Fourth of July is days away, and Six Flags Great America is hosting a multi-day food-and-music-filled fireworks display to celebrate. For those looking to precede their firework-viewing with a ...

If you want to celebrate your independence this July 4, put your American flags away. Instead, fly a California flag. Or, even better, run up the banner of your county or municipality. The local level ...

• I’d like to take a little contrarian view of the fireworks debate that goes on daily in the newspaper. It’s not the function of government to entertain the masses on the Fourth of July or any other ...

It’s no surprise that Arlington Flag & Banner, a tiny flag retailer that’s been operating on Mass. Ave. for decades, has annual July 4 patriotism to thank for a healthy chunk of its business. But in ...

The Fourth of July weekend is upon us, and for many, that means cookouts, apple pie, road trips, fireworks, and visits to America’s most iconic natural landmarks. But if you’re heading to Yosemite ...

A suburb of Dallas, Texas, is celebrating Old Glory in a big way this Fourth of July. Ahead of Independence Day, folks in Irving, Texas, are lining the streets with a massive amount of American flags ...

The Fourth of July is a day for flags, of course, but consider another part of the patriotic display that’s taken for granted — the flagpole. It’s not the most interesting thing in the urban landscape ...

I’ll be flying the U.S. flag this Fourth of July outside my house. This will be my small gesture of celebrating Independence Day and, in a larger sense, a demonstration of my patriotism. It’s a custom ...