While most GC students spend their summers at busy internships or traditional jobs, Annika Fisher chose a more unique project: building a tiny house.  Fisher, a sociology and art double major from Staunton, Virginia, has a concentration in pre-architecture and intends to apply to an architecture graduate program after graduation. While formulating summer plans last spring, she said, “I had the idea to build a tiny house which would still give me a resume item for applying to grad school and also get exposure to construction and get life skills that would be relevant.” In fact, Fisher’s interest in tiny...

By Amelia Witmer-Rich • September 8, 2022 • Features

Welcome to Middlebury, Indiana, population 3,605, the unexpected headquarters of a rapidly expanding ‘Amish crack’ empire.  Rise’n Roll Bakery and Deli is home to a variety of Amish-style goods at 12 different locations in Indiana, and will open a new franchise near Indianapolis in six weeks. Enter the original Middlebury location and one will find jars of jam, bottles of honey, a selection of Amish romance novels, a spinning display case of pies, a cooler full of massive blocks of cheese and donuts – Bavarian cream, peanut butter and “Crunch Bismark.”  Upon seeing the boxes and boxes of one particular...

By Greta Lapp Klassen • February 21, 2020 • Features