Arts & Culture

Community Reporter 3 min read

Mancini’s Char House, Cossetta’s Italian Restaurant, and Mahler Music Center Join Forces for a Good Cause

The West 7th community is buzzing with excitement as three local businesses have come together to perform at a breast cancer benefit event. This unexpected collaboration showcases Pat Mancini from Mancini’s Char House, Dave Cossetta from Cossetta’s Italian Restaurant, and Ken Mahler from Mahler Music Center, accompanied by their fellow bandmates known as the Goombas.

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Beatrice Cosgrove 4 min read ,

A Murder Mystery Extravaganza

A month or so ago I decided it was time for me to become the detective I had always aspired to be. Not just any detective, that is, but a book detective, I wanted to figure out the killer before the main character did. As I embarked on this “Murder Mystery Extravaganza” of mine, I realized that particular method of reading and appreciating a murder mystery is not much fun (it happened once, and I’m not sure I would like it to happen again). So when I received my article deadline, I began thinking about what I had recently read that would receive the honor of a review for all to read, and realized that I had three options. One, write a glowing review about one of my favorite murder mysteries yet, two, write a scathing review about a particular book I highly disliked, or, three, go a bit wild and write them both! As evidenced by the following article, I favored the latter. So let’s get started, shall we? 

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