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No room to share some thoughts with you; the holidays are fast approaching and you'll find an extra book review to help you find great kids' books for holiday gifts.Books to borrowThe following book is available at many public libraries."The Magic Me...

For the week of Sunday, Dec. 1, through Saturday, Dec. 7.Reviewed by Tony Lucia.The Story of Film. As Mark Cousins' multichapter epic history of the medium approaches its close with an episode on the new American cinema and the digital revolution in ...

I'm a child of the '80s. I was born in 1976 outside of Philadelphia and attended elementary school and middle school during that decade. Now, in my late 30s, I truly enjoy the nostalgia of my youth.My friends will attest to my loyalty to Huey Lewis &...

California's castle on the hill is a gem Tours enchant visitors to Hearst's sprawling estate

Freedom House MuseumWhere: 1315 Duke St., Alexandria, Va.Hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Guided tours and weekends by appointment.Admission: Free; donations accepted.For more information: Call 703-836-2858 or go to www.nvul.org/freedomhouse/visi...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The painful story of a free black man lured from his home in New York in 1841 to be sold into slavery, now the basis of the film "12 Years a Slave," has a little-known connection to a slave site that still stands near the nation's c...

You have heard of Santa Claus. Have you ever heard of Virginia O'Hanlon or Francis Pharcellus Church?The former is the Virginia of "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus ," and the latter is the man who wrote those words.Church was editor of the New...

NEW YORK - If you're overwhelmed by the laundry piling up and the sheer amount of stuff that needs sewing, consider what faces Alyce Gilbert every week.Dozens of her dresses need checking or mending. Endless seams and zippers must be restitched. Her ...