Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87

As a young woman in the 1960s, she wasn’t allowed to become a NASA astronaut. She finally realized her long-held dream of ...
Gothamist

Hip-hop began in the Bronx. One critic says it sounds best close to home.

Bronx before it became a global movement — including some perspective from rap critic and native New Yorker Alphonse Pierre on why it's still best when close to home. Hip-hop’s origin story is ...
WILX-TV

Old Town Lansing kicks off annual Funk Fest

LANSING, Mich. (News 10) - Old Town Lansing kicked off its annual Funk Fest Friday night. Funk Fest brings together live music from Michigan bands, art, community and local small businesses. The ...
syracuse.com

NYS Fair announces funk festival lineup with two major headliners

Get ready to get funky at the Great New York State Fair this summer! The lineup for this year’s JAMS Funk Fest has been announced, and we are in for a treat with two major headlining acts. Stokley, ...