With the largest redevelopment project in its history under way, Portsmouth is reshaping its waterfront in a move expected to bring more business and visitors to the historic port city. 

Visitors to Montgomery, Ala., are often struck by the close juxtaposition of Civil War and Civil Rights sights. What surprised me on a recent visit is how Civil Rights sights outnumber those of the “War Between the States.” You can glean a real history lesson by spending a few days poking around downtown. 

Romantics might see prenuptial agreements as evidence of distrust, but business-savvy brides and grooms recognize their value as wealth-management tools. Marriage, after all, is a union that is legal and financial as well as emotional and religious.