When Christina Ramos announced she was going camping for the first time this summer, her friends got worried. “They thought I wasn’t going to make it,” said the 29-year-old New Jersey native, who was planning an outdoors-oriented trip to Michigan for her friend Paola’s 29th birthday. Determined to prove them […]
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Photo credit: Jim Marsden, Justin French From Esquire Why was Christmas as a kid so great? Was it opening the presents lying underneath the tree come Christmas morning, or was it the steady build-up of excitement and anticipation that started from 1 December? This notion of waiting impatiently for something […]
We cover all kinds of mobility at Autoblog, not always just cars, and this weekend we’re noting the 30th anniversary of one of the landmark laws of our age, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). President George H.W. Bush signed the ADA on June 26, 1990. Years later, he himself […]
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, like many school systems throughout North Carolina, have not yet begun summer workouts for high school sports. With school activities on pause, some area student-athletes are still finding ways to get into the game this summer, in part to fight boredom, stay sharp and to find new ways […]
The artist behind the sculpture says he did it so we can all have something positive to talk about in 2021. MINNEAPOLIS — Spend enough time out in nature and you just might stumble onto something incredulous. Like a caveman frozen in time, standing by a trail at Theo Wirth. […]
Physical activities (golf, biking, gardening) can help keep our bodies in shape while mental pursuits, especially learning new things, keep our minds sharp. Core pursuits that involve others (group exercise, church, volunteerism) provide the social connections and human interactions that are scientifically proven to support our mental and physical health. […]
As the creative adviser of United Arrows, Japan’s largest multi-brand store, Yasuto Kamoshita is a fashion lodestar for countless Japanese shoppers. And as one of the most photographed characters on the international menswear circuit, he has an influence that extends around the globe. He’s been on the cutting edge of […]
Lee said the resources the office still has are being focused on helping artists and arts organizations navigate public and private funding sources. “There’s a diversity of resources available to artists. It was definitely true at the beginning of COVID, unique funds were created,” she said. “We hope to be […]
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Missy Buchanan’s family in California will still see her smiling face around the table for Thanksgiving. So will relatives in Texas Hill Country, too. There are traditions to keep up after all. In fact, she’s already in both places at once — as a cardboard cutout. The real Buchanan and […]
She loved having two looks. Robert Carlo Samantha Viola and John Kleinhanz got married in August 2020, cutting their 150 guests down to 50 to comply with New York City’s rules regarding public gatherings amid the pandemic. When shopping for her wedding dress before the pandemic hit, Viola hoped to […]
“It used to be if an appliance got damaged but was still workable, the customers would return it to get a new one. They don’t do that now because there’s no new ones to get,” Carr said. “So that’s added to the amount of repairs that need to be done […]