The Handband Blog
Wristbands emblazoned with various campaign slogans and uplifting messages of support are nothing new, but when two Florida residents came up with a simple phrase it seems to have captured the essence…
A Weston middle school teacher is biking from California back east, sending dispatches from historic sites and showing his students that careful planning pays off. Where in the world is Mr. Giraldo? T…
Kaylee Beckinger, 14, held a white petunia Sunday as she walked barefoot through a flower bed along Lebanon Road in West Mifflin. Selecting what she considered the perfect spot, she planted the flower…
WOODBRIDGE The best Mother's Day gift for Julie Lehmann was sitting on the sidelines of Singer Field in Avenel on Sunday and watching her 9-year-old son Frankie play with the Woodbridge Wildkats. Adve…
Bonnie Friedman wraps her bejeweled fingers around buzzing, zebra-patterned electric clippers and shaves Donna Johnson's hair to the scalp. "Is that part too wide?" she says with mock innocence. Johns…
NORTHFIELD Reading about Northfield 's drug-related issues in the media wasn 't enough for Carly Oto. After watching the issue unfold in local and regional news for nearly two years, the recent gradua…
It's eye-catching and cheap. In the latest incarnation of those silicone bracelets stamped with uplifting phrases, a pair of Florida women are manufacturing wristbands with this make-or-break message…
VENICE, Italy Lance Armstrong has donned a pink bracelet to go with his yellow Livestrong bracelet to help earthquake victims in Italy. Danilo Di Luca, the 2007 Giro winner and a native of the quake-h…
We 've all seen them, and many of us have worn at least one of them for a cause or two. I 'm taking about the silicone wristbands first popularized by Lance Armstrong with his Live Strong promotion. S…
On Wednesday night, Josh Sorvik received his diploma at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center with the rest of his East High School graduating class, the culmination of 13 years of hard work. Mos…
FAIRFIELD -- The red baseball hat with the letters "SHU" stitched in white was pulled down low over the head of Elizabeth Luckie, "Bippy" to her friends, as she sat herself down in a chair in the lobb…
A courageous fiance who is battling her own fears on the home front has told how her husband-to-be and fellow soldiers have been boosted by a campaign to support them in war-torn Afghanistan. Rachel H…