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Laura Romani, a Chicago-area resident with a background in education and library science, had been thinking of a new career. “I was at home a couple of years ago reflecting on all the experience I gained and how I wanted to contribute to the Latino community, while also allowing myself to be on my own [...]
Small businesses that depend on outdoor crowds and free-spending tourists aren’t sure what to expect this summer. Consumers likely have a lot of pent-up demand after more than two years of the pandemic, but they’re also facing some significant financial headwinds because of the highest inflation in decades. The U.S. Travel Association, an industry trade [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Just like endangered Democrats in other states, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is running against Washington. The Nevada Democrat, nearing the end of her first six-year term, ignores the fact that her party controls both chambers of Congress and the White House as she explains the rationale for her candidacy. “I’m running [...]
More than half a billion dollars in federal funding will be sent to four states to expand broadband access as part of a sweeping national effort to bring affordable service to rural and low-income Americans, the U.S. Treasury Department announced last week. Louisiana, New Hampshire, Virginia and West Virginia are the first to benefit from [...]
With many beer and wine trails in or near central Ohio, a local company, Cork and Tap Excursions, can drive small groups of thirsty patrons on tours of those various destinations. Though available for any type of outing, owner Mike Garbrandt said his company’s focus is on brewery and winery tours. “We specialize in small-group [...]
At a time when rising gasoline and food prices are already straining Americans' budgets, many apartment tenants are grappling with soaring rents. The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan area in Florida saw overall median rent soar over 50 percent in April from a year ago, to $3,045 a month, according to Realtor.com. The next biggest [...]
As student anxiety skyrockets, campus ministries are trying to help by not only offering the comforts of faith and community, but also creating collaborations with mental-health professionals. On Ivy League campuses, large public institutions and faith-based colleges, chaplains and psychologists are teaming up, informed by abundant research showing religion and spirituality can ease mental distress [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans at the low end of the income rung are once again struggling to make ends meet. A confluence of factors — the expiration of federal stimulus checks and surging inflation on staples such as gas and food — are driving an even bigger wedge between the haves and have-nots. While [...]
The busy summer season for the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s waterpark, Zoombezi Bay, has arrived, but some of the waterpark’s attractions and food stands may not always be open due to staff shortages, said Anthony Sabo, vice president of waterpark operations and guest services at the zoo. “Like so many other businesses we are struggling [...]
After guests checked out of a corner room at the Hilton Hawaiian Village resort on Waikiki beach, housekeeper Luz Espejo collected enough trash, some strewn under beds, to stuff seven large garbage bags. She stripped the linens from the beds, wiped built-up dust off furniture and scrubbed away layers of grime on the toilet and [...]