Owner Brett Oakley wanted to rezone eight parcels off Thomas Road to a Business Planned Unit Development from the current agriculture, residential and general business classifications. Oakley wanted to make Land of Illusion a year-round facility with additional family activities, camping sites and a hotel. Commissioners Cindy Carpenter and T.C. […]
Day: December 7, 2020
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) had slipped 0.44% by 11 a.m. EST Monday as all eyes turned to the U.S. Congress and its ability to pass stimulus legislation as the COVID-19 pandemic worsens. A $908 billion bill is in the works from a group of bipartisan lawmakers, but disagreements […]
Focal Point Opticians owner David Salk pauses while cleaning up a set of frames. For the protection of customers, Salk has installed a custom isolation room to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spread. Photo: Pete Rosos David Salk does not have extreme confidence that COVID-19 vaccines will reopen the world. […]
Getty Short, dark days, frigid temperatures, chapped lips. Winter can be a tough time in the best years … and safe to say, most people would agree 2020 hasn’t been the best year. Add in the general existential dread and all the small stressors—like, say, reliving third grade math with […]
District officials said at a Monday news conference that they don’t plan to reinstate a stay-at-home order for D.C. yet. Their reasoning is simple: They don’t think people will follow it. As coronavirus cases continue to surge throughout the region, District officials said at a Monday news conference that they […]
Best photo gifts of 2020 — Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. An old adage says a picture is worth a thousand words. We say they’re worth even more when given to a cherished someone. Photos can commemorate […]
The Christmas-bubble window should be extended to include ‘travel days’ to prevent chaos on the roads and railways, a campaign group has urged. The Campaign for Better Transport group has warned the current guidance, which says people have to do all their travelling within the five days from December 23 […]
A year ago, Sacramento City Councilman Jeff Harris announced a controversial idea – the city should open 49 cabins for homeless women and children at a North Sacramento lot across from Garden Valley Elementary School. The project was on a city-owned vacant dirt lot, where several homeless people were already […]
Courtesy Stuckey’s/Wild Heaven Beer Back in the day, when Southerners hit the road five-deep in the family car to visit relatives during the holidays or head down to the beach for the annual summer vacation, there was always time for a stop at Stuckey’s, the most beloved of all retro […]
Coronavirus molecule wearing funny glasses The year 2020 has been quite a year, to say the least. Sometimes the only way to get through all of the crazy events and pain we suffered through this year is to laugh. Luckily, when the world is in shambles it can make for […]
PHOENIX (KVOA) – If you need to make an in-office appointment at the MVD, the Department said you should not pick up the phone, instead it said you should go online and pick the location and time that works best for you. In a news release Monday, it said customers can now go to the web and schedule an […]
By the latest count, President-elect Biden won more than 51 percent of the popular vote in this year’s presidential election, a larger total than received by any candidate challenging an incumbent president since Franklin Roosevelt beat Herbert Hoover in a landslide in 1932. That earlier election also has been in the news because […]
Even if you’ve never been to Trillium Lake, you’ve probably seen a few pictures of it. The scenic lake on the flanks of Mount Hood – home to one of the most iconic views of the mountain – is a summer destination for campers and boaters, replaced by cross-country skiers […]
Most of the time, my brain doesn’t feel like it’s especially big enough to be playing puzzle games. First-person environmental puzzle games like Portal or Subliminal gel with me, but if something involves block-swapping or gem-matching, they end up making fumes come out of my ears. The one exception to […]
It has not been announced officially yet, but England will be playing a two-match Test series next summer against New Zealand on top of the future tours programme. After just one year, the England and Wales Cricket Board has scrapped its desired model of playing six Tests per summer. Now they […]
TipRanks Billionaire Ray Dalio Picks Up These 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Sometimes, the experts will tell us what we already know. Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, has built a legendary reputation in financial circles, for taking his firm from a home business in his two-bedroom apartment to the […]
As we close in on Christmas, many are facing a holiday shopping dilemma — can they safely go to a store if online gifts can’t get shipped in time? “Make the switch to doing your retail shopping, by home delivery, or by curbside pickup,” says Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael […]
Being offered a job is a reason to celebrate, but it is also an opportunity to negotiate the best terms you can get, which may not come up again for a while. You should maintain a professional, friendly tone during these talks as you forge a relationship with your new […]
Bay County, Fla. (Press Release) – Today, the Florida Department of Health in Bay County (DOH-Bay) issued a weekly update on COVID-19. The percent positivity for new cases in Bay County residents has increased from 8.57 for the week of November 21 to 10.97 percent for the week for November […]
2020 has been a fantastic year for PS4 games, with some brilliant exclusives for Sony’s machine. We’ve also seen some big PlayStation franchises revisited or remastered, as well as a few new titles making a big impact. As we barrel towards Christmas, you’ll probably be thinking of treating a loved […]
Newswise — New York, NY, December 7, 2020 – The New York Academy of Sciences is hosting two programs on Space Exploration this week, with topics including legal agreements for “off planet” governance, bioengineering to make space travel safer for astronauts, and questions of bio-ethics related to interplanetary travel. Our […]
By the time you finish reading this, at the rate we’re at right now, about 10 people in the United States will have died of Covid-19. To date, over 14.7 million have tested positive for the coronavirus. You can now add me, my husband and our three children to that […]