SAN FRANCISCO — If you’ve ever tossed out a carton of milk or a container of yogurt solely because the date on the packaging had passed, you’re not alone. Many people throw away food simply because of the date printed on the label. But often it is still perfectly edible, according to ...
Nichole Sims started using a tanning bed at 15 because she said everyone around her was doing it, especially before events like homecoming dances and prom. Eight years later, she was diagnosed with melanoma — a potentially life-threatening skin cancer. During that time, Sims has seen ...
Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States, according to the American Heart Association’s 2026 annual report. Despite advances in technology and treatment, prevention and early detection are essential. It’s important to know more about a heart-healthy ...
A parasite that causes a nasty intestinal illness has sickened thousands nationwide and hundreds in Kansas and Missouri, causing some people to consider locally grown produce options The parasite, called cyclospora, is spread by water or food contaminated by human waste. Federal officials are ...
We sowed. We planted. We watered, watched and waited. And now, beanstalks are reaching for the heavens, tomatoes are getting plump and zucchini are seemingly doubling in size overnight. Timing their harvests is a balancing act, and in many cases you, as gardener, are forced to choose between ...
Few garden plants attract as much admiration as roses. They're as beautiful in the garden as they are in a vase, and their flowers are almost universally a symbol of love. Unfortunately, they don't always grow without challenges. Wilting, infestations and infections are not uncommon. And none ...
Drink a fragrant cup of herbal tea, and the intoxicating scent of steeped herbs might calm your mind before you even take a sip. Even better is when they come from your own backyard herb garden. Mine includes several ingredients for my daily cup, and they're all easy to grow and ...
Tomato time is my favorite time. In spring, the anticipation of slicing into a juicy, meaty ball of perfection has me planting more than I should. By midsummer, plumping tomatoes on fragrant vines motivate me. And in late summer, when the payoff arrives here in my zone 7 garden, I'm reminded ...
I make these Black Sesame-Brown Butter Rice Krispies Treats, excerpted from my book "108 Asian Cookies," with my mother in mind. Growing up, I ate my fair share of Rice Krispies Treats because they were one of the few Western sweets my mom made over and over again. Maybe it was because they ...
We love the lively heat and distinctive smokiness from cooking over a bed of glowing red and white-hot coals any time of the year, which is why we have a whole chapter on grilling in our cookbook "Canal House: Cook Something." We are partial to charcoal grilling in a kettle grill, but if we ...
If the South had a mascot, it would be okra. You love, hate or have an unfounded fear of okra — and the same is true of the South. There's no vegetable more polarizing than this poor little pod. And it's only one part of okra that tends to bother people: the slimy seeds. Now I seek okra ...
For the Stars and Stripes Pie in my cookbook, "50 Pies, 50 States," I wanted something that would be a showstopper at any Fourth of July barbecue. I got fancy, using foil as a divider when filling the pie to mimic the color blocking of the flag. I used two fillings — strawberry and blueberry ...
As AI takes over the world in the metaphorical sense — for now, at least — it's the perfect time to turn to the movies and TV shows that have shown AI actually taking over the world, and more. From "Avengers: Age of Ultron" to "Westworld" to various iterations of "Star Trek," AI has shown a ...
Friday, July 31 Final Friday Art Walk includes: • Community Mural Painting, 5:30-8 p.m., Eastside Brewery, 1927 Moodie Road. • Art Quilt Showcase, 5-8 p.m., Art Emergency, 721 E. Ninth St. • Works by Jen Unekis: “For the Sake of Fun,” 5-9 p.m., Cider Gallery, 810 Pennsylvania ...
At Tuesday’s Lawrence Opera Theatre rehearsal, Colin Bradt belts it out like only a classically trained tenor can. “Shoot for the moon, and we’ll go so far!” The show, “Brewed Ambition,” is about a coffee shop busboy who aspires to be the cafe’s top dog, but the lyrics seem ...
When Indigenous poet c. huffman and history professor Tai S. Edwards began working on a book describing the return of In‘zhúje‘waxóbe from Lawrence to the Kaw Nation, they did not know exactly who would make the cut. Edwards and huffman had been a part of the Sacred Red Rock project, a ...
Whether you know it for its train or its swimming pool or its basketball court and playground equipment, the park running for two blocks between Kentucky and Tennessee streets has been through a lot. Often referred to as “Train Park” in reference to the No. 1073 locomotive on its grounds, ...
Most of the rural schools in Douglas County are identified by a name as well as a number. An exception to this norm is “No. 6.” Goldie Piper Daniels, in her 1974 history of the educational buildings in our county, notes that the name “Crutchfield” was found attached to No. 6 on an ...
On the east side of Iowa Street, between 19th and 23rd streets, stands the United States Army Reserve Training Center, which bears the name of Samuel J. Churchill. Churchill is one of two Medal of Honor recipients to have been Lawrence residents and to be buried here. Churchill was ...
On the east side of the 700 block of Vermont Street, you can see a small bronze plaque on a brick building at about eye level. It tells of a First Methodist Church that once stood there, which was built in 1857 and was used as morgue following Quantrill’s Raid on Aug. 21, 1863. More than ...
