This time of year is all about what’s added, not what’s lost. That’s just the way shopping works. You don’t come home from the mall excited to look at everything you didn’t buy. So all the noise ...

A friend and reader asked me a question about a flowering shrub she saw on the edge of Jeromesville a number of years ago. The plant was growing in a large pot and had the biggest trumpet-shaped ...

Conservators are working to restore colorful angels painted nearly 300 years ago at Boston’s Old North Church, a historic house of worship made famous by Paul Revere. Founded in 1723 in the North End ...

OK, call me basic, but there are two types of Instagram selfies that pretty much guarantee likes: One takes place in front of angel wings painted on a wall, and the other takes place atop a highly ...

The Color of Angels, an engaging album by trombonist Doug Scarborough's sextet, blends music with a jazz heart and Middle Eastern temperament. Scarborough, who teaches at Whitman College in Walla ...

Scott Spiezio plays guitar and howls lead vocals for a grunge metal band named Sandfrog in his spare time. But the colorful Angels first baseman hadn’t been anywhere near the top of the charts on the ...

When I was about 10, I drew a tree. My teacher said, "The trunk should be thicker at the bottom." I went back and scribbled some additional lines at the base of the tree, but she merely laughed. (Does ...

Composer/trombonist Doug Scarborough presents a compelling collection of new works, fusing music of the West - jazz, with overtones of classical and prog rock - and traditional Middle Eastern elements ...