Katie Laur

Past moments, present sadness, and Champagne music.

Brenda Tarbell’s feats of clay.

Harry Sparks: architect, musician, muzzle-loader, and savior of star guitars.

The husband-and-wife musicians of the exalted alt-country band Over the Rhine sat down with an old friend and admirer to discuss their spring concert, their autumn album, and the scenic setting where they live and work.

Sometimes the shopping journey is the destination.

Quilts, cakes, cross words, and the sweet fabric of a journey home.

Once the city moved to a faster beat thanks to a man with a fistful of silverware, a woman with deep tap roots, and a guy who blew a mean potato chip bag.

If spring is here, can bluegrass festival season be far behind?

The family that sings together, stays together

Somehow when I think of my dog, Sister, it is always autumn and the red and yellow sugar maples blend with her golden coat as if some New York designer had had her dyed to match. Sister was that beautiful.