Features

James May Contributing Writer As some of you may have noticed, we had a near brush with winter last weekend — temperatures dropped near or below freezing while snow threatened the area. Though this was just a hint, we all know the full brunt of …

Laura Merrell Managing Editor It’s that time of the semester again. There is a seemingly endless stream of tests, essays and projects, not to mention Junior I.S. to complete or I.S. chapters to turn in. Needless to say, college is stressful. Add issues such as …

Shoshana Rice Contributing Writer A warm and peaceful place in town to study, chat or relax over a good cup of coffee lies tucked into a strip mall on North Market Street. Gathering Grounds opened about two months ago under the ownership of a local …

Tristan Lopus Senior Features Writer Nothing hits the spot like an icy, refreshing fruit smoothie. Well, okay, not if that smoothie is a mixture of freezer-burnt frozen fruit and neon powder blended into some crushed ice which turns into a sloppy, heterogeneous concoction. You know, …

Dominic Piacentini Editor-in-Chief The sixth annual Red Beet Fest celebrated all things beet this past Saturday in Kidron, Ohio. Farmers and gardeners from across Wayne County came together to compare their German Lutz beets, sample all of the latest beet recipes, and attend musical performances. …

Tristan Lopus Senior Features Writer Have you ever eaten a tomato in Lowry that tasted just a little bit fresher than the others? As though it been picked earlier that day from somewhere just down the road? It may very well have been. Tomatoes are …