Magpies flying: Devonport through to TSL grand final

DEVONPORT will be aiming to create a bit of football history next weekend after winning its way through to the Wrest Point Tasmanian State League grand final with a spirited victory over Launceston last night.

First Aid Volunteers Needed in Long Hill

Capt. Michael Smith of the Long Hill First Aid Squad received a $1,000 check from Jim Hunt and Jay Marowitz of the Morris Area Freewheelers, organizers of The Revolutionary Ramble Bicycle Tour. More than 750 bicyclists registered for the Ramble on Saturday, June 12. The events goals were to promote fitness through cycling, to highlight the area’s Colonial-era history, and to raise money for the ...

36 Hours in Charleston, S.C.

CHARLESTON still has its cannons aimed at Fort Sumter, where the Civil War began, and has elected the same mayor, Joseph Riley, since 1975. It even has some of the country’s most aggressive historic preservation. But that doesn’t mean this charming Southern city has nothing new to offer.

Book review: 'Inside the Hollywood Fan Magazine'

Who would have guessed that in 1922 the fan magazine Screenland's film critic was none other than that curmudgeonly man of letters H.L. Mencken? Not surprisingly, he didn't like much of what he saw on the screen, and his stint was brief, about a year — but that was long enough for the witty, elegant silent leading lady Aileen Pringle to become his mistress. At that time, even Eleanor Roosevelt ...

New businesses rejuvenate shopping center

Despite a troubled history and the current recession, Littleton’s Columbine Valley Shopping Center is looking as good as it ever has, according to the city’s director of Business and Industry Affairs, Chris Gibbons.