:: This Saturday is the 34th annual Last Year’s Easter Egg Hunt at Whittinger’s Park. The Greek Gardening Consortium insists that they hid more than 12 eggs and that if the rest aren’t found there will be no 35th annual…
Month: March 2007
What a Character!: The Spaghetti Giant
A recurring series in which we take a look back at the city’s most familiar advertising icons. What stands twenty-five feet tall, wears a toga with a garland of grape leaves and was a fixture of the city’s “Restaurant Row 
Go There: Xavier Torres Museum of Prosthetic and Orthotic Devices
Go There is a feature in which our writers tell you about tourist attractions and other places of interest around the city. Have you ever been tempted to try on someone else’s glasses to see how the world looks through…
Friday Facts: Slaughterhouse, Partridge, Megatron
:: On Monday, Chief Health Commissioner Rudolph “Guy†Fenimore sent a press release reminding hungry citizens that the city’s three-year long ban on open air barbecue restaurants ends this Saturday. Blowout celebrations are currently planned at Roy’s BBQ, Captain Jack’s…
What a Character!: Sour Grapes Magee
A new recurring series in which we take a look back at the city’s most familiar advertising icons. “Aw … PHOOEY!†The Silent Life of Sour Grapes Magee Long-time residents of the city may recall that the dour-faced figure painted…
The Orphan’s Liver
Elmwood Memorial Cemetery has long been the resting place for many of the city’s more prominent citizens. When people visit, they’re often curious about the memorial, located between that of Mayor Orson Winthrop (b.1857 d.1953) and Dame Winifred Carson (b.…
Not In Tournament
For the 29th consecutive year, none of the area’s colleges or universities made it into the NCAA tournament or NIT. Our condolences, but at least for the 30th anniversary next year, there should be some sort of dinner or party.…
Friday Facts: Shotgun Subs, Gallbladder in Chief
:: There is a permanent chalk outline on the sidewalk in front of Vincenzo’s Deli in the three-block section of the city that locals call “Tiny Italy.” This is where Alfonzo Venutti was gunned down by two policemen who mistakenly…
Go There: Gordon Insect Museum and Educational Center
Go There is a new feature in which our writers tell you about tourist attractions and other places of interest around the city. Word comes, in the form of a press release, that the Gordon Insect Museum and Educational Center…
The Third Baseball League
Just prior to World War I, a group of investors in cities around the United States made the last serious attempt to establish a third major league in professional baseball. In 1913 the growing interest and attendance for ‘the national…