Pawn Stars

Burnsville pawn shop chain challenging business stereotypes

Source: TwinCities.com

that drops the word "pawn" from the marquee, to a degree. The store's name: PA Exchange. pawnbroker group's executive director, notes that the industry is growing and there has been some consolidation. Some of the growth is driven by demand fo ...
Full article at: TwinCities.com  More like this  2 days ago, 10:37pm CDT

Our favorite shops

Source: On Milwaukee

Is there any shop that shouts "Milwaukee" more than does Usinger's? Andy adores American Science ...
Full article at: On Milwaukee  More like this  3 days ago, 11:24am CDT

Dan Brown’s secret: He’s our patron saint of secular spirituality

Source: Globe and Mail

Two months ago, a bowl sold at auction for $2,225,000. It is an unremarkable bowl in some ways: Only five inches in diameter, to the untrained eye it looks like the kind of vessel that would contain lemon drops on a grandmother’s co ...
Full article at: Globe and Mail  More like this  3 days ago, 5:09am CDT

New York Times: Looking for fame in the bayou? Get real

Source: Star Advertiser

NEW ORLEANS » "If I had a dollar every time they asked me for the next Honey Boo Boo Child," said James Bearb, a Louisiana native and the president of Hollywood South Casting, "I swear I would be the next millionaire." On a recent weekend aftern ...
Full article at: Star Advertiser  More like this  6 days ago, 5:13pm CDT

Don't Call It a Pawnshop: Where the Rich Go for Quick Cash

Source: Daily Finance

Borro Paul Aitken, founder and CEO of Borro, doesn't like to refer to his company as a pawnshop. "We're more similar to a private bank than a pawnbroker," he says whenever anyone brings up the the "p" word. Paul Aitken, founder and CEO of Borro ...
Full article at: Daily Finance  More like this  6 days ago, 2:44pm CDT

Louisiana Inspires Reality TV Shows

Source: The New York Times

William Widmer for The New York Times Connor and Chase Storey, 4-year-old twins, at a casting call at the offices of Hollywood South Casting in New Orleans. The Louisiana film and television industry has grown eno ...
Full article at: The New York Times  More like this  6 days ago, 11:10am CDT

‘Mantiques’ auction reaching out to a more masculine crowd

Source: Dothan Eagle

When Warren Veale first joined the family antique business, he felt surrounded by estrogen. “Especially in Alabama, antiques are sometimes synonymous with grandmama’s stuff,” said Veale of Antique Attic in Dotha ...
Full article at: Dothan Eagle  More like this  6 days ago, 5:52pm CDT

Lost in Las Vegas

Source: Pulp MX

My fabulous weekend in Las Vegas, all right here Ah Las Vegas, Sin City, the city that never sleeps (and I mean literally never sleeps. Unlike New York, which in known by that name for some obscure reason, ...
Full article at: Pulp MX  More like this  1 week ago, 11:52am CDT

"Pawn Stars" All New Season, All New Night - Premiering Thursday, May 30 at 9pm ET on History

Source: The Futon Critic

Where everything has a history and a price... New York, May 14, 2013 - PAWN STARS is back! With an all new season, on an all new night. HISTORY's blockbuster series is moving to Thursday nights at 9pm ET, ...
Full article at: The Futon Critic  More like this  1 week ago, 11:14am CDT

What do 'Idol' and the Toronto Blue Jays have in common?

Source: SouthCoastToday.com

The last two finalists warble for the judges on the final night of competition on "American Idol" (8 p.m. on Fox, TV-14). But will the judges pay attention? Or will they be staring at their pink slips? Reports surfaced or, rather, erupted last w ...
Full article at: SouthCoastToday.com  More like this  1 week ago, 10:55am CDT



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