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 ...

Back in the 1950s, you could buy a kite for 29 cents; a colorful tail flowing from the rag bag and you were set to fly. My mother was a den mother to eight or nine Cub Scouts and always looking for a ...

Normally hot air balloons are the aerial attraction that draw crowds to balloon fiesta park every October. But on Sunday afternoon, it was a different type of flying object that caught people’s ...

March is synonymous, in many minds, with kite-flying time; it does, after all, "come in like a lion," or so the old chestnut goes. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. But stiff ...

Saturday’s spring temperatures beckoned area families outdoors to Rosewood Beach to take part in a kite-flying adventure. Up Up and Away, hosted by the Park District of Highland Park, provided ...

This video is no longer available. On a breezy day in March, hundreds of bright kites swayed gracefully above D.C. against the backdrop of blue skies and the Washington Monument. The Blossom Kite ...

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 ...