The creatures of the Atlantic Ocean will shimmy up the beach and onto the boardwalk on June 21 as the 43rd annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade returns to mark

The colorful, sea-inspired Mermaid Parade splashes back onto the Coney Island boardwalk this weekend for its 43rd year. Hosted by the nonprofit Coney Island USA, the beloved event is the nation’s largest art parade,

These days, Coney Island is known for its roller coasters, Mermaid Parade, and Hot Dog Eating Contest, but back in the 1960s and 1970s, it was a very different story. Instead, the Brooklyn neighborhood resembled "a war zone" between 1965–1975 amid ill-conceived government projects, as the Coney Island History Project explained.

Father's Day is June 15, and the Evening Optimists and Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church have two ideas to spend the day in Fond du Lac.

Steve and Virginia Phillips ran Phillips Cafe on Main Street until 1982. Their daughter Julie recreates Steve's Coney Island hot dogs every June.