http://www.dailyindependent.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:47:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_185094537.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_185094537.html Some of Angy Hall’s newest creations brings together her passions and inspirations: music, art, fashion and nature. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:57:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_184085326.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_184085326.html Greenbo Lake State Resort Park will host the 40th annual Festival of Nations presented by the International Folklanders on July 19. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:57:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_178235901.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_178235901.html Grayson Conley whispers into his mother’s ear, urging her to tell a joke his doctor told him. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:47:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_175063453.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_175063453.html George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:48:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_171114703.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_171114703.html As an educator, Jennifer Justice, who teaches all grades at Louisa Middle School, is a ball of fire. Her energy with her students belies physical ailments she lives with daily. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:51:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_170084953.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_170084953.html There was no doubt in Jere Cherryholmes’ mind that musical talent flowed through his whole family. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:39:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_164103758.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_164103758.html Mike Biewenga, a stay-at-home dad for the last four years, noticed something funny when he took his daughter to story time at a nearby library. Gathered around the reader in a circle, mothers sat farther from him than from other moms.“There was a gap, then me, then a gap, then the rest of the circle,” says Biewenga, 33, of Arlington Heights, Ill. “And I mean, I shave, I comb my hair. I’m a normal-looking guy.” Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:22:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_164102317.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_164102317.html Dick Domek and The Walnut Street Ragtime Ramblers open the Jazz Alley series at the Paramount Arts Center with a show at 8:30 p.m. today. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:21:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_164102144.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_164102144.html A benefit motorcycle ride has been added to this year’s Wings and Wheels, scheduled for June 21 at Harris Riverfront Park. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:53:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_163085232.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_163085232.html Kentucky native Ricky Skaggs has been producing, producing, producing. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:32:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_158113017.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_158113017.html Traffic flows slow and heavy along Spring Valley Drive’s long curves that hug the mountainside and follow the creek.Many of the cars are heading to the VA Medical Center. Others to Spring Valley High School and some are local residents commuting to and from work.All have one thing in common: Becky White. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:08:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_157090909.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_157090909.html Winchester Avenue will be closed for the First Friday Art Walk tonight. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:07:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_157090627.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_157090627.html Clay artist B.J. Wilder draws inspiration from the things that are closest to her — her family and friends, nature, her beliefs — and she makes sure each piece is a little bit whimsical, which keeps her in touch with her inner child. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:03:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_157090430.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_157090430.html Boy Scout Chris Steed, a student at Paul G. Blazer High School, will lead a flag-burning ceremony at 10 a.m. June 14 at the Kyova Mall. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:02:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_157090258.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/Lifestyles/local_story_157090258.html The Brass Band of the Tri-State will host its 13th annual brass band festival on Saturday at the Central Park Bandstand.