Shopping and Services

Suddenly, it's cool to be cheap -- even among the wealthy. (Los Angeles Times)

26 Jul 2008

Even the well-off are cutting back, hand washing their cashmere and eating in instead of dining out. HOLLYWOOD HAS never been known for its subtlety. Here, downsizing means losing weight. But with the economy in the doldrums, even this town built on excess is scaling back. Lipo is half-off, restaurants are half-full and even the line at Sprinkles is half as long as it used to be.

Officials evacuate residents from West Boise neighborhood where mercury spill happened (The Idaho Statesman)

26 Jul 2008

Officials have evacuated all the residents from two four-plexes in a West Boise neighborhood as they search for and clean up a mercury spill.

Worst air quality this year recorded Friday (The Idaho Statesman)

26 Jul 2008

Friday recorded the worst air quality so far this year with a forecasted air quality of index of 100 — just one point shy of triggering an orange air quality alert, which means the air can be unhealthy for sensitive people like senior citizens and children.