| Edible Arrangements: Fruity bouquets are centerpiece of Collinsville couple's new business
Bob and Becky Jones spent 20 years helping customers choose videos. Now they're helping customers pick the perfect fruit basket at Edible Arrangements in Collinsville. "I could be retired but I don't want to be," said Bob, 67, as he carried a fruit arrangement from the back workroom to a cooler at the front of the store. The colorful grouping featured pineapple slices cut like flowers with a melon ball in the center as well as strawberries, honey dew and cantaloupe crescents and "stalks" of red grapes. "We absolutely use no preservatives," he said. Other arrangements feature strawberries dipped in white chocolate and chocolate-dipped orange and apple slices. "A lot of people mistake these for marshmallows," said Becky, 65, pointing to a chunk of banana dipped in white and milk chocolate." She had just finished taking a phone order.
Police suspect serial robber is victimizing small cities
Three recent armed robberies of businesses in Troutdale, Fairview and Wood Village and are believed to be related, Multnomah County Sheriff's and local law enforcement officials say. Cabana Tan, at 21935 N.E. Halsey St., Fairview, was robbed around 4:25 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25. Figaro's Pizza, at S.W. 3149 257th Ave., Troutdale, was robbed around 5:55 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27, and Papa Murphy's Pizza at 731 N.E. 238th Drive, Wood Village, was robbed at 3:44 p.m., Monday, Oct. 29. In all three cases, the suspect was described as a thinly built, 6-foot-tall white male in his mid-20s wearing casual clothes, including blue jeans, and a grey jacket or sweatshirt. The Figaro's Pizza robbery witnesses mentioned the suspect wore a white beanie hat and white-framed sunglasses. In each instance, the suspect fled on foot with money from the store's cash register after demanding cash and brandishing a handgun.
Latitude’s epicurean lines
Manila�s famed sunset, best viewed from the Traders Hotel�s club floor lounge, is one of the come-ons in this prime property by the bay. With the opening of its spruced-up interactive dining salon Latitude, guests and diners have got another reason to make a visit to the hotel. The dining area, designed by Kaye Fordelon Tagle, is illuminated by vermillion-encased lamps. Cut glass and embossed wall paintings go well with carpets radiating the colors of the setting sun on baked earth: terra cotta, burnt sienna, mahogany, chrome and subdued reds. Expansive sofas line the nook areas while comfy high-backed cushioned chairs await diners in the main dining area. Creams and browns provide a perfect contrast to its dark hued tables, bringing out the sparkle of its silverware and other table appointments.
Council, police settle issue on ‘illegal’ outpost
ANGELES CITY -- The issue over the much contested police station in Balibago has now been settled as the City Council here and the new city police director have resolved to demolish the outpost in place of a new and better situated outpost.
The problem of the police outpost stemmed when former Angeles City Police director Sonny Cunanan and Precinct 4 officials led by Superintendent Joselio Imperial and Senior Inspector Luisito Tan ignored the request of the council and the City Engineers Office to stop the construction of the outpost as it violated the National Building Code and it lacked of necessary permits.
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