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Delectable. Adorable. Inhalable. These sliders go well with March Madness entertaining

Mar. 18, 2024 16:06 PM EDT

Game day is one of my favorite times to entertain. I don’t know why foods associated with watching sports on TV are happy-making. But they are. The food is pretty much what I would categorize as bar food – things you would order with a group of friends with a round of cold beers....

Too much Atlantic in Atlantic City: Beach erosion has casinos desperately seeking sand by summer

Mar. 18, 2024 14:35 PM EDT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The ocean and beaches have always been a part of Atlantic City's identity: from salt water taffy to Miss America bathing beauties to the name of the place itself, the city has been marketed as a place to have fun by the sea. But there is a little too much...

In Vermont, 'Town Meeting' is democracy embodied. What can the rest of the country learn from it?

Mar. 18, 2024 07:55 AM EDT

ELMORE, Vt. (AP) — Julie wants more donations to the food pantry. Kipp is busy knitting a sweater. Shorty is ready to ask: Why is so much being spent on a truck? The coffee, fresh-baked bread and donuts have been laid out. Eighty-seven voters have squeezed into the Elmore Town Hall. ...

New York to probe sputtering legal marijuana program as storefronts lag, black market booms

Mar. 18, 2024 13:30 PM EDT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will evaluate its troubled recreational marijuana licensing program after lawsuits and bureaucratic stumbles severely hampered the legal market and allowed black-market sellers to flourish, Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered Monday. The review will focus on ways...

Crafts retailer Joann files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as consumers cut back on pandemic-era hobbies

Mar. 18, 2024 12:04 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Fabric and crafts retailer Joann has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as consumers continue to cut back on discretionary spending and some pandemic-era hobbies. In a Monday statement, the Hudson, Ohio-based company said that it expected to emerge from...

Kate Ashford: Selling your home could boost your nest egg — but is it worth it?

Mar. 18, 2024 09:46 AM EDT

A 2023 report from investment firm Vanguard estimates that about a quarter of Americans age 60 and over could move to a cheaper housing market and use the equity in their homes to upsize their retirement savings — making retirement more secure and enjoyable. Those with home prices...

A pioneering bill to slow fast fashion gets approval from France's lower house. Next stop the Senate

Mar. 18, 2024 09:04 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — A pioneering bill to curb the rampant pace of fast fashion won unanimous approval in the lower house of the French Parliament, making France one of the first countries worldwide to target the influx of low-cost, mass-produced garments predominantly from China. The...

Turn a can of black beans into enfrijoladas, a saucy vegetarian supper

Mar. 18, 2024 08:48 AM EDT

Beans and tortillas are a classic pairing served in numerous configurations, usually with the beans served in or on the tortilla. But for Oaxacan enfrijoladas, lightly fried tortillas are dipped into and completely coated by a black bean puree. For the enfrijoladas recipe in our book “Cook What...

In images: New England's 'Town Meeting' tradition gives people a direct role in local democracy

Mar. 18, 2024 07:36 AM EDT

WHAT: Town Meeting is a New England tradition that dates back more than 250 years. It offers people a chance to get directly involved in local democracy. One day each year, townsfolk gather to hash out local issues, such as whether to buy a new firetruck or donate some money to the local food...

Want to feel special? Stores and restaurants with paid memberships are betting on it

Mar. 18, 2024 06:15 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — How much does it cost to feel special? At Chuck E- Cheese, the family entertainment and pizza chain, the price is $7.99, $11.99 or $29.99 per month. At the other end of the spectrum, the founder of a shopping app called Long Story Short wants to charge members...