Lake Havasu Todays News Herald

Claudia Beebe said she and her neighbors pulled up lawn chairs behind their homes and watched hot air balloons rise. “It’s great,” Beebe said, who lives at the Beachcomber Resort on the Island for part of the year. “We all go outside and watch them. It’s a lot better this year than last year.

Huron's big boom: ConAgra implosion

(WATCH THE VIDEO FROM MULTIPLE ANGLES) From the boat basin across the river from the former ConAgra site, the promised Sunday afternoon implosion was a reason to charge the video cameras and dig out lawn chairs from the garage. read more

Rushdie gag order highlights India's battle for free speech

THE front lawn of Diggi Palace is an unlikely place for a religious flashpoint. Bordered by arched verandahs leading onto cool marble-floored courtyards and dining rooms and overhung by lush trees, it is a peaceful space.

Snow Patrol: Winter etiquette, Chicago style

If you have lived in Chicago between November and February, you may have noticed that the city’s seemingly friendly residents—the ones who will go the extra step to smile or hold a door for you—have been overcome by a very obvious sort of misery. And misery, thy name is winter.

PHOTOS: Sunday in the park with music – Strummers kick off 2012 Winter Concert series at Marco Island's Mackle Park

The Marco Island Strummers love to play music, and they have a strong following who love to listen. Hundreds showed up at Mackle Park Sunday afternoon, bringing their own lawn chairs to hear the Strummers, at the inaugural event of Marco’s 2012 Winter Concert series.The Strummers played old favorites for their old fans, and also hawked copies of their new CD, “Paradise Found,” which bandleader ...