by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
(Image from YouTube courtesy of EBRP) Famous Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has decided to lend his star power to efforts to cure a rare skin disease. Inspired to take action after a family friend’s child was born with the malady, Vedder’s work leveraging the fame...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
From Virginia and CBS News comes the story of an old prison complex turned into gorgeous apartments that sold out within a month of opening. The Lorton Reformatory was opened at the dawn of the 20th century during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. Built with the...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
Here’s a lovely way to celebrate Earth Day, especially if you’re surrounded by concrete buildings or stuck in traffic. Consider tuning into KALW–91.7 FM, where the public radio station is playing the sounds of nature all day and all night—and you can listen live....
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
The state-of-the-art Perseverance Mars rover has been sampling and studying the Martian geology at the fastest rate since the mission began after NASA scientists found a special area containing “all they hoped for.” Since its landing in the summer of 2021,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
From India comes the story of three teen inventors who were looking to improve rural healthcare by creating a portable fridge that needed no electricity or coolant fluids. The result of their inspiration is a small, salt-cooled fridge that needs neither a power outlet...
