Six Flags Great Adventure, Wild Safari and Hurricane Harbor in New Jersey today announced that it will raise the wages of many positions for the 2021 season. The parks also released the launch dates for making reservations. The park said it “many positions” will now pay $15 an hour, which […]
Day: February 25, 2021
By Tara Thomas-Gettman, for The Gazette On their third date, Wayne Adams told his future wife, Morgan, about his plan to one day live on his family’s farm. “He drove me out to the farm, which at the time was basically the old barn and corncrib and told me his […]
Joe DeSalvo | Special for the Times-Union It’s been more than a year since Jacksonville has had a boat show, but the wait will soon be over for boating and outdoor enthusiasts as the Jacksonville Marine Association is busy preparing for its first Jacksonville Spring Boat Show. The inaugural event, […]
The wide-body McLaren 720S achieves more than 250 pounds of weight savings. Alex Tillman Text size The $303,650 McLaren 720S is, as delivered, a very potent car, with 710 horsepower and 568 pound-feet of torque on tap out of the gate, and a zero-to-60 time of 2.5 seconds. But there’s […]
The long downturn that accompanied the 2008 financial crisis was brutal for U.S. states and municipalities, and some were only just back on their feet when the COVID-10 pandemic began, shuttering economies, sidelining workers, and costing big bucks for emergency personnel, health care and more. This downturn is likely to […]
THE HEARTBROKEN family of a teenager found dead upside down in the snow have begged for answers. Alfie Lawton, 15, was discovered unresponsive in “unexplained” circumstances near railway lines in New Malden, South London, on the coldest day of the year. 3 Alfie Lawton was found dead in New Malden […]
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Ready to plan a trip to Six Flags for the 2021 season? Be sure to make a reservation first. Six Flags is preparing to open its Jackson, N.J., theme park and wild safari adventure next month, with plans to open its waterpark in May. But before […]
This article represents the opinion of the Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board. Florida’s annual two-month legislative session opens Tuesday. Legislators must eventually pass a budget, but along the way they can consider a legion of potential new laws and tweaks to existing ones. Some have merit, others don’t. Here are […]
A Cape Cod-based host was tidying up, post-rental, when he removed a plastic tablecloth — left behind by his guests — from the dining room table. Underneath it was a giant black scorch mark where a guest had clearly put a hot pan directly onto the wood table. Happily, the […]
It ought to make lockdown easier, knowing that the end is in sight. Instead, I feel temptation bubbling up inside more strongly than ever. A run of precociously sunny days hasn’t helped; or rather, it has helped enormously, reviving the spirits with that hormonal rush of vernal optimism that accompanies […]
The trailer for Luca is finally here! Disney and Pixar’s latest collaboration takes audiences to the Italian Riviera, for an adventure unlike any we’ve seen from the studios in previous years. It’s also the first Pixar film to hit theaters since Onward, as Soul was released directly to Disney+. On […]
Just a little over two weeks after its initial launch, Infinite Galaxy already has over 1 million downloads on Google Play – and it doesn’t seem to be stopping any time soon. Camel Games’ online mobile strategy game lets you explore the vastness of space in a vivid 3D environment. […]
Offline until March. Elon Musk via Twitter The Tesla Model 3 hasn’t been in production since Feb. 22, according to a Thursday report from Automotive News. The publication, citing sources familiar with the happenings, said Tesla told production workers the Model 3 line would shut down this past Monday and […]
Photo-Illustration: by Vulture; Photo by Mario Perez/ABC When the Lost finale aired on May 23, 2010, it was a very big deal. It was also, quite possibly, the last big deal of its kind. Born from an idea generated by then–ABC chairman Lloyd Braun, crafted into pilot form by co-creators […]
Let’s imagine for a second that we’re starting from scratch, completely rebuilding society and have all the modern energy systems to choose from. Would you for a second consider fossil fuels? Of course not, it’s an utterly ludicrous proposal that wouldn’t even get in the door for a commercial pitch; […]
(Photo via Airbnb) As COVID-19 immunization programs roll out acround the world, folks are keen to finally take that vacation they cancelled last year. And with great excitement comes great flexibility. People don’t seem to care when or where they travel—they just want to get out of their house and […]
The following is an excerpt from the upcoming book ‘Dirty Gold: The Rise and Fall of an International Smuggling Ring’ by Miami Herald journalists Jay Weaver and Nicholas Nehamas and former Herald journalists Jim Wyss and Kyra Gurney, based on a Herald series that was a finalist for the Pulitzer […]
Investors often focus too much on what they think will happen later this month or next year. Case in point: In 2020, the masses flocked to stay-at-home stocks that soared as the pandemic forced people to spend more time at home. But when you want to build wealth, you’ll be […]
Tomorrow’s Air, a new climate action group incubated by the Adventure Travel Trade Association, is taking a different tack, both technologically and socially. It champions carbon removal and storage, as done by the Swiss company Climateworks — an expensive process that filters carbon dioxide from the air, sometimes injecting it […]
Vendors prepare for the Wichita Home Show at Century II Convention Center. The show runs February 25-28. (February 24, 2021) Jaime Green The Wichita Eagle Area consumers are turning master bathrooms into places to rest and relax, installing new products with lower maintenance demands and creating outdoor spaces to enjoy, […]
Suspension levels for Black students are drastically higher than for their white counterparts. Some are hoping to halt suspensions for K-5 students. Brian Gordon | USA Today Network Only a few miles separate the Rachel Freeman School of Engineering from Wrightsville Beach Elementary, yet these two New Hanover County elementary schools […]
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