and Japanese photinias (Photinia glabra). Red tip photinias grow best in Zones 7 to 9. These flowers that start with the letter R have crimson elliptical leaves when young, hence their common name. As ...

Takarabune: The Takarabune or Treasure Ship, piloted by the Seven Lucky Gods, is a symbolic image during the first three days of the New Year. A picture of this ship is considered essential for good ...

The Napa City Council has officially made the move to put a sales tax increase proposal on this November's ballot after hearing from staff this week. Council members voted unanimously Tuesday ...

Some designers argue that all letters of the Toyota name can be formed ... diamonds” in Japanese, a reference to its logo and history. Gerber is associated with babies due to its iconic Gerber Baby ...

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TO THE EDITOR: I write this 80 years to the day after the Normandy Beach invasion on D-day. It was an age when Americans and the Allied troops ardently believed in saving and preserving democracy for ...

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NORMAL — There will be a lane closure in the northbound lane of South Fell Avenue between Irving and West Beaufort streets starting at 4 a.m. Friday for pavement repairs. Drivers are urged to use ...

Bruhat Soma was unbeatable before he arrived at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and neither the dictionary, nor his competitors, nor a tiebreaker challenged him on the way to victory.

A memorial service for Joan Tippery, 87, was held Saturday, June 1, 2024, at United Methodist Church in Decatur. Burial was in Hillcrest Cemetery in the village. She passed away ...

Worries about upcoming US inflation data and the Federal Reserve's outlook for interest rates permeated Asian trading floors Wednesday, while the euro continued to struggle owing to political uncertai ...