ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The COVID-19 pandemic can’t stop one concert from happening. The 10th Annual New Day Benefit Concert that helps the homeless in the area, looks a little different this year. The 2021 version is called “On the Road with Aretha”, organizer John Nichols traveled to Arizona, Texas, […]
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Last Feb. 7, James Barnes got all dressed up to go to the prom. On that same date this year, he changed clothes to look his best while waiting for the prom to come to him. Volunteers made a special delivery Sunday to help Night to Shine guests prepare to […]
What better place to spend the Day of Love than The City of Light? Well, not in real life, obviously. We’re not sure what day it is, let alone which tier — aubergine? rouge? But a day of play in the virtual Louvre, a remote float on the Seine and […]
Photo credit: John Francis From Cosmopolitan Now that we’re almost one year into These Times, it’s no surprise that your relationships may need a lil recharge. Especially if you and your person are deep in the trenches of navigating long-distance (whether it be because of different time zones or social […]
Photo credit: NBC – Getty Images From House Beautiful Galentine’s Day—the unofficial February 13 celebration of female friends popularized by Leslie Knope from Parks and Recreation—falls on a Saturday this year, so it’d be wrong to not spend the occasion connecting with your closest friends. As with everything over the […]
The coronavirus pandemic may have forced the Sundance Film Festival to go virtual for the first time in its history, but movie buffs came out in force anyway. The week-long event proved a buzz-generating machine on social media and other places where film lovers congregate, as indie movies like CODA, […]
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getty Yesterday, I was excited to hear that one of my clients landed an interview at a company she’s had her eye on for a couple of years. She was thrilled, but anxious. She’s excellent in person. I’d known her for a while before she became a client, and when […]
These are strange times for romance and the need for virtual date ideas doesn’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. People are quarantining with matches they just met on Bumble, Zoom happy hours have negated the need to ever wear pants on a date, and the cast of Love […]
Getting the full-scale weekend experience at the legendary Sundance Film Festival has always been an exclusive deal — and thanks to limitations posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, spots at this year’s fest are at a higher premium than ever. But with the festival’s bold new push into the VR space, anyone […]
Historically, Valentine’s Day has celebrated romantic love. There are love letters, flowers, chocolates, and wine — and most importantly, a fairytale date at the end of the night. But more recently, people have begun celebrating friendship on Valentine’s Day too. And now, there’s Galentine’s Day: the February 13 holiday that […]
In the Before Times — aka, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic — in-person childbirth classes were a rite of passage for many expectant parents. A couple of months before their due date, pregnant people and their partners would gather in an austere hospital space for a couple of hours at […]
The following piece is in partnership with VISIT Milwaukee and Giving Fest. We’ve now entered that dreary phase of winter where we all need things to look forward to – especially in this year’s case with a global pandemic on top of everything. Giving Fest, a one-of-a-kind virtual festival, is designed to […]
Due to COVID -19, this year’s celebration looks a little different, as several community events were hosted online. MINNEAPOLIS — A day to remember and a day to reflect. Today’s holiday, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy, is known as “a day on, not a day off.” […]
Missing those live concerts? Louisiana’s Laine Hardy and Justin Garner both have scheduled online performances during the next two weeks. Country artist Hardy, of Livingston, will present virtual tour shows at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and on Jan. 28. Expect 2019 “American Idol” winner Hardy to sing his newest cover single, […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A pandemic-proof restaurant? It may start with a virtual kitchen. More people want their food delivered and The Social on Friendly is finding a way to adapt to the community’s changing habits and still make money. Chris Engle owns the gastropub in Greensboro. It’s one of hundreds […]
As soon as I logged into CES’s online portal, I knew this year’s techfest was going to be … different. The first few hours of virtual press conferences this past Monday reached literary levels of meta: sheets of TV screens, viewed through our screens, while we typed out dispatches for […]
As we are all too aware of these days, the novel coronavirus has no regard for milestones, holidays or any other occasion that calls for merrymaking…but does that mean we should wave the white flag and allow a birthday to come and go sans celebration? No, friends, it does not. […]
Netflix, Amazon, Spotify and Barbie – just some of the brands that witnessed a Covid-19 boost in 2020. Though the 62-year-old doll might appear out of place on a list dominated by tech giants, sales of the figure surged 29% in the most recent quarter according to parent firm Mattel, […]
The Pennsylvania Farm Show continues through Saturday with a packed schedule of events, panels and livestreams that can be enjoyed from the comfort of your home. Wednesday’s lineup kicks off at 7 a.m. with the National Anthem and features 26 scheduled panels or events throughout the day. The complete schedule […]
This story originally ran in January 2020. A new round of training for the Master Watershed Steward program will be held virtually, starting in March 2021. The Lower Susquehanna region covering Lancaster, Lebanon and Dauphin counties, will hold an online open house Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 6:30 p.m. Pennsylvania has more […]
Here come the droids. Yukai Engineering This story is part of CES, where our editors will bring you the latest news and the hottest gadgets of the entirely virtual CES 2021. This year’s all-digital CES is going to be a tough one for everyone involved, but it may be even […]
CES has long been the launchpad for a wide range of tech products – not all of which make it to market Under normal circumstances this would have been one of the busiest weeks in the tech calendar. Thousands of new products would have been unveiled; chief executives and celebrities […]