Once a symbol of celebration during Jamghat and other festivals, kite flying has now become a deadly hazard on the city streets due to the growing use of the banned razor-sharp nylon or plastic kite ...

Ionia County native Billy Strings netted his third Grammy win in six years on Sunday, Feb. 1, reeling in “Best Bluegrass Album” yet again. Strings, born William Apostol, earned the honors at the 68th ...

If you’ve followed Strings’ shows, you know the script is that there is no script. Sets are fluid, genre‑bending, and often stretch past the three‑hour mark with a short intermission. Strings balances ...

Grammy Award-winning bluegrass singer-songwriter Billy Strings will bring his summer 2026 tour to Upstate New York for two consecutive performances at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on July 31 ...

At least two people have been killed in separate incidents in India after their throats were slashed by kite strings during the ongoing kite-flying season. In the latest case, 48-year-old motorcyclist ...

XAVIER STRINGS and their five-piece band set The Falls at Westmall on fire two weekends ago with performances that drew a full house and had people cheering and clapping from the balconies. No one ...

Billy Strings is opening up about the unexpected death of his mother, Debra Apostal, which happened in June. Strings — whose legal name is William Lee Apostal — says his mom wasn’t sick leading up to ...

In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called "Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?" Forty-five years later, ...

Pregnant women who live in certain areas of New Jersey are eligible for a new cash assistance program of $20,000 — with no strings attached — over the next three years. The funding is by The Bridge ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Georg Friedrich Haas has written a piece of almost ridiculous scale and complexity. The effect is awe-inspiring. Georg Friedrich Haas has written a piece of almost ridiculous ...