other such items.No Class Action Treatment for Suits Over Purloined Body PartsA federal judge has denied class action status to families seeking damages from funeral homes in three states for the ghoulish, unauthorized harvesting of their loved ones' body tissue for transplants. U.S. District Judge William Martini in Newark, N.J., ruled Monday that the proliferation of factual differences in the cases make a class action unworkable. There are too many potential conflicts ...Chicago man reportedly attacked with sword in DavenportDAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Police say a Chicago man was seriously injured when he was attacked with a sword outside a Davenport, Iowa, tavern.Chicago up 2 among 'most wired'Forbes magazine ranks Chicago No. 19 on its list of \"Most Wired\" cities, behind smaller venues such as Raleigh, N.C., Seattle, Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City. Chicago ranked No. 21 last year.Forbes uses information such as the number of people with high-speed Internet access and the number of public Wi-Fi high-speed hot spots available. The list, released Tuesday, follows by six months a ...Supreme Court likely decision to overturn Chicago's gun ban could impact New YorkThe Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to overturn Chicago's handgun ban in a case gun rights groups plan to use against firearms laws in New York City and nationwide.Zoeller may expand fight of East Chicago casino dealA week after the City Council in East Chicago, Ind., deadlocked on a vote to approve a deal with private firm Second Century Inc. to settle a five-year court battle, a new vote is planned today.Chicago schools cut spring sophomore sportsBudgetary conditions have prompted Chicago Public Schools to halt all spring sophomore sports, according to a memo obtained by the Tribune. District sports director Calvin Davis sent the memo to school athletic directors today saying that only varsity and freshman teams will be allowed to practice for now. The memo, which some coaches called confusing, comes at the last possible moment for ...
