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Battleship exploration: Intriguing way to spend the day

It’s funny how sometimes what you think will be least interesting on a trip turns out to be the opposite. That was my experience during a summer trip to Wilmington, N.C. My itinerary included an early morning stop at the Battleship North Carolina, ...

Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial prepares to welcome visitors from around the world

Mieko Preston, who attended Georgia Tech, is an associate architect on the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial project.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. long ago established his place in American and world history as a champion of peace and civil rights. Now a monument and memorial have been erected in a place and on a scale befitting the man and his legacy. The Martin Luth...

Pony swim carries on decades-old tradition

On the last scorching hot Wednesday in July, the wait is painfully long. Thousands of men, women and children gather along the docks, in the marsh, in the water and in every type of water craft for a glimpse of an annual spectacle – wild horses cro...

Maryland county bans smoking in county parks: Similar action proposed in DeKalb County

Howard County, Maryland has a reputation as a health-conscious place to live. Walking and jogging trails criss-cross the county. In Columbia—one of the communities that make up the county, it’s said that those who know the routes can practically ...

2011 Cadillac Escalade

Last year when I reviewed the Platinum edition of 2010 Cadillac Escalade, I called it a beautiful behemoth that was “mind boggling” in terms of its size, carrying capacity, technology and amenities. That description still fits. In fact, the 2011 ...

African American Civil War Museum settles into new home

The African-American Civil Rights Museum has finally found a new home. During the past 12 years, the museum has moved three times, but organizers are hopeful that its new location in the annex of the Grimke Building (formerly a school) at 1925 Vermon...

Second-time around parenting

Four years ago Devel and Janice Spencer had life on cruise control. He was a truck driver and she worked for the state in a clerical position. Visual arts have been her passion, and she had begun fulfilling her dream of creating work and displaying h...

Film on Black Republicans features DeKalb candidate

A film that recently made its world premiere in Atlanta bears a provocative title and a complex subject matter. Fear of a Black Republican is a documentary about Black Republican candidates, how they are treated by the Republican and Democratic parti...

Collectors live on theCoke side of life

The Dunwoody home in which John and Karleen Buchholz have lived for 37 years is a treasure trove of memories of their life together. It’s also something of a collector’s paradise – that is, if Coca-Cola memorabilia is the object of one’s affe...

Arts alive and thrive in Lancaster, Pa.

A young musician performs for tips near the Central Market. Photo by Gale Horton Gay
Lancaster, Pa., is widely known for its idyllic rolling countryside dotted with farms, covered bridges and Amish buggies, but make no mistake that art and culture thrive here. In fact, on the first Friday of each month the sidewalks of downtown Lanca...