Tinker Bell, after many decades with no lines, is finally getting a starring role. ...more

August 18, 2008

HUNTER'S GREEN - Amanda Louise Martin, whose murder-mystery became the talk of the neighborhood, died June 19 of complications from lupus. Martin, 36, published her first book, "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood," in November. Diagnosed at age 17, Martin had end-stage renal disease and wrote the manuscript for "Beautiful Day" in longhand while hooked up to a home dialysis machine. ...more

June 23, 2008

Why do we love thee, Jane Austen? Let us count the ways: You gave us happy endings. The heroines of your novels live out that Cinderella fantasy every time. They may fret and flounder along the rocky road to romance, but eventually they snare Mr. Right. After more than 200 years, we still love your love stories. ...more

January 12, 2008