WORDS BY HEATHER MCCONNELL BROWN With the end of summer upon us, I started thinking about why this season means so much to everyone. Of course, for some of us…me included, summer is a time off from school, a time … Continued
WRITTEN BY RICK HAITHCOX Select a nice couple racks of pork ribs from your local grocer. Remove the membranes and cut racks in 1/2. The membranes are on the back side of the ribs (bone side). Use a spoon to … Continued
WRITTEN BY DAVID HAMRICK We are talking today with Dennis Howren, owner of Howren Music in Gastonia. GA: Dennis, how long have you guys been in Gastonia-what’s your history? Dennis: My dad taught instrumental music at Belmont Central High School. … Continued
WORDS BY BEN DUNGAN I miss cable TV sometimes. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t miss the cable bill at all. However, I do miss the aimlessly clicking around, channel after channel, with the hopes of stumbling on something interesting … Continued
By Glenn Sawyer We have had a weird summer so far in the Carolina’s. It’s not that it has been hot early, although it has been. It’s not that it has been cool through spring and into summer, again it … Continued
WORDS & PHOTOS BY BEN DUNGAN There are two kinds of vacations: there is the go-see-do kind and then you have the don’t-do-jack kind. I appreciate the adventurous discovery of the former, but I do love the latter more. Especially … Continued