Kites are fun to fly and beautiful to watch. Flying them is an uplifting event that is peaceful and exciting at the same time. There are no motors or batteries, just the all-natural power of the wind.

Ted Shaw did not get into kite flying until his mid-50s, when he was going through a depressive state. What helped him get out of it was looking through a catalog of kites. Now 78 years old and a ...

Nick Stephenson said he remembers when he first started flying a kite about seven years ago. Things didn’t, he said, exactly get off to a flying start. “At first I was terrible at it, but the next day ...

In a kaleidoscopic display of wings and tails, kites of all sizes and colors will soon flock the sky near the Washington Monument, as part of the annual Blossom Kite Festival. The festival returns ...