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Red Raven All the Rage
By Ann Needle
We have a vegetarian in the family, so I cook most of our evening meals meatless. This is not at all painful, with today’s food options.
But, let’s get real — there is nothing like a family vegetarian to make a side of cow into the holy grail.
“Les Miz” a Sure Nashoba Blockbuster
By Ann Needle
For the outsized 1980s, Broadway’s “Les Misérables” was perfect—big songs, bigger characters, and a rich story line. So, when Nashoba Regional High School stages this elite musical March 14 to 16, it tackles what will arguably be the most challenging production in Nashoba Drama’s history.
This “Fish” Story: Great Seafood
By Rob Kean
With winter still covering the region with something so cold it has no business being called a blanket, the concepts of raw bar and clam bakes lie buried deep beneath it all. Maybe it was a longing for the weather that usually accompanies such fare – if not a reaction to cabin fever – that inspired a Saturday night outing to Fish Restaurant & Wine Bar in Malborough.
The Thai Chilli Chill-Out
By Ann Needle
These days, the couch may be keeping you down, whether you’re there after wiping out in your icy driveway, or glued to those stylin’ helmets modeled in the Olympic skeleton event (think “Mars Attacks!”). Even the thought of yanking a package of chicken from the grocery fridge can wear you out.
Stow Couple Running for a Cure
By Rob Kean
For folks throughout the state, the region, and even the country, this year’s Boston Marathon promises to be more emotional than any of the 117 previous. For those running it on behalf of a charity close to their hearts and lives, it will be that much more so.
New Town Social Worker
By Ann Needle
Sara Steele recently signed on as the first licensed social worker hired for the Town of Stow. Working Thursdays and Fridays out of the Town Building, where she shares an office with the town nurse, Steele brings more than 20 years of experience to the new position.
“The goal is to have this position reach across the town to all ages,” stressed Steele, who officially reports to Stow Council on Aging Director Alyson Toole.
Cut the Traffic to Asian Gourmet
By Ann Needle
Picture (or experience) sitting in Route 2 west traffic at rush hour, coming up to the dreaded Concord Rotary. No, I don’t know why you would over-shoot exits for Stow, but you did. Your stomach growls, focus wanes. Before you lose it and check into the Best Western, stop at Asian Gourmet, that white, nondescript restaurant sitting next to Papa Razzi.
More Small Steps to a Better Year…
By Ann Needle
Last week’s Independent gave you small, do-able—and effective — steps to take toward your New Year’s resolutions. This week you can read more tips from local experts about the simple ways you could shore up your living space and mental health in 2014.
Small Steps to a Better Year Ahead
By Ann Needle According to the University of Scranton (PA), a scant 8% of Americans reported ever achieving a New Year’s resolution. If this sounds familiar, perhaps these promises to yourself were just too big to keep. This year, try taking smaller steps to a better life; minor moves that are simple to make —…
Zaytoon: Beyond the Falafel Truck
January 8, 2014 By Ann Needle Back in a Boston childhood, ask mom to put hummus on the shopping list, and she would likely reply, “Hum what?” Happily, American palates are more adventurous nowadays, putting Middle Eastern cuisine squarely on the shelves of even the most basic supermarket. Then there’s Zaytoon, which takes Mideast food…