the village free press Vol. II No. 34
Remembering Aretha, PAGE 8
AUGUST 22, 2, 2018
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Granny B’s grand opening, PAGE 6
Fowling could be headed to Broadview Company that hosts mashup of football and bowling eyeing first location outside of Michigan By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor
A new activity that’s gaining traction across the country could be headed to Broadview. It’s called fowling (pronounced foe-ling) — a hybrid of bowling and football. The concept is simple enough. “Two teams stand about 40 feet apart and take turns throwing [or rolling or tossing] a football at the rivals’ pins,” according to a description of the sport in a Wall Street Journal YouTube video. “The first to knock down all 10 wins.” But the game is more than a concept for Fowling Warehouse, the Michigan-based company that has launched two warehouse locations, similar to bowling alleys, dedicated exclusively to fowling in Detroit and Grand Rapids. During a recent regular meeting on Aug. 6, Kirby Clifton, a partner and owner of See BROADVIEW FOWLING on page 4
SHANEL ROMAIN
SHE’S GOT TALENT: Serenity Woodson shows off her artwork at Cradle to the Classroom Childcare in Maywood.
Young artists showcase work at Maywood childcare center
Students at Cradle to the Classroom Childcare channel Jackson Pollack By MICHAEL ROMAIN & SHANEL ROMAIN Editor & Contributor
Serenity Woodson, a young girl who attends Cradle to the Classroom Childcare’s
summer camp, recently walked the halls of the childcare center, located at 35 S. 19th Ave. in Maywood, as if she were the star of her very own artistic exhibition. In a way, she was. On Friday, during an
open house held at Cradle to the Classroom, Woodson explained a painting she created that hung on the walls of the facility, which See MAYWOOD YOUNG ARTISTS on page 5