In the shadow of the Vessel, the sky-scraping copper honeycomb structure in New York City’s Hudson Yards, is a huge tent full of bikes that go nowhere. In the parking lot of the Beverly Center, the famed Los Angeles shopping center, there’s a blocked-off section peppered with treadmills and benches. […]
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Any dream of Colorado snow this season unfortunately will wake to a world in which COVID-19 still exists. This is a reality of which the state tourism office is acutely aware. “While on-mountain activities tend to be naturally socially distant,” said office spokeswoman Abby Leeper Gibson, “it’s important that travelers […]
Liverpool – ANDREA PISTOLESI There were celebrations across Liverpool last Friday as the city marked what would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday with guided walks, live music and the unveiling of a new exhibition of unseen photographs at the Beatles Story Museum. But there’s little reason for celebration for […]
In Wednesday’s Food section, we showcased eight varieties of winter squash grown in Lancaster County. Maybe by now you’ve done some of your own research or even a little squash shopping. In part two of this series, we are taking matters to the next level and into the kitchen. As […]
BOISE, Idaho — Skiing and snowboarding will be slightly different this winter as resorts prepare their plans to keep guests safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Ski Areas Association has put out guidelines to help the ski industry prepare for their winter operation. Take it from one of the […]
2020 has thus far been a great year for The Lord of the Rings fans. After the cast reunited online a couple of months ago, Warner Bros. has now announced that a new 4K UHD pack of the LOTR and Hobbit trilogies will be releasing in December for the first time. The surprise reveal […]
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vail resorts American ski resorts are clamping down hard on the virus with a more stringent approach than in Europe Travel across the Pond continues to be off the cards for British skiers and snowboarders and it remains to be seen if ski holidays in America will be possible this […]
Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth (UK Parliament) Boris Johnson has one week to sort out the test and trace system or consign Britain to a “very bleak winter” of rising coronavirus infection and possible lockdown restrictions, Labour’s shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth has warned. Although the prime minister has promised […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci returned to Capitol Hill on Friday to testify before a special House panel. His testimony comes at a time when early progress on combating COVID-19 seems to have been lost and uncertainty clouds the nation’s path forward. He told the committee that he’s “cautiously optimistic” that by late […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill on Friday to testify before a special House panel. His testimony comes at a time when early progress on combating COVID-19 seems to have been lost and uncertainty clouds the nation’s path forward. Also in Washington, the extra $600 in federal unemployment aid […]
Bucky and Sam make a questionable alliance. Marvel Studios/Screenshot by Sean Keane/CNET With a new Captain America firmly established and making trouble, episode 3 of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, titled Power Broker, landed on Disney Plus Friday. The Marvel Cinematic Universe show drops us into the messy world […]
Climate change poses a sweeping threat to New Hampshire’s winter sports and tourism industries, with shorter and warmer winters, muddier springs and “flash droughts” foreshadowing skiing conditions similar to those at resorts in the South, scientists say. “We’re losing the cold,” said Elizabeth Burakowski, a University of New Hampshire researcher, […]
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 […]
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI – People who have spent time on Mackinac Island in the winter and early spring can attest to how peaceful it is – a 180-degree turn from the teeming in-season tourist crowds on Main Street. But at the beginning of each week in the off-season, there is […]
A selective critical checklist of notable Friday TV: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (streaming on Disney+): Hot on the heels of WandaVision comes a more conventional superhero spinoff from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan reprising their roles of Sam “Falcon” Wilson and James “Bucky” […]
With a sled full of supplies, Wendy Weiger treks across First Roach Pond on her way to her cabin in late February. Weiger has no road access to her cabin during the winter. Eddie O’Leary photo Wendy Weiger’s drive to her camp east of Moosehead Lake in early December was […]
The winter of 2020 and 2021 has absolutely sucked for large parts of the world. It’s cold, it gets dark early, it’s unsafe to see friends and family in many cases, and many of us were already acutely restless before winter began. And it’s unlikely that things will improve in […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez flew into Houston Friday with a Texas-sized donation to deliver. She raised more than $4M for victims of the winter storm. By Saturday morning she was volunteering with other local elected Democrats at the Houston Food Bank, which stocks smaller food pantries in the city. A major […]
Despite the ice-cold chill of the season, there remains an abundance of activities for outdoors enthusiasts to beat the winter doldrums. Inside or outdoors, there’s something to perk up every nature lover during this dreary time of year. Sausage/Jerky Making For those with some prime venison stockpiled from a successful […]
While we may be halfway through February, winter isn’t leaving anytime soon. But even with snow on the ground, there are plenty of places in the Upper Valley to explore on your own terms, whether it’s with snowshoes, skis, spikes or skates. And there are also more targeted outings for […]
To Jess Hudson, an Ocean City native and year-round resident of the barrier island resort community, the added traffic has been one of the most noticeable differences between this winter and off-seasons in the past. “You used to come into Ocean City at 5 in the afternoon and there was […]