A startup called American Castanea has joined the quest to revive the American chestnut tree, the first step in its plan to give forests a genetic upgrade. Under a slice-of-heaven sky, 150 acres ...
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck harnesses the autumnal qualities of chestnuts in this recipe for smooth-as-silk chestnut soup. Calling upon ruby port for bold fruitiness and heavy cream for ...
David Jakins has been competing at the World Conker Championships since 1977, but has never won in his 47-year chestnut battling career — until this past weekend. Jakins, known as “King Conker ...
A conker is a chestnut that falls from trees and can be found all over Britain and Ireland in the fall. (For the sake of simplicity we will be using the English term throughout this story ...
The professional circuit for the game of conkers — in which contestants swing a chestnut attached to a string in a bid to crack their opponent’s nut — was thrust into the spotlight over the ...
The winner of a world championship tournament for the children’s game “conker” is being accused of cheating his way to the title — with a steel chestnut found stashed in his pocket.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police need the public's help identifying a man suspected of sexually assaulting a child. Police released an image of the man at the Broad and Olney Transportation ...
The World Conkers Championships has been embroiled in a cheating row after the men’s winner was found with a steel chestnut. David Jakins, 82, clinched the title at Sunday’s event in ...
The series, set to premiere on Jan 26 on the CBS Television Network, sees “Reasonable Doubt” star Morris Chestnut as the iconic Dr. John Watson in a Sherlock Holmes spin focusing on Watson’s ...
Police said the man was walking south across the eastbound lanes of East Chestnut Hill Road east of ... Police are still working to identify the driver. Anyone with information is asked to contact ...