One of the best parts of beach vacations, besides getting a nice tan and getting away from daily stresses of life, is exploring the local restaurants.
On a recent trip to the Outer Banks, my boyfriend and I stopped by Mama Kwan’s Grill and Tiki Bar for lunch which is located at Kill Devil Hills between [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 23, 2008
Discovery of a local beach restaurant
July 21, 2008
Bomb found outside Wal-mart
A bomb was found outside the front door of the Boone Wal-mart early Sunday morning. The Boone Police Department responded to a call that a bomb was found around 5:40 a.m. when an employee arrived to work at the store.
The Wilkes County special operations unit investigated and detonated the explosive device and the store and [...]
July 17, 2008
The View from the Press Box
No ESPY for Mountaineers
According to goASU.com, the Mountaineers did not win an ESPN ESPY for Best Upset Wednesday night at the Los Angeles award ceremony. The ceremony, hosted by Justin Timberlake, honors top performers in sports from the past year.
The Mountaineers had steep competition in the Best Upset category, which included three other contenders. [...]
July 11, 2008
Uncovering chocolate chip cookie secrets
Chocolate chip cookies are the essential sweet tooth snack. So how do you make the perfect chocolate chip cookie?
In a New York Times article by David Leite, readers gain some insight on some chocolate chip cookie secrets. What most chocolate chip cookie recipes have failed to mention in the past is the chilling of the dough for [...]
July 9, 2008
Boone Wal-Mart set to expand
According to recent reports, next year the Boone Wal-Mart will begin a store expansion to boost its size to 149,978 square feet. The additional 28,000 square feet will bring the size of the store closer to the usual size of Wal-marts elsewhere. Following the expansion, the store will need 1,998 additional gallons of water a [...]
July 7, 2008
Free time leads to new recipe
Welcome to the first food blog for The Appalachian. I’m Chrisan Tolentino from Cookin’ with Chrisan.
This blog is about food. Anything interesting I stumble upon about a certain cuisine, ingredient, technique, or any major breakthrough with food and cooking will be posted here.
With so much free time on my hands, I’ve been feeding my hunger [...]
July 3, 2008
Liquor-by-the-drink referendum date set
The Town of Boone has set the date for the liquor-by-the-drink referendum. The Watauga County Board of Elections will hold a public meeting on Aug. 19, just days before most Appalachian State University students are expected to return to Boone.
Though the majority of Appalachian students will not be in Boone for the meeting, the date [...]
July 2, 2008
The View from the Press Box
ASU football nominated for ESPY
Life doesn’t get any better for Jerry Moore and company. After winning an Emmy for the FSN South documentary: Under the Lights: Appalachian Football – A Date with Destiny on June 22, the Mountaineers have learned they’ve been garnered another nomination. This time it’s an ESPN ESPY nomination under the category [...]
July 2, 2008
Appalachian puts REI fees to good use
When student return to classes in the Fall, they will see $5 of their student fees being put to good use. Nearly 93% of students who voted in the last student election voted to continue contributing $5 of their student fees per semester to the Renewable Energy Initiative (REI).
Southern Energy Management has installed solar energy [...]
July 1, 2008
The View from the Press Box
ASU loses starter for 08 season
First off, I would like to welcome you to The Appalachian’s newest Sports Blog: The View From the Press Box. This is a place for the Sports Desk to gossip or complain about anything in the sports world. Whether it’s ASU, collegiate, or professional sports – it’ll always be interesting.
Well, [...]
