On the Road with MoJo Table-for-Two Reviews – Magnolia Café
Sidebar: Magnolia Cafe
1920 S. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX
Price Range: From $4.75 – $11.00
Casual dining atmosphere with great customer service
Rina Risper
Give Up the Quick Fix
By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services
Your Other 8 Hours
I was once an addict. Not to drugs or alcohol but to the quick fix. I’ve tried just about everything out there in the other eight hours that promised to instantly and effortlessly make me better, richer, stronger, smarter, healthier, etc. I’ve purchased books, tapes, CDs, DVDs, MP3s, teleseminars, webinars, seminars, pills, liquids, powders, courses, bracelets, calendars and more.
You Can Be a Friend!
By Tashmica Torok
Every once in a while, I will stand in the children’s section of a book store and browse the selections. I will pick up unknown books with beautiful illustrations and catchy titles to flip through the new pages. Sometimes my hands are drawn to the classics of my own childhood. I love when a story gives me chills. Those are usually the stories I end up carrying home to read to my children.
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News Spotlight: Lil`Kim Disses Nicki Minaj … Again
Lil’ Kim (right) and Niki Chin. Photo by Roland Hyde
By Roland Hyde
CaribWorldNews
NEW YORK, NY — The Queen Bee is extremely upset and her venom is aimed at the new rap phenom known as Nicky Minaj.
In one of her latest public appearances in New York City, the sassy veteran rap diva, Lil`Kim, while hosting a joint birthday party for celebrity fashion designer and TV personality, Niki Chin, and music producer Sean Due, seized the opportunity to add fuel to the fire of hostility between herself and Nicki Minaj.
News Spotlight – Haiti – Almost One Year After Quake, Women Remain Prey For Sexually Depraved
By CaribWorldNews
NEW YORK, NY — Fourteen -year-old, Machou lives in a makeshift camp for displaced people in Carrefour Feuilles, south-west Port-au-Prince. She was raped in March when she went to the toilet.
2011 – It’s Time to Discover You
Publisher & President, Rina Risper, shares her thoughts for the new year! Photo by Sheron Shappell
By Rina Risper
President & Publisher
LANSING, MI — I have decided that being Publisher of The New Citizens Press is exactly what I want to continue doing in the future. I am here for the long run. I am sure that you have noticed plenty of changes in the newspaper over the past 10 years. In 2010, we started to let our actions speak louder than words when we began to focus on a mission of enhancing your experience with us. We offer a unique perspective but we publish every two weeks.
Mighty Medicine: Committed to Haiti’s Recovery
Mighty Medicine is continuing to build a reputation for making great music that is healing and uplifting. Photo by David Smith
LANSING, MI — Mighty Medicine, soul rock duo, is helping to organize a benefit concert Saturday, January 8th from 4pm-10pm at Everybody Reads Bookstore located at 2019 East Michigan Avenue in Lansing, MI. The proceeds from this concert will support the Bucoseh Orphanage and school in Haiti. Mighty Medicine is guitarist and folk instrumentalist, Larry Neuhardt and vocalist and percussionist, DeShaun Sparkle Snead.
12 Steps to Healthy Holidays
By Lisa Tsakos
Naturally Savvy
The holiday season is a time of excess — overspending, overindulging in unhealthy food and alcohol, more socializing than usual, and more stress on the body, mind, and wallet. Keep your budget and your waistline under control this season with these suggestions: