By Bradley Saacks
April 20, 2016
Welcome to Ann May Woodward’s “alternative universe.” The executive director of The Scrap Exchange, a reuse artistic smorgasbord at 2050 Chapel Hill Rd. by the Lakewood Shopping Center, couldn’t help but be happy with the somewhat chaotic, yet consistently sustainable scene that surrounded her on April 16. The Scrap Exchange celebrated its 25 anniversary with its […]
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April 6, 2016
Imagine the everyday burdens that accompany being a high school student —stress about grades, social anxiety of puberty and looming college admissions. For many, the idea of returning to high school is cringe-worthy, but not for 19-year-old Wildin Acosta. Acosta, a senior at Riverside High School on Rose of Sharon Road, is not fighting to […]
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March 2, 2016
When James Speed Jr. was growing up in Oxford, there were only a few people in his neighborhood who wore neckties to work every day. As Speed recalls it, only teachers, preachers and morticians wore a necktie to work — a status symbol that Speed and his friends wanted to achieve. “And then there was […]
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February 3, 2016
Bishop Arnold Harris has his Barnabas. Barnabas, an early church leader according to the Bible, became known as the son of encouragement because of his accommodating disposition — traits Harris saw in his own son, Santonio Rochelle. (Correction note: in an earlier version of this story, Rochelle’s name was incorrectly given as “Santiago.” The VOICE […]
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