Think fall: Now that summer has officially started, it’s time to begin planting autumn crops. Brussells sprouts and cabbage are long-season crops that are at their best after light frost. Of course, the brassica family tends to suffer serious summer caterpillar damage and therefore exacts vigilance from organic gardeners. While some folks use bacillus thuringiensis … Read more
Activists and their ancestors: The latest strain of young old-timers aren’t necessarily seeking music careers. Some of them hop trains and scavenge for food; most of them exhibit anarchistic leanings. They like raw, early American music, wherein meddling cops often get their due. (Above, Tim Gastrock). photos by Kent Priestley On a spring night in … Read more
“I love my life; I love my job,” announces 31-year-old artist C.J. Randall. “I live in a mansion; I own two cars,” and if he wants to “follow the creative muse,” the artist notes, he doesn’t have to pull a 9-to-5 shift first. Randall also gets to log significant mileage on the festival circuit, traveling … Read more
Hobo boho • Who he is: Street performer Soup • What he’s wearing: A wool Civil War-era coat with tails and brass buttons, pinstripe pants with suspenders and striped neck tie (under the jacket). • Why we love it: Of his wardrobe, Soup shrugs, “I just acquire s**t” — but his vagabond-meets-Vaudeville style has an … Read more
Not your typical Venus fly-trap Photo by Rebecca Bowe How do you convert your average bunch of boys into lifelong environmentalists? Phil Sheridan, director of Virginia-based Meadowview Biological Research Station, knows the secret: lead them into a muddy bog to revive a plant that eats bugs. On June 15, kids from the Falling Creek Camp … Read more
The second annual Chocolate Festival at the Grove Arcade, held on June 3, was a delicious success. The Chocolate Fetish netted two awards at the event: Best Chocolate Offering and Best Booth Category. True Confections followed closely behind, garnering second place for Best Chocolate Offering; Mountain Brew Cafe was the third place winner in the … Read more
Flavor: Mostly Japanese and ChineseAmbiance: A somewhat narrow room full of booths and Asian flairService: A bit spotty Set in a squat strip mall crouched at the edge of the steaming hot lake of asphalt that surrounds the Oteen Ingles, Asian on the Go may seem like a suspect location for a round of sushi. … Read more
Pimp My Symph As we all know, the world of classical music is filled with both haters and fakin’ ‘gratulators. If it’s not some big-scene Symphony Conductor braggin’ on his sweet Symphonic crib and how yours is ghetto, it’s some bling-bound patron dissin’ ’cause you ain’t bustin’ out those phat baroque beatz he’s shelling for. … Read more
After actress Rachel McAdams balked at posing nude, sprawled across a set of satin sheets, on the cover of Vanity Fair this past February, the slightly kinky (and highly airbrushed) layout looked doomed. And then guest editor Tom Ford gallantly (though fully clothed) jumped into the frame with remaining starlets Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley … Read more
