WASHINGTON (AP) — The archaeologists were delighted to at last find the remains of George Washington’s boyhood home but got stumped when they looked for evidence of the cherry tree and rusty hatchet.

Having spent 17 years promoting cultural tourism, first as a Tourist Board official and later at the Ministry of Tourism, I was encouraged to promote the Maltese festa by visiting journalists whom I often accompanied during their brief sojourn.

TIMOTHY Sheader's first season at the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park is not going to frighten the regulars. With a trio of Shakespeare plays and a musical by the creators of My Fair Lady, he has stuck close to the tried and tested winning formula of

BALTIMORE -- Screen painting in East Baltimore won't die, not on Elaine Eff's watch. The folklorist has been on a crusade for three decades to preserve the kitschy art -- landscapes painted on rowhouse window screens.

Eyes wide with wonder, Jorian Jones, 8, watched two dozen Richmonders gracefully wave their arms and emphatically pound their feet to the mesmerizing beat of African drums.