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  • Violence, and Silence, in Nelson's 'Paranoid Park'
    In Blake Nelson's novel, Paranoid Park, a 16-year-old skateboarder is implicated when a transit cop is killed at the local skate park, and withdraws into silence as a way of dealing with it. Director Gus Van Sant recently released a film version of the novel.
  • 12 Injured In Amusement Park Accident
    Authorities say at least 12 people were injured when a swing ride at an amusement park in Bowling Green, Kentucky, tipped over.Emergency officials were…
  • Fires Now Allowed In State Parks
    By Kathleen Adamshttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wuky/local-wuky-636671.mp3Lexington, KY – Despite extreme drought conditions and an…
  • Phoenix Parking Garage Closed TFN
    By Alan LytleLexington, KY – A thirty-year old parking garage in downtown Lexington is closed until further notice while engineers determine its safety.…
  • Return to New Orleans: Pontchartrain Park
    Weekend Edition Saturday editor Gwendolyn Thompkins delivers the second part of her report on returning to New Orleans. Thompkins grew up in a neighborhood called Pontchartrain Park. When the levees failed after Hurricane Katrina, Lake Pontchartrain reclaimed every house as far as the eye can see.
  • Starbucks To Open Stores At Disney Parks
    On Monday, Disney announced the first of six planned Starbucks locations is scheduled to open at Disney California Adventure park in June. More locations are planned at Disneyland park and Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
  • The Hills Are Alive for Suzan-Lori Parks
    Writer Suzan-Lori Parks has won acclaim for depictions of African-American life. The author of Topdog/Underdog discusses two of her favorite dramatic scenes, from The Sound of Music and Taxi Driver.
  • Summer Reading: Suzan-Lori Parks
    Our summer reading series continues with playwright, screenwriter and novelist Suzan-Lori Parks, a 2002 Pulitzer Prize winner for her play Topdog/Underdog. She's been rereading two old favorites: Eugen Herrigel's Zen in the Art of Archery (Random House; ISBN: 0375705090) and Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God (Perennial Classics; ISBN: 0060931418).
  • Tim Bair and Theresa Hamilton hoist a Giving the Basics banner.
    Sticking To Basics In Overland Park, Kan.
    Giving The Basics provides people with toothbrushes, feminine hygiene products and other human-dignity necessities.
  • Jonathan At Gratz Park Set To Close
    Downtown restaurant Jonathan at Gratz Park will serve its final dish at the end of the month.The announcement came as a surprise to many in the community…
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