Day: March 1, 2012

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WCU alum, wife to open bakery in downtown Sylva

For Sylva residents yearning for the smell of fresh baked baguettes and croissants, they will have the opportunity to indulge in their pastry of choice soon enough. Chad and Heather Kindy are hard at work on Sylva’s newest business, the Mainstreet Bakery and Café. After Annie and Joe Ritota decided […]

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Dining Forum appeases students’ appetites

A forum for students to meet with Western Carolina University’s dining staff for a discussion regarding the food services currently offered on campus was held on Feb. 23 in the A.K. Hinds University Center’s Multipurpose Room. The forum gave students a chance to voice their opinions and concerns about the […]

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Harrill Hall, Health and Human Sciences building taking shape

Western Carolina University is one of the only universities in the UNC system that has room for growth and expansion. WCU has numerous construction projects going on, two of them being for renovations on Harrill Hall and the newly constructed Health and Human Sciences building. Harrill Hall has a completion […]

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Five professors recognized for top-notch teaching

Five Western Carolina University professors have been announced as finalists for the Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor Award. Jeanne Dulworth, Rebecca Lasher, Don Livington, Alvin Malesky and Wes Stone were nominated by students for their outstanding teaching in and outside the classroom. Laura Cruz, who leads the award committee for this year, […]

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Bowling alley to reopen in Sylva

After a little over a year absence, a local bowling alley is making a comeback. Formerly known as Thunder Alley Lanes, the bowling alley in Jackson Plaza is under new management and has undergone a transformation and renovation. The alley will open soon under the name Country Side Lanes. The […]

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Dairy Queen coming to Sylva, gas stations being remodeled

Two Sylva gas stations will undergo remodeling in the coming weeks. Enmark and Shell customers can both look forward to major restorations in the coming months. Enmark closed its station in early February in order to begin extensive renovations on the convenience store and exterior. The newly remodeled convenience store […]