Lucy, the Graduate Intern, is very fond of her walks. In her former profession — which we don’t talk about — she had few opportunities. The Village has a number of walking paths t hat allow her to ...

The echoes of taps from yesterday’s celebration of Veterans Day have barely faded away. Not that we needed another reminder of veterans’ sacrifices but the time seemed to tell me that today is a good ...

As of this morning, my best chicken is no more. She was old, she hadn’t laid an egg in ages, her feathers were patchy, but her mind stayed intact until the very end. She was the only smart chicken ...

Luis Alberto Urrea, please tell us about the photo, three women smiling, at the front of your new novel, "Good Night, Irene." LUIS ALBERTO URREA: Well, my mother was in Clubmobile corps for the Red ...

In the musical "Hamilton," George Washington croons to aide-de-camp Alexander Hamilton, "History has its eyes on you." But do the Founding Father's words apply to kitchen staff, grunts in trenches and ...

Cost: $7 general admission; $30 meet and greet with author and copy of the book. Information and tickets: spokesman.com/northwest-passages/ For too long we’ve had ...

Phyllis Irene McLaughlin de Urrea, of Staten Island, died in her sleep at 74, in 1990. Soon after, her son, Luis Alberto Urrea, who lives in Naperville, teaches at the University of Illinois Chicago ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Luis Alberto Urrea about his new novel, "Good Night, Irene." It's based on his own mother's experiences working for the Red Cross in Europe during World War II. Luis ...

In the musical “Hamilton,” George Washington croons to aide-de-camp Alexander Hamilton, “History has its eyes on you.” But do the Founding Father’s words apply to kitchen staff, grunts in trenches and ...