I learned a valuable lesson this afternoon. Don't fly a kite in 50 mph winds. I broke the crap out of my kite. The wind around DC has been awesome today, solid 40 mph winds, with gusts at 50 mph. So I ...

Jen Paprocki of North Aurora and her family were looking for something to do Saturday afternoon and a local kite-flying event seemed to fit the bill. “I think we’re going to watch the kite-flying ...

If there’s such a thing as a perfect kite-flying day, Sunday seemed to fit the bill. The wind was ideal for grabbing kite tails and sending dozens of “air crafts” soaring yards into the sky during ...

Driving down the road along a bluff overlooking the beach, the side mirror mounting suddenly squeaked raucously and violently spun off after fouling the string of a kite flown above the bluff from the ...

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TWO RIVERS – Nearly 20 years ago, Chow Chong — who owned a kite-selling business in the city’s downtown — came up with an idea to bring folks to town. “I went to kite-flying festivals in other areas, ...