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Fishman: A swapping we will go

Direct your energies to the earth. Decide what you’re tired of. Determine what you can give away, what you can live without, what you need to pull to make room for something new, weed or not.

All about the ‘Big Read’

By all accounts, Zora Neale Hurston was a remarkable woman. Born in 1891 in  Alabama, she grew up in Eatonville, Fla., the first all-black incorporated town in the United States. In 1925, she was the only black scholar at Barnard College. An anthropologist, Hurston did much of her work in the American South. She also…

Review: Welcome to the motherhood

In the heyday of the last wave of feminism in the U.S. and Western Europe, women began to despise what they saw as their limited role in the home.  They looked to the world of the workforce and professional career as a release from the “drudgery” of homemaking and even childcare.  For the woman who…

Politics: Otis redux?

Tractor-trailer trucks and buses rumbled by, adding to the noise of street work on Bay Street. Even so, Mayor Otis Johnson stood on the front steps of City Hall to announce that he’s seeking re-election. He said he chose to hold his press conference outside City Hall because he didn’t want anyone to think he…

Preview: Story Theatre

SCAD’s Department of Performing Arts is staging Story Theatre, a more modern, adult take on some classic tales you might remember from childhood. We recently had an informative e-mail exchange with Lee Soroko, professor of performing arts, who is directing the show.   Give us a brief summary of Story Theatre.   Lee Soroko: Story…


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