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Mardi Gras beads are creating a plastic disaster in New Orleans. Are there green alternatives?
February 11, 2024 - 7:07 AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of colorful beads or other trinkets to parade watchers clamoring with outstretched arms.
A dozen fresh-picked holiday gift ideas for gardeners
November 20, 2023 - 12:22 PM

The best holiday gifts for gardeners are the ones that keep their minds in the dirt, even during the off-season.
Defective sex toys get a 2nd chance - as fashionable shoes
August 19, 2022 - 10:48 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Sex toys and shoes? Try, sex toys IN shoes.
TikTok made you buy it: A selection of viral, gifty finds
November 09, 2021 - 5:20 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Look no further than TikTok and its pandemic-expanded ranks for unique holiday gifts, from the hot Halara athleisure dress to a miracle cleaning paste called The Pink Stuff, worthy of any neat freak's Christmas stocking.
SeaWorld removes foam bowls, plates from parks
March 05, 2019 - 9:04 AM

ORLANDO, Fla. - SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment is removing products made of polystyrene foam from its 12 parks.
Wylie Dufresne, TIFF's 'Food on Film' guest, not sure if resto WD-50 will reopen
May 11, 2015 - 3:45 PM

TORONTO - Famed modernist chef Wylie Dufresne says he's "very sentimental" about WD-50, his innovative New York restaurant that closed in November due to a developer's plans to erect a new building.
ON TABLOID TOURS, VIEW IS TAWDRY FROM EVERY SEAT
May 30, 2013 - 2:43 PM

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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Mardi Gras beads are creating a plastic disaster in New Orleans. Are there green alternatives?

A dozen fresh-picked holiday gift ideas for gardeners

Defective sex toys get a 2nd chance - as fashionable shoes

TikTok made you buy it: A selection of viral, gifty finds

SeaWorld removes foam bowls, plates from parks

Wylie Dufresne, TIFF's 'Food on Film' guest, not sure if resto WD-50 will reopen

ON TABLOID TOURS, VIEW IS TAWDRY FROM EVERY SEAT

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