Summer Guide

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A Day at the Beach by Lee Stabert With that big fat stimulus check burning a hole in my pocket, I think it’s time for some irresponsible spending!

Blue (Blood) Plate Special by Carrington Fox The CEOs and VIPs who dine regularly in the old house at 37 Rutledge Street probably won’t be getting many stimulus checks, since the $600 shot in the arm is intended for folks earning less than a gazillion dollars annually.

Bronze Ambition by Tracy Moore Ah, beauty. If you’re like me, you’re probably kinda pale, flabby and/or gross in places. You’re hopelessly splotchy, blemish-ridden and, on most days, too lazy even to bother putting a rainbow on it.

By the Numbers ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: If you’ve got a thing for quantity over quality, we’ve compiled a whole slew of ways—from the charitable to the gluttonous and pleasurably immoral—that you can hack away at that $600 with a thousand little cuts instead of one big blow.

Convertible Cash by Jim Ridley As an American, I am guaranteed the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of a sweet, sweet ride. And pursue it I did, armed with $600 worth of economy-stimulating muscle.

Fear and Loathing in Derbyville by Sarah Kelley So you’re flush with cash and in the market for fun? You should escape Nashville, if only for a weekend, and take a trip on Uncle Sam’s dime.

How to Stimulate Your Package by P.J. Tobia Fitting $600 into a G-string is easier than you think. Catching that money as it cascades from the sky in a twirling, fluttering, cloudburst of singles is harder than you might imagine.

No Recession by Steve Haruch There may be no such thing as an “album” in a few years, but in the meantime, that term still means something: a bunch of songs leaked weeks before the release date and downloaded by people with no sympathy for the record industry.

Party Arty, Dude! by Jack Silverman What if we told you that you could spend that stimulus check to simultaneously drown your sorrows in style, have a nosh, hang with a bunch of your friends, play with paint and develop skills that may save your hide?

Stimulus Summer Guide For 600 compelling reasons, this issue of the Scene’s annual Summer Guide is all about the Benjamins.

Swimsuit Photos It wouldn't be a Summer Guide without some skin!

From the Archives

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D.I.Y. Summer
For most of us, work doesn’t let out for the summer. Consequently, there’s no obvious time to launch the personal reinvention. So why not pick this summer as a season of transformation?

DO-IT-YOURSELFER
As soon as school gets out, they plan to kick their Bolens gas mower into high gear in and around their Sylvan Park neighborhood. Big bro’ Cooper is the brain trust and the muscle, says mom Bridget, and Willem’s in charge of sticks, stones and scheduling.

Another Woman’s Treasure
by Elizabeth Ulrich
When it comes to found-object art, two elements are key: a big load of random trash and something to hold it all together. Seems simple enough. But those who are not blessed with garages—or the means to store junk—will soon find that quality waste is hard to come by.

Something for Nothing
by Claire Suddath
It’s true what they say about one man’s trash and another man’s treasure. But what about one man’s perfectly good laptop, children’s bedroom set or 1999 Mitsubishi Montero?

So, You Want to Run for Office?
by Jim Ridley
You could spend the summer repotting begonias, or learning macramé, or doing whatever the hell it is people do with those extra hours of sunlight. But in case you hadn’t noticed, there’s a city to save!