Krieger’s as a Replacement for Bennigan’s???
Posted December 17, 2009 by Blue Collar Critic in: Dining

I should start by letting you know that Bennigan’s was one of my favorite local restaurants when it was still operating. There was very little I didn’t like about Bennigan’s. I would often eat there several times a week. I would occasionally go there by myself if I wanted to get away from everyone and just relax for a meal or to watch a game. I was really upset when Bennigan’s closed - especially about the numerous free meal tickets I had yet to cash in.

To be honest, I had heard a couple of things about Krieger’s that were not very flattering. I had heard the food was average, the wait to get served after you ordered was long, and some of the staff were not exactly overly-friendly. In the past these remarks would have been enough for me to avoid a restaurant. But since I started doing this column, how could I not go to a place where I have an opportunity to inform everyone about how lousy the food is, how long it takes to be served, and how rude the waiters and waitresses are?! I just had to go - and so I had lunch there today.

You have heard that famous line “the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray” - as did mine at lunch today. I went to Krieger’s already figuring out how to pan the place - and then upon arrival the following things happened: (1) we were seated immediately; (2) the hostess and the waitress were both very friendly; (3) the waitress was there immediately and got our drinks within a couple of minutes; (4) the waitress informed us of their specials and, upon learning it was my first time there, made recommendations as to what to order (a lost art in the service industry); (5) the food arrived within 10 minutes - and it was exceptionally good. Obviously this put a real kink in my plans.

At the waitresses suggestion, I had the steak sandwich (a special for the day) and fries. The fries were really good and, apparently, “endless” - more on that later. The steak sandwich was very good. I normally like A-1 steak sauce for my steak sandwiches, but this came with a side of horseradish sauce that decided to try before I drenched the steak in A-1. I am glad I am adventurous because the horseradish sauce was great - it was the perfect compliment for the steak and a nice balance to the ketchup I have to have for my fries.

My dining partner that day ordered the chicken parmesan. Of course I had to try some of it - which turned out not to be a problem because that was a huge serving of food. It was also as good as - if not better than - the chicken parmesan you get at more familiar chains (read “Olive Garden”).

The prices were about the same as Bennigan’s used to be - which means it was not exactly a cheap lunch even though we didn’t order any alcoholic drinks ($25.00 for the two of us, plus the tip). I think I may have found my Bennigan’s replacement.
Now for the other shoe, so to speak. Despite my pleasant surprise at the quality and speed of the food, and the pleasant and efficient service, there were three items I feel it necessary to point out. First, the supposedly “endless” fries are apparently only endless if you tell the staff you want more of them. The otherwise tremendous job done by the waitress was marred only by the fact that she never informed us the fries were endless nor did she ever ask if we wanted more of them. I am not sure if this was an error on her part or if Krieger’s trains them not to inform nor ask so as not to have to give away more fries than is necessary. I only learned of the “endlessness” of the fries as I was familiarizing myself with their menu just before we left - after we had already finished our meal.

Second, at Bennigan’s you could always play the trivia game they had available. I think the only place in the area with that game now is Buffalo Wild Wings (a review on there to come soon).

Finally, I think it takes more than televisions turned to different versions of ESPN and replica jerseys hanging on the wall to make a place a “sports bar.” It would be nice to find a place that has some real sports memorabilia to display - something to actually make people remember and think about the games of the past.

As those of you who have read this column in the past know, it is not beyond me to be really picky with my reviews - and I am sure my criticisms here rise to that level. To sum it up, Krieger’s is a welcome replacement for what was one of my favorite local restaurants. The food is excellent, the service we had was great (except for the fry thing). I can tell you that Krieger’s has joined Gabby’s on my rotation for lunch spots. On our grading scale of 1 to 10, I give the meal an 8. Except for the french fry travesty, it would have been a 9. I will also recommend it to anyone asking for a place to get a great meal, although not exactly an inexpensive one.

How scary is Central Illinois’ Haunted House Scene
Posted October 26, 2009 by Brook in: Community Events, Nightlife

Hey All!!!! I know we have all had time to get our there and hit up some haunted house in the area and THRIVE wants to know what’s hot and haunted. Give your fave haunted house a shout out!

Gabby’s Needs to Speak Up
Posted September 11, 2009 by Blue Collar Critic in: Dining

I was going out for lunch yesterday and couldn’t decide where I wanted to go. There are several restaurants I want to review for this column, and I was in one of those moods where nothing really sounded very good. Then I heard an ad on the radio about Gabby’s - a local restaurant I had not been to for 15 years. I decided that would be my lunch spot for the day.

As stated above, I had been to Gabby’s once before, but I could not remember anything about that experience. As I pulled into the parking lot the first thing that struck me was that I probably drove past this place an average of 2 to 3 times per day for 20 years, and yet I still would not think to stop there for a meal. In fact, had it not been for a timely radio commercial, I would not have been there on this occasion. Gabby’s is easy to find - in the front of the Hobby Lobby parking lot across the street from Cub’s Grocery store on Pershing Road.

I noticed that they had an all-you-can eat walleye special on Fridays - unfortunately it was a Wednesday. I still wanted to try the walleye, so I ordered the Seafood Special. Walleye, fried butterfly shrimp, fried clam strips and two sides. I had a baked potato and cole slaw. Almost as an afterthought I inquired about the soups. The soup of the day was potato (I passed on it because I was getting enough carbs already) and the everyday soup was french onion.

I am a little weird about french onion soup - I love it but I rarely order it. There is nothing like good french onion soup, but so few places can do it well that I usually don’t try it. Something made me decide to go against the norm and try the soup. What a tragedy it would have been had I not done so. I truly believe that Gabby’s french onion soup may be among the best I have ever had - it is certainly the best I have had in Macon County. On one of these cold, winter days we have headed our way, remember this column and go get some of Gabby’s french onion soup. The flavor is spirit-lifting. The only bad thing I could think to say about their french onion soup is that I wish there was more of it.

The main course then came. The clam strips and butterfly shrimp were great. The tartar sauce was average (not enough relish or dill), but the shrimp sauce was very good. The walleye was crisp, flavorful, and did not have that flavor fried food gets when you are using old shortening (one of my pet peeves). If it was Friday I would have ordered a lot more of the walleye.

Even the side dishes were worth mentioning here. Unlike other restaurants that serve seafood (read: Red Lobster), the baked potato was large enough to actually resemble a potato. It was thoroughly cooked (apparently a significant feat for a restaurant at lunch as many only have baked potatoes on the dinner menu) and exactly what I expected to get when I ordered it. The cole slaw - hmmm, I should probably tell you I am also a little weird about cole slaw. Most restaurants’ cole slaw are too vinegary, too sweet, too dry, or too something else. I always have very little expectations about cole slaw from a restaurant. Unlike the french onion soup, however, I continue to order cole slaw because of the unwritten rule that fish and barbeque both have to served with cole slaw. Again, I was pleasantly surprised. Gabby’s cole slaw was terrific. It was mayonnaise-based (which I prefer), not to sugary and not too crunchy. As every cole slaw connoisseur knows, this is a delicate balance to achieve and maintain.

To sum it up, don’t let Gabby’s quiet presence on the restaurant front deter you from trying it. Maybe they are breaking out of their shell with the radio commercials. It is too bad it takes that kind of advertising, but if it were not for that timely radio ad, I would not have gone there. I can tell you that Gabby’s is now on my rotation for lunch spots. On our grading scale of 1 to 10, I give the meal an 8. I will also recommend it to anyone asking for a good place to eat.

Icon for Hire Needs Better Job Skills
Posted August 18, 2009 by Blue Collar Critic in: Music and Bands

As you should know by now, part of my responsibility with this column is to give my opinions about music - live music in particular - as performed by area bands when possible. Although I often skip the Decatur Celebration entirely, I felt an obligation to go to hear some of the local bands performing. I was particularly interested in hearing Icon for Hire, a band I had heard a lot about.

They were playing on a small stage at the Celebration by virtue of having won an on-line voting for a Battle of the Bands Contest sponsored by the Herald & Review. I liked their first song, and their singer had a good rapport with the audience. But the second song sounded like the first, and the third one like the second, and the fourth one . . . well, you get the picture. The audience, however, seemed as into fourth song as they were the first. Then I started to notice just who the audience was. Of the 120 or so people who were actually gathered to watch (not those just passing by and stopping for a few minutes) over 90% of them could not have had their driver’s license yet.

In preparation for this article, I did some research on Icon for Hire. Several of their internet “friends” had sent messages to their various websites about seeing them every week at The Edge, a weekly ministry service frequented mostly by junior high and young high school age teens. I also noticed that on one website they had only one song posted and that site had twelve friends, yet it had 455 plays of that song in the last couple of weeks. That is an average of about 38 plays per person. I don’t think I know of any song - EVER - that I wanted to listen to three time a day for two weeks straight.

I asked a couple of the kids in the audience what they thought about the band. I learned they were both 14 and saw Icon for Hire play every week at church. When asked about the Battle of the Bands contest, they both said they must have voted over 100 times each. This cleared much of the fog for me (and hopefully for the Herald & Review as well). The problem with contests of this kind is that bands don’t win due to a large fan base - they win because their fans will skew the results. They will vote until their fingers go numb - or until their parents send them to bed.

Singer Ariel Bloomer has good vocal skills. Unfortunately, all of the songs in the performance were so alike it was impossible to tell just how much range she has as a singer. And while discussing her, we might as well get the hair thing out of the way now. To see her you might think she is influenced by Pink (the singer with loud, pink hair). Ariel’s hair is more of a neon, magenta/pink color. To say it is loud would be a gross understatement. It is nauseatingly loud, which is too bad because it seems as if she has sufficient talent to make it without the cheap parlor tricks.

Guitarist Shawn Jump is a decent musician, but I was put off by the antics of the show. At one point Jump took one of the drum sticks and bounced it off the strings of his guitar - for about 10 seconds. If you want to take something which could be really cool, then give me a great solo while doing it, not just a cheap trick which my nephew (who is going into kindergarten) has done with his toy guitar - with about the same results.

During one song Jump and bass player Joshua Davis began spinning like synchronized swimmers. Again, it would have been better if they had focused on delivering a good musical performance rather than a visual one. Great music has always been, and should always be, about the music.

Despite the problems I found with the overall performance, Davis was a shining star on the stage. Even though I wish he had done without the antics, he is a truly talented bassist. To anyone with musical knowledge, it was obvious that he was the foundation and driving force for much of the performance. It is curious why someone with his talent would feel it necessary to perform this way.

At first blush, Adam Kronshagen seems to be a very good drummer. But if you remove the head-banging and the drum stick twirling, the actual percussion parts are very uncomplicated. Because of this it is hard to judge how talented he really is. While I still think he is probably a good drummer, he is a very good showman. Overall the music was very simplistic. No doubt that is one reason it appeals to the junior high crowd who are certainly more swayed by the visuals than they are by the music.

The crowd reactions - and it was a decent sized crowd - supported my conclusions discussed here. About 30 or so ten to fifteen year olds were at the foot of the stage, and they sang along to several of the songs performed by Icon for Hire. This knowledge clearly comes from having seen them perform weekly at The Edge, or from having purchased a CD of theirs (probably from a show at The Edge). I cannot in good conscious extrapolate this into mass fandom among the general population. In many statements from Icon for Hire (including the one in the Herald & Review last week), they state they don’t consider themselves to be a Christian band. Yet they are the house band for a church - clearly they are a Christian band. Before anyone misunderstands, I have nothing against Christian bands and have many Christian CD’s in my collection. But if Icon for Hire wants to make it without admitting they are a Christian band, then they should test the waters outside of their built-in junior high audience from their church to see how they really stack up against other area bands like Autumn Zero and Canadian Customs (both of whom I recently reviewed for this column), The Hit Men, River Bottom Nightmare, C-4, and a host of others.

“Image for Hire” seems a more appropriate name. The band always seems dressed in black, white, and gray. In fact, in every photo I have seen, the only thing not black, white, or gray was Ariel’s hair, boots, and some of her accessories. This just reinforces my point, they are less about being a musical “icon” and more about being an “image.”

Overall, I believe each of the members of Icon for Hire have the talent to make it in the music business, and could do so in their current group. I hope their goal is not to be the next Menudo or Hanson as I tend to get offended and frustrated when I see real and potential talent not focus on the only thing which should be important - the music - instead of their imagery. I would really like to see them perform without the visual accessories so everyone (the band and the audience alike) could focus on the music.

To sum it up, if you are too young to drive, you will probably like Icon for Hire - and like them a lot. If you are about the music, and that music is supposed to be something other than ultra-pop with gaudiness and cheap tricks, then you might be disappointed. I can only grade them on the single performance I saw that day. On our grading scale of 1 to 10, I give the performance a 6, mainly because the kiddies really did seem to enjoy themselves.

CC + AZ = Great Music
Posted August 3, 2009 by Blue Collar Critic in: Music and Bands

Part of my “job” with this blog (what an ugly word) is to give my opinions about music - live music in particular - as performed by area bands when possible. So on a night when there were lots of options for a music buff, I had to decide where I wanted to go.

At the Lincoln Theater there were three cover bands playing their versions of Guns & Roses, Kiss, and Ozzy Osbourne. While I like Kiss (I saw them in concert while I was in school - more years ago than I want to admit - and can still remember their unbelievable live show), and have come to appreciate Ozzy (more so lately), and I even like some of G&R’s songs (although I have never cared for Axl Rose) - I could not bring myself to go see “tribute” acts to them. I am sure there are plenty of people out there who just LOVE tribute bands, but I am not among them. Copying a song is not the same as covering a song. Playing a cover is something many artists do, even the greatest of them. An artist can take someone else’s song and put their own stamp on it to make it what they want it to be.

Back to my dilemma deciding what to do last Saturday night. For the reasons already given, I did not go to the “tribute-fest” at the Lincoln Theater. I also skipped “Punk Night” at V.F.W. Post 99 (although I realize I will have to bite the bullet and go to one them if I am going to take this role seriously). I thought about watching C-4 at Adam’s Apple, but I just couldn’t turn down the offerings of the A.I.W. Hall that night: Canadian Customs and Autumn Zero.

I arrived a little late and Canadian Customs was already playing. To just hear them you would be stunned to learn they are 20 -21 years old, and that they have been together for less than two years. Their music has such old soul that you would swear they grew up in the 60’s and 70’s and have been playing since then. They performed mostly original songs, but included some covers which fit their style very nicely. As an example of what I discussed earlier in this column, they took Bob Dylan’s Rainy Day Women #12 and #35 and literally made it their own. I am very familiar with that song and have never heard it done the way they performed it. Kudos to them!

As expected with any relatively new band, their transitions between songs could have been smoother - but they had a very easy going relationship with each other and the crowd, a necessity at smaller venues. At one point, someone from the audience (an apparent unknown to the band because they asked him who he was) brought a beer up to the lead singer while he was performing. When that song was done he had the entire room recognize the gentleman - and if I heard correctly, his name was “Mongo.” Seriously, that’s what he said. The only other Mongos I have know of are Steve McMichaels (a nickname for the former Chicago Bear and professional wrestler) and the Alex Karras character from Blazing Saddles.

CC has a very talented drummer in Nic Stephens who really stays active throughout the show. Malcolm Roberts is a bass player who is clearly serious about his craft. They have two quality lead guitarists in George O’Brien and Dalton Coleman. I can honestly say that, while there may be a better guitarist performing with another bands, there are not that many of them - and I don’t know of any other band that has two guitarists with more talent than I saw with Canadian Customs that night. Front man Jordan Baker has one of those impassioned voices - while not appearing to have been formally trained he cares about what the lyrics say - and the style worked for both he and the band. He also played harmonica and some rhythm guitar. I am always impressed with anyone who makes a harmonica sound like a serious musical instrument and not a kid’s toy.

Their songs ranged from blues to rock to metal to country to progressive, and styles between. The rhythms and melodies were simple enough to follow yet complex enough to be impressed that your ear could hear so many things going on at once and recognize everything. The lyrics of their originals were truly impressive - you really need to find a way to hear them.

They only real negative was their tendency to not “sell-out” on the songs they were covering as they did on their originals. You might think I’m being picky since it should be understandable that they would be more passionate about their own songs than someone else’s - but I’m a picky kind of guy. I believe experience will fix that. While they are getting that experience, let me tell you that they are already one of the best original bands I have seen in central Illinois in many years. If they stay serious and focused on their music, it won’t be too long before you will have to go to much larger venues to see them.

Autumn Zero played next. Following Canadian Customs could not have been an enviable task, but AZ is one area band which could pull it off. It’s too bad a large part of the crowd left after CC played, because they missed a really good performance by a great band. I have heard AZ play for several years now, and am always tremendously impressed by their vocal harmonies. Just as Canadian Customs may have the best collective guitar talent around, AZ can blow away any other bands vocally. While some other band may have a better lead singer, no band has three of them - except for Autumn Zero. They played more covers than I remember from prior performances, but that may have been because it was a bar show.

They had a couple of medleys which I really enjoyed, but which also frustrated me. When they started singing Seven Bridges Road (by The Gatlin Brothers) a capella I was pretty excited about seeing that song performed, and their vocals were spot on. When they changed songs a few lines into it, I realized it was the first song of a medley. Although the medley was great, an entire rendition of Seven Bridges Road would have been better. The same thing happened later when they started performing Fat Bottomed Girls (by Queen) only to switch to another song in the medley too quickly. I would have loved to hear the entirety of those songs, and AZ is one of the few bands who could pull them off well.

For the most part, AZ worked the room and their instruments to perfection. Their light banter with each other was as fun for the crowd as it was for them. They really know how to put on a show. They started a little late because JR Craig’s bass decided to commit suicide. Thank goodness Canadian Customs stuck around. Malcolm Roberts loaned JR his bass for the night and the JR’s bass going kaput became a source of one-liners for AZ throughout the show. Todd Bothwell was his usually impressive self playing both electric and acoustic guitars.

Now for the picky stuff I feel compelled to point out. Drummer Dave Gregory always puts on a great show, as he did that night, but his drum solo was not as impressive as I have seen it in the past. I know he is a great drummer (having seen him perform several times) but something was missing this night. Most people never noticed, but I was looking for things both right and wrong.
On a scale of 1 to 10, I give the evening’s overall performances a “9″ - which is pretty high for me. The positives far outweighed the negatives (which I will admit I had to be pretty picky to call them real problems). If you ever get the opportunity to see either of these bands, DO IT. You won’t be disappointed.

Pizza that really ROCKS!
Posted August 2, 2009 by Brook in: Dining

Ahhh, finally I have found a pizzeria to compete with Monical’s delicious delicacies.

A small, quiet place on Wood Street, Maustell’s Pizza. I stopped in late one night yearning for a small slice of heaven, but not wanting to drive the extra several miles to MTZ to grab a wedge from my all time favorite. Skeptical at first (as I always am when it comes to trying a new pizza place) but was pleasantly surprised! Friendly staff, clean environment and one of the best pizza’s I’ve had in a while. I would definitely recommend them to anyone.

They have been sworn in to my top three along with Monical’s and Del Carmens (another local fave of mine)

Way to go Maustell’s! Your pizza truly rocks!

Things That Really Bug Me About Restaurants
Posted July 29, 2009 by Blue Collar Critic in: Dining

When they approached me about “blogging” I was flattered since someone was asking for my opinion, and I have never been bashful about giving that. In our discussions about my writing a blog, it was agreed that I could write on whatever topic I wanted (a real selling point to get me to do it) but they were particularly interested in my writing about restaurants and music. I must confess that food and music are two of my favorite things. It just so happens that I eat out quite often and am, therefore, well situated to give opinions about restaurants, local and otherwise. I also happen to be one of those guys who absolutely loves live music. Originals, covers, rock, blues, country, funk, folk, soul, progressive, power, punk, rap, metal, screamo, R&B, alternative, experimental, pop, indie, hardcore, electronica, crunk, emo, techno, reggae, jazz, and even house - I have seen some of them all in the last year, and I have been going to live shows and concerts for more than 30 years. Sometimes I see two bands a month, sometimes I see 15 in one day. Suffice it to say that I believe I have the experience to do a commentary on live shows and on the occasional release (whether an album, CD, or some technology that exists but I don’t yet know about).

Since this is the first “blog” for me in this format, I should probably describe something about my perspective on whatever it is I am critiquing. As the by-line suggests, I am just an average guy, although I believe I have above-average expectations. This would be particularly true of things which I am paying money for. The more I pay, the higher my expectations. I think most people have that mind-set.

There are, however, certain expectations I have no matter how much or how little something costs. Unfortunately, today’s article deals with just such an event. Earlier this week I was meeting some people for lunch. Prior to my getting involved in the discussion, others in the group had already decided that we were going to go to Sakura, the oriental restaurant in South Shores. I really had no objection to Sakura. I had gone there often in the past. I have not been there as much since the opening of Asia House (on which I promise a critique later) in Brettwood Village and Junz Asian Grill & Bar (also subject of a future critique) in Forsyth.

As I arrived at Sakura, the people I was meeting had just arrived and some of them were seated while others where headed toward the table. We had ten people in our group. I had just reached my chair but had not yet sat when one of the ladies with us jumped and started making noises as if she were choking. Since I am familiar with the maneuver formerly known as the “Heimlich” (with apologies to Prince and to Dr. Henry Heimlich), I moved in to save the day. I then saw another person who had already been seated at our table leap (an understatement) to his feet and literally sprint out of the restaurant. At this point I am perplexed. The lady who I thought had been choking (thank goodness I did not have time to grab her yet as that would have been even more embarrassing) finally got her voice and said, “I’ve got to get out of here.” She then runs out of the restaurant. It was as she was moving away from the table that I finally was able to see the cause of their discomfort.

When Sakura seats you at a table, they bring you silverware which has been rolled in a napkin - something many restaurants do. When I observed the pile of silverware rolled in napkins which had been placed at our table, I saw what I am sure prompted the eruption of emotion and turmoil among our party. A roach, and a fairly large one at that, emerged from the silverware and went across our table. I can’t say it strolled leisurely across the table, but neither did it run. I would say it sauntered across the table upon which we were soon to have been eating, some of us to have been using the silverware it emerged from. YUCK!!!

Suffice it to say that those remaining and I completed the exodus of our party to the parking lot. It was quickly proposed and agreed that we would not be returning to Sakura for any meals, ever. We elected to go to The Wharf for lunch. The daily special at The Wharf that day was meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn, and bread. About one-half our party had the special, and all commented on it positively. I opted for a Wharfburger. For any of you who have never been to The Wharf, it is an unwritten rule that you must have a Wharfburger your first time there. That way you can harass everyone who is there with you the next time that you can’t believe they haven’t had a Wharfburger. The Wharfburger was, as always, excellent. The only negative about The Wharf on this occasion was that they were out of steak fries, but with three others to choose from, it was forgivable.

Heaven on a bun
Posted July 15, 2009 by Josh in: Dining

Apart from the epic search for the Holy Grail, no quest in human history can match the divine glory of the pursuit of the perfect cheeseburger.  I’ve devoted years of my life to this endeavor, traveling across the country, searching, sampling, and sacrificing my waistline all in the hope of one day experiencing sublime meaty truth, with cheese and a little bit of ketchup.

Last week I finally experienced heaven on a bun at the Winery.  There isn’t a menu.  They make burgers.  That’s it.  And that’s plenty.  It’s hard to capture the magic of the Winery burger with just words.  Another patron said the meat is similar to that used by Krekel’s, but it was at once juicier and less greasy while having more flavor than its thinner, lesser rival.  The burger came on a perfectly toasted bun, carefully assembled by the owner.

If you haven’t yet experienced the burgers at the Winery, you must.  And if you have, you must go back and take a friend. To quote Marshall from How I Met Your Mother, “This is no mere sandwich of grilled meat and toasted bread…This is God, speaking to us through food.”

Get your coffee fix at Coffee Connection
Posted July 8, 2009 by Brook in: Dining

I always love seeing new local businesses open up around Decatur. One new business I’m sure we all have heard about, drove past or hopefully have even stopped in to try out is Coffee Connection. I have been there several times myself and have not once been dissapointed. The service is great, their snacks are great and most importantly, their coffee is GREAT! So I thought I would put out this mission to all THRIVE viewers and Decaturites in general. Get your coffee fix at Coffee Connection. At least once, I guarantee you will go back for more…

CORRECTIONS FOR JULY ISSUE
Posted July 6, 2009 by Brook in: Notifications

Wow, we hate to use the term “stumble out of the gate” but that might be the best way to describe our events page for July. THRIVE would like to apologize for a couple of errors printed in our second issue.

1.) Blue Ribbon Night was listed for the 2nd, but was scheduled for the 3rd
2.) Blue’s in Central Park was listed for the 18th but is scheduled for the 16th

Be sure to venture out on July 16th to view this awesome event as it gets better every year!

Please accept our apologies for these event mis-dates! We are making every effort to find improved ways to douple, triple and even quadruple check the accuracy of our sources and listings.

We appreciate all of your support and can’t wait for you to see the exciting and silly things we have coming up in our August issue!

THE THRIVE TEAM

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