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    Exclusive Interview by Karen Beishuizen There is a wedding chapel in Las Vegas where many famous people got married. While on tour, Jon Bon Jovi (a huge Elvis fan) eloped to Las Vegas and married his high-school sweetheart there. Elvis himself visited the place prior to his marriage to

DIXON – Lee County is considering a moratorium on solar and wind projects – to give it time to review ordinances and recommend any changes – before more large-scale developments approach the county. County Board member Chris Norberg spoke with the county's properties, planning and zoning committee Tuesday about a measure that would create a moratorium on new wind and solar

Why corsets are still not out of bounds for women Updated / Wednesday, 3 Mar 2021 07:55 A selection of late 19th and early 20th century wedding corsets. Photo: Chicago History Museum/Getty Images The corset may conjure up images of a busty Nancy singing in a dusty Victorian beer house, or Marie Antoinette telling the poor to eat cake. Despite this historical baggage, corsets have been making a strong revival. But why has it become so popular in an age when women are seemingly less restricted t...

When shoppers do venture back to city centres and shopping centres later this year, things are going to look and feel very different.  The Covid-19 pandemic has rapidly accelerated a move towards online shopping and any high street brand that was already flailing will have disappeared from Irish towns and cities, bringing with them the loss of thousands of Irish jobs. Many of the absences will be British brands including the eleven Debenhams department stores on shopping streets from Dublin an...