Kylie Frey may have had no choice but to honor country music tradition on her new Rodeo Queen EP. The 6-song project — available for advance listen exclusively on Taste of Country — leans into fiddle and steel, bulls and broncs, and heartache.
The Texas Regional Radio Report chart-topper "Spur of the Moment" begins Rodeo Queen. Frey, a Louisiana native, adds her untamed vocals to an unrequited love story that's more fun than mournful. Read More...
Police say Timothy Clevenger, 53, from Silvis, held a weapon to a child’s throat Thursday morning at a Bettendorf daycare center before police shot and killed him. He has owned the home at 1111 16 1/2 St., Bettendorf, for eight years, according to Scott County assessor online records. That’s where the incident happened about 11:30 a.m. Thursday, when FOX 18 was first on the scene.
Clevenger was at the home holding a sharp object to a 4-year-old’s throat, and, according to police, was an immediate threat to children inside the house before an officer shot him. Read More...
I've been a fan of Rose Levy Beranbaum since I found her first book, (published in 1988), in a charity shop. Whoever donated it must not have known what they were giving away - it's one of my favourite cake recipe books. Beranbaum has written authoritative "bibles" on a range of subjects: pies and pastries, breads and, now, the broader "baking". The newest volume covers some old ground (although, in most cases, offering new or improved recipes) with cakes, pies, tarts and breads from her previous books, but also introduces other subjects such as cookies and candy. Read More...