“The travel, the thousands of people,” Kinney recalled, “it just seems so naive now.” But in early 2020, like all his colleagues in the children’s book universe, Kinney couldn’t go to the corner store, much less a packed theater. And for an author who admits that he needs the payoff […]
Month: March 2021
Text size Dreamstime The travel industry dealt with its biggest challenge in generations in 2020, as Covid-19 kept people around the world locked down for much of the year. Revenue at Booking Holdings, the dominant owner of online travel agencies, fell 55% from 2019. Beyond the overall slowdown, Booking (ticker: […]
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Susan Salisbury | Special to the Post Patti Biggs started making her own clothes as a child, and today her coastal-themed dresses, tops, bottoms and accessories are sold in 150 specialty boutiques in 15 states. Her company, Out of the Blue Collection, headquartered in West Palm Beach, makes women’s resort, […]
After living through the COVID-19 crisis for a year now, many of us are understandably exhausted, depleted and just burned out. When you consider the unrelenting stress we’ve been under — from fears about the virus to job insecurity to social isolation to political unrest — it’s no wonder people […]
Amid a pandemic and piles of snow, more than a dozen Long Island school districts have opted to provide remote online lessons for students during winter storms, rather than shutting down for a day or two. The switch from traditional “snow days” to “remote days,” while controversial, makes perfect sense, […]
March 2, 2021 6 min read This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The social distancing and closure of physical stores as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused electronic […]
An international student at Coventry University reading in the library. Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images It has been two years since Nelson Nyandoro, a third year student at the University of Lincoln, has gone home. Coronavirus has thrown any plans of returning into disarray, and the Zimbabwe-born pharmacy undergrad is worried […]
Mar. 1—The proposals include a pool, a police substation, pickleball courts and road paving. With $140 million worth of bond questions going out to Albuquerque voters this fall, city leaders are debating exactly where that money — if approved — should go. Mayor Tim Keller in January forwarded his plan […]
The Daily Beast Anti-Putin Campaigners: It’s Time to Sanction the Large Adult Sons of Oligarchs and Cronies ATTILA KISBENEDEKBack when he was still running Russia’s FSB, Nikolai Patrushev, a longtime Putin crony who now heads the Russian Security Council, famously referred to himself and his colleagues as representatives of the […]
Refinery29 Your Horoscope This Week: February 28, 2021 With the full moon in Virgo just behind us, it’s not unlikely that we’ll still be feeling all those full moon feelings. Full moons have big reputations, and this one was no exception. In fact, in addition to whatever we might think […]
FILE – This Feb. 4, 2013, file photo, shows a detail of a Boy Scout uniform worn during a news conference in front of the Boy Scouts of America headquarters in Irving, Texas. On Monday, March 1, 2021, Boy Scouts of America submitted a bankruptcy reorganization plan that envisions continued […]
BOSTON (SHNS) – Three hundred and forty-nine days since they were last in classrooms, some of Boston’s youngest students went back to school on Monday. The state’s largest school district welcomed back students in pre-kindergarten through grade three whose families had opted in for in-person learning, joining the high-priority students […]
Photo credit: Matthew Williams; Design: Studio DB From House Beautiful Of all the ultra-indulgent design trends, my favorite might have to be bedroom bathtubs. Some may call it impractical, but I call it convenient (who doesn’t want to go straight from tub to robe to bed again? The ol’ sleep-n-soak […]
CLOSE IndyStar IU Insider Zach Osterman breaks down the Hoosiers loss to No. 3 Michigan at Assembly Hall on Saturday. Indianapolis Star BLOOMINGTON – Joey Brunk’s motivations for electing not to participate in IU’s senior-day festivities Saturday were twofold and intertwined. First, Brunk reasoned that he didn’t want to distract […]
Job opportunities are available in all areas of the park, including rides, merchandise, lifeguards, park services, food and beverage, guest services and more. Michigan’s Adventure plans to hire approximately 800 associates for the 2021 season. As part of its ramp-up to reopening, Michigan’s Adventure in Muskegon County will be hosting […]
Photo credit: The Washington Post – Getty Images From Bicycling Pete Buttigieg unintentionally got himself a healthy dose of feedback from Cyclist Twitter. Politico reporter Michael Stratford tweeted a short video of the freshly confirmed Secretary of Transportation riding a bike home from work through Washington, D.C.’s Navy Yard neighborhood […]
Alienware’s Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 (starts at $1,079; $2,577 as tested) is the company’s flagship AMD-CPU-based gaming desktop. Fully customizable with AMD’s groundbreaking Ryzen 5000 “Renoir” CPUs and your choice of AMD or Nvidia graphics, it can be anything from an entry-level esports tower to a 4K screamer. Though our […]
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden said workers in Alabama and across the country have the right to join a union without intimidation from their companies. His comments come as Amazon workers in the state are voting on whether they should unionize. In a two-minute video posted to Twitter, […]
Refinery29 Your Horoscope This Week: February 28, 2021 With the full moon in Virgo just behind us, it’s not unlikely that we’ll still be feeling all those full moon feelings. Full moons have big reputations, and this one was no exception. In fact, in addition to whatever we might think […]
The mayor also confirmed that the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade would be canceled for the second straight year due to the pandemic. “I also want to be clear that there should be no large gatherings of any kind for St. Patrick’s Day,” Walsh said. “We are so close […]
click to enlarge Courtesy of San Antonio Botanical Garden Just as spring starts to make its return, the San Antonio Botanical Garden is extending its weekday hours. Starting today, the garden will extend its evening hours, staying […]