Hotels Over the years there have been many places to offer a night’s stay for the weary traveler. I started out trying to list al...

Salisbury Jewelers Throughout history, jewelry has been a part of human adornment. Some of the earliest artifacts of the human race...

The Christmas Tree           A long-held practice has been to put up a Christmas tree at this time of the year. Over the years, ther...

Sandwich Glass Benjamin’s department store had two major fires throughout its history. The first was in the 1930’s and destroyed t...

Isolation It has long been a bone of contention with Eastern Shore natives that they have to contend with “come heres”. They have...

The Barber Shop Now almost a thing of the past is that bastion of masculinity – the barber shop. In 1899, there were six barber shop...

This was submitted by a reader - I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a ye...

The flowers lay bundled with greenery, forming 21 loose bouquets spread apart on the tables. Then, simultaneously, 21 pairs of hands seized...

The summer sun has a way of transforming cars into ovens, and it's no fun sweating while you wait for the air conditioner to provide som...

No matter what the gross domestic product says, the recession isn't over for you unless you're gainfully employed and not mired in p...

Holding your breath, gulping water and getting scared are the traditional ways to eradicate the hiccup menace, but those tend to be hit and ...

To try to lure customers back into the dealership, GM is trying out a novel idea. They're giving new car buyers a free year of car insur...

You know your kids and you can tell if they are going through a rough time. But sometimes finding out the root of the problem can be very di...

The days when no kitchen was complete without a breadbox are long gone. But storing bread in a way that doesn’t leave it too crusty, chewy, ...

Whether you just received a scary diagnosis or moved to a new town, consult a variety of sources to find a trustworthy doctor. Here are seve...

If you avoid standard processed meats because of labels indicating they're packed with potentially damaging preservatives including nitr...

As nice as it is to have a furry, feathered or fishy companion around the house, between food, medicine, the vet and other expenses, it can ...

While going through the process of obtaining a mortgage, a California man found out that his credit score had dropped nearly 100 points beca...

Even though gasoline containing upward of 15% ethanol content (E15) hasn't come on the consumer market, the government has already final...

School Lunch Throughout the years, school lunches have changed dramatically. The children of a hundred years ago were usually fed as a gro...