http://independentmail.com/news/Anderson Independent Mail Storiesen-ushttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/city-court-judge-opens-revolving-door-anderson-fre/A frequent visitor to Anderson city court caught a break from the city judge on Wednesday. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:47:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/city-court-judge-opens-revolving-door-anderson-fre/news/crimehttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/former-nursing-home-administrator-accused-using-an/An Anderson assisted-living home patient was taken advantage of by the home's administrator, authorities said. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:23:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/former-nursing-home-administrator-accused-using-an/news/crimehttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/crosby-foundation-packing-free-backpacks/Giveaway Saturday at Bi-Lo Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:18:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/crosby-foundation-packing-free-backpacks/news/local-newshttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/d/This week’s band, Black Tie Affair, specializes in just about everything, including classical jazz, swing, rock, beach, oldies, blues, country, R&B and pop music. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:51:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/d/entertainment/entertainmenthttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/drinking-wheaty-surprise/Last weekend when I went to Asheville, it was the perfect opportunity for me to try something, write about it and go about my merry way. Instead, I did something I swore I would never do: I had a wheat beer. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:49:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/drinking-wheaty-surprise/entertainment/columnshttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/dining/So, we’ve been to sandwich shoppes and meat-and-threes and fine dining restaurants. We’ve even been to hole-in-the-walls. But what about the Italian joint that serves up some classic dishes? Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:47:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/dining/entertainment/dininghttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/mixology-my-wasted-generation/It’s almost as if they took all of the things you used to try to drink in high school, mixed it up together and made it into a drink. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:43:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/mixology-my-wasted-generation/entertainment/entertainmenthttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/belly-jam-band-mae-west-returns-clemson/Mae West, a relatively new jam/rock band in Clemson, enjoyed its first live show at Griffin’s at the beginning of July. It was not your average first gig. Instead of a half-filled room, Griffin’s was packed inside and out with nearly 400 people. The police were even called in to disperse the crowd in the street outside. That’s not so bad for a first gig, said lead guitarist Hudson Thompson. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:41:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/belly-jam-band-mae-west-returns-clemson/entertainment/entertainmenthttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/outdoors/Last week, I said we would be playing a game of HORSE. How I wish I had never said that. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:39:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/outdoors/entertainment/outdoorshttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/be-fresh-local-vs-organic/Here is an explanation of local and organic and what to look for if you want to purchase products with either of these designations. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:32:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/be-fresh-local-vs-organic/entertainment/columnshttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/web/Rottentomatoes.com combines hundreds of movie reviews and scores each one, then averages the scores and gives the movie a rating on a 100-point scale. If the film gets a 60 percent rating or higher, the film is rated “fresh.” Anything below 60 percent is “rotten,” hence the name. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:29:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/web/entertainment/columnshttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/blues-fest-comes-spartanburg/Music fans get ready to party this weekend at the Blues Fest in Barnet Park in Spartanburg. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:15:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/blues-fest-comes-spartanburg/entertainment/entertainmenthttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/amos-lee-mixes-soulful-grooves-literate-themes/Amos Lee's latest CD, “Last Days at the Lodge,” has earned Lee his best reviews thus far. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:13:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/amos-lee-mixes-soulful-grooves-literate-themes/entertainment/musichttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/be-critic-i-am-your-woman-syleena-johnson/Blessed with a voice that ranges from a silky soprano to a fiery blues rasp, 31-year-old Syleena Johnson possesses an emotive spirit that rivals soul singers twice her age. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:10:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/be-critic-i-am-your-woman-syleena-johnson/entertainment/musichttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/be-critic-dark-knight/Christian Bale returns to the role of Batman, once again doing an admirable job of portraying the hero’s struggle to stay away from the dark side of morality, this time portrayed in the Joker. Most of the film’s talk will be about the late Heath Ledger’s performance as the maniacal bank robber, and rightly so, but Bale remains the film’s center. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:08:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/be-critic-dark-knight/entertainment/movieshttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/stage-dial-m-murder-opens-clemson-little-theater/Opening Friday and running Saturday, Sunday and Aug. 1 and 2, the Clemson Little Theatre presents “Dial M for Murder” with five performances over two weekends. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:03:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/stage-dial-m-murder-opens-clemson-little-theater/entertainment/entertainmenthttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/bele-chere-runs-friday-through-sunday-asheville-nc/For the last 30 years, the Bele Chere Festival in Asheville has grown into one of the largest music and arts festivals in the region. Acts like Blues Traveler, Rusted Root and Richie Havens have graced the stages throughout downtown Asheville each summer and its 30th anniversary is no different. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:46:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/bele-chere-runs-friday-through-sunday-asheville-nc/entertainment/entertainmenthttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/tap/When you send me into the lion’s den of shopping for little or no purpose I start to get a little twitchy. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:34:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/tap/entertainment/columnshttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/anderson/Two Anderson men were wounded during a fight that turned bloody on Sunday. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:56:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/anderson/news/crimehttp://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/man-blames-dates-husband-shooting-anderson/Dinner with the wife of a man may have led to a shooting, the male diner says. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:52:00 -0000http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/man-blames-dates-husband-shooting-anderson/news/crime