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MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) — Over the course of a steaming-hot Southern lunch, served family-style on a giant lazy Susan, restaurant owner Andre Davis has watched people go from perfect strangers to lifelong friends. His restaurant, The Dinner Bell in McComb, Mississippi, consists of just four tables. Large and circular, they seat upward of 15 people. In the center of each is a lazy Susan dotted with heaping platters of food, spinning back and forth as customers pile up their plates. On any given day, anyone could be sitting around the table. Davis’ customer base ranges from European tourists to locals.…
Formula 1 cars and a circuit made with Lego are displayed at the 2025 Canadian International AutoShow at the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto, Feb. 21, 2025.Nurphoto | Getty ImagesLego is rebuilding how consumers engage with motorsport brick by brick.In 2025, Lego kicked off a partnership with Formula 1 that brought officially licensed sets to global retail shelves and immersive experiences to races around the world. In the nearly year since launch, the collaboration has bolstered fan engagement for both brands, lead to promotional sales of Lego products and expanded the demographic reach for the toy company and the racing…
Last week, Maui County’s Mayor signed Bill 9 into law, after the county council approved the measure, intended to phase out thousands of vacation rentals. The bill is part of an effort to free up long term housing for residents, especially for survivors of the devastating Lahaina wildfires in August 2023.“This took a lot of courage for a lot of people to come forward, and again, those who spoke on either side of this issue. But we got to air it out. Everybody got to hear what was said, a decision was made, and now we’re going to do the…
NEW YORK (AP) — People stop reading in adulthood for lots of reasons. But it’s never too late to turn the page on old habits and start again.Curling up with a good book can reduce stress, increase creativity and boost empathy. A recent analysis of U.S. government data found that the percentage of Americans who read for pleasure during an average day has fallen to 16% in 2023 from 28% in 2004. That includes not just books but audiobooks, e-books and periodicals like magazines.Some people say they’re fatigued from years of assigned reading in school. Others don’t have the time…
US film producer David Ellison arrives for Paramount’s “Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts” premiere in New York City on June 5, 2023. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty ImagesParamount Skydance on Monday guaranteed the backing of billionaire Larry Ellison in an amended offer for Warner Bros. Discovery — a clear response to questions raised by the WBD board of directors. “Larry Ellison has agreed to provide an irrevocable personal guarantee of $40.4 billion of the equity financing for the offer and any damages claims against Paramount,” the company said in a news release. Paramount said Ellison, the father of Paramount…
Getting into the Christmas spirit is easy when you know where to go.The team at personal finance website WalletHub recently compared the 100 biggest U.S. cities based on more than two dozen key factors of Christmas bliss across five categories, including traditions and fun, observance, generosity, shopping, and costs. Atlanta is once again the best U.S. city for a Christmas celebration, according to WalletHub. The sprawling Southern metropolis earned an overall score of 63.36, ranking inside the top 10 for traditions and fun and shopping, and 39th or better in the other three categories.Atlanta Christkindl Market in Centennial Olympic Park.…
TikTok Shop has rolled out a new feature that allows users to purchase digital gift cards, making it easier to help friends and family buy from the millions of products on the app. The feature was strategically launched during the holiday season — a high-stakes period for the company’s shopping division as it aims to prove its value in the market. This move into digital gifting positions TikTok Shop to compete more directly with e-commerce giants like Amazon and eBay, both of which offer gift card options. TikTok Shop has also recently expanded into luxury retail, another move to solidify…
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (AP) — With the blast of a shotgun, the Raleigh Moose Family Center Turkey Shoot is under way. But fear not: No gobblers were harmed in the making of this holiday fun.“The main misconception is, they think we shoot live turkeys out here,” says Glen Coplen, a past governor and current dispenser of shells at the Loyal Order of Moose Raleigh Lodge 1318. “We do not.”Three nights a week, from late October through Christmas, muzzle flashes and fire pits illuminate the darkness as shooters compete for cash, baby back ribs, a ham and, yes, a turkey.“This is…
Ulta is expanding its wellness shop to have more health-focused brands and more shelf space for those items.Melissa Repko ? CNBCSanta may be bringing you some supplements this year.Along with typical holiday wish list items like clothing, perfume and gadgets, the wellness category is poised to gain popularity this shopping season and beyond — particularly as retailers like Ulta Beauty and Target give it more shelf space long before the start of New Year’s resolutions.Beauty is always a top-performing holiday category. November and December combined account for about 25% of annual spending on prestige beauty items, which includes brands usually…
Traveling by plane during December and early January is usually an expensive endeavor. The winter holiday stretch usually means ultra-high demand for airlines, which leads to soldout planes and pricey fares. In 2025, both demand for holiday travel and average ticket prices are seeing a significant uptick, with 8.03 million people expected to take domestic flights throughout the season, according to data from AAA. An average of 2.9 million people are expected to fly every day between December 19 and January 5, according to estimates from industry group Airlines for America.This year marks the first time ever that a total of…