The introspective pop band Toad the Wet Sprocket is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a slew of live performances, including one at The Ark on Monday, and the re-release of its earliest albums."It ...

Editor's note: Karen Glennemeier, a research biologist on Shedd Aquarium's freshwater research team, has decades of experience in amphibian research and habitat restoration. The scientist from ...

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Summer is my favorite season, and the past few weekends have included seeing and hearing various frogs and toads. Earlier this month I had the opportunity ...

As the snowy remains of winter continue melting away and the late spring sunshine and warmth awaken the buds of the aspen trees and the blooms of wildflowers, the rivers, mountains and forests around ...

Toad the Wet Sprocket released five albums between 1988 and 1997 and racked up three Top 40 hits in that time. The Santa Barbara band's breakthrough success came along thanks to its third album, ...

As I had mentioned a few columns back, this first full week in May is the start of spring for me. And what a start it has been: Bluebells hit peak bloom, a full moon greeted us with bats feeding under ...

WITH FOLKY ALTERNA-ROCK hits like "All I Want," "Walk on the Ocean" and "Fall Down," Toad the Wet Sprocket created music challenging enough for post-grunge teens, yet subtle enough for some parents to ...

Following up last fall's intimate “One Night Only” shows, Grammy-nominated and multiplatinum pop hitmaker Charlie Puth brings last year's release - “CHARLIE” - and a string of new faves to Ravinia ...

Deep in South American rainforests, a mysterious amphibian hides, baffling scientists with its unusual life. Its secret ...

Twice a year, Linda Berker and her husband Donald James head out from their Lapeer County home in search of the croaking, chirping sounds of frogs. They drive to a few sites a mile apart from each ...