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Southside Specialties
The Southside Times’ guide to good eats
Around the office here at the SST, we have an interest held by others at pretty much any other office anywhere in the world: Food. That part doesn’t really set us apart. Fortunately for us, what does set us apart is that it’s kind of our job to know as much about the surrounding community as possible. We consider it our duty to discover what’s out there (within the boundaries of our readership). Read the rest of this entry »
And so we bring you the not-so-absolute and not-so-exhaustive list of SST foodie favorites. Please do not hesitate to drop us an (amiable) e-mail with further suggestions, should you feel strongly about something we may have missed. Although we usually restrict these to non-chains, this list is open to all.
An inspiring development
Photo by Jennifer Navara
Tony Alderson (left) and Chris Hoffee (right) of Alderson Commercial Group in Greenwood using past experience to grow in the future
The school of hard knocks doesn’t offer a variety of majors, field a football team or hand out diplomas. There aren’t dorms, much less a fraternity row. Yet perseverance, the school’s one prevailing characteristic, is the solidest of cornerstones.
Tony Alderson counts himself among the school’s proud alums. Not that there are any chummy group photographs out there to validate this claim, just an abundance of life experiences.
“I’m technically a sophomore at Purdue,” laughs Alderson, President of Alderson Commercial Group in Greenwood, a real estate development business he founded in 2007. Referring to his start in commercial real estate development for a previous employer, Alderson adds, “When I got up at 4 in the morning and was shoveling snow, I hated my job. Plunging toilets. No fun. But I climbed, and I wanted more responsibility.” Read the rest of this entry »
It’s a ‘classic’ for Center Grove Choirs
Submitted photo
They came from Indiana and Ohio, 42 high school choirs gathering at Lawrence Central High School for The Classic 2010. Presented by the Lawrence Central Performing Arts Association, this two-day choir contest featured six divisions. Center Grove entered choirs in four divisions.
CG Sound System was named Grand Champion of the Competition Class – Mixed division, also taking caption awards for Best Vocals and Best Visual. Their show includes a haunting a capella ballad featuring a medley of songs from “Phantom of the Opera” by Andrew Lloyd Weber. Read the rest of this entry »
Local Olympic enthusiasts make the trip
Karwowski and Darland
While the south side was covered in ice and snow, locals Jerry Karwowski and Bud Darland were thawing out in the 50-degree temperatures Vancouver had to offer. The two friends arrived in the Canadian Olympic site on Feb. 14. Read the rest of this entry »
After two days of sightseeing, they headed to their first event, women’s snowboarding. Unfortunately, general admission access was revoked because of unsafe conditions. Instead, they attended U.S.A. vs. Russia in women’s ice hockey. The next day they watched Apolo Ohno dominate the rink in short-track speed skating. In the days following, skeleton racing and freestyle skiing aerials were on the agenda. The 2010 Winter Olympics were the seventh Olympics Games in a row for Karwowski and the third for Darland.
Redskin Rally
) Manual basketball player Chrishawn Hopkins (second from left) was presented the McDonald’s All-American award by marketing manager Debbie Gilliland (at right). Looking on are Chrishawn’s mother (left), Tamika Slaughter, grandmother Sharon Watson (barely seen), Manual principal Rocky Grismore (third from right) and athletic director Chris Walker (second from right). Photo by Mike Alexander
Manual alums cheer All-American Hopkins and Redskins to victory
Manual High School and the Southside rose again.
About 1,500 — most of them alums — painted a sea of red in the Richard C. Cummins gymnasium Friday of last week.
They were there to pay honor and maintain tradition to the school, second oldest in Indianapolis behind Shortridge. Read the rest of this entry »
A Noble Quest
» Charleston Shi Book Signing at South Grove Intermediate School Literacy Night Thursday, March 18 • 6 p.m. Books available for $16
Thirteen-year-old Charleston Shi of Avon puts his imagination to words with his 11-book series, “The Quest of the Phoenix”
The wheel spins. Swiftly and regularly it rotates, slowing to an eventual stop only when its owner, 13-year-old Charleston Shi, is fatigued enough to concede defeat and actually lay his head on a pillow. And even that’s a window left barely ajar considering the five to six hours of sleep he averages.
Asked about his thoughts, the ones enabling Shi, an energetic and ambitious eighth-grade honors student at Avon Middle School South, to write a new book every four months, the young man behind wire-rimmed glasses moves his right arm in a circular motion. Read the rest of this entry »
Roncalli’s Braun stars as Aladdin in Beef & Boards production
Submitted photo
Tyler Braun, who plays the title character in Disney’s Aladdin Jr., is a student at Roncalli High School. Disney’s high-flying adventure won’t be grounded in March after all, as Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s Pyramid Players have extended the run of Aladdin Jr. The stage adaptation of the popular Disney movie, which opened the 2010 Live Theatre For Kids series, is now on stage through April 24.
Originally scheduled to close March 20, this exciting adventure has had 9 performances added. The audience has the opportunity to meet the cast of Disney’s Aladdin Jr. after each show for pictures and autographs.
Pyramid Players productions are one hour in length and are presented without intermission. Performances are for all ages, but offered particularly for children in preschool through sixth grade. All tickets are $12.50 and include a snack. Read the rest of this entry »
Art smarts
Artist Gayla Hodson, shown here, uses actylic paint on canvas for this piece titled “Love of Color.” Submitted photo
Now in its eighth year, Art for the Heart continues to raise money for Perry Township with Feb. 27 auction.
With a plan to dab at least 30 colors across a four-foot canvas for spectators, Perry Meridian High School senior Aaron Milstead will share his passion for painting this month during the school’s eighth annual Art for the Heart Art Sale.
“I mix and match my paints as much as possible,” said Milstead, 18, a four-year art student. “I’m taking three art classes right now. Art is pretty much in the forefront of everything I do in my life. It comes naturally to me.”
Students like Milstead, who plans to pursue a career as an art instructor, remind people why the art sale exists, said Gayle Houchin, event Chair. Read the rest of this entry »
Bookmark Cafe serves up snacks at GPL
The Bookmark Cafe serves snacks, drinks and a menu of soups, sandwiches and salads. Photo by Torry Stiles
Nestled near the Reference Section of the Greenwood Public Library is a quiet corner to refuel while referring. Manager Chris Schnepf serves colas, coffees and cookies for patrons in the comfy Bookmark Cafe.
The simple menu features the standard packaged fare of chips and snacks along with Schnepf’s rotating menu of hot soups, smoothies and sandwiches. Library patrons can curl up with a capuccino and Camus or cram for finals with a turkey sandwich and Coke.
Schnepf graduated from Roncalli in ‘98 and backed it up with a Vincennes University degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management, but Southsiders know him best for his stints at Jonathan Byrd’s Cafeteria and Casa Miguel. Most folks remember there being a lot more of Chris in the past, about 200 pounds more. Recent surgery has helped Schnepf lose a lot of weight and has shaped the menu at the cafe as well. “I’ve got some candy because the kids demand it. But we carry the baked potato chips and low-fat snacks. All my meats are 99 percent fat-free.” Read the rest of this entry »
Roncalli gymnasts capture county championship
Senior Alyssa Servie, shown here, performs a difficult stunt on the balance beam. Submitted photo
The Roncalli gymnastics team has continued to follow up their state runner-up finish in 2009 with a strong 2010 season. The girls won their second consecutive Marion County Championship on Thursday, Feb. 11, at Lawrence Central High School, and they remain undefeated for the season. Roncalli had several outstanding performances at the county meet, including Alyssa Servie (2nd on Floor, 4th on Vault and 2nd in All Around), Emily Gerth (3rd on Beam), Cassie Schultheis (County Floor Champion, and 3rd on Bars), Kaitie Schultheis (4th on Floor) and Anna Mariutto (County Vault Champion and 2nd on Beam).
Roncalli is lead by a solid senior class of Tori Becher, Rachel Fagen, Gerth, Ellery Howard, Mariutto, Servie and Brynne Wilson. Sophmores are Haley Craig, Sofia Gillum, Cassie Schultheis and Kaitie Schultheis; and freshmen participants include Taylor Blakley, Ali Mariutto and Victoria Page. Roncalli is coached by sisters Buffy O’Brien and Rebecca Trahin.