In comedian Dane Cook’s mind, “some people brighten up a room by leaving it.” That’s certainly been true in his case, ...

Chicago may be just settling into autumn, but it’s already time to kick off the annual Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest, which is celebrating its 40th edition. So whip out your signature holiday cookie ...

The 42nd annual Apple Harvest Day festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 3 in Dover, NH. Here's what to expect, including some ...

A local woman is getting her lifelong creative spark back after entering the Federal Duck Stamp Contest. Libby Meggs has ...

A 25-year-old Philadelphia woman won the $300,000 first prize in a NASA competition to design food systems to improve how astronauts eat in space, and eventually how they will eat on Mars, the space ...

This is a 3-day weekend event, and Saturday’s activities included a talent show, a mule pull, and the prettiest rooster ...

The stein-holding contest, a staple of Oktoberfest gatherings, tests competitors on how long they can keep a full beer stein ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. ( CAPITOL CITY NOW) – The announced “front-runner,” Chicagoan Pat Bertoletti (pictured, center), won the ...

A 25-year-old designer from Northeast Philadelphia just won $300,000 from NASA for a concept addressing how astronauts might ...

Beef-A-Rama returns to downtown Minocqua on Sept. 26.The annual event features beef roasting, live music, the Prime Choice ...

For months, Jason Kelly, co-founder and CEO of Ginkgo Bioworks, has been planning what was billed as a fun, ...

Philadelphia is putting its own spin on the centuries-old German tradition with a South Street block party and a sausage ...