Representative Image (AI-generated) Sharing access to a lakefront can seem like a straightforward arrangement between neighbours, particularly when both families contribute money and effort to build facilities. But an informal understanding can become a costly property dispute when ownership changes and the new owners refuse to honour the arrangement. In Michigan, a couple who helped…

Photo credit: Billie Eilish/ Instagram Billie Eilish’s $20,000 tour-linked donation has helped create a thriving new native woodland in Austin’s Zilker Park, with the project now reporting an 85% tree survival rate. The Billie Eilish Grove, detailed by Chron and Zilker 351, was planted in March 2026 and is already helping slow and filter stormwater…

In a horrific murder-suicide incident in PA, a father threw his two young children to death before ending his life. A 42-year-old man allegedly threw his two young children from a parking garage before jumping to his death in a suspected murder-suicide in Pennsylvania, police said. The victims were identified as Patrick Lynch, 42, and…

U.S. singer Zac Brown ​Photo credit: REUTERS/Nicolas Economou When Zac Brown founded Camp Southern Ground in Georgia in 2011, he wanted to create more than a summer camp. He wanted a place where children, veterans and military families could step away from daily pressures, build confidence, form friendships and find a sense of purpose. Fifteen…

Celina Poon spent her early childhood in Boston without learning much about local government or how to get involved in her community. Growing up in an immigrant family, she often saw public institutions as distant and difficult to understand. She only learned about civic education later in her youth. That experience inspired the 19-year-old student…