Small Bites

Whoever said “the bigger, the better” had the new location of Whole Foods in mind. Situated on Hydraulic Road and boasting an additional 15,000 square feet, the new Whole Foods […]

Sparkling wine wishes and American caviar dreams

The time-honored symbols of the good life, champagne and caviar, haven’t gotten much play since the days of “Dynasty” and Robin Leach. Perhaps we’re not as ostentatious as we were then, or maybe we just can’t afford such luxuries anymore.

Gypsies in the wood

Between songs at a concert last Friday, Old Calf frontman Ned Oldham said that he’s been working nursery rhymes into lyrics since the mid-’90s. It started when he was studying […]

Let us eat cake!

An old-fashioned cake boasting fluffy layers and swirls of frosting is just too good to be relegated to special occasions. Every day is worthy of cake, so here are a […]

June 2011: Green Scene

Energy house opens to the public If you’ve been following the news about LEAP (the Local Energy Alliance Program), you probably know about its new offices in the ecoREMOD house. […]

What to see at LOOK3

If you’ve been on the Downtown Mall recently, you probably already know that the LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph returns from its off year this week, with a string of […]

Small Bites

 Hello, goodbye Say hello to your little friend. Little Caesars, that is. A new location of the $5 pizza chain is now open in the Albemarle Square Shopping Center. Locally […]

Oh, honey honey

 Busy beekeepers Apiculture, otherwise known as beekeeping, is one of the most beneficial backyard hobbies around. Bees ensure that local food crops are being pollinated and that a healthy ecosystem […]

Get your noise out of my glass

We know what Pliny the Elder meant when he wrote “in vino veritas”—give someone wine and he’ll spill the beans. However, in this age of information overload, I prefer it […]