Parents always have that one baby outfit they just can’t get enough of. But as much as you love that adorable onesie, your baby is going to grow out of it before you know it. So what are you supposed to do? Donating baby clothes is always a good option, […]
Supporters pushing for a Santa Maria Creek Greenway trail are optimistic their plans will align with the county Board of Supervisors’ new goals to locate urban county parks within walking distance of homes. Ramona Trails Association President Glen Morgan said he and Greenway advocates John Degenfelder and Don Wendt, who […]
Getting young kids to go to bed can be a struggle sometimes, but two Carroll County moms are hoping to change that.Carroll County mom Amanda Lee and friend Shante Willis wrote a book with an animated online twist that they hope will be both entertaining and helpful.”Oakley and Ivan and […]
“Strength in Community” was the theme of the Ramona Chamber of Commerce’s Community Awards for 2020 recognition ceremony held outside for the first time. Chamber President Karen Domnitz presented the awards with Chamber Directors Carol Fowler and Cindy Galloway acting as hosts of the March 20 event at the Ramona […]
While parents kept scanning the horizon for solutions to this seemingly impossible task, many eventually realized there was no one-size-fits-all fix. They’d have to rig up their own way to cope. For some families, it was abandoning screen time limits, converting a playroom to an office or getting a pandemic […]
By NATHAN HOWELL | Staff Writer ALABASTER – The city of Alabaster is gearing up to host its annual Trash to Treasures communitywide yard sale on May 15. The event will give people in the city to find great deals, or to rent a booth and clean out their closets […]
<p>”Per tree, you’re getting way more value for an urban tree than a tree out in the wild,” says Mark McPherson, founder and director of a Seattle nonprofit called City Forest Credits. In an increasingly urbanizing world, cities are, after all, “right where people live and breathe and recreate.”</p><p>Trees—and urban […]
Photo (c) mihailomilovanovic – Getty Images Spring means warmer weather. Warmer weather means vacations. Vacations mean rentals. And rentals mean… scams? Consumers looking to take a trip following a year of the pandemic can’t let the excitement of being out of COVID-19’s reach get ahead of their need to be […]
Photo credit: Living Letter Plans From Oprah Magazine Some of the world’s most influential thought leaders—Deepak Chopra, Gabrielle Bernstein, and Oprah, for starters—all agree: It’s wholly possible to turn your dreams into reality. It’s called manifestation. Well, that and hard work. It’s not total magic, though. And it’s not something […]
There’s a quote from Peter Jackson’s 2001 film The Fellowship of the Ring where Gandalf says, “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” (If you want to be a real nerd about it, in the original J.R.R. Tolkien novel the […]
Over the last decade, video game creators have poked at more adult topics like depression, parenthood, and grieving for lost loved ones. It Takes Two continues the trend, adapting a broken marriage into a cooperative action-adventure game. Cody and May have decided it’s better to break up than to stay […]
Warren Buffett wants you to use your $1,400 stimulus check this way The IRS says it just sent out a second batch of $1,400 stimulus checks, with an official pay date of March 24, and says more will follow on a weekly basis. But no matter how many batches go […]
Youth wanting to participate in any of Moberly’s summer recreational tee-ball, softball or baseball leagues offered at the Howard Hils Athletic Complex this 2021 season have until April 2 to register and make proper payment. Athletes will participate in designated age divisions based upon one’s age as of May 21, […]
In October 2019, a trio of Seattle teachers took part in a 15-day “Race to the Center of the Earth,” a seven-episode competition series that premieres at 10 p.m. Monday, March 29, on National Geographic. No, contestants were not digging to the Earth’s molten core but hurrying toward the geographic […]
The prospect of summer drivers crowding U.S. highways is powering steep gains in the price of gasoline, a sign of economic recovery and a boon for the pandemic-ravaged energy industry. Lifted by oil’s recovery and growing consumer demand, gasoline prices at pumps in the U.S. hit an average of $2.88 […]
Let’s quit dancing around the issue of whether some students should be in school, in-person, all summer to make up for what they have lost during this pandemic-damaged school year. Of course they should. It’s the least we can do, and almost certainly insufficient to the challenges we face. But […]
Dakin Humane Society is encouraging people who are interested in providing foster care for small animals and dogs to step up and enjoy an unforgettable experience. We’re seeking foster parents for those specific types of animals in need at this time. First-time caregivers can take small animals (rabbits, guinea pigs, […]
We visit the city of Dayton, Ohio, multiple times, and follow along with a young couple, Todd and Sara, who grew up middle class but now find themselves, with children in tow, in a homeless shelter, an institution that MacGillis points out did not even exist in Dayton until the […]
^ I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Houston and help keep the future of Houston Press free. During last week’s Square Enix Live event, the company announced the fourth installment in their Life is Strange series, subtitled True Colors, would be released on September 10 this […]
Tech is always changing, and so is the way we use it. That means we are always finding new ways to let our guard down for bad actors to snoop on our data. Remember when you shared your address book with that trendy new app? Or when you posted photos […]
Gene Ostrin, 53, has been living in a tent on the edge of Echo Park Lake. Ostrin, who is mourning the loss of his recently deceased partner, is originally from Chicago. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) A large homeless encampment on the banks of the landmark Echo Park Lake […]
There were reports of $60 cases of water, $11 for a gallon of milk, $13 for a dozen eggs and $7 for a loaf of bread. HOUSTON — Nearly 2,000 complaints of price gouging poured into the Texas Attorney General’s Office during last month’s deep freeze, according to records obtained […]