Tag: Hobbies
Updated field guides, other titles lure readers outdoors
The new season of spring shows has begun, and viewership is way up by all accounts.
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Going beyond the traditional window-box garden
The gardening world has a tried-and-true formula for the perfect window box: a thriller, a filler and a spiller. You simply can’t go wrong...
Students’ struggles pushed Peru teacher to run for president
CHUGUR, Peru — As schools across Peru closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pedro Castillo tried to find a way to keep classes going...
Kauai police chief suspended without pay for mocking Asians
LIHUE, Hawaii — The police commission on the Hawaii island of Kauai has suspended the police chief without pay for five days for making...
Two books based on ‘1619 Project’ coming out in November
NEW YORK — Two books based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning “1619 Project” will be released this fall, with contributions from Jesmyn Ward, Jason Reynolds,...
Turning point: When is it safe to plant your garden?
Spring in the vegetable or flower garden is a carefully orchestrated series of events. The goal is to keep things moving forward with the...
Birds as revelations: Atwood writes foreword for Gibson book
NEW YORK — When Margaret Atwood would receive invitations over the years to literary events around the world, literature wasn't the only factor shaping...
Time to try growing some vegetable or flower transplants
If you’ve never grown your own transplants for your garden, perhaps this is the year to do it. It’s economical, it allows you to...
More birders sighted in Central Park this spring migration
NEW YORK — This spring, longtime Central Park birder and naturalist Gabriel Willow is feeling a little less nervous than he did a year...
New study triples estimate of red snapper in Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS — There are about three times as many red snapper as previously estimated in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a study...