The historic Wicomico County Fair is back and better than ever this month. Here you will find everything you need to know about the small town festival: when and where it takes place, what to expect and much more. BATTLE OF THE ORANGE CRUSH: Ocean City invented the Orange Crush cocktail. Is Delaware trying to […]
ALLEGAN COUNTY – Following the unexpected death of longtime Commissioner Dean Kapenga earlier this month, the Allegan County Board of Commissioners is searching for candidates to fill the remainder of his term. Kapenga, 69, died Aug. 5 after suffering a stroke a few days earlier. He was first elected to the Allegan County Board of […]
The Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference runs through Saturday, August 24, giving Vermonters the opportunity to attend free lectures and readings by some of today’s best fiction and nonfiction writers and poets. The event, held on the Bread Loaf campus of Middlebury College in Ripton, began in 1926. The event, which offers workshops, classes and readings […]
Robert Downey Jr. introduced as Doctor Doom at Comic-Con Robert Downey Jr. will return to Marvel in the film “Avengers: Doomsday” (2026) and play the legendary villain Doctor Doom. The newest addition to Salinas’ retail landscape is decorated from floor to ceiling with cartoon scenes, bringing the fantasy world of Japanese animation to life. With […]
Bid Day means that the fall semester at the University of Alabama is about to begin. At the University of Alabama’s annual sorority recruitment event, held Sunday at Bryant-Denny Stadium, thousands of students will learn which sorority accepted their offer of membership. More: What the documentary “Bama Rush” reveals about the sororities at the University […]
FRENCHTOWN TWP. – The adult day program at the Frenchtown Center for Active Adults is getting noticed. A recent 30-minute YouTube video about the program has been viewed more than 149,000 times. “We had two new clients and several calls,” said Paul Iacoangeli, the center’s executive director. Lance A. Slatton, the video’s creator, spent a […]
WEST BOROUGH — It seated 125 people in a cozy, rectangular room with a low stage. It was discreetly located above an Austro-Hungarian restaurant on South Street, just off the downtown roundabout. For a decade, from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, the Old Vienna Kaffeehaus was a magnet for poets, folk singers and songwriters, as […]
ADRIAN — One of the main goals of the Lenawee County Fair, and perhaps most fairs in the area, is to provide guests with an environment that is exciting and fun, but also influenced by an agricultural mindset. Some of this agricultural education was presented and expanded during this year’s show in the new Ag […]
Kathryn Rem | Special edition of the State Journal-Register Name: Fairgrounds Cafe Address: 1923 N. Peoria Street Phone: 217-572-1416 website: fairgroundscafeil.com Accepted credit/debit cards: Yes Hours: daily from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Price range for starters: $6.69–$15.99 Children’s menu: Yes My order: This new restaurant, located at the site of the former Jungle Jim’s […]
SOUTH KITSAP – The owners of the Olalla Bay Market and Landing, a popular grocery store and gathering spot along Colvos Passage, filed a damages lawsuit against Kitsap County last week, seeking a total of $35 million in damages. Owner Gregg Olsen says he and his family have been the target of hundreds of unfounded […]
