A new garden featuring rocks painted by the community and seen as a way to “spread kindness” will be installed later this year near the iconic Peace Bridge along the Fox River in Batavia. The Batavia ...

Seven years ago this month, Dave Dean got fed up with the weeds and trash choking a vacant state-owned lot not far from his home near Moonlight State Beach in Encinitas. But rather than leave the job ...

LAKEPORT STATE PARK — Michiganders visiting this picturesque place on the shore of Lake Huron have an endearing custom that they’ve been practicing annually for at least two decades, probably longer.

Rancho Palos Verdes wants artists to transform the ordinary rocks in their backyards with a little paint and a little creativity. Residents can bring their painted rocks to Robert E. Ryan Community ...

For a little over a year, Renee Reid has been a rockhound, and a creative one at that. As a rock-painting hobbyist, the most important lesson she’s learned is where to find rocks. “Garden ...