Bekki Vaden will be among those painting naked torsos when the non-profit BreastStrokes has its 7th annual Painting Days event May 16-17. A $10 sitting fee goes directly to two …
Q&A: Karen Shankles, the 2015 National Cornbread Festival Champion
Karen Shankles became the 2015 National Cornbread Festival champion April 25 and won $5,000 and a FiveStar Range. Her Festive Good Luck Cornbread includes smoked sausage, collards, black-eyed peas, and …
Q&A: Linda Parris-Bailey, Winner of the 2015 Doris Duke Artist Award in Theatre
Linda Parris-Bailey—playwright-in-residence, executive director, and artistic director of the Carpetbag Theatre—recently received a 2015 Doris Duke Artist Award in Theatre. The ensemble is currently touring her 2012 work, Speed Killed …
The So.Kno Food Co-Op Is Open for Business
Willa Essie will win you over. Her brainchild, the So.Kno Food Co-Op Neighborhood Market at 6210 Chapman Hwy., is open for business as of 9 a.m., April 28. It’s got …
Q&A: Trent Steele of Maverick Detection Services/Avian Management Authority
Trent Steele operates the Maverick Detection Services/Avian Management Authority, a recently opened business that employs his Weimaraners, Alex and Buck, to discourage nuisance geese and detect bedbugs for commercial enterprises. …