11.   And at the Tenant House, visitors meet Rachel Whitaker, who is bedridden with the flu and hears the local gossip from friends.

12.   And the weathered faces of the Old South still gather for their morning cup of coffee and the local gossip.

13.   All you have to do is read the local gossip columns to see the scope of the celebrity shortage.

14.   Celebrity sightings are also on the rise, with local gossip sheets reporting Donna Karan, Stella McCartney and Kate Moss on the island this summer.

15.   Even with the local gossip generating some excitement about the venture, starting a weekly newspaper in such a small community is a risky business proposition.

16.   For generations, bistros have been the culinary soul of Paris, casual neighborhood restaurants where regulars drop in for local gossip and a reassuringly familiar meal.

17.   He would take his personal mug from a rack reserved for regulars and join in the local gossip.

18.   Local gossip columns regularly feature Black, who is divorced.

19.   Local gossip has it that she may have been dead before.

20.   Part of the rush Brown brings with him is the wicked fun he provides a town that revels in local gossip.