| Niece of city co-founder, first mayor turns 100
DENHAM SPRINGS — Born 100 years ago, Evelyn Minton Graves wore the bright red dress she had worn to her 90th birthday party and welcomed more than 200 guests to her century-mark birthday party on Jan. 26. Graves’ grandfather, Uriah Crotwell, fought in the Civil War. Her uncle, George Livingston Minton, was one of the founders of Denham Springs and its first mayor. Born on Jan. 21, 1908, Graves said she remembers the days of traveling by horse and buggy, washing clothes with a rub board and cooking on a wood stove. She remembers the Model T Ford that she and her first husband, Gatim Wilkinson, bought, and the DeSoto that followed it. That second car was a "little classier," Graves said. Graves raised six children with her first husband, who died in 1969.
Did I really hear this....
He has produced highlight videos, post game interviews and audio slide shows for both sports. And, of course, he edited every sports story The Evergreen published during his time as copy chief and editor-in-chief. In his new role, he'll provide traditional written sports coverage out of Pullman. Furthermore, he'll also help grow our hugely popular Cougar sports blogs and build additional online and multimedia content. Please join me in congratulating Nick. I'll leave it to Joe Palmquist and Addy Hatch to work out a start date. I know Addy must have time to fill the night cops position. Once he starts, Nick will shadow Vince Grippi through basketball season (Vince takes the lead on basketball as compensation for suffering through football) and then take over the beat in the spring.
Dining Out: Berkeley's Digs Bistro appealing, but uneven
A bistro is a small cafe that serves modest, down-to-earth food and wine, in the words of the late Sharon Tyler Herbst. Herbst wrote the "Food Lover's Companion," the Webster's dictionary for food writers. And if she'd lived long enough to eat at the 3 1/2-month-old Digs Bistro in Berkeley, she'd have seen it fits her definition as neatly as a Speedo on an Olympic swimmer. (Herbst died a year ago at her Bodega Bay home.) Digs is way cozy, with 35 seats and a fire burning in the stone fireplace. Just as small and homey is the daily menu: Every day there's one soup, one salad, three starters and four entrees, and most of them change often. Think braised lamb ($21) over polenta and kale, butternut squash ravioli ($17), or chocolate bread pudding ($6). An effort is made to cook with fresh, local ingredients, judging from farmers' market stalwarts like Riverdog and Happy Boy named on the menu.
Restaurant and food service inspection reports for Jan. 28 - Feb.1
These summaries of the Vanderburgh County Health Department's inspection reports are made public after restaurants and food stores have had 10 days to respond. Reinspections are at the inspector's discretion. FOOD SERVICE (Jan. 28-Feb. 1): American General Finance, 601 NW Second St., no violations. Amvets Post No. 84, 2912 Broadway Ave., one noncritical violation: Inside ice machine guard is soiled. Ba's Kitchen Konnection, 416 N. Main St., no violations. Biaggi's, 6401 E. Lloyd Expressway, one critical violation: Sanitizing solution containers not available for wipe cloth storage (corrected); one noncritical violation: Wipe cloths not stored in sanitizer when not in use (corrected). Bonefish Grill, 6401 E. Lloyd Expressway, one noncritical violation: Reach-in not at required 41 degrees (food removed).
Turning Point
The familiar business cycle of boom and bust has been more or less synchronized internationally for over a century, but it was always driven by what was happening in the big Western economies and Japan. Its almost seven years since the last recession, so we are due or even overdue for another by now but theres no sign of it. The big, developed economies are forecast to grow at only 1.52.5 percent next year, but Eastern Europe, Russia and South Africa are growing at 5 percent or better, and the major Asian economies (apart from Japan) at 7 percent or better, so overall growth in the global economy will be healthy enough to avoid a recession. This is not to say that the business cycle has been abolished forever, but rather that the timing of the next downturn probably depends as much on decisions made in Beijing, Moscow and New Delhi as it does on the traditional decision-making centers in the US, Western Europe and Japan.
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