Olivia Harden

Travel Reporter at SFGATE -- based in California. Writing about social justice and mental health everywhere else. Passionate about food, exploring the world, and uplifting the voices of those who often go unheard.

The US Population Center Is in This Tiny Missouri Town — And It’s a Quick Route 66 Detour

Set in Wright County in south-central Missouri, Hartville isn’t directly on Route 66, but it’s an easy detour if you’re traveling between Springfield and the Oklahoma border. The marker itself sits just outside town along a rural road, with a large red granite monument marking the spot. There’s no visitor center or formal site — just a red granite marker set along a rural road marking the point.

To find the center of the US, the Census Bureau uses data collected every 10 years, calculating what...

Hawaii flood sends home crashing into Waialua Bridge

When Merrily Cazimero and her boyfriend, Marck Aphay, returned to their home of 12 years, they found it decimated by the most recent flood on Oahu in Hawaii. The flood tore the home away from its foundation, and it collided with the Waialua Bridge.

When Merrily Cazimero and her boyfriend, Marck Aphay, returned to their home of 12 years, they found it decimated by the most recent flood on Oahu in Hawaii. The flood tore the home away from its foundation, and it collided with the Waialua Bridge....

'Sometimes Mother Nature just wins': Tahoe ski resorts cut season short

Amid a historic California heat wave, two additional Tahoe ski resorts are following Homewood Mountain Resort’s lead and either planning an early end to the ski season or already calling it quits.

Amid a historic California heat wave, two additional Tahoe ski resorts are following Homewood Mountain Resort’s lead and either planning an early end to the ski season or already calling it quits.

On Tuesday, Bryan Hickman, Sierra-at-Tahoe’s director of operations, announced that the resort would shu...

New concourses at Reno-Tahoe International Airport set to open by 2029

On March 3, Reno-Tahoe International Airport broke ground on its New Gen A&B Concourses. The $650 million project is part of its larger “MoreRNO” investment of $1 billion for “a multi-year infrastructure program that will bring more space, local restaurants and shops, travel technology, and regionally-inspired architecture,” according to the airport.

On March 3, Reno-Tahoe International Airport broke ground on its New Gen A&B Concourses. The $650 million project is part of its larger “MoreRNO”...

Social media frenzy forces California farm to cut flower-picking season short

An abundance of flowers is a sure sign of spring in California, but a farm in Modesto was forced to end its tulip-picking season early after the event went viral on social media and huge crowds showed up.

An abundance of flowers is a sure sign of spring in California, but a farm in Modesto was forced to end its tulip-picking season early after the event went viral on social media and huge crowds showed up.

John Bos, the owner of Dutch Hollow Farms, told KCRA-TV that the decision to end the sea...
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