Can public opinion actually influence elected officials? President Trump’s proposal for the White House Ballroom was finally given the go-ahead after several troubles. And while many critics have decried the ornate, neoclassical expansion as a far-fetched overhaul of one of the nation’s oldest public buildings, it turns out that’s not the case. The project was … Read more
After two years in storage, the 37-foot-long early 19th-century scroll will be on public display for the first time at the Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) in New Haven, Connecticut. This object known as the Lucknow Scroll is part of the exhibition Painters, Ports and Profit: Artists and the East India Company, 1750-1850 (until … Read more
WILKES-BARRE — A coalition of Pennsylvania community members and health care workers is calling for a public hearing to ensure transparency regarding “requested changes” to Geisinger-Resant’s insurance terms. The coalition, along with Action Together NEPA and SEIU Healthcare PA, is calling on the Pennsylvania Department of Insurance to hold a public hearing and ensure … Read more
More than two months after the Justice Department released its latest set of files on the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, prosecutors have not filed new charges based on the documents, even as federal lawmakers on both sides of the aisle continue to demand accountability. More than 3 million pages of documents include accusations by alleged victims … Read more
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Kingsmark, an ultra-premium kosher Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley, costs $380 a bottle. Jess Lander/The Chronicle The first wine I tasted when I was a child was Really wine. It was Manischewitz. It’s sweet and syrupy, made from Concord grapes, and served to me in small quantities every year on Passover. I hated it as … Read more