Hardy Middle School in Northwest Washington will reopen next week with a much larger library after a two-year renovation project. After being mothballed six years ago, Phelps High School in Northeast will relaunch with an updated focus on the construction trades. And John Philip Sousa Middle Scho...

"Most Americans still connect John Philip Sousa's name with the best-known and best-loved of all marches, and a fair number of us can sing the nonsense lyrics that some anonymous wag set to the tune of the trio section. In his lifetime, though, the March King was far more than a mere composer."

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Mountain music: Vibrant, popular arts venues have roots in the rough-and-tumble mining days of the 19th century.

SOUTH BEND -- The first time Danny Lerman performed at "Pops at the Cove," the saxophonist was the opening act for the South Bend Symphony Orchestra.

MINNEAPOLIS - Hosting a Republican National Convention is old hat to Minnesota.

The fountain on City Park's Ferril Lake sprang back to life Tuesday night in colorful bursts of water that gushed like fireworks - just as it did a century ago, the last time the Democratic National Convention came to Denver.

EVENDALE - This drummer marched to his own beat, and Princeton alumnus David Dyer has reaped the benefits.

The Wisconsin Rapids City Band will present the final concert of the season at 7:15 p.m. today at Robinson Park. Guest conductor will be Robert Kaiser. The program will include Washington Grays by Claudio Grafulla The Impresario Overture by W. A. Mozart Old Scottish Melody by Charles Wiley Harlem Nocturne by Earle Hagen, featuring Don Chesebro, saxophone soloist American Folk Rhapsody by Clare ...