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My friend is in Orlando right now. It is sunny and 80 degrees.It’s snowing here. A lot. In case you somehow missed that fact.So we would like to get you out of the snow and cold and fly you and ...

The National Weather Service has issued a lakeshore flood warning that remains in effect until noon on Monday. From the NWS: Abnormally high lake levels combined with strong onshore winds, potentially...

Photo by Shopify Partners from Burst You’d think online shopping would be king at this point, but according to an estimate by research firm eMarketer, that is not the case. eMarketer says most p...

Image: OpenClipart-Vectors – Pixabay The image we all have in our heads of Pilgrims at the time of the first Thanksgiving in 1621 is that of men and women who dressed only in black and white wit...

Photo by Sarah Pflug from Burst Besides the big bird, there are lots of other foods that have become traditional for the Thanksgiving meal. But you might be surprised to know that many of those foods ...

Christkindlmarket Through December 24th Daley Plaza Shop and eat at this open-air European holiday market. Peruse traditional art, handmade gifts and German foods, while choirs and carolers sing. The ...

Photo by Mikkel Bergmann on Unsplash Here are some facts about the turkey you’ll be eating on Thanksgiving: Turkeys live in flocks, roosting at night in thick tree trunks. Male turkeys are calle...

Photo by Sarah Pflug from Burst Contrary to myth, it’s not the amino acid tryptophan in turkey that makes you sleepy after eating dinner on Thanksgiving Day, since there isn’t enough of it...

Photo by Heidi Sandstrom. on Unsplash Black Friday has some great deals, but are those offered on Cyber Monday better? Rebecca Lehmann, a senior manager at discount-scouting site Brad’s Deals sa...