by Chuck Shepherd | Oct 19, 2015 | News, News of the Weird
Two suburban Minneapolis elementary schools this fall hired a consulting firm to advise officials on kids’ recess, and the leading recommendations — promoting “safety” and “inclusiveness” — were elimination of “contact games” in favor of, for example, hopscotch. Some...
by Hunter Styles
and Amanda Drane
Photos by Hunter Styles | Oct 13, 2015 | Articles, Featured, MGM Springfield Casino coverage, News
In October 2007, MGM announced plans to build a $5 billion casino resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In addition to slots, tables, and hotel rooms, renderings of the 60-acre complex boasted restaurants, clubs, and retail space. Among 11 other nearby casinos, MGM...
by Chuck Shepherd | Oct 13, 2015 | News, News of the Weird
The bold, shameless leering of David Zaitzeff is legendary around Seattle’s parks, and more so since he filed a civil complaint against the city in September challenging its anti-voyeurism law for placing a “chilling effect” on his photography of immodestly dressed...
by Kristin Palpini | Oct 13, 2015 | Arts, News
Got my anatomically correct molar with an explorer and mirror — my dental tools — after graduating the Springfield Technical Community College dental hygiene program in May. Mike Jones from Instinkt Tattoo and Piercing, in Indian Orchard, is the artist and did an...
by Story and Photos
Amanda
Drane | Oct 13, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Music, News, Stage
Within seconds of meeting each other, tap and jazz dancer David Bovat and percussionist Jeff Hinrichs are moving and grooving. Hinrichs lays down a quick tempo on the djembe, which makes a deep, hollow sound, and Bovat’s tap shoes start click-clacking in double time....
