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Devonta Freeman was driving home to the Pork ‘n Beans housing projects with the front man from 2 Live Crew when he figured out he needed to get a job. Luther Campbell — or, as he’s better known, Uncle Luke — told 11-year-old Freeman he needed to become the man […]
Being an entrepreneur is an exciting and demanding career choice, and for most, it seems easy enough to know that you need to generate money for your business to survive. But it’s not always that easy for many. Many entrepreneurs jump into business without considering the mind-limiting beliefs that they carry. Quite […]
A coalition of travel, hotel, franchise, and state and local government groups called for Congress to not go on recess without providing relief for sectors devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. More than 175 organizations representing the public and private sector, including the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), International Franchise Association […]
When Katie Raphaelson was in high school, she “lived, breathed and slept” debate. In 2016, the elite high school debater wasn’t yet disillusioned with the debate community. She was 15, and her world was dominated by a desire to excel in the activity, which meant long, frequent team practices, traveling […]
Added on September 30, 2020 Richard Foss newsletter A La Carte dining news column for 01 October 2020 Uncorked co-owner Jeff Bonafede with some of the Bordeaux wines for this week’s tasting. Photo by Richard Foss Life After Melange: The old Chez Melange was two restaurants under one roof, […]
Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic reacts after losing a point against Egypt’s Mayar Sherif in the first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. Michel Euler AP So many in tennis love their annual French Open […]
PARIS — Judy Chicago is back for a second collaboration with Dior – and this time, you can walk away with it. The artist designed the monumental set for Maria Grazia Chiuri’s spring haute couture show in January: a tent shaped like a goddess figure, filled with 21 banners embroidered […]
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — LeBron James’ popularity, even in his 17th season, cannot be argued. The NBA released jersey-sales and social media data Wednesday, with the Los Angeles Lakers’ star forward atop both lists. James had the top-selling jersey, measured by online sales through the NBA Store, for […]
FreedomWorks President Adam Brandon has spent the two years since President Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court perfecting his advocacy playbook. Fly conservative activists to Washington for a multiday workshop. Gather them in a hotel ballroom for training sessions. Send them to the U.S. Capitol to demonstrate […]
CLOSE We asked Mayor Joe McCombs to take our quiz and see if he deserves a key to the city Wochit Corpus Christi’s tourism industry is still hurting because of the pandemic, but it has started to recover. Hotel occupancy rates hit the single digits and averaged lower than 20% around Easter […]
By: Jessica Marksbury September 30, 2020 Pinehurst Resort is the perfect getaway destination for a girls’ golf trip. Courtesy Pinehurst Pinehurst — the venerable home of American golf, and one of GOLF’s Top 100 Resorts in North America — has long been lauded as a fantastic buddies trip destination (In […]
In the last two decades that Chris Gethard has performed stand-up comedy, he’s never performed in as many fields and parking lots as he has in the past few weeks. “I was in Fairfield, Connecticut, last night performing in a field behind a hotel,” says Gethard over the phone. “The night before that I was in Royersford, […]
Okay, so I really don’t want to make this a story about Barbie Ferreira’s body. About how she is “soft, fleshy, bountiful” (L.A. Times, September 2020) and has “learned to embrace her curves” (Daily Mail, the day after this photo shoot). About what it’s like to “be whittled down to […]
Developers have to add another tool to their arsenal in order to keep up with the ever-changing times. Search engine optimization (SEO) is more important than ever now as more consumers are home and are turning to online businesses. Being able to find, and easily and quickly navigate through a […]
Text size William Hill is already equity partners in a U.S. venture with Caesars, running sports betting operations online and at Caesars locations. (Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for William Hill U.S.) Getty Images Caesars Entertainment has agreed a £2.9 billion ($3.7 billion) deal to buy British gambling company William Hill. The […]
Do you need an air quality monitor? According to Christenson, if you live in a well-populated area, “you probably can just use the [EPA and Purple Air] websites.” If you live in a sparsely populated area where wildfires are common but air quality monitors are sparse, then “it may make […]
NEW YORK (AP) — In RVs, rental homes and five-star resorts, families untethered by the constraints of physical classrooms for their kids have turned the new school year into an extended summer vacation, some lured by the ailing hotel industry catering to parents with remote learners through “roadschooling” amenities. With […]
An employee is protected by a plexiglass shield while processing a skier at the reopening of Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort, which closed in mid-March to help in the effort to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, in a Wednesday, May 27, 2020 file photo, in Keystone, Colo. An executive […]
It’s half past nine on a balmy mid-September morning and the Butlin’s end of Minehead is ghostly quiet. Bar some gutsy swimmers bracing the biting Bristol Channel, I’ve almost got the coastline to myself. Serene isn’t exactly how I remember this buoyant beachfront. I first came to Minehead in 1999 […]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — If the COVID-19 pandemic had struck two years earlier, local leaders say the financial situations facing local and state governments could be much worse than it already is. When the governor’s executive orders shut down portions of the economy in late March, local governments tried to […]
Cala de la Cruz is a young Colombian brand designing dynamic, graphic and playful swim and resortwear. Here, WWD showcases the up-and-coming brand. Designer: Carolina López Cruz is the founder and creative director of Cala de la Cruz, originally from Cali, Colombia, her passion for textile and fashion design led […]