Welcome to Swingham…or is it?

On a rainy Thursday, a friend and I cozied up to the bar at Scarlet Oak Tavern, eager to finally learn whether the salacious rumors surrounding the restaurant are anything more than urban legend. The bar was crowded for a weeknight. “Everyone’s waiting out the rain on the drive home from work”, the bartender ventured. …

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Who Ya Gonna Call…When You’re Hangry?!

You’re newly arrived in Suburbia. Like, so new that you haven’t even unpacked your boxes yet. You can’t find your plates and silverware, and you certainly can’t find the monogrammed cloth napkins Auntie Margaret sent over for your wedding. (They’re still in the box, along with your fine china). But you’re starving, and only a …

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