At the request of the family of Nicholas-Michael Edwin Jean, the activist accompanied Jean’s brother to the jail to meet with the 21-year-old suspect. Slideshow: Susana de Jesus case...

The Harris County Medical Examiner has confirmed the body found in a semi-trailer near Reliant Park Tuesday is that of Susana de Jesus. Slideshow: Susana de Jesus case...

Andy Newman is the editor of the Fort Greene/Clinton Hill version of “The Local,� a newly minted hyper-local blogging experiment by The New York Times. “I’m about as newbie as you get,� he admitted when asked about previous blogging experience. He’s so new, in fact, that he spent the bet...

So this bums me out...Another of my sanctuaries from, well, blogging and other stuff, has closed its doors. Physically, at least. The Guitar Den, on South Orange Avenue, is now selling its vintage guitars and amps (and Beatle boots, too,......

Gene Patterson reminisces on streaking ca. 1974. (Yes, we remember the "couple on the bull" incident.) KnoxViews...

Ladies and Gentlemen…start your engines, tune up your bikes, grab your hiking boots! The Eat Well Guide is challenging you to find good food on the road, wherever your travels take you this spring break! And for the first time ever, we’re offering PRIZES to spring breakers who plan the m...

Mrs. Obama on the line at Miriam’s Kitchen; photo courtesy of Choice Photography. Last week, Michelle Obama made news by serving a meal at Miriam’s Kitchen, a DC social service agency. Miriam’s Kitchen feeds 4,000 people each year, mostly from fresh, wholesome ingredients. I caught up with...

View As Web Page To say that Dame Edna My First Last Tour playing at Parker Playhouse is old-fashioned sounds like a slight I must admit. But I mean it in the best of ways possums, the very best. Channelled by Aussie comedian Barry Humphries, the act is old-fashioned good. Witty cabaret songs and ta...

(HT: Christine at Memories of a Catholic Wife and Mother, whose mention of food blogs directed me to some new reading material!) Discovering Organic and Thrifty couldn't have come at a better time, as I really needed to clean out my fridge and I really need to do a better job o...

It’s that time again folks. It’s time to write a headline that if someone doesn’t look beyond the statement it may seem a little odd or maybe even shocking. Of course since we are concerned with Internet marketing here this is actually a story with a pleasant ending. The findings a...