Spring Performance Tour Features Concerts in Chicago and Grand Rapids
Students from Interlochen Arts Academy will give special performances in Chicago and Grand Rapids on the first weekend in March. The Chicago performance will be held at the Irish American Heritage Society at 4626 North Knox Avenue on Saturday March 6, at 1 p.m. The Grand Rapids performance will be held at St. Cecilia Music Center on Sunday March 7, at 3 p.m.

Media Retreat from Asia Creates Opportunity for Some
As Mainstream Media Scales Back Regional Coverage, Niche News Sites Move in with a New Business Model to Fill the Void. Asia Chronicle, an online journal of Asian news and analysis, is the newest and most innovative on the scene.

Why Are Blogs So Popular? Here's Why From The Beginning...
When trying to research when the blog began, you may come up a little short. While it is widely known the blog is one of the most popular forms of posting on the web, there is really not a lot of history to it. Some will argue that the first blogger came to us across the television screen. The hit show Doogie Howser, M.D. always included a few shots of the teenage doctor typing in his computer diary, which many see as the world’s first blog. While it is not exactly clear whether Dr. Howser was posting his thoughts on his hard drive or the web, it is unlikely the character even knew what the word “blogger” meant. According to the history books, the word “weblog” was copy written by Jorn Barger in 1997. A list of others followed him in creati...