Since the 1890s Verona residents have frequented the Verona Public Library for anything from children’s books to magazines, to archived newspapers, to newly released books, and encyclopedias. All this time though, even with the ability to reserve or renew a book through the VPL Web site, we haven’t been able to download one. That’s...
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I love risotto. What I don’t love is constant stirring. Aside from being lazy, the probability of me actually being able to stand at the stove, stirring constantly, without a major disaster involving a permanent marker is slim to none. I just don’t live in the “all day in the kitchen by myself” world...
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It’s been a long five weeks since the last “Where In Verona” contest. Maybe let’s count it as four weeks, since it took almost seven days for Beth Shorten and Kathleen Seubert to come up with the winning location, Tortilla Sunrise. And now it’s the first Monday in a new month and we have...
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Teamwork between rock stars and the police (think enforcement, not Sting) have not always been a hand-in-hand concept. In Rock & Roll’s infancy, it was viewed in the typical drugs, sex, and rock & roll philosophy. At the second annual Cops and Rockers battle of the bands at Verona High School hosted by Verona...
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If you can remember back a few days, January 24 was a very warm day; 50 degrees according to the thermostat on my car. After some very cold and snowy and then wet days it was a welcome change. As it turned out, my youngest did not have school that day, so after a...
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If the upcoming Super Bowl game immediately brings chili to mind, and you’re in the mood to try something a little different, this is a great recipe. Even if you’re nervous about experimenting, as I was the first time I made it, what better occasion to try something new? I actually made it for...
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When he was a kid playing for the Verona Eagles and Verona High School Hillbillies, Dan DePalma was a huge fan of the Giants. But he never, ever imagined that he would be a huge fan playing for the Giants and traveling with the Giants to a huge game–the Super Bowl. And yet, on...
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A group of 20 Verona parents came to the Board of Education meeting last Tuesday to appeal for the creation of a full-day kindergarten program. Although it was not scheduled as a specific agenda item, parent proponents made their case when the meeting was opened to public discussion. Crystal Bichalski spoke on behalf of...
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Let’s start with the basics: In the past three years, there has been an increase in certain kinds of crime in Verona. Not major crimes, like homicide and murder, but the crimes that rattle our everyday sense of well-being. Crimes like car theft, larceny and burglary. But there are other basics, too. Whatever the...
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I can honestly say that this is the first time I’ve ever cooked with fennel. I’ve used the seed before, but never the bulb. Fennel looks kind of like celery with a bigger bottom and fronds at the top that look like dill. It has a black licorice-type smell, which probably explains why I...
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