Tracee M. Herbaugh, Author at Valley News

This undated photo shows Cari Shane's renovated row house in Washington D.C. Shane took her college-aged daughter's advice and used backwards facing books to decorate a living space. (Sam Parven via AP)

Debate Over Backward Books

by Tracee M. Herbaugh Associated PressMarch 24, 2018

Looking for an easy way to organize a messy bookshelf? You might consider turning all the spines backward.Yes, the backward bookshelf is one of the easiest ways — albeit, not too functional — to clean up a hodgepodge of texts. It’s also an interior…

In this May 18, 2017 photo, visitors view a model of the Queen Elizabeth at an exhibition entitled "Ocean Liners: Glamour, Speed, and Style" at the Peabody Essex Museum, in Salem, Mass. The new exhibition of more than 200 artworks from around the globe pays homage to the ocean liner era. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Massachusetts Museum Exhibit Explores Ships’ Golden Era

by Tracee M. Herbaugh Associated PressMay 20, 2017

A group from OutVets, including founder Bryan Bishop, second from right, marches in the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Boston, Sunday, March 19, 2017. The parade's organizer, the South Boston Allied War Council, initially banned OutVets from this year's parade, saying it failed to comply with guidelines by carrying the rainbow banner last year. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Boston Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day

by Tracee M. Herbaugh Associated PressMarch 19, 2017

In this Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 photo, a guard stands amongst pieces included in the “WOW - World of Wearable Art” show at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Mass. Exhibit Merges Art And Clothing

by Tracee M. Herbaugh Associated PressFebruary 18, 2017

In this Sept. 27, 2013, file photo, containers are filled with Marshmallow Fluff and move along an assembly line during production in Lynn, Mass. Archibald Query invented Fluff in 1917 in the Boston suburb of Somerville. The marshmallow concoction that's been smeared on a century's worth of sandwiches has inspired a festival and other sticky remembrances as it turns 100 in 2017. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Region Celebrates Fluff’s 100th Birthday

by Tracee M. Herbaugh Associated PressFebruary 7, 2017

In this Nov. 21, 2016, photo, a boy clutches a toy duck as he views a sculpture depicting the classic children's story "Make Way for Ducklings" at an exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The new exhibition is devoted to Robert McCloskey, the award-winning author of 1941's "Make Way for Ducklings" and other children's classics. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Museum Makes Way for McCloskey Exhibit

by Tracee M. Herbaugh Associated PressNovember 25, 2016

In this Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016 photo, guests snap images of a shoe closet display at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass. From flats to stilettos, what we put on our feet says something about who we are. That’s the premise of new exhibition in Massachusetts. “Shoes: Pleasure and Pain” opens Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Exhibition Examines the History and Cultural Power of Shoes

by Tracee M. Herbaugh Associated PressNovember 19, 2016

BYOB Now Allowed in Boston

by Tracee M. Herbaugh Associated PressMay 8, 2016

Elizabeth Shapiro, left, and Wayne Knight perform in the "King Louis XIV" episode of the television production Crossroads of History. The new series chronicles the little-known stories that played out behind some of the most significant developments in world history.

‘Crossroads of History’ Looks at Little-Known Turning Points

by Tracee M. Herbaugh Associated PressMarch 27, 2016