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If you are traveling 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving Day holiday, you’ll be among more than 55 million fellow travelers, an increase of 2.3% over last year. That’s the prediction of the AAA, which has been tracking Thanksgiving holiday travel numbers since 2000. It marks the third-highest Thanksgiving weekend forecast in
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Now that EVs and plug-in EVs have gone mainstream, we’ve got to learn to play nice and share parking spots with charging units, whether they are on public streets or in airports, shopping malls, hotels or public garages. The EV version of spam is parking your gas-powered vehicle at an EV charger spot, or leaving
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Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is trying to break the world record for the most people skiing and riding in jeans. But everybody gets to enjoy $25 lift tickets and performance equipment rentals for the denim competition day, Saturday, Dec. 9 whether or not you are wearing jeans. The current record was set at The Remarkables
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Current military, veteran, reservist or not – everybody gets free admission to 400+ national parks and historic sites on Veterans Day, Sat. Nov. 11. That includes more than 100 sites with special ties to the US military, including Revolutionary and Civil War sites and those related to US presidents. There also is special programming at
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Every year there are special Veterans Day discounts and deals for current and retired military at retail store chains, hotels, museums and more, including free admission extended to family members. Here is the 2023 list – retail first, then travel and recreation. Most businesses require proof of military service. There are several types of identification
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There’s no mistake – electric vehicles have gone mainstream, with models in all shapes, sizes and prices. These EVs are under $35,000, making them affordable as well as eco-friendly. Some include safety features as standard not usually found at this low price and up to 258 miles per full charge. A $7,500 federal tax credit,
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Once again this year, restaurant and fast-food chains are honoring current and retired military with free or discounted meals on Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Some deals are for the entire weekend, Nov. 10-12, others include coupons valid for additional days. Expect to show a military ID to get the deal – or show
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JetBlue is dropping more than a dozen routes out of New York City, Washington and Boston, including routes to Miami, the Caribbean and other East Coast cities from those airports, including new routes launched recently. The changes certainly will impact the cost of flights on other airlines which fly those routes, but it’s too soon
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The 2023 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is getting ready to be the centerpiece of New York City’s holiday celebrations. The 2023 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree arrives on November 11. The 12-ton, 80 foot tall tree will be wrapped in more than 50,000 multi-colored, energy-saving LED lights and crowned with a 9-foot, 900-pound Swarovski star covered
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From the Staten Island start, through Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Manhattan, the NYC Marathon is a city-wide sporting event and street party. As many as three million spectators will cheer more than 50,000 runners on Sun., Nov. 5th for the 2023 NYC Marathon. Here’s a mile-by-mile guide to the best spots to watch the NYC
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