CARLSBAD, Calif. — Carlsbad's famous 'Hula Girl' is celebrating her 'Centennial Birthday' and sharing the untold story behind one of the biggest fads in modern American history. In this Zevely Zone, I ...

Katie Wilson puts a whole new twist on hula hooping. Wilson, 28, who teaches in Maumelle and lives in Conway, was fascinated by something she saw a few years ago at a music festival. It had nothing to ...

On Labor Day weekend, a pop lyricist named Charles Grean (The Thing, Sweet Violets) was placidly cruising Long Island Sound in his 26-ft. skiff when he was struck by an inspiration. “With this hoop ...

On a trip to Sydney in 1956, Joan Anderson was amazed to discover a new trend sweeping Australia’s beaches and streets. People were “doing the hoop” — twirling a sturdy, circular ring of bamboo around ...

Do you remember hula hooping when you were a kid? It was so much fun it never seemed like 'exercise.' But to do it now? Really? Yes — really — hula hooping with a heavier version of the classic hula ...

Hula hooping is so commonplace that we may overlook some interesting questions it raises: 'What keeps a hula hoop up against gravity?' and 'Are some body types better for hula hooping than others?' A ...

Of all of the things that TikTok made me buy, one of my most unpredictable purchases was a weighted hula hoop. As soon as I heard a Gen Z-er claim it was her main form of exercise and it helped her ...

With a break in the rain and a chill in the air, Santa Rosa celebrated its annual Winterblast festival, sponsored by the Santa Rosa Urban Arts Partnership, with a procession of decorated sofas on ...

Dear Action Line: As you approach Fort Lewis College via the front hill (East Eighth Avenue), there’s a Hula Hoop crossing warning sign. My proposal to teach a course in the Physics, Art and Zen of ...