Located in the Barracks Road Shopping Center, Casella's may not stand out in its mall location, but its homemade family recipes rise above other chain restaurants in the area. The Casella family started the restaurant nine years ago and operated it until September 1998 when current owner Eric Pfister and his wife took over.
A moment of silence, please. Maybe it's for a grandfather who fought in World War II. Maybe it's for a brother or sister who gave their life in Desert Storm.
It takes guts. Some people sweat and cry. But the temptation is overwhelming to try the Native Thai Sauce, listed as Very HOT in the menu, when visiting the Thai '99 Restaurant on Fontaine Avenue. Opened Aug.
Not everyone gets to experience it: The adrenaline rush of your life as you approach a speed of 17,500 miles per hour, ending with the feeling that you weigh eight times your normal weight and can't even stand unless your eyes are open. This is one feeling a University professor experienced first-hand. "I wouldn't have missed a minute of it," said Kathy Thornton, professor of technology, culture and communication, and mechanical, aerospace and nuclear engineering.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the part I hate!" he shouted. The student clung to the rock face about 60 feet off the ground as he bellowed this last phrase.
The velvety ripples of Beaver Creek reflected the cloudless, sunny sky and the endless horizon of trees and hills which enclosed the lake and protected it from the outside world.
