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Born Barbara Elaine Smith, she began her career as a model and went on to gain fame and influence as a restaurateur, celebrity chef, lifestyle doyenne and entertainer.

Fatal overdoses are down in most parts of the country. Worcester, Massachusetts, has seen a dramatic drop in deaths. Officials credit a hands-on approach to helping drug users where they are.

After serendipitously discovering clay, potter Nan Rothwell has been throwing pots (or in the old-timey Southern phrase, turning pots) on the wheel for…

Paul Collinge has been in the book business for 40 years and has owned and operated Charlottesville’s Heartwood Books (#5 Elliewood Avenue) for almost…

Listeners contacted us to correct the answer to a clue from last week's puzzle, giving NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz a lesson in trigonometry.

Israeli troops have launched a new offensive in central Gaza. A neighbor at the center of the Justice Alito flag controversy speaks out. The EU holds its election for parliament this weekend.

A controversial immigration policy meant to keep COVID-19 out of the U.S. is set to end next month. But despite claims of the policy causing a humanitarian crisis, U.S. lawmakers claim lifting Title 42 will cause a different crisis here at home.

On this episode of The Spark: Martha talks with biographer Kate Buford about her new adventure into telling the stories of the worthy and the…

Below is more from Martha's talk with Beth Neville.

Martha speaks with George F. Thompson who has made a career out of publishing lovely books commemorating the place of places in our lives.George F.…