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...frescoes and a tiny stone tablet with the world's oldest alphabet. Next door there's the Tekkiye Suleymaniye Complex, built in 1553 as a gathering point for pilgrims preparing for their annual hajj to Mecca. These days, in alleys off the charming gardens and courtyards, you can buy leatherwork and jewelry. After shopping, cross the road to the Four Seasons Hotel, tel: (963-11) 339 1000, where the Al Halabi restaurant serves the best cuisine in town. Try the kabab karaz - succulent grilled lamb with a cherry sauce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Do Damascus | 8/6/2009 | See Source »

...single, to second with a sacrifice bunt. But Dreslinski, seeing third base unoccupied, tried to advance and was a tagged out by left fielder Bailey Vertovez, a late defensive substitute, who sprinted in to cover the bag. That sequence added to the Crimson’s collection of flashy leatherwork on the afternoon, highlighted by a pair of diving catches in right field in the fifth. First Francis made a sprawling grab in the gap in right-center, and then Kidder ranged onto the grass and made a tumbling catch on a low pop-up. “Our defense...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Heartbreak in Hempstead: Hofstra Defeats Softball in Extra Innings | 5/20/2007 | See Source »

...lots of wall space and nothing to put on them," explains Magyar. "Initially, I thought it would be quite fun to sell modern art prints." She was quickly inundated by customers looking for other home products and, since 2000, has combined her love of traditional local craftsmanship?basketry, weaving, leatherwork?with her own appreciation of designs that are both useful and attractive to Western sensibilities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Top Banana | 7/10/2006 | See Source »

...them," explains Magyar.[an error occurred while processing this directive] "Initially, I thought it would be quite fun to sell modern art prints." She was quickly inundated by customers looking for other home products and, since 2000, has combined her love of traditional local craftsmanship - basketry, weaving, leatherwork - with her own appreciation of designs that are both useful and attractive to Western sensibilities. Drawing on her diverse background - and a foundation art course in Britain - Magyar works with more than 90 small local producers and craftspeople who design a range of household items made from indigenous materials. The results...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Top Banana | 7/6/2006 | See Source »

Body Xtremes, a North Quincy store owned by 49-year-old Mik Miller, sells clothing, original leatherwork and body piercing. Only a week after opening this past June, Miller received a phone call from Quincy city councillor Bruce Ayers, who asked Miller why he hadn't requested permission to open his store. Of course, Miller didn't need the city council's permission to start his business, but the telephone call was only the beginning of an irrational and seemingly endless persecution by certain elements in the town. Cops hassle Miller's employees when they stand outside the store, Ayers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Quincy Witch Hunt | 12/13/1996 | See Source »

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