Old Falls Village in Menomonee Falls is hosting its first Elizabethan Renaissance Festival on Saturday and Sunday, September 14-15. The Renaissance Festival will feature a marketplace where vendors will sell fine Renaissance-era crafts. There will also be live entertainment, including sword fighting demonstrations by members of the Society of Creative Anachronism, as well as performances […]
Chris Flook | Muncie Star Press Local historians disagree on the best way to count the number of courthouses in Delaware County. The number depends on how one defines the word “courthouse.” In the most literal sense, a courthouse is a building that houses a district courtroom. By this definition, there were six courthouses in […]
If you find yourself looking at photos and videos of cute dogs on social media, National Dog Day is the perfect time to find out which dog is best for you! 6 of the most intelligent dog breeds you should know Dogs are often much more intelligent than we humans give them credit for. Here […]
If you find yourself looking at photos and videos of cute dogs on social media, National Dog Day is the perfect time to find out which dog is best for you! 6 of the most intelligent dog breeds you should know Dogs are often much more intelligent than we humans give them credit for. Here […]
This is Pam. Pam has a little brother who recently learned that he is actually her half-brother. Of course, half-siblings are still siblings, but Pam’s brother doesn’t quite understand the concept yet and seems upset about having to part with 50% of his sister. When she came home recently, she found this letter he had […]
Braves Franchise History 1913: Veteran Braves player Art Devlin hits the game-winning hit for Boston in the ninth inning and is rewarded by manager George Stallings by being sent to Rochester and never returning to the Major Leagues. 1950: The Cubs win 7-6 against the Braves, with reliever Dutch Leonard defeating Warren Spahn. 1965: Braves […]
The mother notified the Isabella County Sheriff’s Office that the 6-year-old boy was missing and would be returned to her after a visit to the child’s care, reports said. This story mentions suicide. If you are suicidal, please stop here and contact 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline for support. Anyone who is exposed to domestic […]
ON THIS DAY IN 1944The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported: “A second key witness in the fatal stabbing of university lecturer David Kammerer was released on bail today as Lucien Carr, a 19-year-old Columbia University student, was charged with murder. The second witness, released on $2,500 bail, is William Seward Burroughs, 30, of 69 Bedford St., […]
The Queen’s Sister The author Philippa Gregory tells the story of Mary Boleyn, the lesser-known sister of Anne Boleyn. (All images: Amazon) The Parisian Woman This Boom by Paula McLain tells the fictionalized story of Ernest Hemingway’s wife. Outlander This book by Diana Gabaldon is a great mix of historical fiction and time travel in […]
A map can squeeze the entire Earth onto a flat, two-dimensional sheet of paper, but it’s not always accurate. When you compress a huge, spherical planet onto a flat piece of wallpaper, you end up distorting many elements, such as the size and structure of the continents. So in 2018, some cartographers created a new […]
