U.S. News ranked them, Huff Post curated them, and now you get to see which diets work and which don’t. Hint: Mediterranean & Weight Watchers, good; South Beach & Vegen ok; Atkins & Paleo, not so much. Read on...
My name is Frankie and I have the honor of writing the first Pet Column of 2015. (The downside of that is that only homeless pets get to write this column and I would much rather have a home.) [caption id="attachment_47696" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Frankie[/caption] The Pet Column format...
Remedy Yoga in LA expects students to smoke some cannabis before arriving at the studio and then think of their mats as “private magic carpets.” It is a glittering generality, but nonetheless true that a yoga practice is designed to change consciousness, i.e. deepen awareness of...
Art and technology meet in the two-story (26-feet tall) fire-breathing, steampunk windup toy affectionately known as “El Pulpo Mecanico” (Mechanical Octopus). [caption id="attachment_47678" align="alignnone" width="480"] Duane Flatmo WIth ElPulpo Mecanico, by Jason Mongue[/caption] El Pulpo is a found object masterpiece fashioned from junk found at at local...
Former front man of Yonder Mountain String Band, Jeff Austin and his band play the historic Sheridan Opera House Friday and Saturday, January 16-17, 2015, with opening support from Grant Farm. Austin is joined by Danny Barnes on banjo, Eric Thorin on bass and Ross Martin on guitar. Doors are at 8...
We know all about it. Just shy of the stroke of midnight you added “dieting” to your list of New Year’s resolutions – before dashing to the 'frig for just one more bite of Brie or piece of chocolate. But if you are serious about making 2015 the year for...
We are busy now trying to actualize what we resolved, champagne glass in hand, to accomplish in 2015. But how about this sobering news found in a blog by Anastasia Pantsios in EcoWatch? Anyone who has ever visited a zoo has probably seen the charts depicting how...
Banjo and slide guitar player Tony Furtado, known to be gregarious, engaging and entertaining both on and off stage, returns to the historic Sheridan Opera House on Saturday, January 10. Doors are at 8 p.m. and show time is 8:30 p.m. Tickets for the show, available here, are general...
Editor’s note: Book It! is a weekly column from Daiva Chesonis, co-owner of your favorite local bookstore, Between the Covers. The blog will offer tips about what to look for in the store when you stop by to browse or for a cuppa at High Alpine Coffee...
TIO regular contributor Oleh Lysiak sent this story in honor of the memory of Karen LeQuey, who just died. Oleh wrote the story for Karen and husband Keith Le Quey to honor the couple’s infamous annual biker bash in Norwood. It was originally published in The San Miguel...
