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If you have seen strange lights coming from the Quail Hollow sandhills at night and wondered if those were UFOs or American Indian camps, it was probably just Dr. Jodi McGraw. Jodi is the diva of the Forbidden Sandhills — “forbidden” because only scientists are allowed in this fragile ecosystem.

Commercial aviation has been instrumental in making the world more accessible, and a relative nosedive in air fares makes it even easier for Americans to travel long distances in a short time. The Air Transport Association estimates that during the summer months, 2.2 million Americans will travel on a commercial airplane every day. Lots of those will be vacation trips.

Recently, I went to the moon. Or at least it seemed like it.

After a decade of service as the executive director of Valley Churches United, Lynn Robinson has announced that she will be retiring from that position this fall. During her tenure at the nonprofit year-round food pantry, Robinson valued the very important work of providing support...

Mia Brees, like her family name, displays the strength and persistence of a summer breeze, with gentleness and warmth.

As she peered down through the water at the south end of Loch Lomond, inveterate kayaker Alecia Morgan spied something big, round and white. Maneuvering her boat around, she slipped her paddle down three feet into the sandy shoreline and picked up a Canada goose egg,

Last Friday, June 7, about 700 people—550 on-site and 150 by live streaming—joined together to laugh, to cry and to honor the too short but incredibly loving life of Milo Anima. The Celebration of Life, entitled “Milo was Meant for the Stage,” was held at...

It probably won’t come as a big surprise to you that I have a lot of friends that are also landscape designers.