IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A woman whose family went on an Iowa amusement ride shortly before an accident that killed an 11-year-old boy and critically injured his brother said Friday her boat also had problems floating properly and felt unsafe. Amber Estrada, 31, said the boat carrying her and […]
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A$AP Rocky and Pacsun Team Up for Collection Featuring Vans Old Skools + More
July 16, 2021: Pacsun and the company’s guest artistic director A$AP Rocky have launched an exclusive capsule collection featuring new Vans iterations of the popular Old Skool style. The black canvas and white leather Vans sneakers, retailing for $100 and $100, respectively, are detailed with flame decorations on the side […]
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‘The White Lotus’ Knows the Awful Truth About Privilege
In the first episode of HBO’s new miniseries The White Lotus, Shane (played by Jake Lacy) and his new wife, Rachel (Alexandra Daddario), arrive on their honeymoon, on an unspecified Hawaiian island, with bagfuls of silk resort-wear and books by Malcolm Gladwell. Alone in their suite, Jake moves in to […]
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Hallsville Brookshire’s store celebrates updates with grand re-opening event | News
HALLSVILLE — Hallsville shoppers visiting their local Brookshire’s grocery store will see some changes thanks to recent updates made at the store. The Hallsville Chamber of Commerce, members of Hallsville ISD, Hallsville City Hall and community members recently gathered together at the renovated store to celebrate its grand re-opening event. […]
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Recovery effort at collapsed building could end soon
A worker waits to load his truck with debris from the rubble of the Champlain Towers South building, as removal and recovery work continues at the site of the partially collapsed condo building, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Lynne Sladky AP SURFSIDE, Fla. Efforts to […]
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Got surplus TP? Maybe you need to make a toilet paper cannon
If you stockpiled masks, hand sanitizer and toilet paper and are looking for ways to repurpose your excess, try these creative suggestions from local makers, designers and artists. Masks Steve Jevning, co-executive director of the Leonardo’s Basement maker organization in Minneapolis, suggested that paper masks “make adequate parachutes for small […]
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Rodent droppings on shelves, water-stained ceiling: Lancaster County restaurant inspections, July 16, 2021 | Restaurant Inspections
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers. Subway No. 28273, 1380 Columbia Ave., July 9. Pass. Working bottles of restroom cleaner, degreaser, glass cleaner stored hanging above soda bottles on the shelf. Drano stored under the cabinet on a […]
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Curtis Sittenfeld: ‘The Richest Babysitter in the World,’ a Short Story
During the interview, I realized almost immediately that the woman was pregnant—I guessed she was about halfway along—but she didn’t remark on it, and of course neither did I. Over the phone, we’d discussed only her 3-year-old daughter. The woman, whose name was Diane, was looking for a babysitter for […]
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At 80, Jeep sets new goals: Beat Bronco, add EVs, maybe go underwater
The saying goes you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but as Jeep turns 80, the adventure brand of Stellantis NV is looking to make some of its biggest moves yet. On the docket over the next 10-plus years, Jeep CEO Christian Meunier says, is electrifying the lineup to […]
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‘Welcome to the Mesh, Brother’: Guerrilla Wi-Fi Comes to New York
Before the recent vision, the city’s last major broadband intervention was negotiated under Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in 2006. New York entered a franchise agreement with Verizon that gave the company the privilege of burying fiber-optic cable under city streets in exchange for installing high-speed Fios in every neighborhood. But […]
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This dad built a treehouse in his own private woods
This dad built a treehouse in his own private woods If […]
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Pretty Mexican, ugly ramen, pizzeria on the move, and more dining news
The jewel box exterior view of Esperanza. Photo by Art Gray View From A Height… With summer in full swing, Beach City restaurateurs are dealing with a boom like none they’ve ever had before. Thanks to the dining decks, many have more space than ever before, but there are fewer […]
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Common housing mistakes that owners pay for
Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstei | Special to The Detroit News The Guys have been associated with the noble industry of construction for all of our adult lives. We have seen many mistakes and made a few of our own. The unfortunate reality of some housing mistakes is a two-fold […]
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1840s Birmingham farmhouse goes contemporary inside
Cathy Frank of Birmingham is straightforward about her style: She likes contemporary things. So when a job opportunity led her and her husband, Stephen Smith, to move back to Birmingham after a decade in Chicago and the couple found an old 19th century farmhouse in 2016, they knew they wanted to update […]