[dropcap]I[/dropcap] would like to take this time to recognize a group of students at Harrison High School. The students in Ms. Frawley’s class applied to the Verizon Innovative App Challenge, a nationwide contest for middle and high school students, which challenged them to develop concepts for mobile apps that solve […]
Opinion
Let it snow?
If I may offer a little unsolicited advice for some of our younger readers, especially in light of this past weekend’s blizzard, it’s this: Enjoy your snow days while you can. Once you get a little bit older, they can be a real pain in the neck—and just about everywhere […]
A tutorial on Starbucks-speak
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]lease pay attention. There will be a quiz. Starbucks recently took out a two-page, fold-out, super-slick ad in The New Yorker to educate us benighted, Folgers-swilling plebes on “The Art of Espresso and Milk.” Using a chart only slightly less complex than the periodic table of the elements (for instance, […]
After Jonas and more community achievements
I would like to thank Commissioner Anthony Robinson and our Department of Public Works for doing a wonderful job clearing our streets after last weekend’s snowstorm. The highway crews plowed and salted our municipal roadways in record time, and I would like to commend them for their hard work. As […]
The fear of missing out
It may seem counterintuitive, but staying connected through Twitter definitely exacerbates the condition known as FOMO. FOMO, which stands for the Fear of Missing Out, is a phenomenon that has taken hold in various ad campaigns over the last few years, and is pretty straightforward. It’s about the feeling you […]