My Last Tomato
The last tomato is an annual rite of passage for me. The calendar told me that autumn had begun officially more than two weeks earlier. Yet summer for me endured…
Green Maven Terri Bennet Talks Eco
For more than 16 years, Terri Bennett provided nightly weather forecasts to the Charlotte, NC, television market as a meteorologist and station scientist. From 2004 to 2007, she also penned…
Dreamgirls – Not So Dreamy
Dreamgirls is nothing if not a spectacle on a very grand scale. It is rare to see a Broadway performance rely so heavily on lighting and special effects provided by…
Village Idiot – Poetry Review
While legions of writers and poets struggle with punching up colorful words in just the right shade to elicit emotion or punctuate their meanings, Ross Vassilev manages to connect his…
Charlotte Jewish Film Festival – Preview
While the likelihood of Charlotte overtaking Cannes as a premier Film Festival destination is remote, area movie buffs are licking their chops nonetheless for ten days of fine films come…
Shalom Park – Cultural Crossroads
Standing as a vibrant cultural crossroads in the Charlotte community for the past 22 years, Shalom Park is a unique contributor to the texture and fabric of urban life in…
Thom Thom a Wild Ride
With ThomThom, Machine Theater celebrates their one year anniversary and fourth production in Charlotte, no small feat in a town that seems loathe to support small, regional theater. Coming off…
Oosty a Hard Man To Catch Off The Links
Finding Peter Oosterhuis in one place for very long during the golf season can be a trick. Read more here in my profile.