Presidential birthday visits during school vacation week activities

Abraham Lincoln came to New Bedford in 1848 and will make a return trip – accompanied by George Washington – to visit with children and enjoy birthday cake at the New Bedford Whaling Museum’s Presidents’ Day Birthday Celebration on Monday, Feb. 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Jacobs Family Gallery.

Parents: Don't Put Any Goddamn Candy In The Goodie Bag [Dadspin]

# dadspin I go to a lot of children's birthday parties. These parties are virtually identical. You go to a gym, you take off your kid's shoes, you hand your kid over to the 19-year-old girl making $6 an hour and wearing a bright red or blue shirt with the name of the gym on it (PLAY ZONE! GYMTASTIC! BALLS AND SHIT!), then you get the hell out of there to shop for liquor and come back 90 minutes ...

Presidents Day Weekend at Valley Forge National Historical Park

KING OF PRUSSIA – George Washington was 46 years old before he ever partied on his birthday. And what a grand event it was (for those days), including being serenaded by his wife and Continental Army soldiers in the midst of their storied winter encampment at Valley Forge in 1778. This year, the party’s even bigger as Valley Forge National Historical Park continues the tradition during ...

Philadelphia celebrates Dickens' 200th birthday

Past the glass case containing sketches for his novel "Oliver Twist," beyond the handwritten letter to his publisher about Little Nell, and away from the first published installments of "Hard Times" sits Charles Dickens' pet bird.

South Leeds: The rise and rise of an artisan Belle Isle cake baker

For mum-of-two Donna Marsden, the decision to start her own business was a piece of cake.