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My quest for an affordable summer camp without sacrificing my savings
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (1322+ words) By Amanda Barroso, NerdWallet The year has barely started, and my kindergarten parents group chat is already buzzing with summer camp anxiety. Registrations are opening and spots fill fast. I've been doing research and here's what I've learned: Camps aren't…...
Travel: Vancouver packs steady stream of discovery into long weekend escape
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (904+ words) With only 94 hours in a city we'd never visited together, our 45-minute wait for a dumplings order could have been a poor investment of precious time. But we requested the off-menu No. 7 at Blnd Tger in Vancouver's Chinatown and crossed…...
Now summer’s over, here’s what to do with all those photos on your camera roll
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (212+ words) By KELVIN CHAN, AP Business Writer Here are some quick and easy methods to help deal with the pictures (and videos) overwhelming your phone. It starts getting more challenging when you have images that are similar but not identical. Which…...
Talkin‘ ’Bout My Generation: In celebration of the change of seasons in 3 acts
5+ mon, 7+ hour ago (597+ words) The introduction is courtesy of Monty Python: "And now for something completely different." Act 1: The Way the Cookies Crumble It all started the minute I walked into my usual supermarket. I was surprised and delighted when I encountered a stack…...
Fall movie guide: Here are the films coming out from September to Christmas
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (1670+ words) Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc is back. So are the stars of "Wicked" and the animals of "Zootopia." Summer may be known as sequel season, but part twos, and threes, will play big roles this fall at the movies. That goes…...
Editorial: Pausing to celebrate workers as summer fades
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (420+ words) Happy Labor Day. We have reached one of the turning points on our calendar and yet another of the major holidays that is observed but not necessarily for the reasons it was established. But Labor Day is a real holiday…...
This air conditioning strategy is the sweet spot for saving energy and money, experts say
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (835+ words) By KIKI SIDERIS and ISABELLA O'MALLEY Having air conditioning at home is a luxury that keeps people comfortable during the hottest months of the year, and it's debated whether the AC should stay blasting or be turned off when people…...
Best bathrobe – Delco Times
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (617+ words) Bathrobes serve several functions. They can be used straight out of the shower to dry off, but more often they are worn to stay warm on cold days. They come in a variety of materials with varying lengths and extra…...
Fall is books’ biggest season. Expect some long-awaited returns
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (638+ words) By HILLEL ITALIE, Associated Press "With nonfiction, you're usually doing it on a deadline, there's a constraint of time, and when it's over, it's over," says Flournoy, whose novel "The Wilderness" is out this fall. "When you're working with facts,…...
After 5 years, Manayunk Restaurant Week is back, tastier than ever
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (269+ words) It's been five years since, well, since a lot of things happened. Most of those we don't really want to ever see again, but when it comes to food, well, that's a different story. After a five-year hiatus, one of…...