The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist will host its annual Independence Day carillon concert Friday (July 4), offering free patriotic music and prime fireworks viewing from the South Hill.

The new book “American Shrines: The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

It's a candy-colored home with a "Michelangelo attitude" — just as bold and lively as the family that get to live in it ...