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By Dave CatheyFood editordcathey@oklahoman.comI commend those of you resisting the pull of the digital vortex, but this week it might've cost you a shot at a free meal. While I was on my monthlong walk-away from dining out, veteran operators Leo and Sophia Chen opened a new concept across from their wildly popular Szechuan Bistro on Memorial Road.

Tennessee’s fourth largest city, Chattanooga, became the first American airport to be 100 percent solar powered – and joins only a handful of airports who claim the same across the world. The $5 million dollar solar farm project has been seven years in the making with funding by the Federal Aviation Administration. “This is a momentous day for the Chattanooga Airport as we complete our solar farm and achieve a major sustainability milestone,” said Terry Hart, the president and CEO of the Chattanooga Airport.

Members of rival Iraqi biker gangs, clad in studded leather and black berets, burst out of their semi-circles to break dance, their tattoo-covered arms waving neon glowsticks.

Colorado Springs is the beachhead. But it’s always been clear In-N-Out Burger planned to feed its fanatical following along the Front Range by building more than just the one restaurant coming to that city in 2020. Company officials have been tight-lipped about their plans for the state, but based on a site plan document available through the city of Lone Tree’s website, it appears location No.

MVRDV has unveiled designs for the Green Villa, a striking mixed-use building draped in greenery for the Dutch village of Sint-Michielsgestel. Created in collaboration with Van Boven Architecten, the four-story Green Villa will be located on the town’s southern edge and will use a grid “rack” system to host a wide variety of potted plants, bushes and trees, including the likes of forsythia, jasmine, pine and birch.

Allied Arts accepting grant program applicationsAllied Arts is accepting applications for two of its grant programs. The Educational Outreach Program provides funding in support of youth arts education projects, focusing on underserved students who might otherwise not have the opportunity to learn from the arts. The Capacity Building Program assists nonprofit arts and cultural organizations in building organizational capability to better serve their constituencies and fulfill their missions.

By The Washington PostJessie Sheehan, the co-author of "Icebox Cakes," recently joined The Washington Post Food section staff in answering questions about all things edible.

The welfare of many coyotes, foxes and other wildlife in the United States could be in danger if they encounter M-44 devices, which have recently been reauthorized for use by the EPA. M-44s, also known as chemical traps or “cyanide bombs” by some, are used to kill these types of animals, typically to protect livestock for ranchers and farmers. The devices are primarily used by Wildlife Services, under the U.

Scientists, doctors, naturalists and pretty much everyone else agrees that plants in your home and office are a good thing. Not only do they add visual appeal, but they make a space feel cozy and natural. Not to mention, there’s that thing about cleaning up the air. Thanks, plants. But, it’s often difficult to find enough space to display plants in an appealing way so the designers of BloomingTables decided to do something about it with a double-duty table and plant stand that is the very essence of green design.

The new generation of electric cars is on its way with the Lightyear One, a vehicle capable of using solar energy to charge while on the road. Currently in the prototype phase, the solar panel-covered vehicle is due to hit the streets in 2021. The Lightyear One was developed by a group of designers deeply entrenched in the field of solar vehicles.

Raise a glass — or an ice cream cone — to Little Man Ice Cream, named the best ice cream parlor in Colorado. USA Today recently selected the best ice cream shops in every state, and picked the popular Denver ice cream spot that “does business out of an imposing 28-foot-tall replica of a cream can.” RELATED: Little Man’s new Ice Cream Factory in Sloan’s Lake uses a conveyor belt to deliver you magical goodies Related Articles Denver teen entrepreneurs create an edible solution to messy ice cream cones New Wash Park ice cream shop celebrates Apollo 11 with boozy space flavors The article highlighted Little Man Ice Cream’s rotating spread of flavors, from the traditional (vanilla bean, chocolate and mint chocolate chip) to the unusual (espresso fudge, oatmeal cookie and salted maple pecan). Little Man Ice Cream was named after founder Paul Tamburello’s father, Peter Tamburello, who was nicknamed “Little Man.” The company also has a factory in Denver and four sister locations in Stapleton, Sloan’s Lake, Fort Collins and Park Hill. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get entertainment news sent straight to your inbox.

 By Amy Ettinger, Special to The Washington Post via The Associated Press Hurricane Sandy hit New York City five days into our family vacation. My husband and I were stranded in an Airbnb on the Upper West Side — along with our 4-year-old daughter and my 73-year-old mother — as winds felled trees and the storm surge flooded streets and subway tunnels. My mom, an anxious traveler, panicked while my husband and I ran around town after the storm getting food and water.

Exits are important. We exit through the door in the morning to go to work.

By Andrew Dalton, AP Entertainment WriterBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — HBO’s forthcoming fantasy series “His Dark Materials” and its new televangelist comedy “The Righteous Gemstones” bring wildly different worlds to the screen, yet both grapple with the same central problem: How to take on religion without degrading and demeaning viewers’ beliefs.“His Dark Materials” is based on the novel series from author Philip Pullman that has been embraced by atheists and condemned by believers for its villain, a powerful quasi-religious organization called the Magisterium.

Channeling Mother Nature into built form, Mexican architect Javier Senosiain designed a peanut-shaped bespoke home with nary a straight line in sight. Appropriately named Casa Orgánica (or Organic House), the home stands out from its suburban surroundings near Mexico City with its curvaceous shape, hobbit-like entryway and a semi-submerged construction.