Each of the items for sale in Meredith Hedeen’s New Kensington gift shop has a story behind it. They come from all over the world: hand-painted ceramics made in home studios in San Juan de Oriente, a town in Nicaragua; hand-sewn goods made by a seamstress at a cooperative workshop
When Lloyd Martin crossed the finish line with a time of 6:46:10, he became the youngest known person in his disability category to complete a marathon.
Most everything you’ve heard about Trinidad Carnival is true. People party in the streets for two days straight. People let loose for weeks before. It's an explosion of cultural creativity. It’s the mother of West Indian-style carnivals. And it is a uniquely Trinidadian experience you are unlikely to forget