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The highest-grossing Halloween-season horror hits … don’t scare their way up the all-time list
Michael Ordona | (TNS) Los Angeles Times With several (supposedly) scary movies atop the box-office charts right now or about to be released, it seems like that time of year, when all the big horror hits come out, right? Looking at the top-grossers of the genre … not so much. As September turned to October,…
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Black travel summit to launch National Black Travel Day
By Brian Major | TravelPulse (TNS) The Miami-based Black Travel Summit is launching a National Black Travel Day celebration on Nov. 11 as “a day for Black travelers and travel professionals to celebrate” diversity and culture in travel, said Anita Francois, the organization’s CEO and founder. “We’re thrilled about this new call-to-action to recognize the…
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Seascape Foods
A former recreational therapist, when Julie Kellman fell in love with plants, she moved to Santa Cruz and opened what would become a popular local nursery. She and her husband, Dan, who went to high school here, met as kids when their families lived in the same hippie commune in Tennessee. They re-connected as young…
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What to stream: New horror movies and more to ring in October
Katie Walsh | Tribune News Service October means spooky season, which means there’s a new slate of streaming movies this week to set the mood — whatever mood might help you get into the Halloween mindset. Here’s a rundown of what to look forward to on your favorite streaming sites. Launching on Prime Video on…
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Turn It to 11(pm)
Most debates improve as the night advances, even the iffy ones (Is this a simulation? Is a hot dog a sandwich? Would you rather be forced to sing along or dance to every song you hear?). The great debates, meanwhile, get greater, like Who serves the best slice in town? To be fair, not many…
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Web-like substance seen falling from the sky across the Central Coast
The substance has been reported in Hollister, Santa Cruz, Salinas and Monterey.
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Mayo Clinic Minute: How to get hay fever relief from fall allergies
Jason Howland | (TNS) Mayo Clinic News Network Autumn is the season of change, with green leaves turning color and temperatures cooling. It’s also the season of hay fever, or allergic rhinitis. So how can people with fall allergies get relief? Dr. James Li, a Mayo Clinic allergist has more in this Mayo Clinic Minute. “Fall is a very common season…
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An early look at possible successors to McCarthy for House speaker
There is no clear alternative to McCarthy who would have the support needed to win – any speaker hopefuls will need to find 218 votes, or the majority of lawmakers present and voting.
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Real estate insiders question how Trump fraud judge valued Mar-a-Lago
A New York judge ruled last week that former President Donald Trump inflated the value of his Mar-a-Lago estate by an eye-popping 2,300%.
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Steven Merrell, Financial Planning: A simple guarantee
In the financial services world, few words are more taboo than “guarantee” — and with good reason. We live in a world of probabilities, where nothing is truly risk-free. Advisors who claim otherwise mislead their investors. Investors who believe otherwise are simply naïve. Some people will probably take exception to my statement. They might argue…
