All dogs go to heaven — but if ever a pup was especially deserving, it’s Bretagne, the last Ground Zero search-and-rescue dog, who died Monday at 16.
The golden retriever was just 2 when she was rushed to New York to help in the 9/11 recovery. And help she did, for 10 days, with her owner-handler, volunteer firefighter Denise Corliss.
“In remembering her first deployment at the World Trade Center, there are images of her going to where she was directed to search, the unknown, the chaotic environment,” said a search-and-rescue teammate. Read More...
NEW YORK — Like butterscotch sauce and the 1967 Mustang, “Kimberly Akimbo” is one of those well-nigh perfect inventions that convince you that the world isn’t so terrible after all. Hilarious and heartbreaking, it’s the kind of entertainment — wise, original, moving — that stamps musical theater as one of the best things ever made in America.
At the musical’s center is an entrancing performance by Victoria Clark that may have audiences inquiring after the show — which had its official Broadway opening Thursday night at the Booth Theatre — about adopting her. Read More...
Lucy Thomas is a notable vocalist, media character, and craftsman who rose to notoriety for her appearance on the well known unscripted television singing rivalry show, The Voice of Children.
Cavendish Records at present address Lucy, and a portion of her notable cover tunes incorporate Fix You, You’ll Be there in a jiffy, You Raise Me Up, In the Arms of a Holy messenger, Finally, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg. Read More...