The bell shrills at Hobart Elementary in the heart of Koreatown, signaling the end of the school day. The campus quickly empties, but no one budges in fifth-grade teacher Rafe Esquith’s classroom.

Visitors from more populous countries might consider Hobart, Australia — population just over 200,000 — little more than a village. But big isn’t everything. The capital of the island state of ...

As adventures go, Karl Noonan’s was a sleeper. No sponsor. No progress reports in the media on the way. And no great crisis. Karl Noonan sets out from Frederick Henry Bay on the last leg of his ...