Jeff Boatman of Carousel Design Works
Story and photos by Thomas Atkins
Sitting behind a sewing machine, Jeff Boatman carefully guides the fabric under the needle. The hum of the machine blends in with the music that fills the small shop off of Wards Ferry Road. When the stitching is complete he sets the material on a […]
Posted by Thomas Atkins on 15 Jan 2009 at 9:39 pm under Articles | Link
From left to right Gary Aldrich, Eric Carlson and Ken Koral help prepare dozens of buckets of crab during last year’s event.
Story and photos by Amy Nilson, Soroptimist member
Start with warm bowls of chowder, crusty garlic bread, Caesar salad and creamy fettuccini. Bring out all the fresh crab you can eat and finish up with […]
Posted by Thomas Atkins on 15 Jan 2009 at 9:38 pm under Articles | Link
Daniel and Amanda on top of the Great Wall of China ( Badaling section) for New Year’s.
Well, another year has come and gone. The year of “the Ox” has arrived and “the rat” has died. You can plug in whatever you want for the rat, but the point is, we are moving on to bigger […]
Posted by Thomas Atkins on 15 Jan 2009 at 9:38 pm under Columns | Link
It sometimes got pretty wild and crazy inside the Party Bus!
What genius! A New Year’s Eve Party Bus! A shuttle that took party-goers to four different bars along the Hwy 108 corridor: Courtside Bar and Grill in Twain Harte, Confidence Inn in Confidence, Big Daddy’s Smokin’ Bar B-Q in Sugar Pine and Diamond Jim’s […]
Posted by Thomas Atkins on 15 Jan 2009 at 9:38 pm under Articles | Link
Randy Robinson, known as “The Ram,” is played brilliantly by Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler.
Slumdog Millionaire (Rated R) 120 mins.
The Wrestler (Rated R) 105 mins.
Sometimes, as AM/PM puts it, there is just “too much good stuff,” which is exactly what December brought to this lowly critic. Too much good stuff when there is only […]
Posted by Thomas Atkins on 15 Jan 2009 at 9:37 pm under Columns | Link