Told in a mere seven hourlong installments and focusing primarily on the handful of days between President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and the locating of his killer, John Wilkes Booth, “Manhunt” impressively paints a more sprawling portrait of a time in … Continued
Bears mascot delights students in Tinley Park A special friend stopped by last week at the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy School for Exceptional Children in Tinley Park to help everyone shake off the winter blues. Staley Da Bear, the official … Continued
Our times RUSTY of St. Paul writes: “For about the last 10 years, I have had on my ‘To Do’ list putting up a ‘No Solicitors’ sign on my front door, though clearly that is not a Minnesota Nice thing … Continued
(Dutton Books for Young Readers) Cory McCarthy (Courtesy of Penguin Random House) It’s Read Brave St. Paul week, with events celebrating the young adult novel “Man O’ War” by Cory McCarthy, this year’s community book club title. Presented by the … Continued
For your reading pleasure today, a twisty domestic suspense novel and a strange/wonderful journey through a damaged brain seeking healing through art. (Courtesy of Lake Union Publishing) “Fortune”: by Ellen Won Steil (Lake Union Publishing, $16.99) Ellen Won Steil (Courtesy … Continued
All around us there are signs of spring. Already, daylight saving time has kicked back in. If you’re a frequent reader of Skywatch, you know I’m not a big fan of it because it means I have to wait until … Continued