ANY WAY YOU WANT ITThe holidays in Charlotte are made-to-order for families, couples or singles.There’s something seriously cool to doeverywhere you look. Here’s a quickstudy on ways you might want tospend your November/December daysand nights in the QC.

HOLIDAYS ON ICEWBTV and The Link cozy up to theNASCAR Hall of Fame and bring the holiday spirit to Uptown.

Novant HealthcareTHANKSGIVING PARADECheer on the season with a real liveThanksgiving Day Parade in theheart of Uptown. This one will be big!

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Coach Wes Long believes the Royalscan go all the wayagain this season.

W e practically live among elves. Elves on every corner fashioning everyitem our big city hearts desire. It’s all here. And it’ll cost you. But theHolidays are a time where we break from doing primarily for ourselves

and set out to reward our loved ones and associates—why not do it in style?

THE GIFT OF GREAT LOOKSPLANET 21 SALONSweets aren’t for everyone. Many of usprefer to forego these temptations and optfor a trimmer waistline, better complexionor focus on curb appeal. A great look startsat the top—with your hair—and one of theQCs undisputed top hair salons. We’retalking about Planet 21 Salon (at TheArboretum, The Fountains, and TheArlington Uptown). Owners Middletonand McPhaul have focused on hair onlysince day one and the results are stunning.www.Planet21Salon.com

SONA MED SPAStarting at the top also means skin. Skintone and luminosity make for radiant looksthat give confidence and allure. Best-known for flawless skin procedures such aslaser hair removal, botox, skin resurfacingand body contouring, Sona Med Spa haslocations in Charlotte at Ballantyne, LakeNorman and Midtown. Simple skin proce-dures can roll back the years and makeyour gift deliver smiles that will be aroundfor a long time after this holiday season.www.SonaMedSpa.com

SWEETS FOR YOUR SWEETSDEAN AND DELUCAThe name is synonymous with the wordsplurge. Founded in SoHo in 1977 thisretailer of gourmet and specialty foods,premium wines and high-end kitchenwarehas taken gourmands by storm in upscalecommunities including those in Charlotte.Your co-workers, boss, family and friendsof all ages will appreciate a tasty and deca-dent gift basket or gift items from Deanand Deluca (Phillips Place, Stone Crestand 201 S. Tryon or online at:www.DeanandDeluca.com

STARBUCKSSo this may seemobvious, but hereare a few reasonswe include theaddictive elixirvendor in ourguide: There are

over 60 locations in the Charlotte area and11 in Uptown at last count. What’s betterthan a gift that can be enjoyed anywhere?And enjoy it they will. Seasonal offeringsinclude Thanksgiving and Christmasblends of Blonde Roast, Espresso Roastand Decaf—plus an array of sweets andfresh-basked goods. You wanna’ go now,don’t you? See...pick up some gifts cardsand cross a few folks off your list, pronto.

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Holiday Tree LightingsSouth Park Mall Friday, November 19thSymphony ParkMcAdenville LightsMonday, December 2nd

THE GIFT OF FITNESSPUREBODY FITNESS STUDIO SOUTH ENDIf you’re serious about fitness, we’ve got aserious proposition for you: consider cross fitand interval training. One brand-new, literal-ly “hot” cross fit -focused gym is openingsoon in South End (Atherton Mill besideIcehouse Brewery). We say hot because theyfeature “hot yoga” where you do yoga at 104degrees. They are also building for your painand pleasure the largest fitness facility inCharlotte with two levels of cross fit studiosand even a snow room (where you cooldown in a minute or two in a special studiothat literally snows on you after a hard work-out). www.PureBodyStudios.com/Charlotte

A SPORTING GOOD GIFT IDEA WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP TICSAdvance ticket offers are in place nowthrough November 12th for previous ticketpurchasers. November 12th tickets go onsale for the general public with EZ payoptions (1/2 down, remainder in 2014). Theevent is April 28th-May 4th, 2014 at QuailHollow Country Club where the world’sbest golfers will compete in one of the topPGA events in the region. More info:www.WellsFargoChampionship.com.

A FRESH, FAST HENDRICK LEXUS HENDRICK LEXUS CHARLOTTEWord is the high-line dealership got in a bigbatch of giant red bows immediately follow-ing it’s latest shipment of the sporty new2014 Lexus vehicles. Will you be the guy orgal (or Mom or Dad) that officially rakes in

the award for “Best Gift Of All Time”? Youcan see the full new line at many events inthe Charlotte area or view and order onlineat HendrickLexusCharlotte.com.

MORE SPEEDY THRILLS GOLD PASSCAROWINDS GOLD SEASON PASSNo single gift delivers more to a child or theparent giving it than the Carowinds SeasonPass. They love it, you love taking them (andletting another parent take them a time ortwo). Go for the Gold and avoid parking feesget early admission to Boomerang Bay andreceive extra perks. Speaking of perks, youcan buy now and pay in March 2014. That’sbetter than layaway. www.carowinds.com

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Kuechly (above) and his counterpart Daviscontinue to amaze as one of the strongestlinebacking units in the NFL today.

Jonathan Stewart is back in the line-upand looking good. The Panther runninggame is fierce: Williams, Stewart, Tolbertand opponents best not forget, Newton.

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THE COMEDY ZONEMick Foley, November 6Bobby Lee, November 7-9Sean Kent, November 13-16Tone X, November 17Junior, November 21-23Alli Breen & Tom Stover, November 27James Gregory, November 29-30Darren DS Sanders, December 1Jim Breuer, December 2Al Ernst, December 5-7Don D.C. Curry, December 9-10Shaun Jones, December 11-14Keith Alberstadt, December 18-21Girl Code/Guy Code, December 26-28John Heffron, January 2-4Willie Barcena, January 8-11Aries Spears, January 16-18Dave Coulier, January 29-31

THE FILLMOREKrewella, November 4Reel Big Fish, November 5New Found Glory & Alkaline Trio, November 6Galactic, November 7Chase Rice, November 8Michael Franti & Spearhead, November 10Jake Miller, November 12Adventure Club, November 14AMCS Bodega, November 17Janelle Monae, November 20Third Eye Blind, November 21Porter Robinson, Treasure Fingers, November 23K. Michelle w/ Sevyn Streeter, November 24Megadeth, December 5NOFX, December 7Teagan & Sara, December 8Corey Smith, December 27Greg Allman, December 30

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There is a chronic diseasethat can be deadly if not prop-erly monitored and managed.In fact, according to the WorldHealth Organization, it kills250,000 people worldwideeach year. It also accounts for10.5 million missed schooldays.

What is it you ask?Asthma.Asthma is sometimes under-

estimated by those who are notaware of its seriousness. Butasthmatics and their caregiversknow that it can be a danger-ous disease.

When an asthma attackoccurs, the lining of the air-ways becomes inflamed andswollen, and in some cases canclose completely. The sur-rounding muscles tighten mak-ing it increasingly difficult andpainful to breathe. Coughing

and wheezing also may accom-pany the attack. Those whohave experienced an asthmaattack may describe it as a ter-rifying experience. They feelas if they are unable to catchtheir breath or take in enoughair.

Asthma attacks can be trig-gered by a number of thingsand both triggers and asthmasymptoms can vary from per-son to person. From allergiesto foods, pets to pollens andchanges in weather to physicalexertion, environmental trig-gers are lurking everywhere.

Fortunately, although asth-ma has the potential to be dan-gerous, it doesn’t have to be.With proper monitoring andmanagement, asthmatics canhave very normal lives. “You want to educate,” saysDr. Maeve O’Connor, founder

of Allergy Asthma &Immunology Relief ofCharlotte. “Educate the child;educate the parents, theschool nurse. We can allwork together so asthmaticscan have a normal life.”An asthmatic can even pur-

sue a professional sportscareer - and many have.Olympic sprinter JackieJoyner-Kersee, NFL runningback Jerome Bettis and eventhe Carolina Panthers’ defen-sive end Greg Hardy sufferfrom asthma. Hardy, who turned the suffer-ing on opposing quarterbackswith 11 sacks last season, hasbeen afflicted with exercised-induced asthma most his life.

“I try not to let it restrictme,” he says. “Things like that,you’ve got to set an examplefor everybody and you’ve gotto keep pushing and show thatit’s not a weakness. It’s danger-ous, but you can fight throughit.”

The best way to controlasthma is to follow a physician-prescribed treatment plan.Plans will vary for each asth-matic, but may include on-going medication, rescue med-ication, inhalers or dietary

restrictions.Education is about knowl-

edge, and Hardy knows whathe needs to avoid and how toapproach the disease.“I try to stay away from a lot ofseafood because it will trigger[my asthma],” Hardysays. “Whatever triggers yourasthma outside of what you’redoing in the moment, like ath-letics, you’ve got to stay awayfrom. Just try to control it andcontain it, and stop it before itstarts.”

In order to avoid triggers,an asthmatic must first recog-nize them. Journaling eventscan be the best way to keeptrack. By recording or keepinga list of foods, weather events,etc., asthmatics, with the helpof their physician, are generallyable to identify a pattern andlearn about their triggers.

Although it is very helpful,asthmatics complain that jour-naling their symptoms, attacksand medication usage can betedious or inconvenient.Fortunately, there are nowsolutions to this problem.

A variety of smartphoneapplications can be found thatallow asthmatics or their care-givers to more easily and accu-rately monitor asthma.

Hardy suggests one morething: “A good relationshipwith your doctor and the sky isthe limit,” he says.

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CATCH YOUR BREATHYou would never know it. Imposing. Relentless. Acompetitor that stalks offensive foes with fiercetenacity on the first and very last play of everygame. Greg Hardy does this despite a life issue.

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T he brothers, who go by the tag“Camp Riley,” work together on theirfilm projects. Wayne, the older brotherat 33, is a whiz in the editing bay, pro-

ducing engaging stories from raw footage. Ahigh school athlete in track and football, heattended Illinois State University on a foot-ball scholarship before getting into film. Ter-rell, 29, is out in the field, following NASCARaround the country to capture images onthe track and beyond. He studied film at theArt Institute of Philadelphia. Both brothersgot their start in filmmaking as interns atNFL Films. After college, Wayne stayed withNFL Films while Terrell headed for L.A and ajob with FOX Sports. Then in 2005, theyboth had the opportunity to come toNASCAR Productions and work as a team.

“I think it’s the best of both worlds, to behonest, working with Wayne, we kind offeed off each other’s strengths,” Terrell says.Today, the brothers occupy offices in theNASCAR office building next to the Hall ofFame. That’s where Prowler caught up withthe brothers to find out about their charity

work, their careers in film, and their fiveEmmy awards.

PROWLER: Can you tell our readers a littleabout Bears for Buddies?TERRELL: It’s a great thing to be part of. Wewant to thank Lenora and Toni (of CelebrityCharity Wishes). We look forward to partici-pating and raising funds.

P: Do you participate in any other commu-nity outreach?WAYNE: We are very involved with the localschools. TERRELL: We speak at high schools and col-leges about what to expect in the real world.And we bring in interns to work on projectsor to shadow us out in the field, both atNASCAR and on our own productions. WAYNE: We try to give them a firsthand lookat things that we thought would be coolwhen we were kids. Seeing what actuallygoes on out on a shoot. And it’s cool for usto get feedback from the kids.

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CATCHING UP with the

Q & A with the EMMY AWARD-WINNING PRODUCERSHow did two guys from soutH Jersey end up in Charlotte making films for NAsCAr? Prowler magazine recently satdown with brothers wayne and terrell riley, celebrity participants in this year’s “Bears for Buddies” fund-raising drive organized byCelebrity Charity wishes, inc. (see sidebar) to talk about their jobs at NAsCAr Productions and how they like living in the Queen City.

The Riley Brothers, known as“Camp Riley” took home3 Emmy Awards in 2013

by Renee Wright

P: How long have you worked for NASCARProductions? TERRELL: This is our ninth season.

P: What sort of things do you do forNASCAR?TERRELL: We produce a lot of stuff thatshows up on all the NASCAR platforms –Fox, ESPN, the Speed Channel. We doshort-form docs, commercials, even musicvideos, and we are getting into long formdocumentaries. You can get a taste ofwhat we do on our Camp Riley YouTubechannel.

P: What’s the biggest challenge aboutworking here? TERRELL: The schedule. This is a verydeadline driven business. We sometimeswork around the clock. Our typical workweek is sixty hours.

P: What’s the best thing?WAYNE: All the great stories: the competi-tion, the passion of the crews and drivers.And of course all the great images at thetrack. TERRELL: The drivers are becoming morepersonal, opening up more. You look atany athlete and there’s a story about theirstruggles, how they got where they are.

P: You’ve got five Sports Emmy awards (sofar) between you. What were they for? TERRELL: All our Emmys have been forOutstanding Live Turnaround on the Insidethe Headsets program that airs 24 hoursafter the Sprint All-Star race. WAYNE: It’s intense. We have 10 to 12people wired and12 or 13 extra cam-eras. We tell thestory without usingany of the broad-cast footage. Andwe turn it aroundfor next day air.TERRELL: It’s an all-nighter.

P: You also haveyour own privateproduction com-pany, Tot Lot Productions. What sort ofthings do you do there? TERRELL: We do a lot of music videos withindependent artists and labels. We’re cur-rently working on a doc about JackieJoyner-Kersee, an Olympic medalist andone of the all time great track athletes.Also we’ve done films for USA Track andField, and Wayne has built a great relation-ship with the University of Notre Damewhere they’re turning a book they createdinto videos. WAYNE: It’s a series called Strong of Heartwhere they take these stories about theiralums and turn them into short films. The

stories are so powerful.

P: What’s the coolest thing you’ve workedon?TERRELL: Going to South Africa with R&Bartist Anthony Hamilton. It was pretty coolin a couple of ways – seeing how peopleover there know him and love his music,and just seeing how people lived. Wewere able to go to an orphanage with An-thony and visit the kids and make somedonations. It really hits home – makes youappreciate what you have.

P: What’s your next project? TERRELL: For NASCAR, we’re developing aproject about fans from other countries.We get pictures and gifts from all over.Some German fans even sent us candy.Some of them come over twice a year tosee races. We think it would make a greatshort form feature.

P: How do you like Charlotte? TERRELL: We love Charlotte! It’s not toobig, not too small – just right. You’re al-ways meeting people from all over.WAYNE: Charlotte has become our home.

P: So you’re both single guys [althoughWayne has a “steady.”] Where can theladies of Charlotte expect to meet you? TERRELL: We both live in Ballantyne, andwe like to hang out in Dilworth and NoDa. WAYNE: We love to go to high school foot-ball games and Bobcat games. We go toPanthers games. We want to get out andsee one of the 49er games, that’s exciting.And we’re really looking forward to base-

ball at the newKnights Stadium. TERRELL: We likea lot of localrestaurants – 131Main, Enso, Brick-tops, Dandelion,Capital Grille,Delta’s are someof our favorites.We’re over atSauceman’s BBQa lot; we like theribs at Mac’s

[Speed Shop]. We eat out all the time be-cause we don’t cook.

P: You don’t cook? I thought your dad hada restaurant!TERRELL: He did [Wayne’s Catering andRibs]. We grew up in the family business,across the river from Philly. But the coolestthing Dad did was catering for all the pro-fessional teams – the Eagles, the ‘76ers,the Philadelphia Flyers. We got to meet thepro athletes and hear all their stories, allthe struggles athletes go through. Thoseare the stories that still intrigue us. Thoseare the stories we want to tell.

Gordon with Ron Howardworking on NASCAR

Production’s “The Crossing”

BEARS FOR BUDDIES is a programthat raises money for terminally illchildren. The funds provide hope forthese children who are not ex-pected to recover and help out theirfamilies with everyday expenses. The program is a project of

Celebrity Charity Wishes, Inc.,which this year will donate 600new teddy bears along with giftbags containing games, books,movies, iPods, hats, socks and otheritems to make hospital stays morecomfortable for these children inneed. They will be distributed tochildren at the Levine Children’sHospital, Ronald McDonaldHouse of Charlotte, Ronald Mc-Donald House of Atlanta, andChildren’s Healthcare of Atlanta inthe weeks before Christmas. Celebrity Charity Wishes was

founded by Lenora Bobo and Toni“B” Brown, hosts of WorldWideFlava, a celebrity show that aired onTime Warner Cable Access from2003-2007. Originally organized togrant the final wishes of BriannaWatts, a patient at Levine Children’sHospital, the organization has sincebranched out into granting wishesto other children with terminal dis-eases. Bears for Buddies is itslargest annual initiative. Each year celebrities volunteer to

distribute the bears to the children.This year Michelle Williams, for-merly of Destiny’s Child, and DJDrama are among those participat-ing, in addition to Wayne and TerrellRiley of NASCAR Productions. You can help out by donating $10

(enough to provide a bear and a giftbag for sick child) on the CelebrityCharity Wishes website,www.celebritycharitywishes.org.

CHARLOTTE – The firstnine years of Charlotte Bob-cats basketball has left manylocal fans with a sour taste intheir mouth.

Poor records, bad decision-making and subpar playershave combined to make thefranchise the losingest in NBAhistory at a woeful .346 win-ning percentage.

But a new coach, several keynew players and the anticipa-tion of the return of a popularteam nickname have combinedto give Charlotte NBA fansmore optimism than they’vehad in years.

All the positive vibes comeafter the offseason began withsignificant uncertainty.

Less than a week after theseason ended in April with athree-game winning streak tofinish 21-61 overall and avoidthe league’s worst record for asecond straight season, teamowner Michael Jordan firedMike Dunlap after one seasonon the job.

But by mid-August, theBobcats had hired a new coachin much-coveted longtimeNBA assistant Steve Clifford,applied for and were grantedrights to the popular “Hor-

nets” nickname that’ll becomeofficial for the 2014-15 season,drafted a promising rookie(Cody Zeller), signed theirmost expensive rival free agent(Al Jefferson) and re-signedthree of their own free agents(Gerald Henderson, JoshMcRoberts and JanneroPargo).

The Jefferson signing awayfrom the Utah Jazz was easilythe most tangible indicationtimes could be changing. Thethree-year, $41 million con-tract the veteran center re-ceived was a staggering fourtimes larger than the previous

top contract the Bobcats havegiven to a free agent from an-other team.

Coupled with the re-signingof Henderson to a three-year,$18 million contract, the fran-chise did much to changewhatever notion remained of itnot being interested in payingtop dollar for top talent.

But, as Jefferson knows, ex-pectations are now growing forthe organization.

“I know the fans are very ex-cited about me being here,”said the 10-year veteran whowill give Charlotte its first le-gitimate low-post offensive

NEW COACH, NEW OPTIMISM Bobcats hope “last” season paves way for Hornets greatness by Richard Walker

Photos by Scott Williams | Charlotte Bobcats Media Day 2013

scoring option in the team’shistory. “But I don’t feel anypressure. If anything, it makesme feel real good that the fansbelieve in me.

“My goal is to not let thefans down. That’s one of thethings that made me come toCharlotte. The team was a bigfan of my game and felt thatmy game and the other guyscan turn this team around.”

But can it?Certainly more talented

pieces are in place for Clifford.“Camp is about having the

right mentality for your groupto develop a team game thatwill allow us to play againstany opponent in any game,”said Clifford, whose first Bob-cats’ training camp began onOctober 1st. “I know there willbe questions about, ‘Howmany games can you win?’ and‘How good can you be?’

“I have no idea. And I thinkthat would be the wrongmindset for me and the playersto have. We have to learn toplay together and how to playwith each other. We have todevelop a team that will allowus to play consistently againstthe best teams in the NBAnight-in and night-out.”

One thing is certain: Clif-ford will have perhaps thedeepest roster in team history,even if there is some unproven

talent in the group.At point guard, former first-

round pick Kemba Walker andRamon Sessions return andwill be joined by late seasonacquisition (and summer freeagent re-signing) Pargo.

At off guard, Henderson re-turns and should be pushed byLas Vegas Summer Leagueand European SummerLeague standout Jeffery Tay-lor. Veteran Ben Gordon alsois back and is a proven late-game scorer.

At small forward, MichaelKidd-Gilchrist vows to be bet-ter in his second season andformer NBA sharpshooterMark Price is a first-year Clif-ford assistant whose primarychore will be in helping Kidd-Gilchrist improve his shootingstroke. Tolliver and Jeff Adrienare among the potential back-ups at this position.

The frontcourt will get thebenefit of new Bobcats’ assis-tant Patrick Ewing’s expertise.

An 11-time NBA All-Star,two-time Olympian and 2008Basketball Hall of Famer,Ewing is back in coaching aftera year away.

And players like Jeffersonare quick to point out Ewing’scredentials.

“I can’t wait to work with aguy like Patrick Ewing,” Jeffer-son said of Ewing, who has

been an assistant coach for twoAll-Star centers in formerHouston Rockets center YaoMing and current Rocketscenter Dwight Howard whenHoward was in Orlando. “Ithink some people forget thathe helped make DwightHoward the superstar that heis. Dwight had the talent, butPatrick showed him how to bea true big man, especially onthe defensive side.”

Jefferson, Zeller, McRobertsand third-year Bismack Biy-ombo stand to benefit mostfrom Ewing’s coaching and ex-perience.

The regular season beginswith an October 30 road tripto Cleveland before thehome-opener against Cleve-land on November 1.

There are nine more homedates in November, includingthe first of two trips to Char-lotte for two-time defendingNBA champion Miami (Nov.16).

“So far, everything’s beengreat,” Walker said. “He (Clif-ford) has been teaching us a lotin a short period of time. Ithink everyone likes him and Ithink he’ll be really good forus.

“As far as our season, wejust want to get better. That’sthe goal. We want to get betterand grow together.”

2013 Bobcats Team RosterNo. Player Pos. Ht. Exp.0 Bismack Biyombo F-C 6-9 24 Jeff Adrien F 6-7 35 Jannero Pargo G 6-1 97 Ramon Sessions G 6-3 68 Ben Gordon G 6-3 99 Gerald Henderson G 6-5 411 Josh McRoberts F 6-10 614 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist F 6-7 115 Kemba Walker G 6-1 225 Al Jefferson C 6-10 931 James Southerland F 6-8 R33 Brendan Haywood C 7-0 1240 Cody Zeller F 7-0 R43 Anthony Tolliver F 6-8 544 Jeffery Taylor F 6-7 1

Date Opponent Oct. 30 at HoustonNov. 1 ClevelandNov. 2 at New OrleansNov. 5 at New YorkNov. 6 TorontoNov. 8 New YorkNov. 11 AtlantaNov. 13 at BostonNov. 15 at ClevelandNov. 16 MiamiNov. 18 at ChicagoNov. 20 BrooklynNov. 22 PhoenixNov. 23 at MilwaukeeNov. 25 BostonNov. 27 IndianaNov. 29 MilwaukeeDec. 1 at MiamiDec. 3 at DallasDec. 6 PhiladelphiaDec. 9 Golden StateDec. 11 OrlandoDec. 13 at IndianaDec. 14 Los AngelesDec. 17 SacramentoDec. 18 at TorontoDec. 20 at DetroitDec. 21 UtahDec. 23 MilwaukeeDec. 27 Oklahoma CityDec. 28 at AtlantaDec. 30 at UtahJan. 1 at Los AngelesJan. 2 at PortlandJan. 4 at SacramentoJan. 7 WashingtonJan. 10 at MinnesotaJan. 11 at ChicagoJan. 14 New YorkJan. 15 at PhiladelphiaJan. 17 at OrlandoJan. 18 MiamiJan. 20 TorontoJan. 22 Los Angeles

Jan. 24 at New YorkJan. 25 ChicagoJan. 29 at DenverJan. 31 at Los AngelesFeb. 1 at PhoenixFeb. 4 at Golden StateFeb. 8 San AntonioFeb. 11 DallasFeb. 12 at BrooklynFeb. 18 at DetroitFeb. 19 DetroitFeb. 21 New OrleansFeb. 22 MemphisFeb. 28 at San AntonioMar. 2 at Oklahoma CityMar. 3 at MiamiMar. 5 IndianaMar. 7 ClevelandMar. 8 at MemphisMar. 10 DenverMar. 12 at WashingtonMar. 14 MinnesotaMar. 16 at MilwaukeeMar. 17 AtlantaMar. 19 at BrooklynMar. 22 PortlandMar. 24 HoustonMar. 26 BrooklynMar. 28 at OrlandoMar. 31 WashingtonApr. 2 at PhiladelphiaApr. 4 OrlandoApr. 5 at ClevelandApr. 9 at WashingtonApr. 11 at BostonApr. 12 PhiladelphiaApr. 14 at AtlantaApr. 16 Chicago

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Al Jefferson at center a sign of the times? His $41 million,three-year contract is a big money move for the franchise.

The Bobcats releasedGaddy, O’Bryant and

Daniels in the preseason.

When and where did youracting career get it’s spark?

My parents were alwaysvery good about exposing meto culture. We frequented thetheatre and movies, so from avery young age I knew that’swhat I wanted to do. When Iwas about 11, I got involvedwith a children’s theatre com-pany in Denver. Every Satur-day morning, we sang, danced,and did sketches at a comedyclub downtown. (Amazingly, alot of those kids are still in thebiz— now heavy-hitter come-dians, writers, and producers inHollywood). Soon I/we wereacting in anything and every-thing that came out of Col-orado— “Father DowlingMysteries,” regional commer-cials, etc. Got my SAG cardwhen I was 15... Then went toNorthwestern University as a

theatre major. Four cold,Chicago winters later, I tradedin my wooly coat and wentwest to Hollywood!

How did you find out aboutthe part of Pepper and wereyou intimidated by playingthis outrageous role?

Oh, I’m not intimidated byoutrageous roles. On the con-trary— have you seen myYouTube channel?— that’swhat I excel in! As far as find-ing out about Pepper, it was anaudition like any other. Myagent called with the appoint-ment and sides to prepare,though they were very vague asto what the role actually was.The breakdown read, “4-5 feettall, possibly malformed, child-like.” Which is obviously atricky to prepare for! So I didwhat I could, wore flats and a

baby-doll dress, and just did agood job. That’s all you cando. The other girls auditioningwere actual little people, so Ireally didn’t think I had achance. But the same folks thatcast “AHS” cast “Glee,” “TheMentalist,” etc. so I just treatedit as a chance to meet casting inhopes they’d consider me forsomething in the future.

So no, to answer your ques-tion, even if I were daunted byoutrageous roles, I couldn’tpossibly be intimidated becauseI didn’t even know what I’dgotten! It wasn’t until I wascast, and saw the photos themakeup department had ma-nipulated to show what I’d looklike as Pepper did realize whatthe role even was. And eventhen, with such a star-studdedcast, I never dreamt they’d en-trust such a meaty role to anunknown actor like me. For all

I knew, I was just one of anarmy of pinheads. It wasn’tuntil I was on set for the firsttime that realized I might bethe craziest in the asylum. (Orthe craziest-looking anyway.)

By the time I’d figured it allout, it was too late to be intimi-dated... cameras were rolling,and Sister Jude was in thehouse!

It’s funny to see how lovelyyou are in your pictures ofyou beside the pictures ofyou as Pepper. You obvi-ously look nothing like her.How long did it take to doyour makeup?

About 2 1/2-3 hours, andthat’s with two SPFX guysworking feverishly on me theentire time. The makeup de-partment deserves mad propsfor my transformation.

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Like the Greeks loved tragedies, the modern American loves a dark tale chock-full of tormented characters, epic beauty,unspeakable events and so often the ironic, twisted ending. We sat down with a few favorite TV and film stars andasked them to reveal in their own words why this love affair with all things grim and grotesque captivates our culture.

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Q & A with Naomi Grossman“Pepper”- American Horror Story

Though I suppose I had a littlesomething to do with it too...At the end of the day, it’s justprosthetics. They sit on thecounter unless you do some-thing with them!

Any inspiration for playingPepper? How did you be-come her?

I can’t take the credit forthat. That’s all Ryan Murphy.He’s a big fan of Tod Brown-ing’s 1933 film, “Freaks,” whichstarred a microcephalic charac-ter named Schlitzie. He’s whoPepper was modeled after. So Iobviously watched that on aloop for a month before shoot-ing. As far as how I “becameher,” the makeup did a lot ofthe work. It’s kinda’ like put-ting on a costume or wig— itinforms the way you move,speak, everything. You do yourinternal work first, then put onthe external layers, and hope-fully it all comes together!

Were you aware at the timeof filming what a huge hitAHS has become?

Not quite. I’d never evenseen it before when I audi-tioned. Then once I was cast, Iwatched the entire first seasonin a week. Didn’t sleep too wellafter that! I was especiallystruck by how excellent the act-ing was, and how high the pro-duction value was. So I knew itwould catch on, if it hadn’t al-ready. But I had no idea howvast the fandom is. That thereare people creating fake Face-book accounts, role playing astheir favorite character... Ani-mating gifs, painting portraits,composing songs, posting“Pepper for President” signsaround town, even tattooingme on their limbs! The sheercreativity that Pepper has in-spired is astonishing. Part ofthat is of course due to theshow’s popularity, but I thinkit’s also the horror genre in

general. My actor-friends onprocedural dramas aren’t en-joying the same freaky fandom!

How do you like the conven-tion circuit? Any odd fansor stories?

I love it! I mean, if in fortyyears I’m still signing picturesof Pepper, I may need an inter-vention. But for now, it’s what’shappening! Besides, I get totravel, see old friends, makenew ones... I mean, it’s not ex-actly what I want to be doingnecessarily— it’s a far cry fromacting— but shoot, a year and ahalf ago nobody wanted mysignature! So it’s a nice change.As far as odd fans and stories, Iwouldn’t know where to begin!

In fact, I was thinking aboutwriting a Christopher Guest-style mockumentary about it.So I’m going to deflect thatquestion, and let you come andsee those stories in the theatreinstead!

What upcoming projects doyou have planned?

The really juicy stuff I ofcourse can’t talk about! But inaddition to a full slate of per-sonal appearances, I’m devel-oping an animated project withone of the stars of “SOA.” Itlooks like I’ll be doing a LuchaLibre, sci-fi film with Mexicanwrestling star, Mil Máscaras.I’m always looking to remountmy solo shows (in case yourreaders are in school, andwould like to have me come betheir campus entertainment!).I’m even looking to adapt oneof my shows into a TV series.So, I’m busy!

American Horror Story has become one of the top shows onTV with legions of addicted fans,has nearly 5 million “Likes” onFacebook and episodes are nowavailable on Netflix. Photo of Naomi-Mike MekashPepper Make-Up/Prosthetics: ChrisNelson and Tinsley Studio

Naomi’s “Pepper” portrait (left):The artist is Chad Harmon (aka the "Anti Warhol"). More info at: https://www.facebook.com/chadharmonisantiwarhol

Our Prowler gals caught up to Mark Torgl—the Toxic Avenger—a cult favorite enjoying a freshround of fandom. The Super-Hero from New Jersey was on-hand for the Mad Monster Party here in Charlotte this past February and posed with fans, signed mops and showed just how to fight off bullies.

Prowler Girls: How did you get in the acting business?I’ve been acting like an idiot since I was a little kid. Seriously, Iwas always in the high school and college plays, but gettingcast in Toxic Avenger was kind of a fluke. I was attending NYUFilm School to be a filmmaker and Troma posted a notice onthe Job Board at NYU to come work on a “real” feature filmfor “The First Turn On” —the film they made the year beforeToxic Avenger. So I met with Lloyd Kaufman and MichaelHerz and they asked what I wanted to do. I said I wanted to bethe Script Supervisor, Lloyd said “OK, you can be the ScriptSupervisor, what else do you want to do?” I said I liked writing,Lloyd said “OK, you can write some additional scenes, whatelse do you want to do?” I should have said that I wanted to direct. So, I didn’t sign on as an actor initially, but typicallyeveryone on the crew ends up in the film somewhere. Whenthe actor who was hired to play Dwayne, a real social misfit,didn’t show up, Lloyd said, “Mark you go in and do the part”.

The rest is history. The next year when they were casting forthe “Toxic Avenger” apparently they auditioned hundreds ofkids for Melvin and didn’t like anyone. Lloyd finally said whatthey were looking for was what I did on “First Turn On”.They called me up and said if I wanted the part it was mine.

Tell us what you have been up to since we saw you last?After I moved to Hollywood I was working regularly in postproduction, which I really enjoy. I’ve also made a bunch ofshort films and I did a cameo in Toxic Avenger 4 as EvilMelvin. Hollywood is doing a big budget Toxic Avenger re-make with Arnold Schwarzenegger. I would love to get acameo possibly asToxi’s dad. Everyone call the producers atLions Gate Entertainment and insist on a part for me. I’m alsoacting in my own film which is currently in production, “ToxicTutu” The almost true story of what became of ToxicAvenger’s Mark Torgl!

Which Toxie movie is your favorite?The original of course, The Toxic Avenger has a life that justwon’t quit. Being part of this cult classic never gets old. �And ofcourse, Toxic Avenger 2 and 3 with Fake Melvin just didn’t cutit. Lloyd says he regrets not giving me the $50 I asked for in 2and 3.

What is your favorite toxic substance? The new film I’m working on “Toxic Tutu” there’s a drinkcalled “The Intoxicator” It’s green and very contagious.

How’s your relationship now with Lloyd Kaufman?Really good, I did an autograph signing with Lloyd and theTroma Team at ComiCon this year and I’m also appearingwith Lloyd at Stan Lee’s ComiKaze in LA Nov 1, 2 and 3.Lloyd also appears as himself in “Toxic Tutu.” �

Any advice to the aspiring janitors out there?Keep your mop handle clean. Everyone always wants to holdmy mop at monster conventions.

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve been asked to sign? I’ve signed a real janitors mop, a breast, and a butt. �Breasts

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and butts can be difficult, you have to stretch the skin out sothe signature looks right.

What advice do you have for kids that are being bulliedtoday?A part of “Toxic Tutu” has to do with Bullying. Kids shouldnot let bullies get away with it no matter what—stand yourground and let someone know. I think often if a kid stands upto a bully, the bully often ends up not being so tough.

Tell us about your new Kickstarter project and how can weget involved? It started when I was pursued by the people of The MadMonster Party to be a celebrity at their convention in Char-lotte, North Carolina inMarch. I had neverdone a convention untilthis one, and my bestfriend from NYU and Idecided to document it.We created a fictional-ized story around themonster conventionbackdrop and continuedfilming at “Days of TheDead” Los Angeles andthen at ComiCon SanDiego where Lloyd andthe Troma Crew partici-pated. We are going tobe launching a Kick-starter campaign Octo-ber 18th for 30 days toraise funds to continuefilming and finish themockumentary project. So please everyone go to KickStarter.com and look up

“Toxic Tutu”—we have some great fun incentives for sup-porters. And even if you can’t make a pledge, please spreadthe word to anyone you know who is a Toxic Avenger fan,The world needs “Toxic Tutu”. Also, go to my Facebook fanpage at www.facebook.com/ToxicAvengerMarkTorgl andgive me a “Like”. We will also be updating our progressat www.toxictutu.com.

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RYLI MORGAN

HOW DID YOU GET INTO ACTING? IT WAS A

LIFE-LONG DREAM. I ALWAYS WANTED TO

TRY IT BUT IT WAS MY HUSBAND MARK THAT

GAVE ME THE CONFIDENCE TO GO FOR IT.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST MOVIE? IT WAS A

FILM SHORT CALLED "DESPAIR".

WHAT IS YOU FAVORITE CHARACTER THAT

YOU HAVE PLAYED? NICOLE FROM "EXPEND-

ABLE" SHE WAS A VAMPIRE. WHO WOULD-

N'T WANT TO PLAY A SEXY VAMPIRE?

WHO WOULD YOU WANT TO PLAY YOU IN A

MOVIE OF YOUR LIFE? MILLA JOVOVICH.

PEOPLE HAVE SAID WE BARE A RESEM-

BLANCE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PROJECTS COMING UP?

YES. MY HUSBAND MARK AND I ARE

CURRENTLY WORKING ON A NEW THRILLER,

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The Queen City is fast becoming a Mecca for micro-brews and toasting friends in taverns is a tradition we’ve always held high.Here’s a Prowler look at great grub and cold drafts in Charlotte.

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Queen City Qqueencityq.comLocated on the ground floor of the Sev-enth Street Station parking deck, sand-wiched between the light rail line andBrixx Pizza, this friendly spot has some

of the best Que in town and uses it insome interesting dishes. Wash it alldown with the city’s best selection oflocal brews on tap.

Deviled Eggs and BaconLike Grandma never made ‘em.

Carolina Classic NachosOutstanding is its class. Piled high withhand pulled pork, smoked chicken andbrisket.

Beef Brisket QuesadillaA tasty roll up of brisket, caramelizedonions, cheddar and Monterey jackcheese.

Whiskey Warehousewhiskeywarehouse.comPlaza-Midwood’s best rooftop viewmeets great grub, great drinks, andgreat atmosphere. Check out the hugelist of whiskeys, and visit during theweekday happy hour, 4-6 p.m., for halfprice apps.

Whiskey PoppersHomemade pimento cheese balls, bat-tered and fried, served with ranch.

Mini Sliders Prime Rib swabbed in a whiskey glazewith horseradish cream sauce.

Steak Wedge SaladGrilled sirloin atop a wedge of iceberglettuce, sprinkled with diced tomatoes,onions and bleu cheese crumbles. Alow-carb dream.

Jack Beagle’sjackbeagles.comFun spot in NoDa bases its fame on all-beef dogs and a selection of differentmac-n-cheese flavors. Serves food reallylate on Friday and Saturday nights, andopens at 7 a.m. the following morningsfor a breakfast that’ll get you back in ac-tion.

Garlic Cheesy Bread Italian cheese blended with freshroasted garlic and grilled tomato atopfire roasted Italian bread.

The Ultimate Pub MenuHey, Prowlers, there’s a whole world offood out there beyond nachos andwings. These selections from themenus of Charlotte’s hottest pubs willstretch your culinary comfort zone—without emptying your wallet. Theprice for these bar bites rarely tops$10, so you’ll have plenty left over forthe drink tab. One thing is certain: ateach of these spots, you’ll find lots ofbig screens tuned to The Game.

A Note: You won’t find many wings onour menu, or nachos either. There’s nodoubt that Charlotte pubs have someof the finest examples of these delica-cies in the world. And one day, we planto try them all and decide which isbest. Until then, you’ll have to experi-ment on your own.

THE HUMBLE PUB, COMPELLING AS IT WAS, HAS BECOMESO MUCH MORE: GOURMET, COUTURE AND ALAS, ADDICTIVE.

Blue-Black MacGourmet mac-n-cheese with bluecheese and smoky bacon topped with aliberal grind of cracked black pepper.

Puppy’s Patti Melt A 1/3 lb. patty of certified humane, veg-etarian fed, hormone and antibiotic freeAngus beef sandwiched withcaramelized onions, cheddar and pepperjack cheese between slices of grilledTexas toast.

Dilworth Grilledilworthgrille.comThe menu at this family friendly spot onMorehead has been tested by time andperfected for Charlotte tastebuds.

Dilworth Crab CakesA pair of the balsamic glazed crab cakesthat won the Taste of Charlotte threetimes, served with homemade aioli.

Buffalo Blue ChipsHomemade potato chips topped withmelted blue cheese crumbles servedwith a side of buffalo sauce.

Carne Asada TacosTwo tacos filled with marinated steakspicy queso, onion cilantro mix, lettuce,and salsa.

The Saloonthesalooncharlotte.comThis slick new spot in the North Carolina

Music Factory gives off a western vibe.Top music acts, and line dancing too.

“Bloody Mary” Shrimp CocktailJumbo shrimp served with cocktail saucelaced with a spicy Bloody Mary mix.

“Grown up” Grilled CheeseMelted blend of jack and cheddarcheeses on grilled sourdough with baconand sliced tomato. Served with a side ofthousand island dressing. Comes withchoice of hand cut fries, sweet potatofries, handmade potato chips, or veg ofthe day.

Buffalo Chicken SandwichA classic of its kind. Hand breaded friedchicken breast tossed in buffalo sauceand topped with blue cheese crumbs.served on a white bread bun with let-tuce, tomato, and onion. Comes with a

side or substitute a salad, mac-n-cheese,or pasta salad for a few pennies.

All American Puballamericanpubclt.comNew life along the tracks in South End,as this former game room morphs into apopular sports bar. The Oak Room insideis a favorite stop after Panther games.

Fried Pepper Jack SticksServed with homemade marinara sauce.

Watermelon StackHave a lady along? She’ll like this salad.Layers of watermelon, fresh spinach,and goat cheese drizzled with a balsamicglaze.

USO BurgerAll-American burger topped with let-tuce, tomato, onion, bacon, chili andAmerican cheese. What makes it spe-cial? A dollar of the price is donated tothe local USO providing support andcomfort for our military families.

Tilted Kilttiltedkilt.comThese bars (now with locations onCarowinds Blvd. and in Matthews) offersome tasty pub fare, although they aremore famous for the mini-skirt kiltsworn by the waitresses.

WANT TO DRINK LOCAL? HEAD TO QUEENCITY Q ON 5TH ST. AND TASTE THEM ALL.

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Irish NachosCrispy house-made potato chipstopped with Guinness Beer CheeseSauce, seasoned ground beef andtomatoes. A nice variation on the clas-sic.

Roasted Garlic FriesFreshly prepared and tossed in sautéedgarlic butter and parmesan cheese.Yum!

“One Shot” Johnny FlatbreadNot sure how this one got its name, butit’s a TK favorite. Sun-dried tomatopesto topped with pepperoni, sausage,smoked bacon and mozzarella.

Brazwells Pubbrazwellspub.comSpreading the cool on Montford Drivewith live music, daily drink specials, andhalf-price apps, Mon.-Fri. 4-6 p.m.

Spring RollHousemade rolls wrapped aroundgrilled shrimp, smoked andouillesausage and fresh vegetables servedwith a sweet Thai chili sauce.

Portobello BurgerGrilled marinated portobello with freshmozzarella, caramelized onions,spinach, tomato and fresh pesto on fo-caccia bread.

Sunrise BurgerIt’s never too late for breakfast. Apple-wood smoked bacon, cheddar cheese,tomato and topped with a sunny sideup egg.

Duckworth Grill andTaphouseduckworthsgrillandbar.comWith locations on Park Road and in Bal-lantyne, Huntersville and Mooresville,Duckworth is best known for the manycraft beers it offers on tap, many hardto find elsewhere in Charlotte, but thefood is great too. Don’t miss the dailyspecials, frequent tastings and classes.

Mommoo’s WingsWe couldn’t resist including thesewings which placed third at 2011 Car-olina Wing Festival. (Duckworth alsoentered the first place winning wings.)These are based on the founder’sgrandmother’s recipe with 17 secret in-gredients. Mommoo’s wings are friedthen quickly chargrilled for extra crispbefore being tossed in a vinegar basedsauce.

Fried Banana Pepper RingsHand battered and served with ranchfor dipping.

Philly Cheesesteak SupremeAward-winning combo of steak, grilled

onions, green peppers, mushrooms andyour choice of cheese. Also available insteak and egg, chicken, and vegetarianversions.

Hickory Tavernthehickorytavern.comThis growing empire of sports bars haslocations as far afield as Asheville andCarrboro, but most are right here inCharlotte where it all began. Hickory’smenu adds seafood to the usual pubfare. Daily and monthly specials keeptabs down.

Oysters on the Half-ShellFresh Gulf oysters, crackers, and cock-tail sauce.

Fish Tacos Blackened tilapia, topped with Pico deGallo, lettuce, remoulade, and sourcream. Also available in shrimp andchicken; mix and match to get your fa-vorite combo.

Seared Ahi TunaSplurge a little on this plate of rare tunaaccompanied by soy sauce, wasabi, andpickled ginger.

Buffalo Wild Wingswww.buffalowildwings.comOur personal party hangout and part-ner on tailgate days. Check out the cool

Irish Nachos atThe Tilted Kilt

Fine Fare atBrazwell’s Pub

retro PBR glasses… We have yet to tryall the different seasonings and sauces,but these folks don’t just wait aroundfor a wing order. They use their saucesin many delicious ways.

Roasted Garlic MushroomsGarlic infused mushrooms, breadedand fried, served with Southwesternranch dressing.

Molten Dip Cheddar and parmesan cheese dippacked with chicken and celery, mixed

with your favorite Buffalo Wild Wingssauce, then topped with Pico De Galloand served with tortilla chips.

Parmesan Garlic Chicken FlatbreadBuffalo Wild Wings signature ParmesanGarlic Sauce atop crispy, oven-bakedflatbread pizza with chicken and a moz-zarella-provolone cheese blend.

Boardwalk Billy’sboardwalkbillys.comParrothead vibe, peanuts on the floor,this place is for real. Seafood meets‘que here with laid-back results.

Crab con Queso Billy’s world famous spicy cheese andcrab dip served with tortilla chips.

BBQ Beer Can Chicken Half a bird, marinated, then slowsmoked, makes this a tender, juicytreat.

Low Country BoilSlurge a bit on this Charleston classic

steam pot filled with shrimp, smokedsausage, potatoes and corn on the cob.

Russell’s Pub and Grillwww.russellspubngrill.comThe old 5 Steps Down on Sardis gets afacelift and a new owner.

Country’s Jalapeño Philly RollShredded steak, peppers, onions, andjalapeno cream cheese.

Bacon BBQ SlidersTwo sliders with bacon, BBQ sauce andcheese, served with a choice of side.

Fried Chicken SaladTender chicken atop spring mix, toma-toes, onions, bacon, cheese, withchoice of dressing.

VBGB Restaurant andBeer Gardenvbgbuptown.comBig patio full of fun games, and an in-side dedicated to brews, make this spotin the North Carolina Music Factory astandout. Been wondering what hap-pened to the historic JFG Coffee signthat used to sit by Panther stadium?Check out the back patio.

Zweigle’s Pork Brat A favorite of Buffalo Bills fans, these ni-trate and MSG free brats are from theRochester, NY company that’s been

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Hangover Burgerat Russell’s

breading, topped with crumbled baconand served with a creamy dill sauce.

Namon’s Grit CakesTwo grits cakes infused with parmesan,pepper jack cheese and bacon and cov-ered in a rich tomato gravy.

Tin Roof Barwww.tinroofbars.comLots of buzz about this new spot in theEpiCentre, where live music vies withpizza and quesadillas for kudos. Award-Winning Cheese Dip

White cheese and jalapenos served withhome-made tortilla chips.

Shroom QuesadillaGrilled chicken, sautéed mushrooms,and guacamole with jack cheese.

Icehouseicehousesouthend.comThis huge facility in South End’s AthertonMill complex boasts dozens of screenstuned to sports and one of the neighbor-hood’s largest covered patios.

Sesame & AnchoSeared Tuna With Asian slaw andwasabi cream.

Habanero PimentoCheese DipServed cold with corntortilla chips, but yourmouth will feel the heat.

Mojito Grilled ChickenTacosTwo taco shells filledwith marinated chicken, lettuce and Picode Gallo.

E. Boulevard Bar & Grillebbandg.comLong-time neighborhood favorite has anew location on East Boulevard in theLatta Pavilion Building with plenty of freeparking. Check the daily specials here.The kitchen is creative, and loves towrap things in bacon.

Pimento & Bacon Grilled Cheese Served on your choice of bread withslices of tomato.

European Goat Cheese & 3 Kale SaladTopped with roasted sweet corn, plumtomato, avocado and toasted almonds.

Carolina Beach Blue Crab Hush PuppiesWith fresh lemon and spicy tartar aioli.

Strike City EpicentreThe Perfect GameWings, Potato Skins, Chicken Tendersand Mozz Sticks complete this all aroundbest of the best appetizer perfect forsharing or great for that big appetite.

The Strike SliceTry one of our amazing pizzas by theslice, 10” or 18” offerings. Tons of top-pings to choose from or pick one of ouralready famous concoctions.

Penne Alla VodkaOne of our most popular dishes, vodkasauce so creamy and good that you

won’t want to quit stuffing your face.

City Tavernwww.city-tavern.comSmall Bites menu at the bar is a bargainduring happy hours, Mon.-Wed. 4-6 and9-10 p.m., and on Thursday from 4 to 11p.m. when apps are half-priced. Tempura AsparagusOysters Rockefeller (Thurs. only)Crab Cake Balls

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Impact Fitness Company—tell uswhat IFC, Co. does well?Coach C: We specialize in finding theniche for each client—fully-cus-tomized, tightly focused and effectiveworkouts that get you to yourgoal..fast. One great way to do thisthat people are getting excited about isHIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING. Bottom line: it gets superior resultsand the time required to do the work-outs is negligible—it fits in any sched-ule. Most of my clients participate in aone-on-one or group program I call30 for 30. It’s 30 minutes, 3x per week(it’s also $30 per week). We do work-outs at gyms, fitness facilities, homegyms and area apartment communi-ties. In all, you put up 100% effort for

about 12 minutes with essential restin-between. You walk away with apeak workout behind you and the restof your day or evening. And really, youwon’t get a look like this with anythingthat feels familiar to your body. Weshock the system, turn up the heat,build the core, max your major musclesystems and the fat falls away, the me-tabolism skyrockets and your body be-comes strong quickly. Prowler: That sounds more than a lit-tle intense. Is it for everyone?Coach C:The first workout for eachnew trainee is a fitness test. We’ll lookat many factors and tailor the workoutby moving intervals and making it do-able for the trainee. We don’t overdoit right out of the gate—we build.Each workout from there, we moveforward.Prowler: You create one-on-oneworkouts in the 30 for 30 program,correct?Coach C: Correct. We also work ingroups—which are preferred becauseyou have support from others as well.Prowler: And do you recommend dietplans or diet pills, etc. in this program?Coach C: I don't recommend dietpills or quick fix diet fads, I believe thebody responds best to proper nutri-tion, exercise,rest and lots of water.Prowler: Is this similar to the trainingyou do with high school and collegeage kids who are NFL hopefuls?Coach C: It is. Every player in everysport will benefit from increased stam-ina and full body conditioning, how-ever with football, it's moresport-specific and focus is on speed,agility, power and overall athletic con-ditioning. Prowler: We hear you have a reallypromising nephew that you are reallyproud of who was brought up forACC football exhibition?Coach C: Yes! For more info on Coach C’s programs:www.impacttrainingsystem.com

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Sep.09 at San DiegoSep.15 TennesseeSep.22 at BaltimoreSep.29 SeattleOct.06 at San FranciscoOct.13 St. LouisOct.20 at Kansas CityNov.03 IndianapolisNov.10 at ArizonaNov.17 OaklandNov.24 JacksonvilleDec.01 New EnglandDec.05 at JacksonvilleDec.15 at IndianapolisDec.22 DenverDec.29 at Tennessee

Sep.08 OaklandSep.15 MiamiSep.22 at San FranciscoSep.29 at JacksonvilleOct.06 SeattleOct.14 at San DiegoOct.20 DenverNov.03 at HoustonNov.10 St. LouisNov.14 at TennesseeNov.24 at ArizonaDec.01 TennesseeDec.08 at CincinnatiDec.15 HoustonDec.22 at Kansas CityDec.29 Jacksonville

Sep.08 Kansas CitySep.15 at OaklandSep.22 at SeattleSep.29 IndianapolisOct.06 at St. LouisOct.13 at DenverOct.20 San DiegoOct.27 San FranciscoNov.10 at TennesseeNov.17 ArizonaNov.24 at HoustonDec.01 at ClevelandDec.05 HoustonDec.15 BuffaloDec.22 TennesseeDec.29 at Indianapolis

Sep.08 at PittsburghSep.15 at HoustonSep.22 San DiegoSep.29 NY JetsOct.06 Kansas CityOct.13 at SeattleOct.20 San FranciscoNov.03 at St. LouisNov.10 JacksonvilleNov.14 IndianapolisNov.24 at OaklandDec.01 at IndianapolisDec.08 at DenverDec.15 ArizonaDec.22 at JacksonvilleDec.29 Houston

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Sep.05 BaltimoreSep.15 at NY GiantsSep.23 OaklandSep.29 PhiladelphiaOct.06 at DallasOct.13 JacksonvilleOct.20 at IndianapolisOct.27 WashingtonNov.10 at San DiegoNov.17 Kansas CityNov.24 at New EnglandDec.01 at Kansas CityDec.08 TennesseeDec.12 San DiegoDec.22 at HoustonDec.29 at Oakland

Sep.08 at JacksonvilleSep.15 DallasSep.19 at PhiladelphiaSep.29 NY GiantsOct.06 at TennesseeOct.13 OaklandOct.20 HoustonOct.27 ClevelandNov.03 at BuffaloNov.17 at DenverNov.24 San DiegoDec.01 DenverDec.08 at WashingtonDec.15 at OaklandDec.22 IndianapolisDec.29 at San Diego

Sep.08 at IndianapolisSep.15 JacksonvilleSep.23 at DenverSep.29 WashingtonOct.06 San DiegoOct.13 at Kansas CityOct.27 PittsburghNov.03 PhiladelphiaNov.10 at NY GiantsNov.17 at HoustonNov.24 TennesseeNov.28 at DallasDec.08 at NY JetsDec.15 Kansas CityDec.22 at San DiegoDec.29 Denver

Sep.09 HoustonSep.15 at PhiladelphiaSep.22 at TennesseeSep.29 DallasOct.06 at OaklandOct.14 IndianapolisOct.20 at JacksonvilleNov.03 at WashingtonNov.10 DenverNov.17 at MiamiNov.24 at Kansas CityDec.01 CincinnatiDec.08 NY GiantsDec.12 at DenverDec.22 OaklandDec.29 Kansas City

Sep.08 New EnglandSep.15 CarolinaSep.22 at NY JetsSep.29 BaltimoreOct.03 at ClevelandOct.13 CincinnatiOct.20 at MiamiOct.27 at New OrleansNov.03 Kansas CityNov.10 at PittsburghNov.17 NY JetsDec.01 AtlantaDec.08 at Tampa BayDec.15 at JacksonvilleDec.22 MiamiDec.29 at New England

Sep.08 at ClevelandSep.15 at IndianapolisSep.22 AtlantaSep.30 at New OrleansOct.06 BaltimoreOct.20 BuffaloOct.27 at New EnglandOct.31 CincinnatiNov.11 at Tampa BayNov.17 San DiegoNov.24 CarolinaDec.01 at NY JetsDec.08 at PittsburghDec.15 New EnglandDec.22 at BuffaloDec.29 NY Jets

Sep.08 at BuffaloSep.12 NY JetsSep.22 Tampa BaySep.29 at AtlantaOct.06 at CincinnatiOct.13 New OrleansOct.20 at NY JetsOct.27 MiamiNov.03 PittsburghNov.18 at CarolinaNov.24 DenverDec.01 at HoustonDec.08 ClevelandDec.15 at MiamiDec.22 at BaltimoreDec.29 Buffalo

Sep.08 Tampa BaySep.12 at New EnglandSep.22 BuffaloSep.29 at TennesseeOct.07 at AtlantaOct.13 PittsburghOct.20 New EnglandOct.27 at CincinnatiNov.03 New OrleansNov.17 at BuffaloNov.24 at BaltimoreDec.01 MiamiDec.08 OaklandDec.15 at CarolinaDec.22 ClevelandDec.29 at Miami

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LIONSGREEN BAY

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Sep.08 CincinnatiSep.15 MinnesotaSep.22 at PittsburghSep.29 at DetroitOct.06 New OrleansOct.10 NY GiantsOct.20 at WashingtonNov.04 at Green BayNov.10 DetroitNov.17 BaltimoreNov.24 at St. LouisDec.01 at MinnesotaDec.09 DallasDec.15 at ClevelandDec.22 at PhiladelphiaDec.29 Green Bay

Sep.08 MinnesotaSep.15 at ArizonaSep.22 at WashingtonSep.29 ChicagoOct.06 at Green BayOct.13 at ClevelandOct.20 CincinnatiOct.27 DallasNov.10 at ChicagoNov.17 at PittsburghNov.24 Tampa BayNov.28 Green BayDec.08 at PhiladelphiaDec.16 BaltimoreDec.22 NY GiantsDec.29 at Minnesota

Sep.08 at San FranciscoSep.15 WashingtonSep.22 at CincinnatiOct.06 DetroitOct.13 at BaltimoreOct.20 ClevelandOct.27 at MinnesotaNov.04 ChicagoNov.10 PhiladelphiaNov.17 at NY GiantsNov.24 MinnesotaNov.28 at DetroitDec.08 AtlantaDec.15 at DallasDec.22 PittsburghDec.29 at Chicago

Sep.08 at DetroitSep.15 at ChicagoSep.22 ClevelandSep.29 PittsburghOct.13 CarolinaOct.21 at NY GiantsOct.27 Green BayNov.03 at DallasNov.07 WashingtonNov.17 at SeattleNov.24 at Green BayDec.01 ChicagoDec.08 at BaltimoreDec.15 PhiladelphiaDec.22 at CincinnatiDec.29 Detroit

Sep.08 at New OrleansSep.15 St. LouisSep.22 at MiamiSep.29 New EnglandOct.07 NY JetsOct.20 Tampa BayOct.27 at ArizonaNov.03 at CarolinaNov.10 SeattleNov.17 at Tampa BayNov.21 New OrleansDec.01 at BuffaloDec.08 at Green BayDec.15 WashingtonDec.23 at San FranciscoDec.29 Carolina

Sep.08 SeattleSep.15 at BuffaloSep.22 NY GiantsOct.06 at ArizonaOct.13 at MinnesotaOct.20 St. LouisOct.24 at Tampa BayNov.03 AtlantaNov.10 at San FranciscoNov.18 New EnglandNov.24 at MiamiDec.01 Tampa BayDec.08 at New OrleansDec.15 NY JetsDec.22 New OrleansDec.29 at Atlanta

Sep.08 AtlantaSep.15 at Tampa BaySep.22 ArizonaSep.30 MiamiOct.06 at ChicagoOct.13 at New EnglandOct.27 BuffaloNov.03 at NY JetsNov.10 DallasNov.17 San FranciscoNov.21 at AtlantaDec.02 at SeattleDec.08 CarolinaDec.15 at St. LouisDec.22 at CarolinaDec.29 Tampa Bay

Sep.08 at NY JetsSep.15 New OrleansSep.22 at New EnglandSep.29 ArizonaOct.13 PhiladelphiaOct.20 at AtlantaOct.24 CarolinaNov.03 at SeattleNov.11 MiamiNov.17 AtlantaNov.24 at DetroitDec.01 at CarolinaDec.08 BuffaloDec.15 San FranciscoDec.22 at St. LouisDec.29 at New Orleans

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COWBOYSNEW YORK

GIANTSPHILDELPHIA

EAGLESWASHINGTON

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Sep.08 NY GiantsSep.15 at Kansas CitySep.22 St. LouisSep.29 at San DiegoOct.06 DenverOct.13 WashingtonOct.20 at PhiladelphiaOct.27 at DetroitNov.03 MinnesotaNov.10 at New OrleansNov.24 at NY GiantsNov.28 OaklandDec.09 at ChicagoDec.15 Green BayDec.22 at WashingtonDec.29 Philadelphia

Sep.08 at DallasSep.15 DenverSep.22 at CarolinaSep.29 at Kansas CityOct.06 PhiladelphiaOct.10 at ChicagoOct.21 MinnesotaOct.27 at PhiladelphiaNov.10 OaklandNov.17 Green BayNov.24 DallasDec.01 at WashingtonDec.08 at San DiegoDec.15 SeattleDec.22 at DetroitDec.29 Washington

Sep.09 at WashingtonSep.15 San DiegoSep.19 Kansas CitySep.29 at DenverOct.06 at NY GiantsOct.13 at Tampa BayOct.20 DallasOct.27 NY GiantsNov.03 at OaklandNov.10 at Green BayNov.17 WashingtonDec.01 ArizonaDec.08 DetroitDec.15 at MinnesotaDec.22 ChicagoDec.29 at Dallas

Sep.09 PhiladelphiaSep.15 at Green BaySep.22 DetroitSep.29 at OaklandOct.13 at DallasOct.20 ChicagoOct.27 at DenverNov.03 San DiegoNov.07 at MinnesotaNov.17 at PhiladelphiaNov.25 San FranciscoDec.01 NY GiantsDec.08 Kansas CityDec.15 at AtlantaDec.22 DallasDec.29 at NY Giants

Sep.08 at St. LouisSep.15 DetroitSep.22 at New OrleansSep.29 at Tampa BayOct.06 CarolinaOct.13 at San FranciscoOct.17 SeattleOct.27 AtlantaNov.10 HoustonNov.17 at JacksonvilleNov.24 IndianapolisDec.01 at PhiladelphiaDec.08 St. LouisDec.15 at TennesseeDec.22 at SeattleDec.29 San Francisco

Sep.08 ArizonaSep.15 at AtlantaSep.22 at DallasSep.26 San FranciscoOct.06 JacksonvilleOct.13 at HoustonOct.20 at CarolinaOct.28 SeattleNov.03 TennesseeNov.10 at IndianapolisNov.24 ChicagoDec.01 at San FranciscoDec.08 at ArizonaDec.15 New OrleansDec.22 Tampa BayDec.29 at Seattle

Sep.08 Green BaySep.15 at SeattleSep.22 IndianapolisSep.26 at St. LouisOct.06 HoustonOct.13 ArizonaOct.20 at TennesseeOct.27 at JacksonvilleNov.10 CarolinaNov.17 at New OrleansNov.25 at WashingtonDec.01 St. LouisDec.08 SeattleDec.15 at Tampa BayDec.23 AtlantaDec.29 at Arizona

Sep.08 at CarolinaSep.15 San FranciscoSep.22 JacksonvilleSep.29 at HoustonOct.06 at IndianapolisOct.13 TennesseeOct.17 at ArizonaOct.28 at St. LouisNov.03 Tampa BayNov.10 at AtlantaNov.17 MinnesotaDec.02 New OrleansDec.08 at San FranciscoDec.15 at NY GiantsDec.22 ArizonaDec.29 St. Louis

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H appy Holidays Prowler Fans! I cannotbelieve another year will be escapingus so quickly. I am still abuzz frommy summer fun and special adven-

tures. This time each year many of us beginto reflect on all the special people andextraordinary things for which we are sograteful. This time of year is very special tome because I appreciate the season, the timeto share with others, and memories of thepast year. I also wonder what is on the hori-

zon for my family and me. My hope is thatwith all 2013 has brought each of you;everyone can find gratitude for something.This is a great time of year to show off yourbest family recipes and rise to the challengeof creating new recipes from the many left-overs after your annual holiday feasts.

My heart’s desire for this particular articleis to share how excited I have been about myprofessional start in 2013. I started the yearoff in my new job as Executive Chef at First

United Methodist Church and then I wasable to compete in my first cooking compe-tition. That was a true adrenaline rush! I amso grateful to have been chosen to be onFood Network’s new hit series Guy’sGrocery Games. I hope the viewing audi-ence finds great favor with the show andcontinues to watch the many challenges thatmost of us are faced with daily in our questfor finding that ultimate meal right off thegrocery shelves. That experience has trulyhumbled me and inspired me to work evenharder on my personal culinary arts portfo-lio. As I take this time to plan for my nextsteps I am truly looking forward to makingmy future even stronger and brighter.

As Professional Chefs we are always striv-ing for excellence. With every plate we cre-ate an experience. With every dish we leavea personal lasting legacy in the hearts of oth-ers. This position provides immediate self-gratification or disappointment dependingon the outcome of our product.

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Make your own homemade cranberry saucethis year for Thanksgiving using fresh cran-berries. This easy recipe is so simple butrenders out some intense flavor.Ingredients12 oz bag fresh cranberries3/4 cup orange juice2/3 cup brown sugar1/3 cup white sugar2 oz gold rum

InstructionsPlace all the ingredients in a sauce pan andcook on medium-high for 15-20 minutes oruntil most of the liquid has reduced – stir-ring occasionally. You’ll hear the cranberriespopping – don’t worry, that’s what you wantthem to do. Remove from heat and serve. Cranberry sauce can be made days aheadand brought to room temperature or slight-ly heated before serving.

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As temps drop we’re prone to mix a hardier cocktail. These blur the lines between a mixer and a meal. Enjoy...

Bacon, our 3rdfavorite thing, meetcocktails, our 2ndfavorite thing...

Spicy Bacon Bloody Mary

Boozy Pumpkin Pie Milkshake

Butterscotch Cinnamon Apple Pie Martini

INGREDIENTS1 can diced tomatoes with green chiles (not drained)2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce1/2 red bullet chili with seeds, choppedDash of lime juice1/3 cup bacon (or pepper) vodkaMarinated cremini mushrooms for garnishBacon slices for garnishDIRECTIONS1. Place the tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, chili, lime juiceand vodka in a blender. Pulse on medium until the mixture issilky smooth. Add the salt and pepper to taste. If the mixture isthick, add a bit of water to thin it out.2. Garnish with the mushrooms and bacon. Serves 1.

INGREDIENTSAbout 2-1/2 cups low-fat vanilla ice cream1/3 cup Pinnacle Pumpkin Pie vodka1/4 cup Seasonal Coffee-mate Pumpkin Spice creamer1-1/2 tablespoons brown sugar1/2 cup pumpkin puree1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice1 graham cracker, cut into bite-size piecesWhipped creamDIRECTIONS1. Place all of the ingredients (minus the graham cracker) into ablender. Blend on low until mixture is creamy. If too thick, addadditional creamer or vodka. If not thick enough for you, addadditional vanilla ice cream.2. Garnish milkshakes with whipped cream, pumpkin pie spiceand graham crackers. Serves 2.

INGREDIENTS1 shot cinnamon schnapps1 cup chilled apple juice1 shot butterscotch schnappsWhipped cream, for garnishGround cinnamon or cinnamon stick, for gar-nish

DIRECTIONS1. Pour cinnamon schnapps into martini glass.2. Pour apple juice over schnapps then pourbutterscotch schnapps over apple juice.3. Place a dollop of whipped cream on top ofdrink and sprinkle with cinnamon or add acinnamon stick for garnish.

Autumn Eats Done Right & Ready To Share

Ingredients1 (16.3 oz) Pillsbury Grands FlakyLayers Biscuits 1 egg2 tablespoons milk3/4 cup diced ham 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion1/2 cup shredded cheddar1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic

DirectionsHeat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a11 x 7 or 12 x 8 glass baking dish

with cooking spray. In a large bowl,beat egg and milk with a wire whiskuntil smooth. Separate dough intoindividual biscuits and cut each bis-cuit into quarters. Gently stir biscuitpieces into egg mixture to coatevenly. Fold in ham, cheese, onionsand granulated garlic. Spoon mix-ture into prepared dish, arrange bis-cuit pieces in a single layer. Baked at350 for 23 - 25 minutes or untilgolden brown. You can either cutinto squares or just pull apart andserve.

Butternut Parmesan Sauce1 lb butternut squash, peeled, diced1 teaspoon olive oil1/4 cup shallots, minced2 cloves garlic, minced2 tbsp fresh grated parmesan cheesekosher salt and freshly ground blackpepper, to taste

Lasagna9 lasagna noodles, cooked (usegluten free noodles for gluten free)10 oz package frozen choppedspinach, heated and squeezed well15 oz fat free ricotta cheese 1/2 cup fresh grated Parmesancheese1 large eggsalt and fresh pepper9 tbsp (about 3 oz) part skim shred-ded Italian Blend Cheese1 tablespoon parsley, minced

DirectionsBring a large pot of salted water to aboil. Add butternut squash and cookuntil soft. Remove squash with a slot-ted spoon, reserve about 1 cup of thewater and set aside, then blend untilsmooth with an immersion blender,adding 1/4 cup of the reserved liquidto thin out.

In a large deep non-stick skillet,

add the oil, sauté the shallots and gar-lic over medium-low heat until softand golden, about 4 to 5 minutes.Add pureed butternut squash, seasonwith with salt and fresh cracked pep-per and add a little more of the re-served water to thin out to yourliking. Stir in 2 1/2 tablespoons of theparmesan cheese and set aside.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Ladleabout 1/2 cup butternut sauce sauceon the bottom of a 9 x 12 bakingdish. Combine spinach, ricotta,Parmesan, egg, salt and pepper in amedium bowl. Place a piece of waxpaper on the counter and lay outlasagna noodles. Make sure noodlesare dry. Take 1/3 cup of ricotta mix-ture and spread evenly over noodle.Roll carefully and place seam sidedown onto the baking dish. Repeatwith remaining noodles.

Ladle about 1 cup of sauce overthe noodles in the baking dish andtop each one with 1 tbsp Italiancheese blend. Put foil over bakingdish and bake for 40 minutes, or untilcheese melts and everything is hotand bubbly. Top with parsley andserve. Makes 9 rolls.

To serve, ladle a little extra sauceon the plate and top with lasagna roll.5 GRAMS OF FAT PER SERVING!

Cheesy Ham Biscuit Pull Aparts Squash & Spinach Lasagna Rolls

Ingredients1 Box refrigerated pie crusts2 1/2 cups light corn syrup 2 1/2 cups packed brown sugar 1/2 cup butter, melted 4 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 6 eggs, slightly beaten 2 cups coarsely chopped pecansButter-flavor cooking spray 2 cups pecan halves

Directions1. Heat oven to 425°F. Grease13x9-inch (3-quart) glass bakingdish with shortening spray. Remove1 pie crust from pouch; unroll onwork surface. Roll into 13x9-inch

rectangle. Place crust in dish; trimedges to fit. 2. In large bowl, stircorn syrup, brown sugar, butter,vanilla and eggs with wire whisk.Stir in chopped pecans. Spoon halfof filling into crust-lined dish. Re-move second pie crust from pouch;unroll on work surface. Roll into13x9-inch rectangle. Place crustover filling; trim edges to fit. Spraycrust with butter-flavor cookingspray. 3. Bake 14 to 16 minutes oruntil browned. Reduce oven tem-perature to 350°F. Carefully spoonremaining filling over baked pastry;arrange pecan halves on top. Bake30 minutes until set. Cool 20 min-utes. Serve warm with vanilla icecream.

Pecan Pie

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