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Local Eatery Shut Down

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I have it on good authority that the local (LaFollette) restaurant that quickly shut its doors and left town last week was closed because the franchise’s parent company was tipped off to very unsanitary conditions.

And it was only a happy accident that anyone found out at all.

Learning English takes years, volunteers

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100 volunteers needed for Nashville Adult Literacy Council alone Somali student: four years to speak English proficiently, even more to read and write "They say almost universally if I knew English other doors would open" Janell Ross of the Tennessean reported here on the time it takes for a student to learn English, and on the need for teachers:LaWanna Shelton, the director of Metro sch

Artist paints 20-foot Patriot at Liberty

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Students at Liberty School will have a new face greeting them at the doors when they start classes again Aug. 8. A really, really big face. Local artist Clint Clarneau has painted the school mascot,...

Uptown City Fair brings back memories

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As the businesses opened their doors Saturday morning in uptown Shelbyville, it was, for some Shelbyville natives, like taking a step back in time. "It's just bringing back some old memories," said...

How Much Schooling is Enough?

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I was listening to Dave Ramsey this afternoon and he fielded a call I’ve heard him take several times in the past–”Should I quite my job (or sell my house, or cash in my savings, or sell my kid, etc.) to go back to school and get a master’s degree?”  I think this is a pretty tough question to deal with.  On one hand, there’s a ton of knowledge to be gained

Post-Racism Society, My Ass

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A lot of people want to pretend that racial discrimination is ancient history. It’s not:

John Jordan, a 40-year-old, black Milwaukee man, was invited by a friend to head down to the east side to Decibel and its Deep Bar Vodka Lounge.

City Paper Restaurant Retraction

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(Dear City Paper: I wrote this correction for you. Feel free to cut and paste it into your “e-paper” or whatever it is you’re publishing these days. Ciao!)

I Guess It's Just CP's Turn Today

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(Dear City Paper: I wrote this correction for you. Feel free to cut and paste it into your “e-paper” or whatever it is you’re publishing these days. Ciao!)

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