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X-rays and infrared reveals how artists made works more seductive.
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Embattled UCSC Chancellor dies after S.F. hotel jump 
SAN FRANCSICO Police sources tell the San Francisco Chronicle that U-C Santa Cruz Chancellor Denice Denton died today after jumping from a Union Square hotel in San Francisco.

Skyscraper projects booming in Chicago, where the term was born 
CHICAGO, 4:47 p.m. June 24 (AP): In this city where the skyscraper was born, it is being reborn. Luxury condominium towers and office buildings that climb 600 feet and more are sprouting up all over downtown. Along the Chicago River, the Trump International Hotel and Tower is inching its way up to a planned 92 stories.

The Stardust days are numbered 
The clock is ticking for one of the oldest joints on the Las Vegas Strip. The Stardust stood tall while so many other old-time resorts came tumbling down. But now the end is in sight. The hotel is only taking new reservations for the next four months.

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A one-of-a-kind neighborhood exists between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Nowhere else in the world will you see such a unique mix of beautiful plantation homes, charming accommodations and great gifts. Better still, these stunning structures are open for tours, and all line the banks of the undulating Mississippi River.
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First Hawaiian Bank gives HSJGA $10,000
Honolulu Advertiser - Turtle Bay, Kiahuna, Waikoloa, Kaua’i Lagoons, Ko Olina, Ka’anapali, Hualalai, King Auto Group, Princeville, Makaha, Hawai’i Prince, Kona Country Club, Wailea, Wailua, King Kamehameha and Kahili. KAPALUA CLAMBAKE TEES OFF The 20th annual Kapalua

Restaurants sign on at Gilbert project
MSN MoneyCentral - Five high-end restaurants are on the menu for Phase I of Main Street Commons, an upscale retail project being built in Gilbert. The Claddagh Irish Pub, Kona Grill, Lynk American Bistro and Yard House are in the process of finalizing leases with

Mesa couple goes tropical with a backyard pond
East Valley Tribune - For water lovers like the McGehees, who aren t big lap swimmers, a backyard pond like this one is perfect. The McGehees pond was designed by the couple and built by Tempe landscaper Lenny Clark of Kona Land & Water Escapes. Julio Jimenez

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He’s poetry in motion 
In the opinion of his University of Hawai’i football teammates, running back Nate “Nasty” Ilaoa is prepared for the prose.

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An island chain spanning 1,400 miles northwest of Hawaii will be the largest protected marine reserve in the world.
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Activists celebrate end of taro patents
Hawaiian activists destroyed three patents on sacred taro plants yesterday after the University of Hawai’i relinquished its rights to the genetically enhanced breeds.

Law gives center $2 million more
A bill to raise the cap on revenues allocated to the Hawai’i Convention Center by $2 million was signed by Gov. Linda Lingle yesterday.

Cost of coolness is going up on O’ahu
Temperatures won’t be the only thing rising this summer. O’ahu homeowners will be paying more for air conditioning as well.

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Longtime paniolo cared for Big Isle land entrusted to him
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Greenwell was born Christmas Day 1913 at Honokohau, North Kona, site of the Palani Ranch where he grew up speaking fluent Hawaiian. He joined Parker Ranch as a cowboy in 1934 and became a foreman within a year. In the early years of World War II, he

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The first comprehensive look at the world’s deserts shows a landscape at risk from climate change and expanding populations.
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