Hampton Roads Weather

Feather art will move delicately into the spotlight at 2009 Mexico City exhibit

2007-10-14 00:00:00

ONE of the most dazzling tidbits in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's big show "The Arts in Latin America 1492-1820" is enshrined in a gallery devoted to silver. A richly ornamented chalice made in Mexico City around 1575 and given to the museum by...

Once-exotic mushrooms -- king trumpets, maitake and shimeji -- get ready to rise on Southern California turf

2008-10-01 00:00:00

KING trumpets that have a texture almost as firm and meaty as young porcini; shimejishimeji that have a flavor that is wonderfully nutty; hen of the woods with a taste as earthy as their name. If you still think the cutting edge in grocery store mushrooms...

Where American history was born

2005-06-19 00:00:00

In New Jersey, where I grew up, names such as Washington, Monroe, Mercer, Knox, Stockton and Morris are commonplace, found on street signs, municipal halls, schools and liquor stores. When you live in one of the 13 original colonies, the Revolution is...

The Game Is Better Than Ever

2006-10-10 10:52:00

The ever-increasing high quality of football is one of the NFL stories of the new century. Asked to explain what's going on, Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb said, "Big-time players are making big plays in big games." In other words, in the...

A MAJESTY FOR ALL SEASONS

2004-11-25 00:00:00

Redwoods, sequoias and bristlecones. California has the tallest, the biggest and the oldest conifers in the world. To excess, add extravagance. We also have the greatest variety. The whispering forests of the Sierra and Pacific ranges are thick with pine,...

Climate change could hike pollen counts, allergy rates

2013-04-01 00:00:00

An unusually cool March has kept seasonal allergy sufferers in Hampton Roads indoors, out of the line of fire of springtime pollen — and breathing easier because of it. But the word from climate scientists and allergists is to enjoy it while it...

New climate report: Changes ahead for Hampton Roads

2013-01-20 00:00:00

As the climate changes, it means more for Virginia than just rising seas — it means more soaking rains, hotter temperatures, droughts, floods, food insecurity, disease, mental health threats and fiercer hurricanes. According to local experts and a...

A year of wonky weather in Hampton Roads

2012-12-30 00:00:00

Wonky weather in Hampton Roads in 2012 included a freak tornado, a 500-year rain event and a rare species of hurricane so massive it earned a new descriptor: superstorm. The month of June was bookended by tornadoes. On June 1, an EF1 twister landed...

Temperatures well above average in Hampton Roads, rest of Virginia

2012-02-01 15:34:00

January was nearly 7 degrees warmer than normal in Hampton Roads

2012-02-02 06:56:00

NEWPORT NEWS — Dwight Shoe spends most February mornings inside his house reading the newspaper. On Wednesday — with the temperature nearing 70 degrees — he decided to do some yardwork. “It’s mighty nice to be out here this...

Jones 'just missed the ball' on Longoria's inside-the-park home run

2011-06-12 18:14:00

The Orioles' series finale with the Tampa Bay Rays had already included a series of unusual plays when Evan Longoria came up in the eighth inning and lined a Jeremy Accardo pitch to center field. Orioles center fielder Adam Jones broke on the ball, but...

Scoreboard

2011-05-25 01:30:32

TV SPORTS Tennis-French Open, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Major League Baseball-Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins, Noon (FXSP); Cincinnati Reds at Philadelphia Phillies, 6 p.m. (ESPN2) NHL Hockey-Playoffs, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7 p.m. (VERSUS)...

Before the art lovers arrive, a workman clears snow from the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

2009-03-02 00:00:00

Oct. 25, 2008: Tampa Bay's Scott Kazmir runs off of the field in the rain before Game 3 of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pa. The game started after a 91-minute rain delay.

2008-10-25 00:00:00