Art, Culture & Media

1+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1180+ words) CROYDON CHRONICLES: A search to find the history of an altar frontal used at Croydon Minster reveals a tale from Shanghai, an ARP warden in World War II, freemasonry, a men’s outfitters shop on Croydon High Street and a nurseryman…...

2+ hour, 58+ min ago   (1674+ words) After years of structural repairs, historical detective work and community fundraising, the 125-year-old building has passed its final inspection, marking the completion of one of Ocracoke’s most ambitious preservation projects. For Tom Pahl, restoring Ocracoke’s historic Island Inn was never…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago   (210+ words) “A strong city can ask questions about itself; a weak city only wants easy and rigid answers.” Recorded on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, Day 1 of Dialogues for Athens, at the Ceremonial Hall of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The first…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1104+ words) Behind an iron fence at St. John in the Wilderness rest a French aristocratic family, a son who helped shape Hendersonville and the English governess they buried as one of their own. Editor’s Note: Western North Carolina is rich with…...

7+ hour, 4+ min ago   (381+ words) Historic chimneys in Shimla, once vital for heating homes, are now architectural landmarks preserving memories of past winters and the town's unique heritage. These structures are subject to restoration efforts and Master Plan guidelines to maintain Shimla's character. Shimla's skyline…...

18+ hour, 53+ min ago   (139+ words) Did a snow-blown tree collapse part of a former carriage house behind the historic Coit House in Allentown, or was it deliberately damaged? The Orchard Park Fire District confirmed that it is in the process of purchasing Kettles on Abbott…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago   (381+ words) AOL.com As a girl visiting North Carolina’s Outer Banks, writer and journalist Susan Byrum Rountree found herself enamored of the “Unpainted Aristocracy,” a row of quaint, century-old beach houses that keep watch over the Nags Head shoreline. “They’re large,…...

4+ hour, 47+ min ago   (640+ words) This former military complex, codenamed Site B and today better known as West Star, represents a historical and engineering heritage of extraordinary value. Its scale and state of preservation are truly unique—not just in Italy, but across the entire…...

3+ hour, 48+ min ago   (1383+ words) Home - Science - Archaeologists in northern Greece digging the royal gymnasium believed to be where Aristotle taught Alexander found two mosaic-floored banquet halls built for 20 couches, and their craftsmanship echoes the royal palace of Aigai Archaeologists digging at ancient Mieza, near…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (107+ words) Beach Metro Community News (a division of Ward 9 Community News Inc.) is a non-profit, non-partisan community newspaper founded in 1972 and published 23 times a year. It is distributed free by volunteers in the Beach, East York and Southwest Scarborough and is…...