NORTH CANTON – The Chamber hopes this weekend brings a true-to-life, small-town party at its best to downtown. The 11th Main Street Festival is Saturday and Sunday. More than 15,000 people are expected, although the crowd could reach 20,000 if the weather cooperates. Read more…

LEXINGTON, Ky. – When you get your first look at a dorm room, your instinct might be to run away. You’ll probably have four grim walls, most likely concrete block painted in a color suggesting that you’ve been involuntarily committed; two twin beds that might give off the faintest air of mustiness; and a set of battered desks and chairs. And from this, you’re expected to concoct a cozy Read more…

He’s got the whole world in his hands: China has put Edmonton on the map. Or more specifically, on small globes, which spin in mid-air thanks to electromagnetism. Read more…

TEN years ago, tourists visiting Brooklyn saw it as nothing more than a side trip from Manhattan. Read more…

Asia Times – The culture that saw intense beauty in the intricacies of a finely landscaped garden or miniaturized bonsai tree was ideally positioned to see similar Read more

Ars Technica – Although some water is good for the crop, prolonged submergence beneath the water will drown it as surely as I managed to drown my Bonsai tree. For countries that experience monsoons and other deluges, this can prove disastrous, even leading to Read more

Daily News Journal – Blanton, who is an avid gardener and pond enthusiast, admitted he killed the first bonsai tree he attempted to cultivate. But he didn’t give up and eventually cultivated his own talents and love of this Asian-inspired art. Over the past two decades he Read more