If you’re looking for something fun to do during the upcoming spring break here’s a little afternoon activity that’s sure to be a hit with younger kids. The YMCA Geyer Family Center is having an Easter Chocolate Workshops on Thursday, April 21. Some of the chocolate making activities include making a 3D chocolate bunny, chocolate molds in...
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Maybe it was because it’s not summer, and you’ve forgotten what the patio behind 624 Bloomfield Avenue looks like when it’s open for music and dining. Or maybe it was because whenever you’re in Sonny’s On The Avenue, you’re staring at what’s in your plates and not what’s on the walls. Whatever the reason,...
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A fish and chips dinner is one of the fund-raising traditions of Verona. On Friday, April 29, the First Presbyterian Church of Verona will hold its 11th Annual Fish and Chips Dinner, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The dinner will be catered, as always, by Kearny’s Argyle Restaurant . You can get full ($15)...
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This was our St. Patrick’s Day meal. I had already made my traditional corned beef and cabbage the week before, but I still felt the need for a little something that spoke to my heritage. It will probably be one of our final stews of the season, now that it’s getting warmer and soon...
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Over the decades of its existence, Verona has reinvented itself many times. We were a rural horse-and-buggy town that was transformed by a streetcar and then an “auto boulevard”, the road you now know as Grove Avenue. Farms and industry gave way to retail and service businesses. Local retail was challenged by the creation...
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Now that Family Night is done, the Verona Municipal Alliance Committee is conducting a survey to find out how people spent their evening, what they think of Family Night, and whether they would like to volunteer to be a part of VMAC. If you’re not familiar with VMAC, it’s an all-volunteer group dedicated to...
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I was in a bind this morning. I had spent so much time earlier in the week planning out meals for dinner that by the time Thursday morning came I was stuck for a plan for dinner. I knew it had to be something in my Crock Pot because there was going to be...
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No homework tonight, and if you want to take the family out to dinner, get your coupons from the Web site of the Verona Municipal Alliance Committee, which is once again organizing Family Night. If you are eating in, we’ve got plenty of recipe ideas here.
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HBW Girl Scout Cadettes Troop 20144 will be selling cookies at Kings from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 19. Cookies are $4 per box, and you can buy one for yourself or to donate to a group of women soldiers currently serving in Afghanistan. Troop 20144 has adopted this dedicated group of women...
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I’ve been both humbled and excited hearing from so many people about a Crock It! recipe that is a favorite in someone’s house or on the list to try. The result– you’ve inspired us to pull together a Top 10 Crock It recipe list from 2010. The results are below with even more exciting...
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