Author: Janet

Writer, poet, artist, pagan... among many other things.

Evanston Garage Door Gallery

ORIGINAL MURALS BY ARTIST TERESA PAROD have transformed a residential alley in Evanston, Illinois into a vibrant drive-through gallery. The artist and educator has traveled widely and reimagines elements from a range of traditions in her paintings, collages, and textiles. Parod uses garage doors as large-scale canvases, taking advantage of both the corrugated and flat textures. Her projects began … Continue reading Evanston Garage Door Gallery

Guy Turns His Driveway into The Neighborhood Racetrack

Far too often neighbors have short fuses and default to being jerks when the sanctity of their has been invaded, but not this guy. When he noticed one young boy constantly riding through his driveway, he took it upon himself to encourage the little boy, not discourage. We need more people like this in the world. Check … Continue reading Guy Turns His Driveway into The Neighborhood Racetrack

39 Missing Children Rescued

This week, US Marshals revealed that over three dozen missing children were recovered in the state of Georgia during a two-week sting dubbed “Operation Not Forgotten.” According to reports, Thursday, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr praised the rescue effort which was conducted in Atlanta and Macon, saying: “I cannot say enough about Operation Not Forgotten and the men … Continue reading 39 Missing Children Rescued

Life-Saving Taco Bell Employee

A Taco Bell employee in Tennessee is being hailed a hero for saving a man's life after he passed out in the drive-thru. Sonja Nixon Frazier, the night shift manager at a Taco Bell restaurant in Clarksville, doesn't usually work during the day. But on August 12, in a fortunate turn of events, she happened … Continue reading Life-Saving Taco Bell Employee

Africa Free of Wild Polio

Africa has been declared free from wild polio, after decades of work by a coalition of international health bodies, national and local governments, community volunteers and survivors. Four years after the last recorded cases of wild polio in northern Nigeria, the Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) on Tuesday certified that the continent is now free … Continue reading Africa Free of Wild Polio

Tiny Elephant Shrew Species Missing For 50 Years Reappears

"The mouse-sized species, called the Somali sengi, became a ‘lost species’ following its last scientific recording in 1968 – in spite of local sightings, which ultimately were never confirmed. Until now, with the adorable little creature having been found alive and well in Djibouti, a country in the Horn of Africa, during a scientific expedition." … Continue reading Tiny Elephant Shrew Species Missing For 50 Years Reappears