Burgoyne and her family stayed at the Buccaneer Resort in St. Croix from July 1-8. “The resort was uncrowded, and its extreme spaciousness made social distancing easy. Our room was away from the main buildings, in a narrow strand of rooms along the shore, so we never had to pass […]
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Sylvia Saba outside her condominium in Sarasota, Fla., Sept. 22, 2020. (Eve Edelheit/The New York Times) David Jarmul and his wife, Champa, long envisioned what their retirement would look like. After returning from a two-year Peace Corps stint in Moldova in 2018, the couple, both 67, planned extensive travel, including […]
Come out St. Pete festival Dan Matics reports. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Coming out has two different meanings for organizers getting ready for a week-long celebration that begins Sunday evening, on National Coming Out Day in the gay community. “We’ve all lived in our home for seven months now and […]
The job of any good metal album is capturing fans’ collective despair and fury. But how do you get them into a new record if even the band members can’t be in the same room together due to COVID-19? When Chino Moreno tracked his vocals for Deftones’ new album “Ohms,” […]
Many people in the US are looking closer to home for vacations this year to avoid lengthy travel during the pandemic. Resorts and hotels are cashing in on guests’ restlessness from being stuck at home and desire for a safe escape by launching socially distanced and wellness-related amenities. Guests at […]
Tens of thousands of workers have signed up to risky direct sales schemes, which can be notorious cash sinkholes, after waves of redundancies have starved many for income during the pandemic. Many have been enticed into working for multilevel marketing groups, where people sell goods independently on behalf of a […]
The pandemic procedures are out for hunting from blinds at Illinois’ public sites. And it is a something. The 2020-2021 waterfowl seasons at Illinois’s public sites should be a season to remember forever. I had to laugh because one of the truest paragraphs to ever come in an Illinois Department […]
VENICE, CA — Mayor Eric Garcetti joined Gov. Gavin Newsom and other local leaders Friday to announce the city of Los Angeles was awarded nearly $40 million to create permanent housing for homeless people through the state’s fourth round of the Homekey initiative. “Confronting and ending homelessness is a team […]
The coronavirus pandemic has created many challenges for the City of Fontana Community Services Department, including the closure of several facilities. However, leaders of the department said they are remaining committed to ensuring that resilient community members have services and resources to maintain healthy lives, grow meaningful relationships and continue […]
In his 35 years in this country, Hernan Gonzalez had never been without a job. He’s spent his life in hospitality because “it’s what Miami is all about,” said Gonzalez. That all changed in March, when he was laid off after 16 years as a server and sommelier at the […]
Oct 9 (Reuters) – The 31-year-old Cuban rancher arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border after crossing through nearly a dozen countries to seek political asylum in the United States. More than a year later, Yudanys Perez remains locked up. As he presses his legal case, he’s been shuttled among six immigration […]
Mbazang is part of a swelling group of Washingtonians who grow produce in the city’s 68 community gardens, which offer free plots of fertile land. Many gardens have years-long waitlists and have become even more in-demand during the pandemic, as people are stuck at home, and many are looking for […]
A sign outside of BWI airport advises travelers that have been to New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut must quarantine for 14 days. Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images As the coronavirus continues to spread across the US and the world, some states are restricting domestic travel. States like […]
Personal loans could help cover unexpected expenses with lower interest rates. (iStock) Millions of Americans face unprecedented personal finance concerns as the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect unemployment rates months after the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the United States. The Federal Reserve took steps in March to encourage […]
BOISE, Idaho — Skiing and snowboarding will be slightly different this winter as resorts prepare their plans to keep guests safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Ski Areas Association has put out guidelines to help the ski industry prepare for their winter operation. Take it from one of the […]
© Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. Travel flexibility is more important than ever during the coronavirus pandemic. Country by country and even state by […]
You don’t need a travel writer to tell you that the way you travel has dramatically changed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The items on your packing list may also need to change. Of course, there are the obvious things you should add, like masks — they’re mandatory on most airlines and […]
Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Remember back in mid-March, when the COVID-19 pandemic tossed a planet-sized wrench into our educational system? Like schools ranging from elementary to postgraduate, physician assistant (PA) programs had to make a choice: Wait it out or embrace virtual […]
From subscription bumps to charging for news, here’s what newsrooms can do with the audiences they’ve built from coronavirus coverage Whenever it ends, the coronavirus will leave the media changed. Thousands have been laid off. More than 60 local newsrooms have closed. But a new report shows how newsrooms have […]
Credit: CC0 Public Domain With the coronavirus causing some gym-goers and regulars at the local recreation center to reconsider their workout spot, staying physically active means getting creative with an exercise routine closer to home. There are lots of safe ways to work out while maintaining physical distance. Early fall […]
The children, ages 11, 9, 6, 6 and 4, were game. So in June the Severances bought a 1994 Foretravel Unihome and fitted it with bunk beds in preparation for the fall launch of an epic year-long road trip. First stop: Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Then: Who knows? In […]
Culinary Union members Maria Magana, left, and Atilano Salgado go canvassing in Las Vegas. (Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times) On a blazing hot afternoon, two canvassers recently went door to door in a working-class neighborhood of east Las Vegas, bearing masks, campaign fliers and the weight of Democratic […]