Queen City Discovery

QC/D has been a labor of love since 2007, but as the site enters its thirteenth year, it was time to change things up. Finally, I'm upgrading the site from Google's outdated Blogger platform. All of the existing QC/D content (and new stories) will now...

There’s a watermelon on the floor. I see it as I set down the bag of sandwiches. Nana rebuffs my offer to help set the table and gives directions on where everyone is supposed to sit. After I plead my case as to why the spot against the wall next to...

The pandemic continues and with it comes limited hours and extra safety precautions. I wondered, though, even in a world where the operating times weren’t just 6 A.M. to 2 P.M., would anyone be hanging out late into the night still? And let’s say that...

The retail store I worked at closed at 9 PM. On an ideal shift, when no one was being difficult, I was out of there at 10. I could be at Kings Waffle with a fresh pack of Camels and warm coffee by 10:20. After the post-amusement park rush died down,...