Culture (Page 28)
September 24, 2019
Loch Ness Monster May Be Giant Eel, Say Scientists
Classical stone engraving of the Loch Ness monster (Photo by Jim – unprofound.com) NEW YORK – In the first environmental […]
September 22, 2019
Does Oregon Hill Belong to the Dead or the Living?
Hollywood Cemetery is an active grave site which regularly hosts burials. (Image by Richard DiCicco.) RICHMOND, Va. — The streets […]
September 21, 2019
Mexican Treats in a Manhattan Oasis, Courtesy of Kid Chefs
Inside the 6&B Garden. (Credit: Adrienne Magun) NEW YORK— Alphabet City is always bustling on the weekends with brunch crowds, […]
September 21, 2019
The Changing Face of Harlem
NEW YORK – When I was growing up in Harlem, just about everyone I encountered looked like me. My friends, my teachers, the people in the stores I went to, and my neighbors. Sure, there were a few Puerto Ricans, mostly in the bodegas and hair salons, and then there was Martin, the one white kid in my 4th grade class.
September 17, 2019
Fast-Changing Philly Neighborhood Still Loves Its Laundromat
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. — Tang Laundromat stands apart as a heirloom of the past, among newer business ventures, in a gentrified Philadelphia neighborhood of Fishtown. Yet the establishment is still indispensable to the community.