A Massachusetts city has been named among the 25 best places to retire in America in 2024. Forbes published a new list of destinations after comparing more than 800 locales in America based on metrics including housing costs, taxes, healthcare, air quality, crime, climate change, and natural hazard risk. While Forbes didn’t definitively rank the […]
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North KC museum among PEOPLE’s top 25 places to visit
NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Friday’s PEOPLE Magazine 2024 Food and Travel Special issue will feature a North Kansas City museum among it’s top 25 bucket-list travel spots. You could drive through an industrial area off the highway in North Kansas City and probably never notice it, but in the two months since it opened […]
Metro-east city named among the ‘cheapest, safest’ places to live in US. Here’s why
A southwestern Illinois town was one of three Land of Lincoln localities recently named one of the “15 Cheapest, Safest Places To Live in the U.S.” by finance website Go Banking Rates. Edwardsville made the list for its grocery prices, crime rate and cost of living. The metro-east city had the highest crime rate of […]
Displaced wildlife may be found in unlikely places as flooding recedes
May 13—As flood waters begin to recede across much of Central and East Texas, property owners may encounter wildlife in unexpected places. Floods can temporarily displace wildlife like snakes, armadillos, skunks, and raccoons into some people’s yards and houses as they seek cover or higher ground. Common sense precautions should be practiced; be aware that […]
Best places near Portland to catch the Northern Lights
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Thanks to a severe geomagnetic storm, the Pacific Northwest and much of the United States, is poised to see Northern Lights late Friday night and very early Saturday morning. “The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued the first G4 (Severe) geomagnetic watch since 2005. The aurora tonight and early tomorrow morning […]
Two Metro East sites named among ‘most endangered historic places’ in Illinois
METRO EAST, Ill. – Landmarks Illinois, a nonprofit focused on historic preservation, has named two Metro East sites among the “most endangered historic places” in the state. A new list of Illinois’ “most endangered historic places” was released earlier this week, calling attention to 10 culturally and architecturally significant sites across the state in need […]
4 Worst Places To Keep Your Emergency Fund
designer491 / Getty Images/iStockphoto Financial emergencies can happen to anyone at any time, so it’s important to always be prepared. Having an emergency fund to pay for unexpected expenses will prevent you from potentially ending up with credit card debt. Check Out: How Much Does the Average Middle-Class Person Have in Savings? Read Next: 5 […]
Bowe Digital makes state’s ‘Best Places to Work’ list
May 11—A Kokomo company is among the best to work at in the state of Indiana. Bowe Digital made the list of 2024’s “Best Places to Work” in Indiana for companies with 15-74 employees. Bowe was ranked 30th. Bowe Digital is a marketing agency. Recently, Summers of Kokomo, an HVAC company made the list and […]
Florida storms cause 185,000 power outages in Tallahassee, Pensacola and other places. Here’s where
More than 185,000 power outages were reported across Florida Friday morning as severe thunderstorms swept across the northern part of the state. Most of the outages were in Leon County, with 79,010 outages reported as of 10:30 a.m., representing over half of the county’s customers. More than 21,000 customers were without power across the western […]
Displaced wildlife may be found in unlikely places as flooding recedes
May 8—AUSTIN — As flood waters begin to recede across much of Central and East Texas, property owners may encounter wildlife in unexpected places. Floods can temporarily displace wildlife like snakes, armadillos, skunks and raccoons into some people’s yards and houses as they seek cover or higher ground. Common sense precautions should be practiced; be […]
These 10 states are the most frustrating places to buy a house. See where homebuyers are surprised with the biggest fees.
Homebuyers pay for things beyond the purchase price of their properties — and those can add up. Unexpected homebuying costs include loan origination fees and property taxes. Home-services firm Frontdoor listed the states with the highest unexpected homebuying costs. Buying a house is hard enough these days. In the US, purchasing a home comes with […]
Displaced wildlife may be found in unlikely places as flooding recedes
May 8—AUSTIN — As flood waters begin to recede across much of Central and East Texas, property owners may encounter wildlife in unexpected places. Floods can temporarily displace wildlife like snakes, armadillos, skunks and raccoons into some people’s yards and houses as they seek cover or higher ground. Common sense precautions should be practiced; be […]