I have some bittersweet news to share: This will be my last All Booked newsletter. I am leaving the Independent to explore a new opportunity in town. This decision was so tough to make, but I know ...

The sound of a thousand plastic sporks clattering onto the linoleum floor of Kellogg Elementary’s cafeteria on Thursday morning signaled the beginning of a new era of sustainability for the school.

Preparing to have children can be a joyous time for many families — hopefully looking at baby clothes, picking out nursery colors, and even rearranging homes and lives to make room for a new ...

Barbara Ann Coates, 91, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on April 22, 2024. Pre-deceased by her husband, Herbert Fisher Coates, Sr., and son, John Joseph, she is survived by her children, Herbert ...

Barbara A. Cottrell, of Willowick, OH, peacefully passed away on April 24, 2024, at the age of 84. She was born on August 11, 1939. Barbara will be remembered lovingly by her surviving son, Greg ...

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86, went to be with the Lord on April 17, 2024. A Celebration of Life will be held, 1pm, Saturday, May 4, 2024 in Metropolitan Funeral Service, Portsmouth Chapel. Viewing will be from 12-1pm.

Barbara Beasley Andrews, 80, died at her home at The Blake in Charlottesville, VA after several years of declining health. She loved traveling in Europe, especially Venice, books, classical music ...

Walters was the first woman to co-anchor a national news show on prime time television. "The path she cut is one that many of us have followed," says biographer Susan Page, author of The Rulebreaker.

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...