The boys western class A is proceeding on serve, as the top seeds have all advanced to the semi-finals, although Cheverus almost pulled out an upset against Falmouth. Cheverus guard Manny Ismail was a mischievous squirrel among oaks and 6’5″ Zordan Holman held down the inside against Falmouth’s massive front line for three quarters but when […]
Something crazy almost happened in the final seconds of Cape Elizabeth/Yarmouth game. Up by a bucket, with a second and a half remaining, Yarmouth hucked the ball straight up in the air and began their celebration. The only thing is, time didn’t expire before a Cape player caught the ball and gave a half-court heave which […]
The story this season in Class A boys basketball has been the undefeated Portland Bull Dogs and their devastating zone trap. Portland’s games, even against the best opponents, have been little more than glorified layup lines as opponents are, at times, incapable of getting near the basket much less getting off a shot. Coach Russo […]
When Jenny S. was preparing to move to France she planned to rent her New York studio apartment. To gain her tenant’s approval she had to file a pile of paperwork and submit her poor tenant to a interview before the co-op board that had all the coziness of a Senate confirmation hearing. For their […]
If you find yourself longing for summer; picture community fundraiser and a perplexed fire chief laboring over gas grill loaded pre-formed hamburgers and hotdogs that come in packages of 48. Customarily served at room temperature, over-cooked beef patties and “all-meat” hot dogs are generally meh at best. Nevertheless, food is a nice way to evoke a warmer […]
Before we talk about the Whole Foods Effect, and how it helped bring the massive Mid Town development to Bayside, it is important to understand why Whole Foods came to Portland in the first place. Whole Foods Supermarket chooses its locations for affluent populations who prefer organic/healthy products. While “Buy Local” campaigns cover a spectrum of […]
Up until recently, I never though that much bad could come from adding another layer of clothing but that all changed when I lost a glove. On a relatively warm afternoon, a friend asked me over to help haul some junk out of her basement, so I put my old leather work gloves in my pocket and cycled […]
There was a time, in the not so distant past, when Americans got their carbs (or “starches”) from bread and potatoes–rice and pasta were considered exotic. Nowadays there is a lot more interchangeability, rice, noodles, quinoa, cous-cous can often be substituted for one another. Lagging behind the wheat, rice, and other grains is the maize crop, commonly […]
Most Americans use their cars as their winter coats. This revelation came to me when I had a winter canvassing job in Northern New York State, where apart from hunting gear; no one ever had on a puffy down jacket or the equivalent warm coat. Rather, they’d tough it out in a plaid shirt while […]
We are in the midst of a region-wide, if not nation-wide, house retrofit. While it may be something of an oversimplification to state, the basic truth is that in the old days (like pre-1940) fuel was cheap and houses leaky. Today fuel is not only dear but comes with myriad external costs particularly environmental impact. […]
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