Agate Housing and Services, a nonprofit shelter operator, will shutter and sell a downtown homeless shelter months after the Minneapolis City Council allocated $1.5 million to make needed renovations, ...

This much more than just a show case exhibition of rocks and minerals—it is a celebration of a profound Oregon legacy that ...

One more nail was hammered into the societal coffin this week when The New York Times published its Sports Section agate page for the last time. Those under the age of 40 will be wondering, “What’s an ...

In a full day's search on the last day of March, Mike Jacobs of Monticello and I found 121 agates. That seemed a lot to an amateur like me, whose agate hunting has been largely confined to looking ...

Agates are formed from silica solutions filling gas bubbles in lava rocks, creating bands of color. The best time to find agates in Michigan is after a storm. Popular Michigan agate hunting locations ...

Sisters Jessica Sander and Jen Majkrzak look for agates in a Carlton County gravel pit. Their dad was an avid agate collector whose home is filled with vases, and even a lamp, of agates. He took ...

Agate countertops are a stunning and luxurious addition to any kitchen. The semi-precious stone is known for its ring-patterned beauty, and you can even add backlighting to counters to make their ...

When it comes to decor ideas that are super popular right now, one trend clearly rocks more than the rest — we are talking gems and geodes, obviously. These agate DIY projects compiled by Porch.com ...

I DIDN’T GET QUITE the response I was expecting when I told people I had been chosen for the Acalanes Gifted And Talented Education program, or AGATE. In fact, I got quite the opposite response.