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...Square’s most venerable and idiosyncratic characters. Upstairs, the shop’s door is decorated with military airplane stickers and a “No Smoking” sign. When it opens, a doorbell goes off in the back room—giving Robert Marshall, the proprietor, just enough time to put out his stubby cigar and open the window before emerging to greet his customer.The store’s cluttered rooms and eclectic collections suit Marshall, a short, stocky man with a thick Boston accent. The used books packed into the shop’s shelves...
...street, cobbler-designer and Hamburg native Inga Thomas, tel: (49-40) 4319 0471, is quietly making a name for herself with bespoke heels and ballerina shoes fashioned from colorful organic hides. Also new (in fact, the paint is barely dry at her tiny atelier) is Evangeline Van Niekerk, the proprietor of Krefeld, tel: (49-40) 3483 0859. Van Niekerk's first collection comprises stenciled knit shirts and knee-length corduroy skirts...
Just over a month after his arrest for allegedly selling sex services at his Harvard Square business, About Hair proprietor Duncan W. Purdy faced a pretrial hearing Thursday in Cambridge District Court, in which the prosecutor asked to move Purdy’s case to Superior Court. Dressed in a green suit with two earrings adorning his left ear, Purdy, 52, stood before Judge George Sprague last week. Purdy was arrested at his Arrow Street hair salon on Oct. 7. About Hair is still in operation, and Purdy was seen tending the cashier’s desk after the hearing...
...largest man-made lake in Western Europe, has won a raft of hospitality awards, not least for its relaxed yet flawless service. "Fay ce que voudras" (Do as you like) reads an inscription in medieval French above the entrance. The exhortation was incised in Victorian times but reflects proprietor Tim Hart's service philosophy. Hart converted the 1881 Gothic and mock Tudor stone mansion from a hunting lodge to a hotel 25 years ago, and says he aims "to combine friendliness with professionalism." His wife, Stefa, is the interior designer responsible for Hambleton's cheerful, idiosyncratic d?cor, which tempts guests...
...says. Last March the FT announced a playwriting contest on its website; so far, 321 works have been submitted, even though the constraints on the FT means plays can only be staged clandestinely in barns, privately owned stores and workshops or, as last month, in a bar. The bar proprietor risked his license, as the authorities also turn up the heat on those who assist members of the FT. The group has already performed 4.48 Psychosis three times at various locations. It now plans to put on a piece by a local writer examining such hot current issues as national...