Facing fierce resistance, the Obama administration today backed off a plan to ban sales of raw oysters from the Gulf of Mexico during warm weather. ...more

November 14, 2009

Don't be deterred from adventure when dining. Try unusual food, even if it means prying open shellfish. ...more

January 26, 2009

Happiness is in the small details of summer: early morning gardening, air conditioning; floating in the pool, air conditioning; mid-afternoon iced coffee; air conditioning; salsa and chips for dinner, ice-cold air conditioning. For me, enduring a Florida summer day is no problem. ...more

June 17, 2008

Thirty years is a long time. Longer than most wars, mortgages and many marriages. And it is certainly a long time to take a French class. Yet, for 30 years, from 10 a.m. to noon every Wednesday, Kathleen Diamond has been teaching her French class in Alexandria, Va., to many of the same 11 students. ...more

October 15, 2007