When I finally decided to retire from years of hard work as an educational administrator, becoming a tour bus escort felt like a way to merge those skills with travel. Well, after two months of passing out doughnuts, and searching for lost passengers in public restrooms, my time as a tour bus escort came to a screeching halt! However, I had fallen in love

DURHAM – “How Does It Feel” is a multidisciplinary art exhibition that opened last month. The show seeks to expand and explore our concept of “motherhood” as caregiving, but also the ways caregiving changes one emotionally, mentally and, of course, physically. The artists featured do not all define themselves as cisgender

When I decided to produce the movie “TORN APART,” the sequel to “TORN,” I wanted to focus on something we don't see very often in films: a father-daughter relationship as the main story. I wanted to tell a story about how fathers and daughters grow together. How they disappoint each other, challenge each other, forgive each other

When the need for high-end luxury calls out to you, then consider a vacation to Fontainebleau Hotel, above, in Las Vegas. The incredible new property is on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip. Fontainebleau opened at the end of 2023, and the resort’s public spaces, including the casino, have an airy feel that traditional Vegas properties don’t

“This World is Not My Own,” a documentary on the prolific folk artist Nellie Mae Brown. NEW YORK — Black Public Media’s Peabody Award-winning series “AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange” continues its 18th season July 2 with “This World Is Not My Own.” The award-winning documentary showcases acclaimed

You don’t need much space to create a bit of paradise on your balcony, patio or deck. Fill the space with a collection of plants that provide texture, color and privacy. Then add comfortable seating, a fountain and lighting for additional ambiance and relaxation. Start by evaluating the space you want to transform and how the surrounding views and

But Where’s Home? A Novella and Stories By Toni Ann Johnson Screen Door Press, $24.95 HC It's 1963 in the small town of Monroe, New York. The Arringtons, a Black family, buy a house in a picturesque, all-white neighborhood. Some residents are welcoming, but many react to Dr. Philip Arrington, his wife Velma, and their daughters Livia and Maddie by

Screen unwanted views, buffer traffic and other noise, create privacy and add year-round beauty to the landscape with evergreens. Combine them with deciduous trees and shrubs, perennials and annuals for multiple seasons of beauty. Plus, enjoy the seasonal changes as well as visiting pollinators and songbirds. Use taller evergreens as a backdrop for