There is no direct evidence that gladiatorial games took place there but it was imagined by Thomas Hardy in his 1886 novel, The Mayor of Casterbridge, as "excavated cells for the reception of the ...

with blazing showdowns and a climax of moral retribution worthy of Thomas Hardy’s The Mayor of Casterbridge. If anything, Brutalist should play more like Herman Melville's power throuple of ...

The woods inspired many of Hardy's works, with places like Egdon Heath and Rushy Pond featuring in The Mayor of Casterbridge and The Withered Arm respectively. The return walk is ...

A Georgia mayor who boasts being the country’s first Black Lives Matter organizer elected to office is facing scrutiny for using $20,000 of public funds for international travel and other ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass got into office promoting ... and veteran city politician Mark Ridley-Thomas — LA County Supervisor in 2022 — was sentenced to federal prison for a bribery scheme ...

NORFOLK — Vice Mayor Martin Thomas Jr. was unanimously reelected to the position during a Jan. 7 meeting. Thomas, who has represented Ward 1 since being elected in 2016, was chosen for the ...

With his inauguration behind him, Mayor-President Sid Edwards' staff is starting to take shape. But he has yet to make a pivotal decision: Does he want Thomas Morse to remain police chief?

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her longtime partner and two local businessmen were named in an indictment unsealed Friday alleging the four conspired to funnel city business to companies owned ...

Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie is not only one of B.C.’s highest paid mayors, but he is also likely one of the highest paid elected officials in the province, according to documents obtained by ...