Tag: Life & Tradition

Bride’s Father Invites Her Stepdad to Walk Her Down the Aisle With Him: ‘Felt So Honored’

Making their daughter’s wedding even more memorable, the father of the bride invited the stepdad to join them while walking down the aisle. Bride Kelsey Griffith, 27, from Birmingham, Alabama, was accompanied by dad Jerry Ellenburg, 55, but he knew stepdad Andy Wallace, 60, was a big part of her life too, so beckoned him…


Video: Mom Without Arms Can Cook Food, Dress Baby, and Paint Using Her Feet

Meet the Belgian woman born with no arms who can cook food, dress her baby, and paint using her feet. Sarah Talbi, 38, from Brussels, Belgium, was born without any upper limbs. She learned to eat, dress herself, and brush her hair using her feet. As she got older, she developed more skills like chopping vegetables and…


Looking for a New Turkey Recipe for the Holiday? Try This.

In this herb-roasted turkey recipe, apples and shallots cook inside the bird to keep the meat moist and add rich flavor. The extra shallots in the roasting pan also give the gravy recipe a rich, caramelized-onion depth. With apple cider, the gravy is out-of-this-world delicious. The easy turkey stock adds extra flavor to the gravy,…


Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bagpipes

Perhaps, like me, you have been fascinated, even thrilled, when a bagpiper showed up in a kilt at a wedding or funeral you attended. Or perhaps you have heard the raucously festive sound of row upon row of bagpipers in a parade, accompanied by snare, tenor, and bass drums. That ensemble is properly called a…


2 Teens See Burglar Breaking Into 80-Year-Old’s House, Halt Him With Their Bikes, Hailed as Heroes

Columbus police Burglary Detective James Francis doesn’t advise bystanders to stop criminals in the act—but acknowledges that 14- and 15-year-old boys will “do what 14- and 15-year-old boys do.” Teens Aaromn Hunt, 15, and Desmar Woods, 14, on Sept. 5 crossed paths with a would-be burglar in their eastside neighborhood; the pair were riding their…


Where Did States Get Their Nicknames?

In the mid-1800s so much precious metal covered the ground in Nevada that prospectors could shovel it up. A century later an avian disaster struck bird life along the Louisiana coastline. Today visitors can relive those chapters of the past in Nevada, Louisiana, and elsewhere while learning how they and other states got their well-deserved…


Hospice Gifts Patient the Wedding Dress She Never Had for 77th Anniversary With Her Sweetheart

When the staff at an Iowa hospice found out that one of their residents was ringing in her 77th wedding anniversary and was married to her sweetheart without a wedding dress in 1944, they decided to give her the opportunity to walk down the aisle in a stunning gown for the very first time. Breathtaking…


Pianist Persecuted in Communist Albania Warns Against Socialism in the US: ‘Don’t Fall for It’

An accomplished classical pianist who grew up in communist Albania—and whose family was labeled by the Party as having a “bad biography”—overcame political persecution and is now using her family’s story to warn people that “socialism is a cover-up for communism.” American-Albanian Dr. Elida Dakoli, who was born in the city of Dures, Albania, couldn’t…


3-Legged Dog Tater Tot Credited for Helping Nurse Save Drowning 76-Year-Old Dog Owner

One 76-year-old Pennsylvania man owes his life to the quick actions of a nurse, her husband, and a three-legged dog after falling into the Allegheny River and very nearly drowning. Last month, the rescuers were recognized for their heroism. Nurse Mary Jo Lender, 54, from Lower Burrel, was visiting River Forest Yacht Club with her…


Versailles Restaurant: Come for the Cuban Sandwiches, Stay for the Community

Since its opening 50 years ago in Miami, Versailles has become arguably the world’s most famous Cuban restaurant. The accolades are well-deserved, with its wide array of house specialties including picadillo, chicken chicharrones, an epic café cubano, and the best Cuban sandwiches north of Havana. The location on Southwest 8th Street—Calle Ocho—is far from the…