Category: Lifestyle

FDA Asked to Investigate Energy Drink Due to Potential Harms for Children

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to look into a popular energy drink which he says is posing health risks to children. “PRIME Energy Drink has so much caffeine that it could endanger kids’ health. But it’s being marketed to kids! Parents and pediatricians are…


FDA Urged to Investigate Energy Drink Due to Potential Harms to Children

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to look into a popular energy drink that he says is posing health risks to children. “PRIME Energy Drink has so much caffeine that it could endanger kids’ health. But it’s being marketed to kids! Parents and pediatricians are worried….


Ideas for Making Both Kids and Adults Happy

By Lynn O’Rourke Hayes From FamilyTravel.com Will you be traveling solo with kids or grandchildren soon? If so, here are five ideas to consider: 1. Opt for a Guest Ranch With an authentic and scenic setting as backdrop, you and your junior adventurers can enjoy beautiful places and learn horsemanship from experienced hands who will…


Chubby Elvis? Cow Patty? 164 Kinds of Ice Cream and Counting at Kerber’s Dairy

By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Irwin—Three generations of Tom Kerber’s family have been making some of Pennsylvania’s best ice cream for more than six decades. Millions of scoops later, everything about the ice cream business still makes the 84-year-old smile. “This is our little piece of heaven,” he says, gesturing to the rolling fields…


How Does an 11-Year-Old Open a Restaurant? Meet Texas Kid Olivia Huynh

“We cleaned out her bedroom and turned it into a cookie mix factory,” said Olivia’s mom Mary Huynh, who home-schools her four children. When the business took off during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mary Huynh and her husband, Joseph Nguyen, cleared out the master bedroom, too. “We all slept in the living…


History Lives Along the Lower Mississippi River

Our room rivaled those in many an upscale hotel. Food and table settings were five-star. The list of activities in our temporary home-away-from-home covered a diversity of interests. We had opportunities to explore inviting towns that provided deep dives into Civil War and other history and to visit magnificent antebellum plantations. Adding to the allure…


American Luxury Car Brand Packard Motors Gets a Revival

From the time Packard Motor Car Company opened its doors in 1899 to the moment when the last Packard rolled off the line in 1958, the brand has been well regarded in the American automotive industry as a symbol of speed, luxury, and quality. With time, the industry changed, and Packard had to shut down…


Shipboard and Shore Excursion Fun on the Mississippi 

I’ve been on several boat trips—a barge cruise in France, a Danube River cruise, a sail along the Nile—and always the accommodations have been lovely. Sometimes very lovely. But it took a Mississippi River cruise from Memphis to New Orleans with American Cruise Lines to reach luxurious. “Stateroom” doesn’t adequately describe the accommodations on the…


Code Red: The Potential Health Risks of Consuming Artificial Food Dye

Red Dye No. 3, or erythrosine, is making headlines with California looking to ban it along with four other toxic food additives. Derived from petroleum, the synthetic red dye is responsible for giving many ultra-processed foods and drinks their bright colors and boasts a long list of uses—from candies and sodas to cereals and protein shakes. Several…


The Art of Pillow Trim

By Katie Laughridge From Tribune News Service I am constantly enchanted by the intricate details that can transform a simple pillow into a work of art. One aspect of the process that never fails to captivate me is pillow trim. The history and evolution of pillow trim is a fascinating journey through time, where each…