So souper (North Platte Telegraph)
The North Platte Telegraph American psychologist Abraham Maslow once said, "A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting." On Friday, area residents had an opportunity to sample more than a dozen first-rate soups at the Souper Bowl Cookoff.

Souper Bowl Cookoff a tasty success (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
NORTH PLATTE - American psychologist Abraham Maslow once said, "A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting." On Friday, area residents had an opportunity to sample more than a dozen first-rate soups at the Souper Bowl Cookoff.

Sargent Masterpiece Travels to Spain for Meeting with Velazquez's "Las Meninas" (Art Daily)
BOSTON, MA.- An historic meeting among some of the art world’s most enigmatic young ladies will take place at the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, where John Singer Sargent’s "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit" ( Museum of Fine Arts, Boston , 1882) and Diego Velázquez’s "Las Meninas" (Museo Nacional del Prado, 1656) will be shown together for the first time.

London Court welcomes Pigeonhole (thewest.com.au)
While studying commerce and law Johann Kim would make jewellery and sell it to boutiques.

Jo Ellis: City Hall lobby connects Carthage with namesake (The Joplin Globe)
CARTHAGE, Mo. — The lobby of Carthage City Hall is a bit more unusual than your run-of-the-mill city hall lobby. Ignore notices of meetings hanging in the entry foyer and you could easily believe you’ve walked into a museum or art gallery.

Color? S.F. boutique has that covered (San Francisco Chronicle)
If interior designer Jeannie Fraise could be a color, most likely she'd be orange. Perhaps that's why her newly expanded Hayes Valley boutique, Lotus Bleu (housed in the former Symposium bookstore space), is nothing short of a real-life Candyland, stocked...

Teams compete in soup cook-off (North Platte Bulletin)
The cool and cloudy weather on Friday was perfect for a warm bowl of soup and people got it than at the inaugural Souper Bowl Cook-Off at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Hall.

Facing talent: A dazzling show from county's young artists (Lancaster Online)
You will be impressed.Amazed.And confounded.How could high school students, and in some cases, middle school students, create such terrific art work in the Lancaster County Young Artists exhibit, opening Friday at the Lancaster Museum of Art and the Demuth Museum (Mulberry Art Studios will open its...

Ladd Cemetery cleanup (Bureau County Republican)
LADD — The annual spring cleanup at Ladd Cemetery will begin March 20. All grave decorations will be removed and disposed of at this time. Anyone wishing to retain these items must pick them prior to the cleanup date.