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-33 posts tagged "Scene in South Bend"
Nora McGreevy | Friday, December 2, 2016
Fact: It is probably going to snow this Sunday. I understand that this message provokes a mixed bag of reactions. If you enjoy the cold weather, you might be enthusiastically seeking out winter-themed activities to pursue. If you, like me, despise the cold, the prospect of snow — not to mention a full week of
Erin McAuliffe | Friday, October 7, 2016
“There’s a storm. On the wall. The shades are dark but royal — blues and purples with metallic glimmers. A silver lining? The underlay of the painting is green and so are the walls. The walls are a spring green — the color of the translucent plastic grass that sits on the bottom of Easter baskets and
Nora McGreevy | Friday, September 30, 2016
As a college student, it’s often easy to slip into the habit of considering coffee as a means to an end – a jolt of liquid energy, necessary to propel your sleep-deprived person from dorm room to DeBartolo without crashing in the middle of South Quad. In a pinch, when the selections in Waddick’s are
John Darr | Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Upon hearing its bamboozling name during a casual Observer meeting, “Vegetable Buddies” had my curiosity. When I learned that it was a concert venue, it had my attention. As my friend and I cruised into downtown South Bend that fateful Saturday night, questions weighed heavy on our existential senior-year minds. Would the venue, a resurrection
Kelly McGarry | Thursday, April 7, 2016
Upon entering the Chicory Café, the charming “French Quarter style coffee house” reveals itself to be so much more. The spacious yet cozy, playfully decorated downtown South Bend spot lends itself to any occasion. Open from 6 a.m. to midnight, the Chicory Café transforms throughout the day. Featured in a 2014 Observer article on the
Kathy Minko | Thursday, February 4, 2016
From the outside looking in, JW Chen’s seems like the perfect late night take-out spot. Sharing a strip and parking lot with Papa John’s pizzeria, this Chinese restaurant would be the perfect location for post-Thursday, Friday or Saturday night grub. Why not, right? Pizza and Chinese food? While this may be many people’s first assumption
Erin McAuliffe | Monday, January 25, 2016
Friday night, after circumnavigating the Commerce Center in search of a fire escape (the noted entrance on the Birdsell Project’s event Facebook page), I arrived at the student art reception in a panicked manner akin to the premise of the work — a response to space. I descended cement steps into a small room where I
Kelly McGarry | Thursday, January 21, 2016
In my quest to find the best taco in South Bend, I was driven downtown to an inviting Mexican restaurant and grocery now known as Flamingo’s. After testing out almost every variation offered by the taqueria, I think I’m ready to retire and settle down. Formerly called El Paraiso, Flamingo’s offers classic, authentic Mexican cuisine
Matt McMahon | Thursday, September 17, 2015
Drive far enough south of campus on Eddy Street, past the typical college town restaurants and their uninspired culinary variants, past the familiar Notre Dame flags, and you are prompted by a series of exit-like signs towards downtown South Bend. Follow the first sign’s winding ramp to Mishawaka Avenue, running along the area’s uniformly low
