The Mark Hembree Band is well-known in Wisconsin’s bluegrass music scene. Its upright bass playing leader, Mark Hembree, has been playing music professionally for decades. For “Wisconsin Life,” WPR’s Norman Gilliland talked with the…
Although solid facts about Magellan’s life are limited, the narrative that often prevails is about his heroism. Diaz’s Magellan, on the other hand, takes an unflinching look at what we know about his treatment of his crew members aboard the…
Here is our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media.
ITV West Country has shared a video of Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner Phillip Wilkinson talking about the…
At 4 years-old Dakota, a British bulldog, should have been in her prime, but due to overbreeding, her entire nose was covered by a heavy roll of wrinkly skin which left her struggling to breathe, play and exercise. But…
Organizers of Kansas City’s Boulevardia announced on Thursday that the annual beer and music festival will not return for another season.
The decision brings to a close a 10-year run for the summer…
My earliest reading memory
Swallowdale by Arthur Ransome, aged seven. I didn’t learn to read in the first years of school and became entrenched in illiteracy until my grandmother, a retired primary school teacher, intervened. I loved the…
When I met up with Michael B. Jordan at the Warner Bros. studios in Burbank before a late-night event on the lot, he seemed exhausted — and understandably so. The always-in-demand actor, one of…
Penguin/Pamela Dorman Books
Two debut novelists are out with murder mysteries set in the United Kingdom. First,…