Newsletter
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By jrodrigo in The World is My Napkin
Luke's mom gave us a few of our Christmas presents early. I got a new set of plates, complete with mugs and bowls, and silverware, and Luke got a new pair of Reeboks. As I've been going through our cabinets ...
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By jrodrigo in The World is My Napkin
For many families in the Crossroads, school is back in session. That means no cellphone use in school zones when those lights are flashing, obeying designated crosswalks and waiting behind school buses. For others, it means hitting the books – ...
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Is food service in the Crossroads subpar?
By jrodrigo in The World is My Napkin
Before I graduated college and took a seat on the Victoria Advocate's delivery desk, I spent nearly 10 years working in the restaurant industry. I worked in a mall food court, worked as a salad/appetizer girl, a cocktail server and ...
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Leave your cell phone at the host stand
By jrodrigo in The World is My Napkin
I go out to eat at least twice a week. Sometimes I go for work, when I write Chomp! for Get Out, and other times it's just a reprieve from life. Working full-time, while maintaining a clean house and a ...
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Volunteers needed at the food bank
By jrodrigo in The World is My Napkin
If my schedule allows me the time, I volunteer a few hours at the Food Bank of the Golden Crescent. Lately though, I haven't been able to pop in and help with processing donations, but that doesn't mean there aren't ...
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Make stock with your wilting vegetables
By jrodrigo in The World is My Napkin
If you're anything like me, you've got a fridge full of food, but never have enough time to eat it all before it goes bad. After a day at work, you might come home, peek into the fridge and see ...
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Time to pick those plants bare
By jrodrigo in The World is My Napkin
Scattered around town, growing in dank alleys and along chain link fences are plants ripe for the picking. I'm certain there are many other people who know about them too, the bare vines and plants are evidence of this. Or ...
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By jrodrigo in The World is My Napkin
Gasp! That's going to be a hard one to swallow for most people. But alas, it's not something Crossroads residents need concern themselves with. It's a move by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg that "would impose a 16-ounce limit ...
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Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive a success
By jrodrigo in The World is My Napkin
As the postal servicemen and women trickled into the James Moody U.S. Post Office, so did the brown paper bags full of donated non-perishable food donations. The Food Bank of the Golden Crescent set up shop inside the mail room, ...
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By jrodrigo in The World is My Napkin
Yesterday, as Luke and I were leaving the house for a short walk for a cold beverage at the corner store, he grabbed the mail and handed me two items. One was a flyer from Suddenlink and the other was ...