In a short story I wrote previously for my book An Itinerant Observer, I recounted an encounter in Istanbul with a man who introduced himself as Erdogan. Under the guise of hospitality and historical ...

More scorpion sightings are being reported across the Valley and experts say one thing is to blame. "I've been here 15 years," Mike Boyle with Burns Pest Elimination said. "It's the earliest I've seen ...

A scorpion, I called it, though it was unlike any scorpion you ... And yes, I will survive it, not by fighting but by letting it pass through me. It took years — two long, harrowing years — for the ...

A man police have alleged is associated with the Red Scorpions gang is facing up to nearly two years in jail on charges related to drugs, cash and weapons. At a sentencing hearing today ...

Mary Maka chacterizes the Year of the Snake in a new series of digital illustrations dedicated to Lunar New Year 2025.

In case you may have missed it (sifting through the daily deluge of unsettling news), the Lunar New Year, 2025, began on Jan.

Elena Uve – stock.adobe.com Coming in hot and serpentine on January 29, the Chinese Lunar New Year ends the Year of the Wood Dragon and ushers in the Year of the Wood Snake. The sixth animal in ...

Though the Times Square ball drop may have happened several weeks ago, you can still make the most of a fresh start, thanks to the Chinese New Year. Falling on Wednesday, January 29, the Lunar New ...

Many Asian countries celebrate new year at this time, including Vietnam and Korea. Lunar New Year, often called the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is the most important holiday in China and ...

But, I had asked myself, was I ready for the coming Year of the Snake, my Chinese zodiac year? Would these auspicious items ...