Hugh’s News: The other Florida shooting
BY HUGH TURLEY — In May, just 25 miles from the Florida town where Trayvon Martin was shot, 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev (pronounced…
Miss Floribunda: A guide to freezing and canning
Dear Miss Floribunda, I don’t need help gardening at the moment because I am up to my ears in tomatoes,…
Re-enactors prepare for epic battle
BY MEGAN J. BROCKETT — On August 24, Kathy Norvell will wake up and start getting ready to go back…
Mayor Tartaro avoids censure
BY SUSIE CURRIE — Mayor Marc Tartaro avoided being censured by the city council on August 5. At its previous meeting,…
Book club revived
BY ROSANNA LANDIS WEAVER — The Bridging Cultural Gaps book club, started by longtime resident Robert Croslin about 15 years…
“It Was A Miracle”
BY SHARADA WEAVER — “It was a miracle,” were the four words on the lips of many Northwestern High School students after…
Arcade games land man on trading card
BY WOODY WILDER — Most men enjoy their man caves. Joe Brewer enjoys his mancade. Brewer, a code-compliance officer for the…
Annual National Night Out a success
BY ROSANNA LANDIS WEAVER — Whatever doubts there may have been about moving National Night Out to Hamilton Street seem to…
City budget passes at the 11th hour
BY ROSANNA LANDIS WEAVER — At the last minute, on June 28, the City Council passed a budget ordinance that…
Cricket teams go to bat on local fields
It may just be the most popular thing in town that you’ve never heard of. The Washington Cricket League (WCL)…