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Thursday, March 1, 2012
THE EXIT ZERO CARTOON... By Laurie Bender
If you would like to join the movement, log on to www.Change.org and search for Mariners Hall. If you don’t, then at least respect the spirit of the petition — there’s been enough squabbling over this building.
Going Romanian
THE EXIT ZERO STORE & GALLERY EXPANSION ON SUNSET BOULEVARD GETS A LITTLE OUT OF HAND.
Talk Of The Town ? From Page 13 but at this point — two years in — even broaching the subject of Contention Hall feels draining to some. But that’s exactly the point, according to Ben Miller, our Historical Editor and the instigator of this petition. “The city tried to please a great deal of people and, in the end, ended up pleasing very few,” Ben told us. “There is going to be a great deal of hurt feelings on opening day.” But a careful renaming of the building might be just the thing to “ease some of those hard feelings and bring people back together.” That’s something we can get behind. It might feel at first like just another Convention Hall-related debate waiting to happen, but in reality, it could be more like the first step toward a peaceful new beginning. Ben sugested Mariners Hall because — no matter one’s opinions on politics or Pops or portable stages — we can all agree on the importance of honoring not only
Cape May’s maritime history, but the men and women who’ve served on the water, as commercial fishermen, and members of the navy and coast guard. “It’s easy to sit and eat the scallops and the clams and not think about the folks who’ve given their lives, or continue risking their lives,” Ben said. “This is where the bay meets the Atlantic. Some of the most dangerous waters around are right off our shores.” But what about folks looking to have events here, we wanted to know. Wouldn’t the name Mariners Hall sound just a tad too... fishy... for, say, a bride looking at wedding venues? “It’s nautical,” Ben said. “It’s Cape May.” Fair enough. City Manager Bruce MacLeod did not respond to our request for an official comment. Which is, sadly, not so surprising.
ROMANIAN women are known for their pulchritude. (That’s beauty if you don’t feel like Googling it.) And while genetics are largely a toss of the dice, the holy trinity of eating right, exercise and getting enough sleep can go a long way. And failing that, a great haircut can carry the day. Hence, we took ourselves over to Shear Sunsations for a badly-needed trim and some good oldfashioned girl time. Shear Sunsations has been in the same location for more than thirty years, right across from the C-View and next to Big Wave Burrito. And you don’t really get to stay in business that long unless you know what you’re doing. It still has kind of a throwback feel to it — no thumping dance music and spray-tanning services here. Haircuts, coloring, perms, blow-outs, highlighting, mani-pedis are the order of the day. We put ourselves in the chair — and in the eminently capable hands — of Megan Weatherby, whose mom, Marie Conway, owns the place. “My aunt used to own it years ago, but she retired and moved to Florida, then my mom took over.” We asked what that was like, working with family, what with all the risk of hair-pulling. “I love working with my mom, but we have different ideas from time to time,” Megan told us. What about the future? “I’ll likely take over some day, once my mom retires,” she says. And after that? “Well, my four-year-old son has spent some time here. The other day he was pulling tape off of something and said ‘Look, Mom — I’m waxing.’ So it’s possible he’ll be involved some day, too.” If you’d like a relaxing experience in a cozy, family-like atmosphere the next time you need to get beautiful, do yourself a favor and visit the family at Shear Sunsations. In fact, tell them you read about them here when you book your appointment and they’ll give you ten percent off your service. We highly recommend it – loved our new ’do, and left there feeling positively…well, Romanian.
PARTING SHOT If you’re particularly lacking in observational skills, you may have failed to notice the four pages advertising the heck out of a special event which is today, Thursday: The Grand Opening of the new Exit Zero Store and Gallery. But surely you can’t miss the wonderful cartoon above. In any event, you are ALL invited to the party, from 5-8pm at our joint, on Sunset Boulevard. See you there!