Photo: Frederic Lewis/Getty Images The Deer Lake Scout Reservation in Killingworth, Connecticut was originally acquired for farmland in the 1960’s by a local Boy Scouts of America chapter. Not much has changed in the decades since: The 253 hectare camp is an expanse of spectacular rock formations and an immaculate waterfront where scouts ice climb, … Read more
The Williams Branch Library will soon be packing up its books and vacating its spot at Arnold Elementary School in northwest Lincoln, but it won’t go far. Lincoln City Libraries are terminating their lease with Lincoln Public Schools for the 2,500 square feet they have occupied in Arnold since 2009 after the district rebuilt the … Read more
MONICA HOOPER mhooper@nwadg.com When a clothing store closes, an art gallery opens. At least that’s what happened at the Northwest Arkansas Mall. “The mall made a very, very generous decision in March to donate space to local artists,” says Melissa Milton, who is an artist herself. “The mall representative said, ‘We’re willing to donate … Read more
With his 1860 poem “I Hear America Singing,” Walt Whitman proclaimed through the “various carols” he heard that the country was celebrating its common people—their diversity and contribution to American life. Maybe not so much in our day and age. Have all Americans—e.g., Native Americans, African Americans, immigrants—experienced their inalienable rights and been celebrated for … Read more
This weekend County Wexford hosts its annual Literary Arts Festival with a wide range of events. Whilst the festival has traditionally been based in Enniscorthy, where it began, in recent years it has expanded to include a program of events in the town of Wexford. Among the major attractions staged this year is the commemoration … Read more
THIS weekend County Wexford will host its annual Literary Arts Festival with a wide range of events. Whilst the festival has traditionally been based in Enniscorthy, where it began, in recent years it has expanded to include a program of events in the town of Wexford. Among the major attractions staged this year is the … Read more
The rays of Jeff Koons’ stunning new golden sun sculpture turn like the blades of a windmill when a breeze blows across the Aegean Sea. The sculpture, over nine meters high, stands on the roof of a small slaughterhouse on a cliff on the island of Hydra. The interior is transformed into a temple to … Read more
The Nebraska Public Service Commission will hold a reverse auction to fund $13 million for broadband rollout in certain areas of the state. Broadband companies have until July 15 to apply to participate in the auction, with the reverse auction scheduled for August 8. In reverse auction, each census block is given a starting price, … Read more
On May 17, officers from the Lincoln Police Department were dispatched to a north Lincoln apartment complex to report a missing child. A 9-year-old boy had left the complex and could not be found by his parents. Through the use of Project Lifesaver, a tracking technology that police are using in partnership with Lincoln’s Autism … Read more
FOR Johann König, churches have something special, even if they are no longer places of worship. The German art dealer has galleries in unusual locations, including a department store in Seoul and an underground car park in west London. “No room has the energy of a church. A church interior charges art with its spiritual … Read more