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Gate to Colonial Revival garden swings back into a forgotten time

The view across the rose garden at Mount Sharon near Orange. The pergolas to the right offer a shady viewing platform and the gardenís four fountains provide the cooling sight and sound of water.

Reasons to love American Craft Beer Week

Since I'm not an angry drunk, you're mostly forgiven if you weren't aware that next week (May 14-20) is American Craft Beer Week. Because I am the kind of drunk that'll talk your ear off explaining why I'm right about things, let me explain why you should care. This week is the kind of celebration that fills me with the exuberant joy you get after throwing a double bull's-eye despite the six ...

He stands to make laughs

WORCESTER -- Mike Whitman, whose innovative material and style made him a hit and semifinalist of the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival, is on the road to becoming Boston's best new comic face.

Acts of kindness done for Navy jet crash victims

VIRGINIA BEACH Estimates were coming in high for fixing damage the April 6 Navy jet crash inflicted on Finis Craft's car. Shops quoted him $1,200, $1,400 and higher.

Mount Sharon, a classical garden in Virginia

Orange, Va. — Those who think making gardens in the classical tradition is a lost art should meet the landscape architect Charles Stick. Better yet, they should take in his work at Mount Sharon, a private estate that this weekend will offer a rare glimpse into the rarified world of high design in the Colonial Revival style. Read full article >>