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One of our newest regulars is a person I would consider to be a "Character of Petersburg". Probably most people know him if they spend time downtown. He's colorful, both in his manner of dress and his personality. If you saw him pushing his walker down the street, you might dismiss him as old, crazy, and odd. To the average person, his clothes don't match, he wears a lot of jewelry, and he seems to have a sticker addiction. He's missing teeth but I assure you, that's all he's missing. Though...

There are a lot of wines that I have to keep re-ordering to keep in stock and the wines from Shabo are among them.  If you’re new to our little wine cafe, Shabo is the one Ukrainian wine we currently (try to) stock. We’ve offered their Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Rose, and we’ve recently added a semi-sweet sparkling Primosecco to the shelf.  How I came to sell this wine is because one of my wine reps understood my criteria of natural, good, and with a good story. The next time Rosa-Anna...

Ethnobotany was one of my favorite classes in college. The study of how plants affect humans and the human culture, and then how humans impact the plant world around them. What first comes to mind is maize and how it was traced on the North American continent up from Mexico. Not only did it teach us where these humans travelled, but we see how the plant itself was eventually domesticated and adapted for the different climates it was brought to. None of this happened quickly. Maize was...