~ The following was published in The Floyd Press on November 4, 2010 and at the paper’s online site HERE. It’s been more than a year since Floyd’s Blue Mountain School (BMS) announced their new educational philosophy. In the summer of 2009, after 25 years of being identified as a “parent-run cooperative,” the independent elementary […]
~The following was published in The Floyd Press on October 28, 2010 and on their online site HERE. Sisters on the Fly have cast their adventures far and wide, from the mountains of Montana to the beaches of Key West and places beyond and in-between. Last Thursday a caravan of about 30 sisters landed in […]
~ The following was published in The Floyd Press on October 20, 2010. Jessica Cromer’s 6th grade classes at Check Elementary recently participated in an American History lesson with a dramatic twist. Dressed in period clothing from other cultures, students took on the roles of immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, the New York port of […]
~ The following was published in The Floyd Press on September 9, 2010 For more than two years Dogtown Pizza has been on the road, serving homemade wood-fired pizzas off the back of Jon Roberts’ truck. This summer Roberts and Dogtown co-owner Scott Smith parked the truck long enough to open the Dogtown Roadhouse, a […]
~ The following was published in The Floyd Press on September 2, 2010. Floyd Countian Ann Moses has always had a garden. When she moved in town to the Pine Ridge Apartments she was disappointed to discover that there was no space provided to grow even one tomato plant. The Floyd Community Garden, which broke […]
~ The following was published in the summer issue of All About Her, a regional news magazine insert. A ballerina and belly dancer, Ilima Ursomarso dances with fire, while spinning a hoop, or with a sword balanced on her head. As a professional dancer, a dance instructor, a movement arts therapist, a certified fitness trainer, […]
~ The following was published in The Floyd Press on August 12, 2010. Satiating, stimulating, social, sweet, and swirling are some of the words Katherine Chantal uses to alliterate her love of tea in her new book of poems, A Tea Poet’s Journey. Written over a period of almost 2 years, the 40 page 5 […]
~ The following was published in The Floyd Press on August 5, 2010 and online HERE. About 60 people gathered at the Winter Sun Hall on Thursday evening for a presentation and public discussion on the environmental impact and health effects of mountaintop removal mining. Following a potluck on the Dogtown Roadhouse porch, local organizer […]
~ The following was published in The Floyd Press on August 5, 2010. An Open Mic at Floydfest’s Children’s Universe was conceived last year when Children’s Universe director Uriel Yard noticed a young musician who was persistently trying to get on stage to perform. She voiced her interest to festival planners about providing a performance […]
~ The following photos were published in The Floyd Press on July 29, 2010 Don Johnson’s dog Blue, a blue heeler, needed two people to give him a bath, one to put the dog at ease (Johnson) and the other, local dog groomer Joan Hamilton, to spray. Humane Society member Sunny Bernardine answered Jeff Shepherd […]
~ The following photos appeared in The Floyd Press in June, 2010. Floyd’s Blue Mountain School, the independent school that my sons went to when they were young, had an open house at the end of the school year. Visitors were invited to tour the buildings and teachers were on hand to answer questions. […]
~The following appeared in The Floyd Press on July 8, 2010. A free ride on the Paratrooper was a popular feature at the Floyd Fandango Wine and Beer festival, which took place at the Floydfest site on the Blue Ridge Parkway over the July 4th weekend. Festival goers, many under tents and umbrellas, enjoyed the […]
