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There will be no Hippie Hill 420 festival. Some San Francisco weed gurus say, so what?
San Francisco's Hippie Hill will not host the annual pungent, hazy and packed cannabis 420 festival whose roots trace back to the Summer of Love, event organizers announced Monday.
Whether the cancellation of the April 20 event will dampen 420 — a day that is observed by cannabis enthusiasts far and wide — is debatable, Bay Area weed ...Read more
On Gardening: Lava-like Lemon Coral sedum catches the eye as it spills over containers
The world seems to have a fascination with volcanoes and even more so with lava flow. We’ve got volcano lava cookware, lava salt lamps, lava rock mulch. Some of my favorite glazed pottery designs are called lava flow as they mimic molten lava spilling over the rim. Then The Garden Guy does a Facebook post with what looks like lime green lava ...Read more
Ask Anna: Understanding work crushes, keeping clothes on during sex and FWB gift etiquette
Dear Anna,
I (35-year-old man) struck up a friendly rapport with a lady (unsure of her age, but probably late 20s or early 30s) who works in my building. We find time to converse during breaks and even hung out at a few group events (trivia night, anyone?). On a whim, I invited her to grab coffee with me yesterday afternoon. She agreed, ...Read more
Debra-Lynn B. Hook: Southern-born transplant to Ohio marvels: Isn't Easter supposed to be pretty?
Growing up and then living in the Deep South for years as I did, Easter was synonymous with azaleas, temperatures in the 70s and children skipping through new spring grass looking for colored eggs.
Easter came in the spring, after all.
You know: Sunshine. Green trees. Bunnies, hopping down the bunny trail.
And then I moved to the tundra, aka ...Read more
Born out of COVID emergency, this free grocery delivery program remains a lifeline for Latino immigrant families
PHILADELPHIA -- If your family were immigrants newly arrived to Philadelphia from Latin America, you might be focused on any number of things: finding a job, getting your children into school, learning a new language, or paying off debts from a long, arduous journey. But then, something both more basic and urgent comes to mind: How can you ...Read more
Erika Ettin: Navigating exclusivity in dating
As a dating coach, I'm frequently asked questions about exclusivity in relationships — how to approach it, when to discuss it, and what to expect. I want to address two questions I got just today and offer some insights on how to handle these situations effectively.
Question 1: I’ve been seeing someone for two and a half months and found ...Read more
The Philadelphia International Cycling Classic made Philly history. One man is on a mission to bring it back
PHILADELPHIA -- Back when Carlos Rogers was a kid growing up in Philly, the world renowned bike race that came to be known as Philadelphia International Cycling Classic was the stuff of dreams. And the Manayunk Wall — a grueling uphill climb that was an iconic feature of the course — was right in his own neighborhood.
Flash forward to 1994 ...Read more
Your dog can understand what you say better than you think, new study shows
Our dogs understand us better than they've been given credit for — and scientists say they have the brain wave evidence to prove it.
By placing electrodes on the heads of 18 pet dogs, researchers found striking evidence that the animals did not merely recognize the patterns of sound that come out of their owners' mouths, they actually ...Read more
Lori Borgman: Bigger house and fewer kids don't mean more closet space
We began married life in a 1930s Craftsman bungalow with three small bedrooms. Each bedroom had a closet the size of a telephone booth. Everything fit.
We added a baby to the mix. Everything fit.
We added a second and third baby. Everything fit.
Today, we live in a four-bedroom house with double-wide closets in every bedroom and a small walk-...Read more
The Kid Whisperer: How to use realistic empathy with kids
Dear Kid Whisperer,
I am a principal at an alternative school. Most of our students have been expelled or counseled out of other schools due to behavior issues. We have all had your training, and we’ve all read your book. Even though our staff is using what they’ve learned from you, sometimes our teachers struggle with being empathetic with...Read more
Ex-etiquette: Future status of 'former' bonus mom?
Q: I am in a new relationship. I also have a son from my first marriage. My ex-wife (second marriage) and I raised my son together for 6 years. We split up 2 years ago, but she is still in my son’s life and spends a few hours with him every week. My new partner is resentful of even the smallest amount of time my son spends with her and demands...Read more
With Kate Middleton's cancer in the news, here's how to talk to your child about serious illnesses
LOS ANGELES — When Kate Middleton announced her recent cancer diagnosis, she emphasized the time she and her husband, William, Prince of Wales, took to share the news with their three children.
Talking to pre-adolescent children about serious illnesses is the right course of action for any family because children can sense change, said ...Read more
Millennials gave birth to 'Generation Alpha.' Are these kids already doomed?
Zoomers fear them. Boomers want more of them. Millennials will keep making them for the rest of the year.
Born between roughly 2010 and the end of 2024, "Generation Alpha" is the demographic successor to Gen Z. Its oldest members are not quite ready for a quinceañera, while its youngest will be conceived in the coming weeks.
When the last of ...Read more
Jerry Zezima: The Prince of Paint
Jerry had a little lamb.
It was a shade of paint.
It went right on the bathroom wall.
The fumes could make you faint.
That’s the nursery rhyme I composed while painting the wall of a bathroom in our house.
Fortunately, I wasn’t overcome by fumes, which might have improved the creative process, but I can say that the paint is a shade of ...Read more
Scholars at risk in their own countries find a new home at Penn
PHILADELPHIA -- When the Taliban gained control of Afghanistan in 2021, Jawad Moradi feared he would be put in prison, or worse.
Five years earlier, he had earned his master of laws degree at Duke University. Because of his U.S. legal education and interaction with colleagues in the United States and elsewhere, he was at risk. And as a member ...Read more
Heidi Stevens: This college season is 'the craziest ever,' experts say. But do kids want to talk about it? (Hint: Nope.)
The kids who were in eighth grade when COVID-19 locked down our world are graduating high school this year.
The kids, that is, who largely ended middle school in their bedrooms. Whose eighth-grade graduations happened on Zoom. Who grabbed their diplomas through rolled-down car windows. Who had a feeling this was all weird and sad but maybe not ...Read more
His 'funk is contagious.' This LA glassblower breaks the rules with his stunning vessels
LOS ANGELES -- Seated on a chair, with the hum of twin furnaces and the Impressions playing in the background, glassblower Cedric Mitchell is lost in his craft as he and assistant Sara Roller turn and sculpt molten glass with steel shears.
After a few blasts of a blow torch and several trips back and forth to the furnace, the red-hot glass on ...Read more
On Gardening: The year of the buddleia; butterflies and hummingbirds celebrate
The National Garden Bureau has selected several plants under their "year of" program. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the Year of the Angelonia, their chosen annual. In their choice for the shrub designate, the National Garden Bureau has gone where few have dared to tread, the Year of the Buddleia. I could not be more thrilled!
No plant ...Read more
Solar eclipse: Glasses are key, but did you know clothing choice could enhance viewing?
CHICAGO — Nicole Bajic was completing her medical residency at the University of Chicago when she briefly ducked out between surgery training classes to watch the 2017 solar eclipse darken the skies. At the time, she didn’t fully appreciate how much excitement surrounded the event.
Now an ophthalmologist at the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye ...Read more
America's four most polluted national parks are in California, study finds
LOS ANGELES -- Some of California’s most treasured parks are threatened by blight caused by pollution and climate change, according to a pair of new reports.
The four national parks with the highest ozone levels are all in California, with Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks topping the list of parks struggling with air that’s dangerous...Read more
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