BALTIMORE — The view from 19 stories above St. Paul Street in midtown Baltimore affords the 85-year-old artist Raoul Middleman plenty of subject matter for his daily paintings in watercolor and gouache: The harbor and Francis Scott Key Bridge, Canton and Clinton Street, cargo cranes and railroad tracks, the Belvedere […]
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U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will travel to local communities over the next few weeks in a continued push to get more schools to reopen before the Biden Administration’s self-imposed 100-day deadline. “My job, I can do it better if I’m listening to what is happening in the field,” Cardona […]
For writer Kazim Ali, writing has always been personal. As the author of over a dozen books — including seven books of poetry, five novels and five essay collections — he’s often had to mine the deepest depths of his psyche for a profound sentence or a heartfelt stanza. Not […]
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Get ready to see a full spectrum of eye-popping laser lights and special effects set to a soundtrack of today’s greatest hits — all from the comfort and safety of your car. Six Flags Great Adventure is hosting a new, limited-time event, the Six Flags Rockin’ […]
My husband and I retired early. We were very frugal. Friends called us cheap. We prefer thrifty or frugal. We had no children, they had three kids; we rarely took vacations, they vacationed every year. Who deserves an annual vacation? There’s a reason why we retired early. We always paid […]
After the city of San Diego made changes to the Coastal Rail Trail project intended to provide better visibility and safety for bicyclists around the Gilman Drive/Interstate 5 on-ramp and off-ramp, the La Jolla Community Planning Association gave it a stamp of approval Feb. 4. The project, which seeks to […]
OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVEMENT As we recover from the ravages of the Pandemic and the hospitality industry re-emerges from its devastation, the good news is that there is unprecedented opportunity for improvement. Much of the upcoming change is directly related to the virus and is well underway; improved cleanliness standards, solutions […]
Twin 11-year-old siblings in southern California are passing out candy canes during their neighborhood’s Christmas light show in hopes of raising enough money to buy presents for children whose families are suffering economic hardship during the coronavirus pandemic. Troy and Cheyenne Valvo have been passing out candy canes to drivers […]
Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. Greg Johnson has a pretty good job — and even better benefits. The Dauphin County magisterial district judge and his colleagues […]
For the first time in more than eight months, Nelson Toala returned to the Driskill Hotel the place he has worked as a chef for more than a decade. Except in lieu of his chef’s uniform, Toala, 65, wore jeans, a long sleeve gray shirt, a hat and was accompanied […]
Griswold fans rejoice, the house on Legends Court will shine very bright once again this holiday season enabling you to have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas. The popular holiday light display at the Mickleton home of Steve and Gina Harbaugh, that mimics the home in the movie “National Lampoon’s Christmas […]
Every holiday season, there’s a twinkle in the sky in the historic town of Victor. High on the giant mining headframes that dot the mountain landscape, massive images of candy canes and Saint Nick light up the night. The Holiday Headframe Lighting Tour is part of the community spirit of […]
CLOSE From the socially distanced holiday lights display at the Bronx Zoo to the drive-thru extravaganza known as EJDJAT in Dutchess County, with a little grooviness thrown in (there’s a drive-thru at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts) there are a lot of ways to add some pandemic-safe sparkle to your […]
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Six Flags Great Adventure’s first drive-thru holiday show will begin at the theme park in Jackson next week. It will start Nov. 30, running Monday through Thursday evenings until Jan. 3 and feature more than a million lights, holiday themes and seasonal music, Six Flags revealed Monday. Tickets are $14.99 […]
Berkeley’s Shotgun Players pull out all the stops for their next production “The Light.” According to Jayme Catalano, the company will be “applying our signature Shotgun Players’ polish and aesthetic as we live-stream a real-life performer couple from their living room. This isn’t your typical static Zoom show. We’re using […]
Do you have a holiday lights display that would give Clark Griswold from the movie “Christmas Vacation” a run for his money? GREENSBORO, N.C. — “Is your house on fire, Clark?” “No, Aunt Bethany, those are the Christmas lights!” Do you have a holiday lights display that would give Clark […]
The World of Darkness likes the shadows. I mean, it’s a tabletop role-playing game universe (one that’s becoming increasingly digital) about vampires, werewolves, and other monsters. Yet the Paradox Interactive-owned franchise is shedding some light on how it’s approaching development going forward, including how this influences actual play livestreams such […]
Remember hope? “Hope is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops at all,” as the poet Emily Dickinson put it. For almost eight months now, we have been in a state of profound hope-deprivation. Hopes were […]
England’s winter is starting to take shape with the South African government privately giving the go ahead for a tour next month and the Indian board meeting this weekend to discuss a Test series in Mumbai next year. The South African government has told its cricket board it will issue […]
The production plays from Friday 27 November 2020 – Sunday 3 January 2021. Today the Corn Exchange Newbury has announced that this year’s pantomime, Aladdin, will go ahead. The Corn Exchange pantomime has become a tradition for families in Newbury and the surrounding area, and the venue have been pulling […]
The Ellis County City of Maypearl, located 10 miles southwest of Waxahachie, is called “a pearl in the heart of North Texas”. Its citizens would heartily agree. In 2018, Maypearl’s population was recorded at 1,033; today the area around the city is exploding with growth. Founded in 1904, the Maypearl […]
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: — All Ohio high school sports can go forward this fall, with an option for sports like football or soccer to be delayed until the spring if schools wish, Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday. The governor’s […]