Eccentric burglars harassing retirees Oct 3, 2006
But every time, the stealthy swindlers get what they're after: wallets, purses and fanny packs. At least nine homes in The Villages have been burglarized since July, according to the Sumter County Sheriff's Office. (Orlando Sentinel -- News)
Iowa-Ohio State: Game Day Tips for Fans Sep 29, 2006
"I have confidence our friends and fans will embrace the opportunity to represent our community, our institution and our football program in ways that are both passionate and nothing but positive. "I'm also hoping they pace themselves through the day because we're going to need them to be at their very best at kickoff and throughout the game," he added. The following summarizes a handful of items that fans coming to Iowa City on Friday and Saturday need to be aware of. Additional information is... (Hawkeyesports.com)
FALCON STADIUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS, ACCESS TIMES Sep 28, 2006
All hand-carried items will be checked, to include purses, diaper bags, fanny packs, seat cushions, and blankets. Express lines will be available for those spectators entering the stadium with nothing to be searched. (Airforcesports.com)
Bulking up security Sep 23, 2006
Gym bags, fanny packs and backpacks will not be allowed in the building. Parking will be available in Superdome parking garages 1 and 1A in front of Sugar Bowl Drive. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Fashion Week: Sep 22, 2006
Fanny packs aren't just for Belgian tourists. Designers Phillip Lim and Alice Roi showed leather envelopes and pork dumpling-shaped purses that are worn low slung around the waist. (Variety)
A Few Suggestions Sep 13, 2006
Fanny packs are allowed. All items will be searched. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Celebs at Fashion Week Sep 12, 2006
Simmons went too far with some outfits, including a sequined bikini bottom topped with jeweled fanny packs. Winning look: A gray denim suit with cigarette pants. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Designers Strike Gold on Day 2 of New York Fashion Week Sep 10, 2006
But Simmons went too far with some outfits, including a sequined bikini bottom topped with jeweled fanny packs and a short jumpsuit in red with brown leather trim. Sabyasachi Mukherjee is among the newcomers showing at New York Fashion Week, and distinctive fabrics are a hallmark of his collections. (Fox News -- Life)
UNL adds tougher security to stadium Sep 1, 2006
Security personnel will inspect small purses and fanny packs. No backpacks will be allowed, Hug said. (Fremont Tribune, NE)
CG residents surprised by flight precautions Aug 24, 2006
"We had to put them in clear plastic bags. We couldn't use purses or fanny packs.". Once the more than 200 passengers were on the plane, it was delayed another two hours because officials from the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington, D.C., did a background check on all the passengers. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
CHICAGO: BIG, ALIVE, POWERFUL Aug 13, 2006
But there are also the families equipped with water bottles and subway maps, incurring vicious glares from men in suits and women in cellphones as they halt in the middle of the sidewalk to find the top of the Sears Tower and point excitedly, and like it or not, their fanny packs and tourist dollars are another jolt of fuel to the windy city. Then, there are families like mine. (Tyler Morning Telegraph, TX)
Fun, food are highlights of the state fair Aug 11, 2006
The fair is an American tradition, and no matter how many trashy tattoos, NASCAR T-shirts and fanny packs I see there, I still feel at home. When I was younger I liked to go to the fair because of the flashy games and sweet rides, but now I like to go for the super healthy food and world class entertainment. (Ohio State University -- The Lantern, OH)
The peak baggers Aug 3, 2006
Middle-aged, dressed in cargo shorts, sporting fanny packs and drenched with tanning lotion, this group of weekday warriors met at the ERC (Environmental Resource Center) headquarters for a little trek. OK, a ittle trek is probably not the right words. (Wood River Journal, ID)
Summer is sizzling Extreme heat through Thursday Aug 1, 2006
Some runners wear water-filled fanny packs or hydration belts so they can always have fluid available, Ryan said. Most important, he said, is that runners be willing to put their health ahead of their training schedules. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Bob Shallit: Developer won't lose sleep getting 30 new downtown condos to sell Jul 31, 2006
Segale knew right away the guy standing in line -- accompanied by two beefy fellows with ominously bulging fanny packs -- was Buffett. How. (Sacramento Bee -- Business)
List of tax-free items Jul 28, 2006
South Florida Sun-Sentinel Posted July 20 2006. MOST E-MAILED (last 24 hours). (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Culpepper OK to start practice Jul 27, 2006
What you may not bring: Bottles, jugs, thermoses, cans, coolers or other hard containers Whistles, horns and other noisemakers Weapons Video cameras Laser pointers Umbrellas Duffel bags Backpacks Bottles of frozen water or soft drinks Bottles of water with their cap seals opened Purses, fanny packs and diaper bags are permitted but are subject to search. More in Sports. (The Palm Beach Post)
Crime outbreak targets National Mall's tourists Jul 26, 2006
Now I'm thinking maybe we should stick together," she added, motioning toward her son and brothers, who were about 100 yards away at the base of the Washington Monument.During the day, the Mall is abuzz with Washington workers and tourists with fanny packs -- often sweaty and sunburned, yet determined to make it to all the monuments and museums they have traveled so far to see.But the shimmering nighttime transformation of the monuments creates a picture that, even after 41 years of living in... (Boston Globe)
Heading To A Music Fest? Don't Forget Walkie-Talkies, Wipes Jul 25, 2006
We asked Precheur and Spencer to bust out their fanny packs, and this is what we found. There's never enough agua: A hydrating beverage should be with you at all times. (VHI.com -- Music News)
No Sales Tax Holiday Jul 22, 2006
Sun Herald - 07/22/06. Florida's no-sales-tax holiday begins today and ends on July 30. (Charlotte Sun Herald)
School shopping Jul 22, 2006
The 2006 Florida Legislature enacted and the Governor approved a tax-freeperiod directing that: No sales tax shall becollected on sales of books, clothing, wallets, or bags, including handbags, backpacks, fanny packs, and diaper bags, but excluding briefcases, suitcases, and other garment bags, having a selling price of $50 or less, or on sales of certain school supplies having a selling price of $10 or less for the period beginning 12:01 a.m. July 22, 2006, and ending at midnight July 30, 2006... (The Palm Beach Post)
Gun-toting in fashion with purse Jul 19, 2006
National manufacturers are scrambling to fill the market niche, offering everything from daily organizers with an area for a revolver or an automatic to a briefcase with hidden gun compartment to fanny packs to an $89. 95 soft-side briefcase with a zippered side opening which "makes drawing very quick and easy." (Available only in black. (The Palm Beach Post)
Bicycles can put Buffalo on tourism path Jul 18, 2006
There's gold in them there fanny packs. A Canadian Web site, Bike on Tours, says cyclists are "professional, white-collar, and most with annual incomes over $60,000. [That probably beats the earnings of your average casino visitor.] "They enjoy eating out, canoeing, camping, hiking, theater, shopping, museums, beaches and historic sites. (Buffalo News)
Boater deaths spark state to promote life jacket use Jul 16, 2006
Inflatable ones, ranging from $100 to $200, resemble fanny packs or suspenders. They inflate in seconds, automatically or with a tug on a cord. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Everything building toward big year for Dolphins Jul 16, 2006
OK to bring: Purses, fanny packs and diaper bags (all subject to search). Admission: Free. (The Palm Beach Post)
By night lights, they skate city's streets Jul 10, 2006
Equipped with fanny packs, headlamps, and helmet-mounted rearview mirrors, they faced a 10-mile round trip trek to Castle Island in South Boston, a familiar run for club diehards over the years and for many, their favorite. After Capparelli gave a quick review of hand signals, the group pushed off, accompanied by tunes pumped from one member's mobile speaker system. (Boston Globe -- Local)
Allen gets five days in jail, probation for assault Jul 8, 2006
Fanny packs have been rumored to be the new fashion craze. What would you stuff in yours. (Daily Iowan, IA)
What to pack for a weekend jaunt Jun 28, 2006
We wouldn't be so condescending as to address fanny packs and white sneakers here. Let's take skinny jeans with strappy heels. (The Miami Herald)
Leonard Pitts: With liberty, illogic for all Jun 23, 2006
The comparison to the Lincoln Memorial, for example, might make sense if the flag were a single iconic structure housed on federal land instead of a banner that shows up on fanny packs, T-shirts, used-car lots and suburban mailboxes. As for the idea that anyone who wants to express an idea by burning the flag can express the same idea equally well through other means, that's not her call. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
New York education officials ban shock therapy Jun 22, 2006
Seventy-seven of Judge Rotenberg Center's students wear fanny packs rigged with an electric shock device, called a graduated electronic decelerator (GED), with shock administration controlled by a staff member. The Judge Rotenberg Center manufactures the GEDs, which are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and is the only school in the country using them, according to the center. (CNN -- Education)
Underwood, Chesney and standout McBride rock CMA festival Jun 12, 2006
The crowd: Infants to grandparents, in row upon row of fanny packs, shorts and T-shirts, broken up by the occasional belt buckle, pressed Western shirt and cowboy hat. Shirley Bisi of Glastonbury, Conn. (USA Today)
Baghdad Is Burning Jun 5, 2006
The thickset British security guys, who all claimed to be ex-S.A.S., with tattoos on their forearms and pistols in their fanny packs, and who guarded the American TV crews in the hotel, said they had it all figured out. They d lock themselves behind the cages they d installed at the entrance to each floor and throw hand grenades down the stairwell. (New Yorker)
American Voyager Travel Honors 50s Rock Stars; Cruise-Concerts Tribute Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Big Bopper Apr 5, 2006
In addition to music and celebrity visits, guests will also receive two beach towels, two fanny packs and tickets to a bon voyager cocktail reception. For reservations, log onto or call 972-421-0774. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
- 2 Runners Collapse, Die Mar 20, 2006
But the women filled their fanny packs with bite-sized snacks, along with such essentials as water and cellphones. Perseverance meant more to Roark than speed, as evidenced by her mascot a green turtle emblazoned on her white cap. (Los Angeles Times)
GARY J. ANDRES: Furbies, fanny packs and term limits Mar 16, 2006
Furbies, fanny packs and term limits - Editorials/Op-Ed - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper ... Furbies, fanny packs and term limits ... Parents during the 1990s were no stranger to Furbies, fanny packs and Beanie Babies. (Washington Times)
Great Cable Car Robbery, or not? Operators deny charges Jan 21, 2006
So beginning Feb. 1, Muni rolls out a new fare collection system that includes fanny packs for conductors to keep fares until the end of the run and more ``proof of payment inspectors'' systemwide. But one cable-car conductor who refused to give his name is going a step further. (San Jose Mercury News)