You can't turn on a radio these days without hearing Jason Mraz singing the highly-addictive "I'm Yours". It's got a Reggae-pop lilt, smart lyrics and charm to spare. Jason, who grew up in Mechanicsville and made his musical theater debut at Dogwoo...

When I lived in Manhattan, you could get your copy of Sunday's New York Times on Saturday night. I loved hauling it home, turning on Saturday Night Live and scanning the Sunday Magazine, the Book Review, the Wedding section. These days, the Times is ...

My uncle lived in Africa, Holland, Portugal, just about anywhere the leaf tobacco business took him. He was wickedly funny and had friends of all ages, even as he approached 80. In March, he was diagnosed with an inoperable form of cancer, so he mov...