May 24, 2013
Life
Luge, skateboarding group using Derby Downs for competitions
AKRON, Ohio — A new organization geared to gravity sports will use Akron’s Soap Box Derby hill starting this month. The International Downhill Racing Association will cater to enthusiasts of the...
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David Russell, distinguished professor of violin at UNC Charlotte, examines one of the violins on display at the Violins of Hope exhibit at UNC Charlotte in Charlotte, N.C.
Exhibit of 18 violins tells story of the Holocaust
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When a musician plays a violin long enough, the instrument is imprinted with its owner’s way of making sound. If someone else picks it up, they learn to play it in a way that hono...
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Births
Ballard — Isaiah Grahm Ballard, son of Austin and Melissa (Tribou) Ballard of Water Valley, March 12, Western Baptist Hospital. Grandparents are Richard and Carol Tribou of Mayfield, Roger Ballard ...
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DC cherry tree festival blooms through April 27
WASHINGTON — Most of the cherry blossoms have fallen away but the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival continues through April 27 this year with a street festival and a variety of exhibits relat...
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Pat Cleveland (from left), Alva Chinn, Jaunel McKenzie, Bethann Hardison, Kinee Diouf and Shelby Coleman, models who walked in the Versailles fashion face-off in France in 1973 participate in a photo shoot for the May issue of "O, The Oprah Magazine."
Years later, Versailles models still turning heads
NEW YORK — They didn’t really know it at the time, but the black models who walked in the Versailles fashion face-off in France in 1973 carved a path on the catwalk for generations to come. Late...
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Hannah Dunning tries to scare her dad, Sam, Wednesday night as sister Elizabeth stands with her scooter in the driveway of their home in Marshall County. In the background are some of the woodcarvings Sam created.
Carving a place in their hearts
It’s fitting the way Elizabeth, Andrew and Hannah Dunning play in the wood shavings from their dad’s hobby. The bear, raccoon and turkey wood statues line the inside of Sam Dunning’s wood shop. ...
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Author Stephanie Dolgoff presents a lecture entitled "My Formerly Hot Life" at the Start Over Smart Divorce Expo on March 31 in New York. A smattering of vendors set up booths offering everything from a divorce planning binder to advice on long-term insurance, with seminars on such topics as "Sensuality Secrets" and "My Formerly Hot Life."
Divorce expo counters wedding industry
NEW YORK — Liz Slayback can trace her decision to pursue a divorce to a precise, painful moment. “I knew my marriage was over and the divorce proceedings were about to begin when I came home and...
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Budding cherry blossom trees along the tidal basic are seen with the Washington Monument in the background on March 12 in Washington. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the gift of the trees from Japan.
Cherry blossom centennial marked with art
WASHINGTON — The American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center in Washington is opening two new exhibits marking the 100th anniversary of Japan’s gift of cherry trees to the United States. ...
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Cynthia Leonor Garza fixed a batch of cascarones in March at her home in Washington, D.C. Cascarones are becoming popular in the U.S.
Cascarones: US picks up confetti-filled eggs
For Gloria Lemos, a 65-year-old grandmother living in Pasco, Wash., the family tradition of cracking cascarones over relatives’ heads at Easter brings back fond childhood memories of running, laugh...
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I do again! Vow renewals growing in popularity
NEW YORK — When Letty Abraham of Sylvan Lake, Mich., married her husband, Mark, almost 22 years ago, she was determined not to make a fuss. It was her second marriage and she didn’t want to go o...
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