Alluring Alberta: slowing down in Edmonton, gateway to the Canadian Rockies The Examiner | Edmonton Folk Festival credit: Edmonton Tourism | Edmonton, Alberta’s oil-rich capital, is known for its 23-mile long green belt that curves along the North Saskatchewan River, new architecturally noteworthy Art Gallery of Alberta, photo cred...
Close-by Hershey PA is perfect for the entire family The Examiner | Hershey, PA - the sweetest place on earth | The next time you eat a Hershey’s chocolate bar, or Hershey’s Kisses, think about the town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, where Hershey’s Kisses streetlights line the streets, and where Hersh...
Fine artist turns attention to the creative economy Business Report | Submit your comment | Dawn Robertson, the new head of Gauteng Tourism since July 1, has the soul and sensibilities of an artist. | When asked to sit for a photograph, she chooses a soft and stylish monochromatic seat made entirely of tactile...
For Seattle biologist, science is a political act The Examiner Comments SEATTLE (Map, News) - For much of his life Alan Aderem was torn between his passion as a political activist and his budding career in biology. He grew up in South Africa during apartheid and spent five years under house arrest for protesting...
S. African tiger caught after 2 days on the run The Boston Globe | JOHANNESBURG-The escaped Bengal tiger who captured headlines across South Africa has been found and returned home after a 2-day search, hungry and worse for the wear after a jump from the back of a moving truck, the tiger's owners said Thursday. | The owners of Panjo, a full-grown tiger, say tracker dogs found the cat's scent late Wednesday in bu...
South Africa's President Launches Shantytown Plan The New York Times | Filed at 10:50 a.m. ET | PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- South Africa's president says the government will launch an ambitious plan to build 400,000 homes for people living in shacks on the outskirts of the nation's cities. | President Jacob Zuma says the state aims to provide the new homes with ''essential services'' by 2014, paid for out of stat...
