Kris Condon provides information about the Homewood Theatre mural on the south wall of Melody Mart, 18062 Dixie Highway, during a tour she conducted on July 31.
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The Weeks | June 25: Fireworks are beautiful, annoying, dangerous (and where to watch displays); mural tour; Homewood land deal; casino agreement

FIREWORKS: PLEASE WATCH, DON’T SHOOT

Fireworks are a mixed blessing. Some people love the bright colors and beautiful shapes against the night sky. Some people like to blow things up. 

Some people and the pets they love are terrorized by the rapid-fire blasts that can last for weeks as people celebrate the 4th of July from mid-June until they run out of fireworks to shoot.

Also, fireworks are dangerous. Megan Tipton with the Homewood Fire…

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