When it comes to the art of restoration work, Cat Anderson plies her craft in many directions. This highly experienced home restorer takes delight in a wide variety of rehabilitative projects. Whether painstakingly applying period wallpaper, removing multiple coats of paint from century-old woodwork, restoring a stained-glass window, rewiring antique light f […]

These mid-sized companies have great dividend paying records, and could be just the ticket for your retirement portfolio.

We’ve all heard the stories of ancient, barnacle-encrusted bottles washing up on shore and the lucky passerby who stumbles upon the romantic message inside. Brentwood resident Jeff Emanuel knows first hand about serendipitous scrawlings because it happened to him not just once, but twice.

It’s a phenomenon that’s sweeping the world, and if you do it once, I guarantee you will do it again. Geocaching (pronounced “geo-cashing”) is a game, or more specifically, a treasure hunt. Your treasure map? A global positioning system (GPS).

Tomorrow's winners will come from where you least expect them.

The persistent historian dug through a carpet of pine needles in the Central Florida woods as he sea

Editor’s note: This begins a two-part series. The series concludes Tuesday. Near Archbell Point on Bath Creek lie the buried remains of what may be Secotan — the best-documented, “prehistoric” Indian village in America, according to area historians, archaeologists and local lore.

Undercover Racist? I picked up a copy of the August 19 Reader today. It’s well known within the African-American community that the Reader is very adverse to and against having black faces in your paper, but to see your cover — “I Don’t Know What They Told You, But This Is Called Hip Hop” — and to not have a black person on the cover.

At a time when even those willing to work cannot find jobs, it is tempting to dream of easy ways to make money — quickly and with minimal effort

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The Capitol implemented new security policies this week, complete with metal detectors, additional staff members and an influx of M4 semi-automatic rifles. The additional security was added in response to an incident outside the Capitol in January, when a visitor opened fire on the South Lawn. The security plan includes metal detectors, X-ray machines, enhan […]

A police raid in the Danube city of Vidin found metal detectors inside the house of an alleged illegal treasure hunter. Photo by BGNES

Baton Rouge Police looking for a man they say walked into a hospital and opened fire into a hospital room.

Even 45 years after construction finished, Dean Sample has some pretty forceful opinions about his famous creation. For starters, it sure doesn't need an amphitheater. And forget about all those pedestrian bridges. Gondolas? Yeah, right.

Please God, I promise never to complain again. I'm just not ready for Labor Day!

Leading scientists and U.S. senators have begun questioning the safety and effectiveness of new full-body scanners used at some airports in the United States that employ X-rays to generate an image of a traveler's body.

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The powerful diesel engine grumbled loudly as the big rig driver shifted down to make the grade up Smith Hill on Interstate 5.

Video visits to start next year at Palm Beach County Jail

The complex looks like a high-end bus depot, with rows of benches outside a one-story building.