HGTV | 18 Delightful, Funny + Free Cross Stitch Patterns

Feeling crafty? Express yourself with needle, thread and one of our custom, downloadable patterns. Pick the one that’s right for you and get to stitching.  –read more–

ÇNN style Fashion | Best red carpet fashion at the 2023 SAG Awards

As Hollywood’s biggest names gathered for the 29th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, it soon became clear that they were out to have fun. Sunday evening’s red carpet was alive with playful detailing, sparkling sequins and saturated color.

Among the night’s best-dressed was Zendaya, who wowed in a Valentino bustier dress custom-designed by the label’s creative director, Pierpaolo Piccioli. The strapless gown was embroidered with almost 200 silk roses that formed an elegant train behind her.  –read more–

The Next Miami | Silicon Valley Tech Company With 1600 Employees Moving World HQ To Miami

Yet another tech company has just announced plans for a world headquarters in Miami.

LeverX said in a statement that it was moving it’s headquarters from Mountain View, California to Miami.

The new office is at the 47-story Wells Fargo Center (previously known as Met 2) in downtown Miami, according to the company’s website.  –read more–

CNN health | Sleep this way to add almost 5 years to your life

(CNN) — Want to live longer? Then prioritize sleep in your life: Following five good sleep habits added nearly five years to a man’s life expectancy and almost 2.5 years to a woman’s life, a new study found.

“If people have all these ideal sleep behaviors, they are more likely to live longer,” said study coauthor Dr. Frank Qian, a clinical fellow in medicine at Harvard Medical School and internal medicine resident physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.  –read more– 

HGTV | Dogs + Home Design: 50 Adorable Photos

Impeccable home design and adorable dogs all in one – it doesn’t get much better than that. These photos are absolutely pawfect.  –read more–

Car and Driver | 2023 BMW M3 Touring Puts Undiluted M Goodness into a Rare Form

The M3 Touring is the first of its kind, but the tantalizing combo will remain off-limits to us Yanks.

Call them wagons or estate cars, it doesn’t really matter. What counts is the sad fact that a drop in global demand is speedily driving the genre that epitomizes style, space, and street cred toward extinction. Worse still, the industry has fallen concurrently into the habit of replacing every single outgoing family holdall with another anonymous SUV or crossover. Central Europe is now the last stronghold of the formerly coveted body style, which is often badged Touring, T-model, Variant, or Avant, and is typically kitted out with inspiring powertrains and lifestyle-oriented accessories.  –read more– 

CNN travel | New aircraft design from NASA and Boeing could benefit passengers in the 2030s

(CNN) — Greener commercial flight technology may be on the horizon.

NASA and Boeing will work together on the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project to build, test and fly an emission-reducing single-aisle aircraft this decade, according to an announcement from the agency on Wednesday.  –read more–  

CNN BUSINESS –  Black couples pay a higher tax penalty for marriage than White couples. Here’s why

New York (CNN) — When filling out your federal income tax return, there is no requirement to identify your race. Moreover, the US tax code does not contain specific racial group provisions. Yet just because the tax code is considered race blind does not mean it’s race neutral.  –read more–  

CNN US | All-Black women crew operates American Airlines flight from Dallas in honor of trailblazer Bessie Coleman

American pilot Bessie Coleman in her bi-plane, circa 1920.

(CNN) – An all-Black female crew operated an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix in honor of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license in 1921.

The airline hosted the Bessie Coleman Aviation All-Stars tour this week to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Coleman performing the first public flight by an African American woman in 1922.

“She bravely broke down barriers within the world of aviation and paved the path for many to follow,” American Airlines said in a statement.  –read more–   

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Bessie Coleman becoming the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license, American Airlines operated a flight from Dallas to Phoenix with an all-Black female crew.

Marcus & Millichap | What the Strong Summer Travel Season Means for Hotels

Marcus & Millichap | What the Strong Summer Travel Season Means for Hotels

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