| Striking Writers Reach Deal With UA
Kim Masters, an entertainment correspondent for National Public Radio, said that with major corporations controlling so much of entertainment production, the United Artists agreement was just a drop in the bucket. "It's a nominal victory. It's a very tough environment for the guild to start peeling off major players," Masters said. "I've got to feel with the media concentration today, it's just very hard to split these companies up." The United Artists deal follows an agreement with David Letterman's production company that allowed writers for his and Craig Ferguson's late-night shows to return to work. The shows went back on the air last week. Jay Leno and other late-night hosts also went back to work. But without similar deals, those shows are airing without the help of writers.
D'Vine Divas at the Biltmore Hotel: Seven Talented Chefs + Five ...
MIAMI, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Part of the four-day bacchanalia that comprises the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival (Thursday, February 21 through Sunday, February 24, 2008), the D'Vine Divas dinner at the glamorous Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables is sure to be a festival highlight. Taking place on Thursday, February 21, hosted by Samantha Shanken of Wine Spectator magazine, master sommelier Laura De Pasquale and Yvonne Roberts of the Biltmore Cellar Club, D'Vine Divas features a sumptuous multi-course menu prepared by a who's who of national and South Florida female chefs paired with amazing wines by some of the world's most respected female winemakers. In keeping with the Festival's philanthropic spirit, the dinner will include a silent auction with proceeds benefiting the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation.
Reception Held in Boston for 'New Year Spectacular'
Boston's Opera House, located in the heart of Boston near Chinatown and the downtown shopping district, is a good example of the city's historic classical architecture. Once you step past the threshold, you are enchanted by its ornate gilding, marble columns, and elaborate chandeliers hanging from high dome ceilings. First built in the early 1900s on Huntington Avenue and then eventually demolished after falling into disrepair during the Great Depression and World War II, the Opera House moved to its current location on Washington Street and was later renovated and restored to recapture its original Renaissance-style grandeur. This classic setting is the perfect venue for the Divine Performing Arts production "Chinese New Year Spectacular," a gala celebration of China's true traditional arts from glorious dynasties of the past.
City man linked to Ottawa shooting
Two men charged after a shooting last week in an Ottawa Tim Hortons parking lot faced weapons-related charges in Calgary last year that were later stayed. Calgary native Abdulaziz Abdullah, 21, and Ahmed Zalal, 21, of Ottawa, were jointly charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a prohibited firearm, possession of proceeds of crime, and possession for the purpose of trafficking, in connection with the Monday night shooting on Walkley Road in Ottawa. A 20-year-old man suffered a single bullet wound around 10 p.m. and later underwent surgery. .
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