Out of all the coolest corners of the Earth, the Concrete Jungle shines as its hottest hot spot — and one Manhattan neighborhood’s got the most sizzle. Standing head and shoulders above all other major cities, NYC has been ranked the “most interesting place in the world,” per a recent survey of top-searched locations conducted … Read more
Home is where the horror is. Ghoulish decor abounds across New York, but nowhere more so in the five boroughs than Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens. The adjacent Brooklyn neighborhoods have become the city’s de facto Halloween headquarters — with residents going all-out on spooky displays for their brownstones. “It’s really ugly out there in … Read more
An 11-year-old Oklahoma native has reeled in an exotic catch — one that is most certainly not native to Oklahoma. Charlie Clinton of Edmond, Oklahoma, caught an exotic, invasive fish known as the Pacu, a freshwater fish related to the carnivorous piranha. It’s a South American fish, native to the Amazon. The boy reeled in the fish on July … Read more
Whoooo’s there? That bump in the night was not the intruder these Canadian homeowners thought, although it could be described as a menacing figure. In fact, it was an owl named Winky who ruffled some feathers, breaking into and destroying two homes. Standing only 9 inches tall and weighing a mere 1.7 pounds, Winky may … Read more
You’ve heard about snakes on a plane, but what about snakes in your neighborhood? A massive, 10-foot-long, 75-pound boa constrictor was captured by a deputy in a St. Lucie County, Florida, neighborhood with help from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Agriculture Deputy Clay Mangrum helped wrangle the slithery suspect from the Tall Pines … Read more