Fall foliage is beautiful – while it’s still on the trees. When all those leaves gradually fall to the ground (or are pelted down all at once by a rain storm) we feel compelled to gather them into piles. You can do many things with these piles. You can jump in them, completely negating your raking, […]
The gloomy rain and the shutdown are a deathly combo that have me fantasizing about days spent in bed snuggled up with an all day Jane Austenathon or perhaps a full on Simpsons retrospective. If you are able to hold it together and leave the house this weekend here are a few ideas. Tonight riot […]
My apologies for no To Do column last week. We had technical difficulties here and then I split town. I hope you were able to piece together a weekend without our carefully culled list of activities. Tonight the Atlas welcomes singer Christine Salem. She is one the leader singers of maloya, a traditional style of […]
It’s always great when someone gets recognized for doing something good. It’s even better when it’s someone, something, or someplace in our neighborhood. And, that’s exactly what happened on Tuesday: St. Peter School was recognized as a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the awards via […]