It’s spring 2021. It’s Friday at dusk. Gaggles of curious teenagers are gathering for an unfamiliar event designed to salvage a high school year that hardly was and pump an unaccustomed feeling into their final weeks as juniors and seniors — joy. Call it prom-ish. In the early weekends of […]
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Weber’s pellet grill can sear and smoke, low and slow
Weber’s SmokeFire EX6 pellet grill delivers wood-fired flavor to what you cook. Brian Bennett/CNET If you love barbecue and smoking meat, you can appreciate the appeal of wood-fired pellet grills. They create the deliciously smoky flavor barbecue fans crave, yet require much less babysitting than traditional charcoal grills. Among them, […]
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Weber’s pellet grill sears and smokes low and slow
If barbecue is your hobby, then you can appreciate the appeal of wood-fired pellet grills. They create the deliciously smoky flavor barbecue fans crave, yet require much less babysitting than traditional charcoal grills. Among them, the $1,200 Weber SmokeFire EX6 is particularly compelling because it doesn’t just cook low and […]
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5 best slow cookers of 2021, according to experts
You may be craving comfort food in the cold winter months — from stews to soups — but it can often be time-consuming and difficult to cook. One way to prepare a homemade meal without the hassle is a slow cooker, which allows beginner and expert chefs alike to cook […]
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Keep Thanksgiving dinner tables to ‘single digits’ to slow COVID-19 surge, Murphy says
With a week to go before Thanksgiving, Gov. Phil Murphy urged New Jersey residents to stay with their immediate family during the holiday and keep the number of people at dinner to “single digits” as the coronavirus continues to surge in the state. The governor continued to sound the alarm […]
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Project Delayed? Materials Shortages Slow Remodeling and Development
This past summer, when Karen Pearse was asked to supply a special marble from China for a project in the Hamptons on Long Island, she had to tell the architect that the cost would be at least 30% higher than last year and take twice as long to arrive. “We […]
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Gregg Museum of Art and Design is open, community response slow but hopeful | Arts Entertainment
The Gregg Museum of Art and Design, NC State’s collection of art exhibitions, paintings, archaeological artifacts and more, saw no guests for nearly seven months due to COVID-19 precautions. On Sept. 23, the museum reopened to the public with the necessary protocols in place to make it a safe and […]
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Gregg Museum of Art and Design is open, community response is slow but hopeful | Arts Entertainment
The Gregg Museum of Art and Design, NC State’s collection of art exhibitions, paintings, archaeological artifacts and more, saw no guests for nearly seven months due to COVID-19 precautions. On Sept. 23, the museum reopened to the public with the necessary protocols in place to make it a safe and […]
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Is Slow Fashion the New Luxury?
Fashion, like trouser silhouettes, tends to change course once the pendulum swings too far in one direction. And if fast fashion defined the 2010s, slow fashion may be the marker of the new decade. For years, the industry has pushed mass production and consumption at a clip so rapid that […]