Common

Hip-hop and food are not strangers to each other--in fact the opulence and eccentricities of rap music has often lended itself well to cuisine. From Common's classic single, "The Food," to Kanye's classic snark, "What she order?/Fish filet," Chicago...

It's difficult to find an artist who can be classified as the "complete package," with a true talent, a unique voice, and a firm grasp of the world around them. It's even more uncommon when that artist is a rapper from Connecticut. Let's face it, CT is...

It must have been tempting for poet Kevin Coval to read from his own work during “Chicago Classics,” which took place one Friday night in late March in packed-with-people Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center. That is because...

THURSDAY — The Wilmore Senior Center will host “Body Recall: Fitness for Life” each Thursday in April at 11 a.m. — U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie’s regional chief of staff will be available to meet and greet residents at the...

Wings The Confluence Volunteer Fire Department “Wing Night” from 5 until 7 p.m. April 6 at the Barlow Street Fire Hall. Handicapped accessible and take-outs will be available. Pot pie dinner Relax after the Easter holiday at a pot pie dinner...

The Last Waltz Live w/Rev Tor Band and guests, April 7, 7 p.m., $25, $35, Bridge Street Live, 41 Bridge St., Collinsvile, (860) 693-9762, 41bridgestreet.com   In 2002, the world lost a distinguished and accredited journalist when Pakistani...

The Department of Historic Resources announced the addition of 13 new historic sites to the Virginia Landmarks Register on Thursday. New listings among the 13 include sites in the counties of Amherst, Bath, Giles, Montgomery, Pittsylvania, and...

5000 Meter Classic The Johnstown Christian School 30th annual 5000 Meter Classic at 9 a.m. May 11 at the school on soap Hollow Road, south of Johnstown off Route 403 at Tire Hill. Trophies, medals, ribbons awarded. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the...

Shortly after her move from New Hampshire to Newtown in 1998, Nancy Lanza had good news about her troubled son. "Adam is doing well here, and seems to be enjoying the new school," Lanza wrote to a friend back in Kingston, N.H., in a Feb. 9, 1999, email....

Maple sugaring The Somerset Historical Center, in cooperation with the Somerset County Maple Producers Association, school for maple sugaring from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 7. The class is open to any individual, student, or adult interested in the...

Rap videos can be tricky to understand as an art form. If you aren't in tune with the culture, you might just dismiss them all as a cavalcade of ginormous butts, bottles, cars and one tough guy in the back row counting a large wad of money. (People in...

As a young boy, when Wyland saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time, he felt something shift within him. Moments later, two gray whales peeked out from the surface of the water. A lifelong connection was formed. "I saw two gray whales spouting...