The Formosa

Klaus is back from another of his explorations across Second Life. In his article today, he tells about Second Life's replica of The Formosa. If the same sounds familiar, it was a popular restaurant in Hollywood for many decades with a number of movie stars and others in the film industry eating there through the years until it's closure in 2016 (may reopen). Recreated by Gardenia Malheur high above the Scheveningen sim, Klaus took a look around and had a few words with the owner

Read Klaus' article in Places.

Fire at the "Toxic Taco" in Bay City

Apparently, their recent eighth anniversary parade and concert wasn't the only news in Bay City recently. In the most recent of the "Bay City Post," Marianne McCann posted this image of a fire that happened at the "Toxic Taco" restaurant. Exactly how a wooden sailing ship ended up on top of a Tex-Mex eatery, Marianne was at a loss of words to explain, "A bad case of Mayflowers, maybe?"

Trophy Contest for VMA’s Spring Build-Off

The Virtual Museum of Architecture will hold their 2012 Spring Build-off in April. The theme will be 1950's Drive-In Restaurants. The museum recently moved to a new location at Virtual Museum of Architecture, Purdue University (38, 45, 25). A pictorial display of drive-in’s, menus, juke boxes and more is currently on display.

To kick-off the Spring Build-off, they are holding a mini-contest for the best trophy made with a Drive-in theme. All residents are encouraged to enter. The winning trophy will be given to the First, Second and Third place winners of the Spring Build-off.

The trophy contest is open to anyone in SL. The rules are simple: The trophy must be 15 prims or less, between 1 and 1.5 meters tall, and made in the style of a 1950’s Drive-in Restaurant. The trophy must be an original design for the VMA contest. The entry fee is $10L.

In addition to having the trophy used in the Spring Build-off, the creator of the winning trophy will also win $1,000L. The deadline is March 31, 2012 at Midnight SLT. For more information about how to enter the trophy contest, contact Djinn Dasmijn.

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