Tweet George Washington was a dog lover. He had many dogs, mostly hounds, some with extremely colorful names like Drunkard and Sweet Lips, living at Mount Vernon, his home in Northern Virginia. Washington was, obviously, a founding father of the United States. He’a also said to be the founding father of the American Foxhound — [...]
Tweet We love living in New York, but every once in a while, we meet a regional food specialty that makes us want to pack up our things and head to wherever it lives. Graeter’s Ice Cream is one of those regional foods. Graeter’s is a Cincinnati original, founded by Bavarian immigrants Regina and Louis [...]
Tweet During a Q&A session following his keynote address at the company’s I/O developers conference in San Francisco last week, Google CEO Larry Page answered a question about how to increase positivity and collaboration within the tech world by laying out an interesting vision: a Burning Man-style event for tech. We haven’t built mechanisms to [...]
Tweet NEW YORK (AP) — A new boutique hotel in Manhattan’s Garment District is paying homage to its past as a hat factory. The Refinery hotel at 63 W. 38th St. opened this week in a 1912 building that once housed a hat factory on its upper floors. The independently owned hotel with 197 rooms [...]
Tweet This city may have its bars, restaurants and celebrity chefs. But there’s one place that truly represents what San Francisco food and drink is all about: CUESA’s Ferry Building Farmers Market. It’s where Daniel Patterson can be found plucking asparagus at the crack of dawn; where Christopher Kostow occasionally splits a beer behind the [...]
Tweet In order to reach some of the world’s most beautiful and remote locations, tourists may have to deal with a few scary takeoffs and landings along the way. Many of the airports on this list got their frightening reputations because their runways sit at high elevation or are too short and made to adapt [...]
Tweet By Sam Ferrigno for HooplaHa.com. Happiness comes to those who wait. These four things are worth delaying that sought-after crave for instant gratification. 1. Success When I was a kid, I thought I’d be famous by now. Doing what, I’m not sure, but fame would be mine and glory would meet me on the [...]
Tweet FORT WORTH, Texas — If you’re traveling light, you can board earlier on American Airlines. The airline said Thursday that people carrying just a personal item that fits under the seat – no rolling suitcases – will be allowed to board before most other passengers. American said that the change will speed up the [...]
Tweet This story comes courtesy of LA Weekly. By Jessica A. Koslow Cooking octopus can be tricky. But when done right, it’s tender, delicious and loaded with health benefits (low-calorie, lean, vitamin-rich). Japanese and Mediterranean diets are swimming, as it were, with octopus options — as is this town, where many restaurants have the dish [...]
Tweet The stress and strain of constantly being connected can sometimes take your life — and your well-being — off course. GPS For The Soul can help you find your way back to balance. GPS Guides are our way of showing you what has relieved others’ stress in the hopes that you will be able [...]
