Tallahassee has its share of strong, successful women — and a special one is Edith Pauline Young Crump — a pioneer and pillar of strength who has blazed a bright trail for 100 years in the Tallahassee-Leon County community. Born 100 years ago, and halfway to Tallahassee’s bicentennial, Edith Pauline Young Crump was born in Tallahassee on […]
A Central Florida woman celebrated her milestone birthday in a high-flying way. Glendine, who turned 100 on Tuesday, chose to jump out of an airplane at Skydive DeLand. Her family joined her on her memorable trip in the air. Glendine joins other centenarians like Dorothy Hoffner, the oldest person to skydive at 104 in Chicago […]
Cherelle Parker, who has held local and state office and first got involved in politics as a teenager, publicly swore her oath of office on Tuesday as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor, becoming the first woman to do so. The 51-year-old Democrat with years of political experience took the helm of the nation’s sixth-largest city in a […]
The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors on Wednesday because of a strike over contract negotiations, the day the Paris monument marks 100 years since the death of its creator Gustave Eiffel. Tourists can still access the glass-enclosed esplanade beneath the tower, but access to the 300-metre (984ft) landmark itself is closed until further notice, […]