Activities and information of interest to all ages will be available during Old Home Week when Rep. Todd Rock sponsors A Healthy Community Fest. On Thursday, Aug. 5, from 1 to 4 p.m. visitors may stop by the south parking lot of the John L. Grove Medical Center to meet Smokey the Bear, analyze food serving portions, and have some free ice cream.
Their goals are as different as the women themselves. Some want dramatic eyebrows. Others want fuller lips. A few are cancer survivors anxious to complete reconstructive surgery. Regardless of their motivation, all have chosen cosmetic tattooing.
Mending or altering clothes at home may seem like a lost art from a long-ago home economics class, but it’s becoming trendy again as people look to make the most of their clothes budgets.
Stay cool and hydrated without spending too much cash. And learn about Energy Star-related tax breaks.
In the last few decades, advances in window-making technology have made it possible for homeowners to save a bundle on energy costs.
The first signs of fall don’t have to mean the end of your summer garden.
Many schools and employers are encouraging — and even organizing — carpooling and car-sharing operations in an effort to help the environment and eliminate parking hassles. Sharing a ride can be a great way to cut your commuting costs, but they require some time investment up front.
As the moon fades to last quarter on Aug. 3, dark evening skies prevail giving us a deep window into the starry heavens. This time of year, the Milky Way Band is most prominent for evening watchers. If you have a good deal of light pollution in your sky, alas, the Milky Way will be difficult to distinguish. A sweep with binoculars or a small telescope, however, will reveal an abundant increase in stars as your scan takes you over this far away band of light.
Dog Lady praises a caring owner, and a reader writes in about her own jumping dog.
Camping is a summer adventure that never goes out of style. And now, camping gear and accessories are more ingenious, lightweight and camper-friendly.
In a recent column I described how some parents verbally challenge their child to do the opposite of what they want.. This is training a child to defy. Bribes and threats also are ineffective as they empower a child to choose a reward when bribed, or say “I don’t care” when threatened.
What do you enjoy most about the beach? Relaxing by the water? Eating delicious seafood? Taking a boat to check out the aquatic life off-shore? Cape Cod's Wequassett Resort in Chatham, Mass., offers all of those and more.
From New York style to fruit-topped and chocolate-drizzled, cheesecake can be made in endless ways.
The latest on the planned mosque for New York City's Ground Zero, this week in religion, getting to know Tertullian, and more.
Known as the world’s largest fair, Germany’s Oktoberfest draws more than 6 million people to Munich each year. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the event: Oktoberfest started in 1810 as a horse race and party to celebrate the marriage of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen. Though the horse race was abandoned in later years, the revelry has remained, and the event is most famous for celebrants consuming large quantities of beer. Oktoberfest revelry has spread from Germany into other countries with residents of German ancestry, including America. If you’re looking to celebrate Oktoberfest, here are five places to visit.
Volunteering is nothing new to this generation of service-minded baby boomers. With nearly one-third of all boomers — 25.8 million people — volunteering for a formal organization in 2005, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, today’s retirees are filling their days doing work for the greater good. Looking for a way to give back? Here are a few ideas on where you might find your niche, whether it’s assisting today’s youth, helping homebound seniors or greening the world through conservation efforts.
If just thinking about doing yard work this fall makes your back ache, you might want to consider getting some ergonomic yard tools to ease the pain.
Going back to school isn’t as boring as some students may think.
All of us at one time or another had to memorize U.S. state capitals in school. The real question is, do you still remember them?
Of the children heading back to school this fall, 2.2 million have some type of food allergy, according to the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network.
