At long last, an Indian grocery for SoIN: Spiceland in Clarksville

At long last, an Indian grocery for SoIN: Spiceland in Clarksville

LEO Weekly reports a much welcomed episode of multiculturalism for the benefit of Southern Indiana foodies in the advent of Spiceland, an Indian grocery...
Hip Hops: NABC, Hi-Wire, Noble Funk, and what’s German, anyway?

Hip Hops: NABC, Hi-Wire, Noble Funk, and what’s German, anyway?

German consular official: “Yes, Mr. Baylor, we see you’re requesting asylum in our country. Can you explain why you’d like to live in Germany? Me:...

Letter from the Editor: Face masks, yes. We have a collective responsibility to hold...

Letter from the Editor, by Marty Rosen Of all the human emotions, none has garnered less attention from scientists, poets, artists, and songwriters than the...
“When Stars Align”: Rabbit Hole Dinner at Brooklyn and The Butcher in New Albany, June15

“When Stars Align”: Rabbit Hole Dinner at Brooklyn and The Butcher in New Albany,...

Speaking as a New Albany resident, allow me to observe that we seldom see a culinary production of this magnitude hereabouts. However, my institutional civic...
No April Fool’s joke: Polly’s Freeze is 70 years young, and serving now

No April Fool’s joke: Polly’s Freeze is 70 years young, and serving now

Just look for the bright neon parrot on a hot summer evening, and you know you have found the right place. Yesterday Polly’s Freeze (5242...
Hop Hops: Prophecies and omens from a FOSSILS homebrewing club newsletter in 1994

Hop Hops: Prophecies and omens from a FOSSILS homebrewing club newsletter in 1994

FOSSILS brew-in, 1995. In September 1990, the Fermenters of Special Southern Indiana Libations Society (FOSSILS) homebrewing club was founded in New Albany. The Louisville Area...
Pride Month event, Dorothy’s Riot release TODAY at Mile Wide Beer Co.

Pride Month event, Dorothy’s Riot release TODAY at Mile Wide Beer Co.

June is Pride Month, as helpfully explained by the Library of Congress. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is currently celebrated each...

ON THE AVENUES: When love and hate collide, or my father’s dalliance with the...

Originally published at NA Confidential on 21 August 2020. I thought about this essay earlier today, after reading a post by a friend at...

502 Restaurant Week about to begin

The annual restaurant industry promotion 502 Restaurant Week starts Wednesday, Feb. 24, and goes through Wednesday, March 9, making the week 14 days long,...
Garden Girl Foods completes its move to the Russell neighborhood

Garden Girl Foods completes its move to the Russell neighborhood

After realizing my family lives in a food desert, I began a little garden. I quickly realized the need to teach others how to...