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Tapas at the Dandelion Market
Evening One/Stop Two: The Dandelion Market
Location: 118 W. Fifth St.
First impression: Could have been in Dublin! Had the look and feel of an Irish pub. A place to have a rollicking good time. Big tables, sturdy enough for a rugby team.
Waitstaff: Very friendly. Eager to explain the small-plate concept.
Wine...
September 21st, 2010 | Current Issue | Read More
Necessity and the Small Plate
First, there was a fruit fly. And a glass of sherry. The fruit fly, having a thirst for something sweet, made a beeline for it (forgive the mixed metaphor). Determining that it was every bit as good as he had imagined, the fly told all of his friends. They flocked to try it.
Next, there was an Andalusian...
September 21st, 2010 | Current Issue | Read More
Anna Kooiman at the USNWC
‘On Belay.’ ‘Belay is on.’ ‘Climbing.’ ‘Climb on.’ Hearing that call and answer at the US National White Water Center brings back memories from childhood… at Lake Wylie’s Camp Thunderbird. That’s the last time I had been on a climbing wall. So of course I was a little rusty!...
September 15th, 2010 | Current Issue | Read More
Going Vegetarian
V-Day Minus 1:
Meat. It’s what’s for dinner at my house.
And lunch … and occasionally, breakfast (Canadian bacon, anyone?).
But, a few weeks back I decided that, for one week, I, Shelly Shepard, was going to embrace vegetarianism.
My mom’s response when I told her about my plan? Well, let’s...
September 10th, 2010 | Current Issue | Read More
Jazz
The Queen’s Collective will be performing for the Grand Opening of the luxury condominium tower, The VUE, on September 16th.
The Collective is the Affiliate Ensemble of the of Jazz Arts Initiative, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the education, performance and support of jazz music...
September 8th, 2010 | Current Issue | Read More
Duplicity A New Beginning
“Look, there’s Chopper 9,” Laura said, pointing into clouds behind Bank of America Stadium, as the latest news helicopter emerged from the hazy morning horizon and banked into an arc over the scene below on Stonewall. That made three news and two police helicopters circling the jet-black smoke...
August 17th, 2010 | August 2010 | Read More
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