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Maggiano's family style dining - plate of spaghetti with meat sauce, and cutlets with parmesan
Food Finds

Doing It Family Style at Maggiano’s Little Italy

Go with an appetite – a really big appetite

By Steve Cook | June 1, 2023
The neighborhood feral cats are using a woman’s backyard as their litter box. Now her dog can’t roam the yard freely. Is there a solution? Image by Kevin Patrick.
Cathy M Rosenthal

Feral Cats Spoiling a Dog Owner’s Backyard

Is there really a way to keep out cats?

By Cathy M. Rosenthal | May 31, 2023
Gorgeous facades line Gdansk's main drag, echoing the city's historic importance.“Despite modernization, Gdańsk will always have a powerful history.” The city in Poland hosts colorful streets, a shipyard, amber and more.
Rick Steves

Gdańsk, Poland’s Underrated Gem

A modern city in a historical setting

By Rick Steves | May 30, 2023
man on laptop photo by prostockstudio dreamstime. For Ask Amy column on a romance scam
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle Goes to the Birds

How many words can YOU find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | May 30, 2023
kitty chewing a cat toy, from Kadeva. Will stimulation for a cat work as a training tool? My Pet World offers advice to two pet owners with destructive and restless cats.
Cathy M Rosenthal

How to Train a Young Destructive Cat

Making the impossible possible

By Cathy M. Rosenthal | May 23, 2023
Castillo in St. Augustine, with cannons pointed out to the waterway
Peggy Sijswerda

Lore and Culture in St. Augustine, Florida

Enjoying the best of today in this historic American city

By Peggy Sijswerda | May 23, 2023
grandparents and grandkid looking at a laptop together, from Suprijono Sujarjoto. Two Jumble puzzles challenge you to pop the secrets. Play one with a favorite kid or use as a warm-up, then tackle the harder puzzle.
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble for Kids and Adults: Pop the Secrets

The scrambled word game

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | May 22, 2023
A guinea pig surrounded by American flag iconography, from Anthony Anise Totah Jr. While politics can seem bereft of genuine, warm-hearted laughs, Nick Thomas’s deep dive into congressional members’ names provides non-partisan grins and giggles.
Humor

A Guide to Congressional Members’ Names

What’s in a name? A lot of laughs!

By Nick Thomas | May 19, 2023
Frankfurt's Romerberg Square looks old, but the half-timbered buildings were rebuilt in 1983, four decades after bombs destroyed the originals during World War II. “For years, Frankfurt was a city to avoid … but today, its energy makes it worth a look,” says travel writer Rick Steves, sharing highlights of what makes a visit to modern Germany in Frankfurt worthwhile.
Rick Steves

Experience Modern Germany in Frankfurt

Banks and art and cuisine – plus history

By Rick Steves | May 16, 2023
woman looking at a tablet, perhaps playing a puzzle. For this week's Boggle: go fish!
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle Puzzle: Go Fish!

How many words can YOU find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | May 15, 2023

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