Above: A harmless hover fly feeding on sweaty skin. These flies appear in mid- to late-summer. The 1860s song of this title has retained some popularity through the years. Who has not been annoyed by ...

Picture of what's thought to be the old Shoo-Fly Train that took visitors to Carolina Beach in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These days, getting from Wilmington into Carolina Beach is as ...

An international music company has agreed to drop two children’s songs — “Shoo Fly” and “Jimmy Crack Corn” — after a Palo Alto mother pointed out the racist lineage of the lyrics. Rita Whitney signed ...