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My family and I had the pleasure of attending a Chris Rice concert at The Forum Theatre this past Thursday evening. Chris’ music is what many would call contemporary Christian music. He is an extremely gifted singer-songwriter. Some have compared him to James Taylor, a comparison which is not unwarranted. Chris writes songs that are [...]

In a word–yes! We do need another Wal-Mart. Not that it will make much of a difference to me personally. I shop at Wal-Mart only occasionally. I avoid it when I can. Why? Small isles…always crowded day or night…getting mugged for a donation by kids on the way in…90% of the items for sale are [...]

Anyone who knows me, really knows me (like my family), knows I am a book freak. I love books. I read books. I keep books–to the point they litter our house! I suppose it’s been that way since grade school when I started reading Nero Wolfe mysteries by Rex Stout and science fiction by Isaac [...]

My wife and I had a rare night out last Friday to see a play. After reading Sarah D’Esti Miller’s review in the Press & Sun-Bulletin, I decided to take my wife to “A Shayna Maidel” (pronounced a-shain-a may-dull) put on by the Chenango River Theatre in Greene. I’m really glad we went! “A Shayna [...]

Italian restaurants are at the top of our family’s favorites when it comes to eating out. This past year we were introduced to the culinary delights of Michelangelo’s Restaurant, located at 465 Court Street in Binghamton (map). Devastated and then rebuilt after the June 2006 flood, Michelangelo’s serves up what I consider to be the [...]

There are many eateries around Greater Binghamton that I love (as evidenced by my considerable size). However, since I’ve only recently started posting to this blog, and we just visited Syracuse and ate at the Spaghetti Warehouse, I’ll start my restaurant reviews with that one. Hey, even though this space is about Greater Binghamton, there’s [...]

My intent is to keep this site devoted to positive issues about living and working in Greater Binghamton. But sometimes “negative” issues do present themselves. Rather than gloss over the negatives, I will mention them from time to time with the positive intention that something good might happen. Or at least you can learn from [...]