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June 14, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

This weekend we celebrate Father’s Day, but this is a relatively new holiday when compared to Mother’s Day.

June 10, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

With Father’s Day right around the corner, why not treat Dad to a hearty steak sandwich packed with bold flavor?

June 10, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Celebrity Chef David Chang was born in Arlington, Va., started out as a competitive golfer, attended Georgetown Preparatory School and Trinity College, majoring in religious studies. He went t...

June 8, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Glasgow, astride the River Clyde, is a surprising city — and Scotland’s most underrated destination. Just an hour from Edinburgh (making it an easy day trip), Glasgow offers an ene...

June 8, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

After a four-year closure due to natural disasters, Crystal Cave in Sequoia National Park in California reopened to the public in time for Memorial Day, the unofficial start of the summer....

June 8, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

Recently, something has been observed “dancing” above the active eruptive vents inside Halema‘uma‘u: hydrogen flames! Let’s take a look into what causes this and...

June 7, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

Inflation and increasing food costs can be a problems but also an opportunity to be creative in your garden. One project to reduce food bills and have some family fun as is to grow your own ve...

June 3, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

SAN JOSE, Calif. — On a recent warm May day, bundles of small sun-kissed-colored fruit droop from a towering tree in Raffy Espiritu’s backyard in Milpitas. They soak in the light a...

June 3, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

My son took me out for my Mother’s Day dinner to Nancy Silverton’s Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles..

June 1, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Few cities can even come close to Paris when it comes to cultural, artistic, and historic heritage. And few residents are as confident as Parisians in their expertise in good living. While tha...

June 1, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

Episode 23 of Kilauea’s ongoing eruption within Halema‘uma‘u occurred on Sunday, May 25. Record-setting lava fountain and plume heights were reached quickly for this eruption...

May 31, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

We have come to a time when we need to depend more on our gardens and what they can produce to keep our food costs lower and products locally grown.

May 27, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

On my recent trip to Los Angeles to visit my son Reid, he took me to lunch at Panda Inn, the original restaurant that started Panda Express.

May 25, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

A highlight of one of my European summers was a day I spent hiking in the Swiss Alps, on a hillside above the Berner Oberland’s Lauterbrunnen Valley. I was with a wonderful group of trav...

May 25, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Witnessing a volcanic eruption is, for many, a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park welcomes well over a million visitors from around the world every year, and many of...

May 24, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

It is time to think about planting your vegetable garden to minimize the effects of increasing food bills. This week and for the next few weeks, let’s consider a landscapes that feed us....