Spontaneous travel is taking off, and it’s blowing traditional vacations out of the water. According to the 2024 Global Travel Trends Report by American Express, 78% of millennial and Gen Z respondents said they were up for spontaneous getaways. It turns out, unplanned trips are often ...

Dear Heloise: I became a grandmother for the first time at almost 70 years of age and have had white hair since my own kids were born. I’m pretty thick-skinned. My daughters-in-law dress my granddaughters in layers of ruffles, which I made loving fun of every day. When I was changing the ...

Dear Annie: I am a 26-year-old woman deeply in love with someone my parents can’t stand. He’s not what they envisioned for me; he’s rough around the edges, has tattoos, rides a motorcycle and works with his hands for a living. My parents like clean-cut, college-educated types in suits, ...

Gladstone library hours GLADSTONE — Starting Monday, June 2 the Gladstone Public Library summer hours are as follows: — Mondays - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. — Tuesdays-Thursdays - 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. The library will be closed Fridays. Cemetery rummage sale ESCANABA — Donations are now ...

The smell of French toast cooking up on the stove should make a morning person out of anyone. There are few breakfasts that feel as indulgent, but it couldn’t be easier to make! In some parts of the world, French toast is called “eggy toast,” “Bombay toast,” “gypsy toast” and ...