Don’t let a lack of brightly lit windows stop you from gardening indoors. Include some low-maintenance, low-light houseplants and maintenance strategies to boost your success.
Year after year, the Lion’s Club sets up wire-frame Christmas decorations on the lawn of the historic Jackson County courthouse, facing Main Street in Brownstown, Indiana.
A late winter field trip, in my backyard again. This is a plant that we inherited when we moved in, some 35 years ago. I can’t believe it’s been that long.
My twin daughters are living at home while attending college. Adults technically, but that does not save their dates from the mandatory ritual of coming inside to meet the parents.
February is designated as American Heart Month to bring awareness to the prevalence and severity of cardiovascular disease in the United States. Nearly a quarter of deaths in the United States are caused by heart disease. Though this is a staggering statistic, the good news is that heart dis…
Let’s defeat the virus. Keep on eating healthy, be physically active, wear your face covering, stay 6 feet apart, keep your spirits up.
Let’s be honest. Life has been a little stressful of late. In times of anxiety and uncertainty, some self-care is warranted. I am not talking cleanses and fasts, folks, I am talking indulgences, because, well, we deserve it.
It is no mystery that Nadia Henderson decided to become an author. Her dad is a teacher, her grandmother writes poetry and her mom keeps a journal and has a series of manuscripts stashed throughout the house.
It’s a tale from Nebuchadnezzar to nightmares. Who knew dulcimer diaries could be so intriguing, from notorious Biblical references to waking up with a palpitating heart?
I am not exactly a connoisseur of contemporary culture.
A few weeks ago, I introduced you to the wonderful world of food trucks and over the next few months we are going to sink our teeth into great food and stories behind the food trucks that call Greenville home.
Do you want your congressional representative to be a “workhorse” or a “show horse?”
RALEIGH — A Superior Court judge asked repeatedly on Thursday for evidence that would justify state government orders that keep private bars closed across North Carolina.
I fear that we have a rather indelicate subject for our column this week…and it’s not even a plant. It’s a fungus, of course, and something everybody knows about fungi: they happen.
Sitting at the spindly card table that is my bedroom work station, I was reminded by the family dog, Max, that my setup for at-home office work stinks.
Halfway between Norway and the North Pole, scientists have buried a million seeds and crop samples under a mountain in the Svalbard archipelago — in case an environmental doomsday comes to pass.
I had my first bircher muesli in Switzerland, where it’s a breakfast staple. I was at a breakfast buffet, and a large bowl of what appeared to be a thick and chunky porridge was presented in the center of the table. At first glance, I was unimpressed, but at the prompting of my Swiss friend,…
Please continue to wear your masks, stay 6 feet apart and wash your hands a lot. Eat healthily — there is no evidence that frozen foods can give you COVID. Over this year, there have been no cases of COVID linked to eating food.
Maybe we’re all polyamorous. I know I am. Hallmark-hyped holiday aside, there’s one thing almost everyone can agree to love, even if we have different preferences: music. Few things cause eyes to light up and the pulse to quicken faster than to ask a question like “What is your favorite albu…
The Raleigh City Council recently removed the historic designation of Wakestone, the former home of Josephus Daniels.
The Raleigh City Council recently removed the historic designation of Wakestone, the former home of Josephus Daniels.
The Raleigh City Council recently removed the historic designation of Wakestone, the former home of Josephus Daniels.
“What was the first song you fell in love with?” Anticipating Valentine’s Day, a musician friend asked me this simple but difficult question via email. I had to think about it a while.
Pitt Partners for Health has a message for the community: Get behind the mask.
It’s probably time to declare the stacked firewood too pretty to burn
Presidents’ Day is upon us again, and that always makes me think of George Washington.
Even before the coronavirus crisis, this question haunted pastors: What in God’s name are we supposed to do with the internet?
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.” — Jeremiah 1:5
Q I am pregnant with my third child and take nutrition during this time very seriously. This is the first time anyone has mentioned choline to me. Can you tell me more? FJ, Winterville
The humble and satisfying sandwich can be found in nearly every culture. From classic American PB&Js to hoagies and burgers, wraps and clubs, pockets and panini, and an international smattering of open-face toasts and tartines, there is a version of a sandwich for every cuisine and appetite.
In more than two decades as artistic director of Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival, Ara Gregorian experienced his proudest moment in the fall of 2020.
Q I grew up in a house full of boys. I have four brothers who were rowdy and loud. Plus, my dad had a huge presence in the household. I have a boyfriend who is the opposite of them. He is sensitive and thoughtful. As much as I love my family, I would never call them sensitive. My boyfriend c…
This is the latest installment in an ongoing series about local musicians.
“People in publishing have always known that John Hart can flat-out write,” says bestselling author David Baldacci.