April Barnard

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I am the Digital Programming Director for Townsquare Media - Texarkana.

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Mix 93 3 Beaches Boscobel Broadcast – Day 1 Sponsored by G & A Carpets

We are here at the beautiful Beaches Boscobel Resort and Golf Club.

We arrived last night, and my top three impressions from the resort, and Jamaica in general, can be read after the jump.


Townsquare Media Cares

I am excited to announce a new and exciting effort of Townsquare Media. Effective today, we have created Townsquare Cares, a national not-for-profit, whose mission will be to help the families of military personnel who are currently deployed

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5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Easter

We imagine that at this point in the spring season, you've stocked up on loads of chocolate (or are anticipating a victorious post-Easter candy sale), faux grass and enough hardboiled eggs to live off of for the next six months. You've probably even posed with the Easter bunny, or at least passed one or two in the mall. But do you know why Easter is affiliated with such unique traditions?


Category: Easter

Congratulations to Alice Brewer our 2011 Spring Fling Showcase Winner

MIx 93 3 wants to congratulate Alice Brewer, VIP Member for winning the 2011 Spring Fling Showcase. Alice chose the Ledwell Machinery Showcase....... Alice was planning on getting herself a riding l

The Coolest, Craziest Novelty Easter Candies (Photo by:Oriental Trading)

The Coolest, Craziest Novelty Easter Candies

Easter has become synonymous with delicious Cadbury eggs, pastel-hued candies, oval jellybeans and giant, hollow bunnies crafted from tasty milk chocolate. In order to compete with the masses, candy companies have had to step up their game when it comes to novelty Easter candy.

While some edible masterpieces remain cute, a fair share of downright crazy Easter candies are finding their way into faux-grass filled baskets across the world.


Screening Of Summit Entertainment's "Drive Angry 3D" - Red Carpet (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Seven Celebrities Who Cheated on Their Taxes

With tax day just around the corner, the IRS is readying itself to spot this year's round of tax evaders. Given the lack of impulse control and sense of entitlement among the celebrity set (we're looking at you, Charlie Sheen), it should be no surprise that the famous and the powerful are among the worst tax cheats out there. Here are seven celebrities who didn't pay the tax man, and ended up paying the price:

Do You Know About The December Tax Deal?

At the end of last year, the President signed a law that kept middle-class tax cuts from expiring - preventing the typical working family from facing a tax increase - and extended unemployment insurance to ensure at least 7 million Americans don't lose their benefits as they search for jobs.

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President Discusses the Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future

Speaking from a UPS customer center as part of the new public-private Green Fleet Partnership, the President discusses his Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future to help free us from oil and boost the American economy.

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How to Have a Spring Break ‘Staycation’

No cash — or energy — for a vacation this year? Skip the jet-setting and have a getaway without going far. Here's how:

shamrock glasses in the spirit of St. Patrick's day (Photo by: Ronald Martinez, Getty Images)

4 Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

If you’re “celebrating” St. Patrick’s day by simply donning your favorite green t-shirt, you’re doing it wrong. Do it right this year: parade through the streets, pack your bags for Dublin, get pelted by the contents of the grocery store’s produce section, or even run a marathon

St Patrick's Day Parade Takes Place In Sydney (Photo by: Lisa Maree Williams, Getty Images)

4 Quirky St. Patrick’s Day Traditions [VIDEO]

You know what they say: one man’s pub crawl is another man’s....public reading of “Green Eggs and Ham”? Some places around the world celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in uniquely festive ways. Here are some of our favorites:

St. Patrick's Day in Ireland - Sober and Solemn (image) (Photo by Flickr user William Murphy)

St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland – Sober and Solemn?

While many people associate St. Patty's with heavy drinking and pub crawls, in Ireland, St. Patrick's Day is a historically solemn and sober holy day for Roman Catholics. Believe it. Until the 1970s, pubs were actually legally required to close up shop for the day.