Archives: March 2019

A Spring Getaway in Chesterfield

Take in the beautiful trails, parks and inns in Chesterfield this spring

Spring is an ideal time to visit Chesterfield, where the daffodils bloom and the hiking trails offer interesting landmarks, like the ruins of a flamboyant flapper’s home from the 1920s.

Earth Day Birthdays

This April 22 marks 49 years since the first Earth Day. That gives us a year before Earth Day turns a half-century old — ample time to plan a party for the local guy who made it an annual event.

Photo by John Hession For most of my early life, April 22 only signified one thing to me: my little sister’s birthday, which frankly didn’t have that much impact back then beyond requiring me to sing along when mom brought out her cake. In 1970, when I was just turning 18, the date took on new significance when it was…