Labor Day, Monday, September 7, offers one last long weekend for barbecues, pool parties, and outdoor fun. While summer officially continues through September 22, the holiday is considered the unofficial end of summer. Keep these safety tips in mind: Leave fireworks to professionals. Sparklers
Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer and is one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. Whether you’re heading to the beach, visiting family, or taking one last vacation before fall, planning can help make your trip safer, smoother, and more enjoyable. Leave extra time. Roads are often crowded during Labor Day […]
Fall is a great time for homeowners to prioritize exterior maintenance around their properties. Doing so can make exterior areas less vulnerable to harsh winter weather, and some projects can also prevent damage to a home and its hidden components. Conventional wisdom notes the importance of shutting off outdoor faucets before temperatures drop below freezing. […]
Ask any Baby Boomer, Generation Xer, or even early Millennial if they expected to one day always have a portable, handheld computer at the ready, and they would almost certainly say, “No.” Although the first mobile phone was invented by Motorola engineer Martin Cooper in 1973, it would be decades before the initial incarnations of […]
Extended holiday weekends tend to fall on national holidays throughout the year, giving workers and students an opportunity to enjoy an extra day off from work and school. The open road beckons millions of people on three-day weekends, which serve as a great chance to get away. According to AAA, holiday weekends see record-breaking traffic […]
Kindergarten may be a child’s introduction to formal schooling. Although many families send their children to pre-K programs, it’s not a necessity. Kindergarten, particularly full-day sessions, will set the course of formal schooling for years to come. USAFacts.com says between 3.5 and 4 million children attend kindergarten each year. Many children about to begin
Incoming students’ first days on a college campus can seem like a whirlwind, particularly for those who are moving into a dorm or another type of on-campus housing. With so much going on, from relocating to meeting new roommates and tasting independence for the first time, it’s easy for students to overlook academics as they […]
Spring and fall are peak times of the year for millions of people to experience seasonal allergies. Sneezing, watery eyes, and stuffy noses can make enjoying the outdoors particularly difficult for people with seasonal allergies, and many seek remedies to find relief. Raw, local honey is often presented as a means to alleviating allergies. Proponents […]













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