Ethan Bortnick of Hollywood was just shy of 4 when his parents, Gene and Hannah, noticed him playing tunes by ear on his Elmo keyboard. Soon he had memorized more than 200 songs and was composing music.
Summers, as any journalist will tell you, tend to be uneventful. Except for the periodic extreme weather event or heated political campaign, we drink from the trough of feel-good stories from June to September.
Driving 12 hours in a 2000 Toyota Camry with a 9-year-old and a 7-year-old calls for some serious creative planning. I'm thinking food, toys, diversions -- and those are just my needs. How would I keep my kids occupied for a full day in a 9-year-old sedan without a built-in DVD player in sight?
For high school students who have the time and money to travel, visiting college campuses is the best way to get a feel for places where they may spend four years.
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Always more apt to follow her heart than society's rules, Regina Engleka proposed to her boyfriend, Matt Ha...
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Michael Phelps channels dinosaurs in a world absent of scandal over bongs. Julianne Moore relives her red-h...
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Even during the heat of summer, Florida's got plenty of cool attractions.
A little rain -- or even a lot -- can't douse a family's enthusiasm for camping.
The only thing the children won't get at our top 10 family-friendly resorts is bored.
Todd Hawkins never figured himself for a cruising kind of guy. He grew up camping and still loves long road...
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