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Boulevard Bites
Toni Locke
Dal Sellman of Redwood Heights, intrepid Metro distributor for the Laurel, called in our first two bites.### A tale of two benches: Inside the new bus shelter...
To Your Health Heart Health
Paulette Avery RN, MSN
I bet you didn't know that chocolate is good for your heart. In fact, according to researchers,it is an excellent source of healthful nutrients.
"Faith to Change Our World"
Maryann Miller Novak
When Reverend George Cummings was a little boy, his mother said that thunder was God's footsteps, and lightning was God flashing his anger.
A "Rosie the Welder" of Maxwell Park
Pat Patterson
Conversation with Mary Weinhandl, my 93-year-old next-door neighbor, is always a learning experience, an ongoing supply of life lessons, all for the price of...
Shenanigans on the Boulevard That'll Be $1,050, Please: Planning Commission Flushes Citizens' Money Down PeraltaCreek
Dennis Evanosky
On December 15 the Planning Commission delivered early Christmas presents to residents ofRettig Avenue. One group unwrapped a nugget of gold, the other a lump of ...
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Hooray for a Neighborhood Book Seller
Laura Arnow
Last fall I was at a yard sale on El Camile when I spotted a 1970s vintage Unabridged Websters Dictionary, perfect for my third-grade classroom, and I told the...
The Imperfect Gardener
Adina Sara
It is cold and dreary and has been for weeks. I hired a gardener to help me maintain things, and, luckily, he comes from the Midwest, so he thinks nothing of...
The Mayor of MacArthur Blvd.
Meredith Florian
Who is Jerry Scheberie? An altruistic community advocate? Or an irascible modern-day cowboy who races '60s classic cars? If you make a deal with this honest, old-f...
Onions & Orchids
Peter Bond
Dear readers: This writer does search for individuals and businesses worthy of inclusion inthis column, but he relies mostly on input from others.
Evangelism in the Laurel: Victory Outreach
Madeline Smith Moore
The simple façade and furnishings of the old movie-theater building at 3814 MacArthur Blvd.belies the energy and warmth one finds within.
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