Dec 26th, 2008 · La Cenerentola is Rossini's uproarious, yet touching version of the familiar Cinderella story — minus the magic pumpkin and the glass slipper, but with an added dose of telling, human foibles. Vivica Genaux stars in a production from the Grand Theatre of Geneva.
Dec 19th, 2008 · A woman was caught running around wearing a pumpkin on her head and nothing else. She's one of a dozen people cited for the Naked Pumpkin Run in Boulder, Colo. Participants drink beer, carve pumpkins and set off. The first person cited has taken a plea deal for charges of disorderly conduct. Natalie Ziemba will have to do community service, six months' probation and pay $27 in court costs.
Nov 26th, 2008 · The shiny, pumpkin-colored fruit with exotic names like Hachiya and Fuyu brighten up autumn meals. The honeyed, custardlike Hachiyas are ideal for baked goods, while the mildly sweet and spicy Fuyus are perfect for salads and salsas.
Oct 22nd, 2008 · Pumpkin is an autumn staple suited for far more than its traditional Halloween and Thanksgiving roles. In soup, stew or cake, or just roasted in long slices, pumpkin is appropriate for any chilly evening, whatever you happen to be celebrating.
Oct 14th, 2008 · Pumpkin grower Thad Starr of Oregon won this year's weigh-off in Half Moon Bay, Calif. His pumpkin weighed 1,528 pounds. It took a forklift to raise the competing pumpkins onto an industrial scale. Besides bragging rights, there's a prize of $6 a pound. That means Starr won more than $9,000. He says the secret to raising his great pumpkin: good soil and "we really pamper them."
Oct 11th, 2008 · Tensions were palpable in Saturday's great pumpkin weigh-off in Warren, R.I. Steve Connolly has spent the summer feeding his pumpkin liquid fish and manure. Connolly's orange beast weighs nearly 1,800 pounds and he's hoping that's enough to edge out last year's champion grower.
Oct 10th, 2008 · It's turning out to be a bad year for pumpkins. Thanks to an unusually wet year, giant pumpkins are growing too fast and are spontaneously bursting. Growers of smaller pumpkins also say the crop is the worst it's been in years, and business is awful.
Sep 13th, 2008 · The strongest evidence of the huge storm was visible just outside the island city of Galveston: The highway was partially blocked by everything from boats, suitcases, a carved pumpkin and other home decorations to chairs, kayaks, toys, wood and other building materials was piled up all over the southbound lane.