Neighbor Spotlight

by Vita You better watch out!Oh wait, that’s what you say about Santa … not to him. Of course, if Santa is a dog, maybe the rules change.Anyway, my name is Vita (rhymes with Pita or Margarita — my mom likes those). And I’m a dog, too. I’m here to introduce you to my new […]

by BB Bishop On a brilliant midsummer afternoon, MaryEllen Pride is at the top pf Reservoir Hill in Riverwest, explaining the practice of calling the quarters, part of the Neo-pagan protocol of casting a ritual circle, to a crowd of several dozen nonbelievers and practitioners alike. The occasion, a hand-fasting, or Wiccan wedding, is a […]

by Ellen C. Warren You could call Sharon McMurray and Charles Hampton prayer warriors. Their religious roots and associations make it clear that God is a big part of their action plan. They are also the fiercest of warriors in an arena where the odds are stacked against them; helping the formerly incarcerated to find […]