On the east side of San Jose, California, there is an abuela who seems to have more grandchildren than she can count. Mardonia Galeana holds her grandson Yosimar Reyes hands, in San Jose, Calif., on March 18, 2024. Reyes has … Continued
Here are two crime/mysteries and a light-hearted novel about art and wealth for your TBR list. (Courtesy of the author) “Ashes, Ashes”: by Fredrick Soukup (Vine Leaves Press, $17.99) I was a boy who left Miss Bonnie’s place to revisit … Continued
Last winter, mosaic artist Katy Helen sent a serendipitous email. She had moved her family to Marine on St. Croix over the summer, after nearly a decade and a half in California. For much of her time there, she’d created … Continued
I sure hope you had a chance to see at least some of the solar eclipse last Monday. Where it was visible and clouds didn’t get in the way, it was quite the show! Unfortunately, the next total solar eclipse … Continued
Sue Christianson watched in shock and heartbreak as Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, and she wondered what she could do to help. Christianson, of St. Paul, was looking for a way to donate money online when she came across a … Continued
The Diet Coke cans filling up your recycling bin could have a much shorter journey to their eventual destination thanks to a planned recycling center in Rosemount. Spectro Alloys recently broke ground on a $71 million, 90,000-square-foot expansion to its … Continued