photocredit: maxim.com BY: RACHEL SMITH I had to laugh at this. So… a few weeks ago it was National Beer Lover’s Day. There’s also been a National Craft Beer Day, a National Beer Drinker’s Day, National Beer Day itself, and now this one. National Drink Beer Day. Apparently, whoever makes up these “National Holiday’s”...
photocredit: cooksillustrated.com BY: RACHEL SMITH They’re called by many names. They’re eaten daily across the Country, typically to get folks started on the right foot in the morning. They can be smothered in jam, peanut butter, whip cream & sprinkles, chocolate chips, butter & syrup, and even meat. Today is...
BY: RACHEL SMITH What if I told you there was a place in town that could take you back in time? A place full of history, of bits and pieces from a simpler time. Intrigued? Well, it just so happens there is such a place – and it’s right across the street from the Surf Ballroom. I had the privilege to take a tour of the...
BY: RACHEL SMITH It’s coming. Creeping up on us like a stealth cat hunting its prey. Soon, it will be here. Soon, it will be the day. And it will be AWESOME!!!! Have you ever been to Harvest Festival in Clear Lake before? No? Well then, you just sit back and let me enlighten you. I’d like to consider myself...
photocredit: South Shore Donut Company BY: RACHEL SMITH I don’t know who decided to create today’s National Holiday… but I’m pretty sure we’d totally be best friends. It just might, in fact, be one of the best National Holidays of all time. OF. ALL. TIME. So what is it, you ask? It’s National Cream Filled Donut Day, of...
photocredit: Colleen Snyder BY: RACHEL SMITH It’s a date that sticks in the minds of all Americans. A date that, up until 2001, probably meant nothing to most people, but for the past 17 years, it’s been a date of remembrance in our great Country. A date of mourning the loss of almost 3000 souls, all because of hatred....
BY: RACHEL SMITH Another year of summer fun has come and gone. It’s funny how you can look forward to something SO MUCH during those long winter months and then… poof… just like that, it’s over. I’ve always said one of the coolest things this town does is Thursdays on Main. I run into people from all over and they ask,...
