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Ribbons, Champagne, and confetti beside a journal for writing next year's goals. Looking for new goals for the upcoming year? You can adopt these tongue-in-cheek New Year’s resolutions as your own, laughing all the way.
Humor

‘Punny’ New Year’s Resolutions

Some old puns for a new year

By Nick Thomas | December 26, 2022
Lalo Macias grilling. A restaurant’s backstory can be as colorful as the restaurant. This is true of Richmond restaurateur Lalo Macias of Lalo’s Cocina and more.
Food & Drink

Meet Lalo Macias

Continuing to live and love the dream

By Steve Cook | December 22, 2022
The craggy, famous Rock of Gibraltar overlooks its namesake town below.. Travel writer Rick Steves takes us to British Gibraltar, the rock and the territory, and gives an overview of what visitors can expect.
Rick Steves

Gibraltar: Still Proudly Britain 

More than just a rock, it’s a slice of England in Spain

By Rick Steves | December 21, 2022
A cat in the snow. Image by Compuinfoto. Do you worry about stray cats during the cold of winter? These instructions for creating a winter cat shelter might help.
Cathy M Rosenthal

How to Build a Winter Cat Shelter

An animal advisor weighs in on shelters and tear stains

By Cathy M. Rosenthal | December 21, 2022
woman on tablet doing puzzle Agenturfotografin. Exercise your mind with one of America’s favorite puzzles. Fun, stimulating, and picked for baby boomers. Boggle birds BrainBusters for boomers.
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle Birds and Untether Your Mind!

How many words can YOU find in this word-search puzzle?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | December 19, 2022
At ML Steak Modern Chophouse, Richmond VA
Food Finds

C’mon, Get Happy (Hour) at ML Steak

A new Richmond steakhouse will make you smile

By Steve Cook | December 15, 2022
Rick Steves and crew with Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper at the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. Travel writer Rick Steves offers tips for appreciating great art, based on his travels and public TV miniseries, "Rick Steves Art of Europe."
Arts & Entertainment

Tips for Appreciating Great Art on Your Travels

There is so much more than meets the eye

By Rick Steves | December 13, 2022
grandmother and granddaughter on a laptop possibly doing online puzzles. photo by Wavebreakmedia Dreamstime. For Jumble fun and games puzzle
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles with Guesses and Goats

The scrambled word game

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | December 12, 2022
Traveling to view the art of Europe in its context provides a rich appreciation for art history and the artists' inspiration and genius.
Rick Steves

Traveling to Appreciate the Great Art of Europe

A transformative experience

By Rick Steves | December 6, 2022
DNA truth is shocking
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle: Tiptoe Through the Flowers

How many words can YOU find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | December 5, 2022

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