Charles Stewart

Todos Santos: All you want — and less — in a Baja getaway

2010-03-07 00:00:00

Once upon a time, say about 1972, Cabo San Lucas was a sleepy little fishing town at the southern tip of Baja California. Then came the paved highway, the international airport, the marina, the golf courses, the raucous bars and well-heeled retreats. At...

Conor Cruise O'Brien dies at 91; Irish author became a prominent diplomat

2008-12-20 00:00:00

Conor Cruise O'Brien, a leading Irish author, politician and diplomat who rose to international prominence while leading a United Nations mission in the troubled Congo and remained an independent, often contrarian thinker amid religious strife of his...

Dark cloud over good works of Gates Foundation

2007-01-07 00:00:00

Ebocha, Nigeria — Justice Eta, 14 months old, held out his tiny thumb. An ink spot certified that he had been immunized against polio and measles, thanks to a vaccination drive supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. But polio is not the...

Disappearing Into Todos Santos

2002-03-17 00:00:00

I first heard about Todos Santos more than a decade ago from my friend Rebecca. She had a gypsy soul and made her living peddling words to glossy travel magazines, a perfect mating of vocation and avocation. She once spent nine months driving the...

East Jordan administrator candidates to speak at event

2012-07-13 06:44:00

EAST JORDAN — Officials in East Jordan will introduce to the community four candidates for city administrator. City commissioners will host a public presentation next week that involves four candidates for the top city management job. Each...

Cellphone tower near Eastern Boulevard pines to blend in

2012-02-12 12:13:00

Asked his thoughts on a new, 150-foot cellphone tower near Eastern Boulevard as he pumped gas at a nearby Sheetz, Jacob Shaw squinted at the horizon. “That’s a cell tower?” he asked, laughing. “I didn’t even notice it...

'Priest'

2011-07-13 10:39:50

The title doesn't completely indicate what you'll get from this rather grim action-with-vampires adventure, which was a 3-D attraction in theaters. Paul Bettany plays the title cleric who goes to the rescue in a post-apocalyptic world when his niece (Lily...

Two centuries later, group seeks to bring home sailors killed off the shores of Tripoli

2011-11-01 16:30:00

For the American sailors off Tripoli — five of them from Maryland — it was a suicide mission: Sail the small ship heavy with explosives in among the enemy fleet, set the blast to go off in 15 minutes, jump into lifeboats and get as far away as...

Boys Swimming Honor Roll - Top Swimming Times

2011-09-07 00:00:00

2011 Top Boys Swimming Times Here are the top swimming times in Central Florida this season (Please send results to bromine@tribune.com and make sure to include full name, school, event, time): Note: Some teams have not reported times. 200 medley...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's 2012 budget address

2011-10-13 21:32:16

Palm South Events

2011-05-25 00:00:00

Joyce, irlandés de pura cepa, se aferró al pasaporte británico hasta el final

2011-05-30 00:00:00

Grayson DeJusus (Capt. Charles Stewart), left, and Michael Waytt Cox (Billy Narracott) atop Joey prepare to charge into battle in the Tony-winning play "War Horse" at the Ahmanson Theatre.

2012-07-02 07:08:00