Society and Culture


Wearing White After Labor Day
The day after Labor Day leaves women in all over the United States wondering if they can still wear white. This is especially true for women in Tampa, since summer extends into October. Whose idea was this anyway? Labor Day traditionally marks the end of summer. Back in the time BAC (Before Air Conditioning), people of means left the crowded hot cities for their summer homes. They shed their dark and heavy city clothes and opted for lighter white clothes. Since Labor Day marked the end of summer and a return to the city, they packed away their whites until next summer.
In Tampa in the AAC ...

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Burning Man tonight
Burning Man Festival, an artistic exodus to Nevada’s Black Rock Desert takes place every Labor Day weekend. Burners, as festival attendees are called, gather roughly 50,000 strong to dance, drink and love.
A festival that sprouted from a small Baker Beach summer solstice ceremony has morphed into a global attraction for creatives of all kinds. With a little help from the Golden Gate Park Police (GGNRA), who banned literal burning of The Man for risk of wildfire, ,Larry Harvey and the San Francisco Cacophony Society took their festival to the Great Basin.
Black Rock City is erected in...

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Your best buys on accessories at Chicago Fashion's Night Out
As the official kick off to New York's Fashion week, cities around the globe celebrate the event in style with Fashion's Night Out. Chicago will join in the celebration at The Shops at Northbridge, September 10th from 6-9pm.
Not only will there be a fantastic runway show and complimentary cocktails and hors d'oevres, many of the shops are offering specials which any accessory aficionado needs to take advantage of!
Loft will be offering 30% off your entire purchase. Their new Loft collection of limited edition designer jewelry is filled with&nbsp...
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