The Handband Blog
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…
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…
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…
BATH Some folks paint the town red. The Bath Hammondsport Relay for Life plans to paint the town purple. Literally. Relay volunteers plan to paint several crosswalks in the Village of Bath purple May…
Campaigners have raised £30,000 to support families of soldiers injured and killed in battle. Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment many from the county spent a year raising the money 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…
BOYNE CITY -- One by one Sandy Clausen called up to the front of her Boyne City High School classroom each member of student council. She then proceeded to tell each one why they make a difference. "S…
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…
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…
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…
Subtlety is out the window in this recession.With a Sarasota man recently snagging work after hoisting an awesome employee sign, and people hosting pink slip parties to network, it was just a matter o…