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Going Irish at Art’s
Photo Spread, Talk of the TownArt’s Tavern served as the starting and ending points for the seventh annual St. Patty’s Day Pub Crawl on Saturday, March 13. The happy crowd of Lepricons, four-leaf clover hunters, and Guinness lovers moved from downtown Glen Arbor to The Homestead resort, then back to Boonedocks and the Western Avenue Grill before returning to the […]
Comedy Fest: Whitney Cummings love cherries
Talk of the TownGuys don’t light candles at home to be romantic, they do it because they’re farting. —— What would pornography for women be like? Two hours of cuddling, and then the guy proposes to her afterwards! —— She’s on a motherhood trip now. “Why don’t we give kids names that they can use in the real […]
Traverse City Comedy Festival: Jeff Garlin, opening night
Talk of the TownJeff Garlin’s idols February 20, 2010 – 12:41 am Second funniest person Jeff Garlin knows is Conan O’Brien, his former roommate. The funniest is Amy Sedaris Whose the biggest (jerk **) in Hollywood? Warren Sapp, the NFL player recently arrested. A woman in the crowd asks if Jeff Garlin also holds hatred for the singer […]
Traverse City Comedy Festival: Teenager of the Year
Talk of the TownComedy for kids Wow, three cheers for morbidity. Teenager of the Year agreed to tell jokes on stage that were submitted by dying kids in Chicago hospitals on behalf of the Make A Wish foundation …. and record the performance live for them ….. and we’re laughing at the jokes “because the kids are dying […]
Dueling Solutions For The Asian Carp Invasion
Dispatch from Afar, Investigative ArticleThis report was published by Progress Illinois: http://www.progressillinois.com/posts/content/2010/02/16/dueling-solutions-asian-carp-invasion By Adam Doster Last week, the White House released its own $78.5 million Asian carp deterrence plan. Environmentalists, nervous that an invasion will wreak havoc on the region’s ecosystem, are expressing disappointment with the Obama administration’s lack of a timeline or cohesive plan. The reversal of the […]
Chalup family needs your help
Local Personality, Talk of the TownFrom staff reports The Empire community lost a dear friend and familiar face on Jan. 21 with the passing of Marykate Chalup, who was 52 years old. Chalup worked at both Deering’s Market and at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (the local branch of the National Park Service). Devoted and loving parents of four […]
Local musicians swap gear in Cedar
Talk of the TownBy Pat Stinson Sun contributor Cedar resident and musician Bill Dungjen was looking for other music makers who wanted to clear their homes and garages of unused sound and music gear. So on Sunday. Jan. 17, the WNMC Roundup radio show host and coordinator of Open Mic Thursdays at The Hay-loft Inn on M-72 (and […]
Students become teachers at The Homestead’s yoga course
Business Feature, Local Personality, Upcoming EventBy Pat Stinson Sun contributor Bending over backward, forward or sideways for her students is a natural state of being for UNION/YOGA Owner-Director Sandra Carden, who will bring her enthusiasm and 12 years of teacher training experience to The Homestead starting Jan. 31, for a 28-day, 200-hour beginning yoga-teacher certification program. “We are thrilled to […]
Bill Allen kicks off Talk About Art
NewsFrom staff reports The popular “Talk About Art” series featuring local artists returns for the winter and spring of 2010. The first talk will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21 at the Glen Arbor Art Association. Sculptor Bill Allen will discuss his work and background as an artist. Please read this feature […]
Rifino Valentine’s spirited enterprise goes against grain
Business Feature, Food/Organic LivingBy F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor Micro-distiller Rifino Valentine is going against the grain with his one-batch-at-a-time Valentine Vodka, which he launched in 2009. Searching for a high quality alternative to mass-produced spirits, he envisioned the ideal formula that would let him use local, sustainable resources, control the entire distilling process, and provide discerning drinkers […]