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bojanstory/istockphoto When Is It Worth Buying Organic?
Unlike food labels such as “natural” and “free range,” use of the word “organic” is strictly regulated. The U.S. Department of Agriculture certifies products as organic if they meet a set of standards, including, but not limited to, using 100…
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marcduf/istockphoto How Many Small Businesses Have Closed in Your State
The pandemic has been tough on pretty much everyone, but — no surprise here — small business owners have borne the economic brunt of more than a year of quarantines, lockdowns, and other COVID-19 measures. Find Your State: Alabama |…
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Plum Guide Plum Guide Vacation Rentals That’ll Make You Say Airbnb Who?
If you’re not yet familiar with Plum Guide, let us be the first to introduce you. It’s a lot like Vrbo and Airbnb, but it vets its properties extensively using home critics, a list of 150 criteria, and more. It…
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Hotels.com Hotels With Spectacular Views Across America
Looking to get away? If you’re spending time and money to recharge in a new location, we think you deserve the best of what that location has to offer, including a room with views of your surroundings. Here are hotels…
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Adventure_Photo/istockphoto Do You Know Your Official State Food?
Official state foods can range from the boring but all-American — milk and apples, anyone? — to the obscure, predictable, and just plain weird. From European-inspired pastries and pies to little-known vegetables, here are the foods that have been legislated…
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SweetBabeeJay/istockphoto 25 Best Finds at Ikea for $10 or Less
Ikea will always be known for its inexpensive flat-packed furniture, but there’s plenty more in store to wow bargain hunters. From baskets and kitchen gadgets to textiles and toys, there’s a huge variety of home goods, many of them at…
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Amazon Guilty-Pleasure Purchases to Treat Yourself Right Now
The pandemic changed our daily lives in uncomfortable ways, and even as it wanes we may benefit from a little retail therapy. From small splurges to big-ticket buys, from self-love to…
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Eloi_Omella/istockphoto The 5 Best Cities for Public Parks — and the 5 Worst
Do you know where the closest park is and can you get there by walking? If the answer is no, you’re not alone. Some 100 million Americans — nearly one-third…
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Sakanaya 20 College-Town Restaurants That Are Worth a Splurge
Though college students have better meal options than they used to, most are still eating on a budget. That’s why parents love to treat them to dinner when they visit,…
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Sara D./Yelp Beloved Local Eats That Can Be Shipped to Your Doorstep
While it may be a while before we can travel to taste all of the incredible regional American foods beloved by locals across the country or dine at our favorite restaurants,…
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Cheapism We Tried the Walmart and Target Wines, and These Are the Best
More and more consumers are realizing that wine doesn’t have to be expensive to be good, allowing one-stop shops such as Target and Walmart to enter the game. Aside from…
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ivanastar/istockphoto 11 Barbie Dolls That Could Become Collector’s Items
It’s not difficult to find lists upon lists of Barbies that are already considered collector’s items. What’s harder is pinpointing which newer versions of the classic American doll are going…
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lleerogers/istockphoto How to Create a Home Office From Ikea Under $200
If you’ve never wrestled with the demon that is working from home — as many more of us did over this past year — it can be a challenge. There are…
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Allison Cherry/istockphoto 20 Spectacular Trails That Used to Be Railroads
The heyday of the American railway is long gone, but in its place, something new has sprung up: the rail trail. Across the country, state and local governments have joined…
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gerenme/istockphoto You Won’t Believe These Weird Vaccine Incentives
While 50% of American adults have received at least one shot of the available COVID-19 vaccines, the number of people getting immunized has plummeted as doses have become more widely…
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stacey_newman/istockphoto 12 Things We Can Learn From the Great Depression
No one really knows what the nation’s economy will look like as we emerge from 14 months of the coronavirus pandemic, but the occasional parallels with the Great Depression were…
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Matthew Stockman/Getty Images I Went to an NHL Playoff Game After a Year in Lockdown — Here’s How It Went
I’m a hockey fan. I love the game’s pace, its momentum shifts, its physicality, the way each goal can seem like a tiny miracle after so much determination. But more…
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rez-art/istockphoto 49 Best Restaurants for RV Road Trips
RV travel is great until you need to stop for food. As many folks with motor homes, trailers, and other types of recreational vehicles have figured out, not every pit…
