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Novelist Josephine Humphreys says the city is more than just her hometown, it's her life
March 2009
| By Josephine Humphreys
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks delights in the allure of Martha's Vineyard's off-season
February 2009
| By Geraldine Brooks
Far from her Northern roots, the best-selling novelist discovers a new sense of home amid rolling hills and Thoroughbred farms
December 2008
| By Kim Edwards
Natural beauty abounds on Maine’s second-largest coastal island
May 18, 2008
| By Siobhan Roth
When the photographer gazed into the crystalline waters of Silver Springs, Florida, in 1938, he saw nothing but possibilities
May 2008
| By Gary Monroe
Journalist Kenneth Fletcher returns to Colombia to investigate how the government and its people hope to rise above their problematic past
October 29, 2008
| By Kenneth Fletcher
In a vast impoverished neighborhood near the Caribbean coast, Colombians invade vacant lots hoping to become landowners
October 29, 2008
| By Kenneth Fletcher
The government's attempts to battle poverty reach communities of refugees from violence in the countryside
October 29, 2008
| By Kenneth Fletcher
Four hundred years ago, escaped slaves formed Palenque. Today, the Colombian town celebrates its African roots
October 29, 2008
| By Kenneth Fletcher
Hidden in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, a Kogi village built with government support combines modernity with ancient traditions
October 29, 2008
| By Kenneth Fletcher
Andres 'Turco' Gil's accordion academy trains young children in the music of vallenato, the folk music popular across Latin America
October 29, 2008
| By Kenneth Fletcher
Musician Cesar Lopez invented a new type of guitar, made from the shell of an automatic weapon
October 29, 2008
| By Kenneth Fletcher
Sometimes called "vegetable ivory," tagua is a white nut that grows in Colombia that is making a comeback as a commodity worth harvesting
October 29, 2008
| By Kenneth Fletcher
The Colombian city of Medellin is synonymous with the drug trade, but city leaders are hoping to keep the peace by building up communities
October 29, 2008
| By Kenneth Fletcher
In exchange for laying down their arms, soldiers from Medellin's armed militias are receiving a free education, paid for by the government
October 29, 2008
| By Kenneth Fletcher
The former mayor of Colombia's capital city transformed Bogota with 'green' innovations that employed the poor and helped the environment
October 29, 2008
| By Kenneth Fletcher
In spite of all the positive work that has done in recent years, there are concerns that the government may be cracking down too hard in the name of peace and calm
October 29, 2008
| By Kenneth Fletcher
San Francisco's new science museum hosts its own rooftop ecosystem
November 2008
| By Aleta George, Keenan Mayo, David Zax and Kenneth R. Fletcher
Celebrated poet Mark Doty succumbs to Houston's humid charms
October 2008
| By Mark Doty
Notable American Destinations and Happenings
August 2008
| By Megan Gambino, Gregory B. Gallagher, Constance Hale and Joe Rao
Anchored by the spectacular national park, the rugged, island-dotted coastal region of Maine distills the down east experience
May 2008
| By Jonathan Kandell
At least 1,200 years old, New Mexico's Acoma Pueblo—the longest continuously inhabited settlement in North America—remains a touchstone for a resilient indigenous culture
May 2008
| By David Zax
Want to fork hay, play vintage baseball or try your hand at tanning deer hide? At Conner Prairie, Indiana, living history is the main event
May 2008
| By Donovan Webster
In the 1800s, travelers along the perilous forest trail known as the Natchez Trace called it the "Devil's Backbone." Today, the storied route marks the milestones—and tombstones—of sourthern history
May 2008
| By David Devoss
Hotspots and Highlights
May 2008
| By Kenneth R. Fletcher
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