As vice president of marketing, Smith will direct brand development, print and broadcast advertising campaigns, promotions planning and local store marketing strategy. During her tenure at EyeAmerica, she led growth for the company s vision centers, created the company s first marketing plan and brand strategy, launched its ad campaign and created an online training program to enhance customer service. At Captain D s from 1995 to 1999, Smith had overall responsibility for a $12 million...

robertson(at)baytownsun.com When Baytown resident Mike Nguyen bought his home along Cedar Bayou six years ago, he thought it would be ideal for three of his favorite hobbies fishing, boating and swimming. What he didn t know was that the bayou would soon become the battleground for a mounting struggle between commerce and recreation as unfettered barge traffic from nearby industry inches closer and closer to its residential east bank. A 76-year-old man walking his dog on Friday near the...

Are you saying that the lobbyists representing boat owners and big corporations are just like marauding Visigoths? Aren't they honor bound to represent their client's interests? What's unethical about that?" And the disputes are decided by mighty lobbyists in the Thunderdome: the floor of the Council's chambers, The veterans of the ring are hard to beat: the mighty Mister T, the fiery Red Queen, the scrappy Bobby T and the scariest Master of all, the Incredible Uncle Ted, who rides the...

BY HERALD REPORTER VASCO, APRIL 1 In an alarming incident at Baina beach, a mob belonging to the fishing community set five fiber-made canoes owned by South Goa Youth Congress president Sankalp Amonkar ablaze on Sunday, leading to a loss of over Rs 10 lakh. BY HERALD REPORTER VASCO, APRIL 1 In an alarming incident at Baina beach, a mob belonging to the fishing community set five fiber-made canoes owned by South Goa Youth Congress president Sankalp Amonkar ablaze on Sunday, leading to a...

Dressed in a long white T-shirt decorated with silver glitter and graphics of rubber band wrapped rolls of hundred dollar bills, the gold and diamond decorated Chris Ludacris Bridges spent part of Saturday afternoon signing autographs and visiting with fans. Dressed in a long white T-shirt decorated with silver glitter and graphics of rubber band wrapped rolls of hundred dollar bills, the gold and diamond decorated Chris Ludacris Bridges spent part of Saturday afternoon signing autographs...

Home:Southwest Iowa News:Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil:Council Bluffs Headline Stories DeSoto fishing, boating, mushroom hunting seasons open April 15 03/29/2007 Email to a friendPost a CommentPrinter-friendly MISSOURI VALLEY - DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge begins its fishing, boating and mushroom season on Sunday, April 15. Home:Southwest Iowa News:Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil:Council Bluffs Headline Stories DeSoto fishing, boating, mushroom hunting seasons open April 15 03/29/2007...

In the ultra-competitive Twin City and Central Illinois dining market, the effort placed on making menus eye-catching is part of the plan to cash in on the $222. But there s a balancing act between adding new dishes to attract new customers and increase sales while not losing what already brings in regulars, Ariens said. Chains like Red Lobster have deviated from their casual offerings to experiment with more sophisticated fare like Maui luau shrimp and salmon. The challenge is to change...

Justina Duong, the sassy, dynamic owner of this town's best Vietnamese restaurant, tells me she's looking to pull the trigger on a second branch soon. The restaurant traditionally closes down for about a month over the summer, so it's unlikely a new chef could step in before the fall. Mary Elaine's has been trying to lighten its opulent fine-dining style, which can seem too formal for today's contemporary diners. These are target clients, clients who can afford to eat out all the time, and...

A heart attack, cancer, macular degeneration, a broken hip that required two surgeries, and two hospitalizations in the past five years haven't stopped her. The country store of the 1940s and 1950s was stocked with 50-gallon kegs of vinegar, 50-pound sacks of flour and 40-pound boxes of bananas from the Pacific Fruit and Produce co. Thomas Grocery got its eggs from local farmers in trade for groceries. She uses a walker to get to her back door, holds onto the railings to walk the...