Feature | Thursday, August 12,2004

Grace about town 8-12-04

I'm sure I've mentioned my complete lack of competitive athletic skills, especially in sports involving balls. Throw a ball at me, and one of two things will happen -- I'll duck or you'll hit m

Feature | Thursday, July 29,2004

Grace about town 7-29-04

By Grace Smith

Last weekend, I ran in my first (and perhaps my last) seven-mile race. It was the Bix 7 in Davenport, Iowa. This was the 30th year for the race, which is held at the same time as the Bix Beider

Feature | Thursday, July 22,2004

Grace about town 7-22-04

By Grace Smith

OK, things are getting a little out of hand here. Not in a bad way, though; on the contrary, things just keep getting better and better. I'm not just talking about My New Boyfriend, also known a

Feature | Thursday, July 15,2004

Grace About Town

Weekending

By Grace Smith

The funny thing about my life is that things rarely go as planned. I confess that lots of times I don't even have a plan, but I really don't think it makes any difference whether I have one or not.

Feature | Thursday, July 8,2004

Grace about town 7-8-04

By Grace Smith

Note to editor and everybody else: You may think I'm suddenly only writing about My New Boyfriend (MNB), but I promise that this isn't really true -- except for this week. So if you're one of th

Feature | Thursday, July 1,2004

Grace about town 7-1-04

By Grace Smith

Six months ago, I wrote down my New Year's resolutions. I figure now is a good time to take some stock and do some reflecting. Not really. I'm not in the mood for anything that deep at the momen

Feature | Thursday, June 24,2004

Grace about town 6-24-04

By Grace Smith

I went to the Route 66 Drive-In a couple of weeks ago, the first time this summer. Boy, the drive-in is the quintessential summer experience for me. When we were kids, we went to the drive-in,

Feature | Thursday, June 17,2004

Grace about town

Take Grace to Work Day

By Grace Smith

I recently met Kevin Hughes, an officer with the Illinois State Police. He came to "Grace Talk #1," and I felt well-protected, knowing there was a law enforcement official in the audience. In case the

Feature | Thursday, June 10,2004

Grace About Town 6-10-04

By Grace Smith

This is your last opportunity to see Grace Talk #1 (8 p.m. Saturday, June 12, at Stella Blue). Grace Talk #2 debuts at the end of July, but if you wait for that, you'll leave the show saying, "

Feature | Thursday, June 3,2004

Grace about town 6-3-04

By Grace Smith

Last week (which feels like approximately 100 years ago), I wrote that "Grace Talk #2" would take place on July 9-10. This was grossly erroneous and wildly premature. This is because I've dec