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At first glance the thing that sticks out when examining the Chicago Blackhawks newly released schedule for the 2011-2012 season is the nine-game road trip they embark on to begin the second half of the year. Its the teams longest since 1994 and is undoubtedly a rough stretch, which starts in Western Canada, moves to [...]

Courtesy of Bob Wolff Announcer Bob Wolff, right, with Yogi Berra, called Don Larsens perfect game in the 1956 World Series.

By Carroll Rogers The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Julio Teheran and Arodys Vizcaino, two of the Braves top pitching prospects, were named to the Futures Game on Thursday by Major League Baseball.

News Reclusive Heiress Leaves Money to Nurse and Art Foundation Among Huguette Clarks holdings are a vast art collection, many dolls, and a property in New Canaan, according to a will filed in Manhattan Wednesday.

In addition to the recurrence of the word amazing, let me count the famous names in the shaky-cammed indie film The Art of Nepotism, I mean The Art of Getting By. We have a Roberts (Emma, niece of Julia), a Spielberg (Sasha, daughter of Steven), a Robards (Sam, Jasons son) and Rita Wilson (wife of [...]

VERO BEACH – The Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County will be offering a class in pet photography for children 8-11 years of age on June 30 and again on July 11 and July 21. Using shelter animals as their subjects, children will learn basic photo composition as well as how to [...]

Guilford County citizens got a good laugh out of the Cowgate controversy stirred up by Chairman of the Board of Commissioners Skip Alston earlier this year. However, while at the time the controversy brought much mirth to many, it turns out that the ridiculous episode in Guilford County history has real life consequences for the [...]

San Franciscos ever-active Animal Control and Welfare Commission has renewed its push for a pet sale ban in the city – only this time, it even covers goldfish. The idea is to put the squeeze on puppy and kitten mills that supply pet stores, and to discourage impulse buys of hamsters and other small pets [...]

This post has been corrected. Please see note at bottom for details. In 1990, two men dressed as police officers broke into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and stole a Vermeer, five Degas and three Rembrandts. The masterpieces and four other paintings stolen that day are estimated to be worth more than $500 [...]

PURCHASE, N.Y. — To fit African art into Western art history, we had to contain it, tame it. One way was by sorting the art into so-called tribal styles, in much the way we split up the continent into countries. Sure, the divisions were fake, but they gave us a feeling of control. Blog ArtsBeat [...]