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  • As Airbnb falters, hostels seek to compete

    November 29, 2023 - 8:52 AM

    Once a niche market for frugal, globetrotting young people, hostels are becoming a popular form of alternative lodging. No longer just rows of bunk beds, some hostels now offer private rooms and amenities like rooftop pools and spas.

  • Milan fashion house Moschino taps Adrian Appiolaza as its new creative director

    January 30, 2024 - 2:23 AM

    ROME (AP) — Moschino on Tuesday named Adrian Appiolaza as the new creative director of the Milan-based fashion house.

  • Vermont capital springs to life through poetry each April

    April 19, 2023 - 8:56 AM

    MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — As spring starts to blossom in New England, some Vermont communities come to life with the sites and sounds of written verse.

  • Shoe polish stands begin to vanish, lose their shine

    March 02, 2023 - 1:59 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent winter weekday at Penn Station Shoe Repair and Shoe Shine, men hop onto shoeshine chairs and pull out newspapers and phones to read while shoeshiners get to work applying polish and elbow grease to loafers, boots and other leather shoes. When finished, these customers hand over $8 in cash at a counter where a sign reads “We’re not God, but we do save soles.”

  • Free hotel breakfasts are getting bigger and better

    February 01, 2023 - 6:36 AM

    Kimberly Button normally skips breakfast. But on vacation, the hotel breakfast buffet is a highlight.

  • Hong Kong pet rabbits enjoy bunny resort while owners away

    January 22, 2023 - 6:34 AM

    HONG KONG (AP) — Rabbits scamper around a play area in a climate-controlled building in suburban Hong Kong, some climbing a castle made of wood while others explore a cotton tunnel.

  • Edmunds: 6 vehicles that make you feel like you're in a spa

    December 28, 2022 - 4:43 AM

    December is the season of gift giving and one of the most popular months for luxury vehicle sales. Sure, it’s great to receive a gift certificate to a spa, but what if you could have a relaxing experience in your vehicle every time you get in it? With this in mind, the experts at Edmunds have gathered six vehicles with notable spa-like features for a blissful drive.

  • Company holiday parties are back -- but with some restraint

    December 14, 2022 - 11:20 AM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Say goodbye to virtual wine tastings, and bust out the karaoke. Love them or hate them, company holiday parties are back — in a toned-down kind of way.

  • Molten lava on Hawaii's Big Island could block main highway

    December 02, 2022 - 11:36 PM

    HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Many people on the Big Island of Hawaii are bracing for major upheaval if lava from Mauna Loa volcano slides across a key highway and blocks the quickest route connecting two sides of the island.

  • Watson case revives old fight for massage therapy industry

    August 25, 2022 - 11:36 PM

    CLEVELAND (AP) — Michelle Krause still grapples with the challenge of acknowledging she's a massage therapist when she first meets someone, dreading their reaction or misguided comments even after 18 years in the profession.
  • iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
    Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.  Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
  • Discharge coming from the Sandher Fruit Packer plant. Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
    A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

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