According to the Tohoku region’s Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, kokeshi (koh-keh-shee) originated in the late Edo period, which ended in 1868, in the area’s hot-spring villages, where ...

Colonial League boys semifinals at Whitehall Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. Northwestern Lehigh celebrates their win Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, during a Colonial League boys basketball semifinal game at ...

Ahead of Tuesday night’s Colonial League boys basketball semifinals at Whitehall, the Colonial League coaches have released their all-league team. They also announced Notre Dame-Green Pond junior ...

The brackets for the Colonial League boys and girls basketball tournament have been finalized. Quarterfinal round action is scheduled to begin on Friday and culminating in a doubleheader final at ...

The high school swimming and diving season has kicked off in Pennsylvania, and PennLive surveyed coaches around the Mid-Penn Conference to preview their squads heading into the 2025-26 docket. Below ...

The high school boys soccer season kicks off this week in Pennsylvania, and Mid-Penn Conference teams are gearing up to hit the pitch and vie for divisional pennants and postseason bids. PennLive ...

The haikuist is gradually increasing her interaction time with others and likely hopes to be tanned by May for plum-picking at an orchard. Gordana Kurtovic intends to wait a while longer in Osijek, ...

Wooden dolls are on display at businesses and organizations across northeast Oklahoma. CASA's paper doll project is a way to bring awareness to the important work they do to help children. Every year, ...

The 2024-25 indoor track and field season is in the books, and NJ.com is going conference by conference to recognizing the athletes and teams who delivered the most this winter. Below, find our boys ...

Our high sports photos, like the ones above, put you in the middle of the action. Check them out by clicking anywhere in the collage to open the photo gallery. Don’t forget to share the gallery with ...

Our high school sports photos, like the ones above, put you in the middle of the action. Check them out by clicking anywhere in the collage to open the photo gallery. Don’t forget to share the gallery ...

Paper Doll Vintage Boutique in Sayville was ravaged by a fire — and its owner is suing the people she says are responsible. Paper Doll Boutique owner Dominique Maciejka, whose store suffered some of ...