Dec 05, 2008
Philip Morris, Circuit City Announce One Wacky Merger
December 5, 2008 | 2 Comments
In a move Wall Street analysts are calling “most perplexing,” Philip Morris and Circuit City announced a $7.2 billion merger this morning that will create the world’s largest – and only – consumer electronics retailing tobacco company. The new entity, officials said, will specialize in marketing several proprietary products, such as the high-definition cigarette, called [...]
Dec 02, 2008
Printer Can't Believe Customer Didn't Think Full Bleed Of Reflex Blue Needed An Aqueous Coating
December 2, 2008 | 2 Comments
Richmond printer and proprietor of Markwith Printhouse Craig Markwith told reporters this morning that he was “shocked, absolutely shocked” that a designer didn’t care for an aqueous coating on an event flyer – particularly when the 100-pound cover-weight paper was printed with a full bleed of Reflex Blue, the PMS ink known for its long drying [...]
Oct 31, 2008
Area Blogger Hoping Media General Buys Him Next
October 31, 2008 | 7 Comments
Hours after Media General Inc. announced the purchase of local news Web site Richmond.com, city blogger John F. Sarvay told reporters that he “really, really hopes” the Fortune 500 company buys him next. “It would be so super awesome,” said Sarvay, who since 2002 has written the Buttermilk & Molasses blog, and estimates he could be “picked [...]
Oct 22, 2008
Local Obama Rally Attracts Joe The Senior Vice President Of A Bank
October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Guy Who Lives Above 3 Monkeys Tired Of Asking Everyone To Keep It Down
Nick Cavalieri, who has lived in the apartment directly above 3 Monkeys Bar and Grill since November, is getting "more than fed up" with having to continuously tell his neighbors to be quiet, the 30-year-old said today.
"Monday through Sunday, I hear those guys partying pretty much every night," Cavalieri said. The University ...
