This Halloween episode of The Garden Lady starts off with a postcard from things that are spooky in the garden. C.L. talks about ghost pipe plants, stinkhorn fungi, and other creepy things that appear in our yards and gardens. Listeners call in with assorted questions about topics including transplanting hydrangeas, "lasagne bulb pots," African violet renewal, and watering spring blooming shrubs this fall.

A review of the week's local headlines with our region's leading jouralists.

Steven Raichlen’s latest book is a memoir that follows his path, starting as a scholar of French literature and ending as a world-class BBQ expert.

Liz and Keith Martin started with just a few chickens in 2012. Now they've added ducks, alpacas, goats, a vegetable garden, and sugar maple trees.

After more than a year of unexplained delays, the National Park Service is allowing the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission to meet next week. On the agenda: defining the very essence of Cape Cod.

Two Republican incumbents in competitive districts in Pennsylvania are adopting different campaign approaches when it comes to President Trump.

What happens in California could shape how America taxes the superrich. But will its billionaire tax fill state coffers — or drain them?

Nearly two years after opening, the controversial Providence facility has recorded more than 12,000 visits and 200 overdose interventions, according to its operators. But questions remain about its long-term impact and future funding