With record store closing announcements from major chain retailers, U.S. average retail vacancy rate … [+] this year is expected to rise to a seven-year high, hitting cities like New York the hardest. Andria Cheng Coronavirus has led to a record number of U.S. store closings in 2020 and to Manhattan’s retail rents plunging to
Orange County California officials have announced that Disneyland Resort in Anaheim will be converted into a Point-of-Dispersing site for COVID-19 vaccines. “The Disneyland Resort, the largest employer in the heart of Orange County, has stepped up to host the county’s first Super POD site – undertaking a monumental task in our vaccination distribution process,” said
Passengers arrive on a flight from London amid new restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at JFK International Airport in New York, December 21, 2020. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters The U.S. will soon require airline passengers to prove they recently tested negative for Covid-19 before flying to the country, the Centers for
(CNN) — They’re watching you, wherever you walk. They know exactly where you pause, when you slow down and speed up, and they count you in and out of the city. What’s more, they’re tracking your phone, so they can tell exactly how many people from your country or region are in which area, at
We could soon have to travel with not one but two passports. One to prove our identity, and another to prove we have been vaccinated against Covid-19. The idea of ‘vaccine passports’ has been embraced by some countries, like Cyprus, keen to welcome back holidaymakers and business travellers as soon as possible. Yesterday, the Greek Prime
Festive Cranberry and rosemary non-alcoholic cocktail with ice. getty How many of you gave up Dry January while watching armed rioters invade the nation’s capitol last week? Don’t feel bad if you did. Considering the year we’ve just endured and the misguided madness still playing out in American politics, I hear a lot of friends
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY – FEBRUARY 25: White Claw Flavor Collection No. 2 on February 25, 2020 in … [+] Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Christopher Lane/Getty Images for White Claw) Getty Images for White Claw While White Claw and Truly still control the lion’s share of the hard seltzer market, 75% as of
Woman sunbathers sit along a beach in the Gulf emirate of Dubai on July 24, 2020, while behind is seen the Burj al-Arab hotel. After a painful four-month tourism shutdown that ended earlier in July, Dubai is billing itself as a safe destination with the resources to ward off coronavirus. KARIM SAHIB | AFP via
(CNN) — As pandemic quarantines go, this might be the best: sprawling on a hotel balcony overlooking azure Caribbean waters as you bake gently in the sun. But it isn’t enough for some. The past month has seen a slew of high-profile cases of tourists getting in trouble for breaking the rules while on a
Local producers have been fighting large factory-made camembert for the past 20 years to stop use of … [+] the protected designation of origin (AOP) label. AFP via Getty Images Camembert traditionally comes from Normandy, in the north of France, and for the past twenty years there has been a war waging between small producers
Westland Distillery Peat Week Westland Distillery The past 10 months have seen a lot of traditional in-person events go virtual, and today Westland Distillery in Seattle announced plans to bring its seventh-annual Peat Week online as well. And it’s in good company. In October the Great American Beer Festival went entirely online, and last month Russian
(CNN) — China has unveiled a new high-speed bullet train designed for extremely cold climates. The CR400AF-G train, which can operate at speeds of up to 350 kilometers per hour (217 mph) in temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius (-40 degrees Fahrenheit), is part of the Fuxing series of high-speed electric multiple-unit (EMU) trains
Usually, it’s older travelers who go south for the winter months. But in the age of the pandemic, more younger travelers are riding out the cold weather in locations that are warmer and trendier than home. A new type of ‘snowbird’ “Snowbirds” is the term used to describe seasonal travelers who migrate to warmer climates
Here are locations across the U.S. that make you feel like you’ve set foot in a European destination with no passport required. With much of Europe off limits amid the current pandemic, Americans will have to wait longer to travel to and throughout the continent. However, they can find resemblances to some European countries a
(CNN) — As starter homes go, a three-story Georgian mansion on an 820-acre estate’s not bad. When Neil Watt and his partner Kris Reid moved into the top floor of Northern Ireland’s Castle Ward stately home in March 2020, it was their first home together as a couple. Watt had landed a new live-in job
Joey Wölffer, of Wölffer Estate Vineyard. Photo: Wölffer Estate Vineyard You’ve never had a cider, like this before. Herbaceous, fruitful and smooth to taste. “It’s perfect for a before-dinner aperitif,” said Joey Wölffer, of Wölffer Estate Vineyard’s No. 139 Botanical Cider, developed with Mab & Stoke. “I actually like it as it is, over ice,
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 02: Seedlip. Photographed for the Food Section of The Washington Post via … [+] Getty Images in Washington DC. (Tom McCorkle for The Washington Post via Getty Images; food styling by Amanda Soto/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post via Getty Images Our drinking habits changed drastically over 2020.
For fans of the popular television series “Outlander,” train travel is one of the easiest ways to soak up the sites of the Scottish Highlands. Since the show’s debut in 2014, the number of visitors to the mostly rural northern part of Scotland has increased so much that the rise in tourism is called the
Sheep are increasingly being used to avoid pesticides in champagne production–these are in the … [+] Lacourte-Godbillon vineyards in Ecueil, near Champagne, France. AFP via Getty Images It’s been a difficult year for the champagne industry for a number of reasons. Without anything to celebrate during Covid-19, sales of the bubbly plummeted by as much
Hot drink cocktail for New Year, Christmas, winter or autumn holidays. Toddy. Mulled pear cider or … [+] spiced tea or grog with lemon, pear, cinnamon, anise, cardamom, rosemary. getty Monday (January 11th) is officially “National Hot Toddy Day.” While admittedly the fake holidays are a little bogus, a Hot Toddy is anything but. The