Carole Bergmann pulls her small parks department SUV into an aging 1980s subdivision in Germantown, Md., and takes me to the edge of an expansive meadow. A dense screen of charcoal-gray trees stands between the open ground and the backyards of several houses. The trees are callery pears, the escaped offspring of landscape specimens and street trees from the neighborhood. With no gardener to guide them, the spindly wildlings form an impenetrable thicket of dark twigs with three-inch thorns.
Gretchen Reynolds will return next week.
Every winter for 30 years, I followed an unorthodox, low-tech approach to keeping fit. From November through February, I climbed the steps in our 22-story apartment building in New York. And I mean climbed.
Up and down I would go, up and down for three or four or five or even six round trips in all. Each outing lasted at least 30 minutes. Always, I walked rather than ran, listening to music, the funkier the better, until I was sweaty and panting.
By Daniel Thomas & Charlotte McDonaldBusiness reporters, BBC News
Getty ImagesPeople cut back on video streaming services in their droves last year as the cost of living rose sharply.
Analysts Kantar said the number of paid-for video streaming subscriptions in the UK fell by two million, from 30.5 million to 28.5 million. Demand had picked up again at Christmas, Kantar said, but people were "quickly looking to cut back again".
By Sam GruetNewsbeat reporter
Getty ImagesA drug testing charity is warning dangerous synthetic cannabis, sold as marijuana sweets, could be putting buyers at risk of death.
It's after a 23-year-old woman died after eating a synthetic cannabis sweet that she'd ordered on a messaging app.
A man's since been charged with possession with intent to supply Class B synthetic cannabinoid.
The Loop says it's worried about a rise in the popularity of cannabis sweets known as gummies.
That restaurant pasta or gas station burrito in Fairfax County could be facing a price increase after lawmakers in search of revenue began considering an option that has been rejected twice amid heated opposition: a meals tax.
On Tuesday, county supervisors directed County Executive Bryan J. Hill to study the pros and cons of imposing a tax of between 1 and 6 percent on food and beverages prepared in restaurants, grocery stores and convenience stores — a response to the board’s passage this month of an austere budget that increased the annual tax bill for homeowners by an average of $450.
Katie Miller is an Instagram Star with a net worth of $1.1 Million. She was born in 1990 and is a fitness trainer, model, and social media personality. She is known for her personal training brand and has gained a large following on Instagram, where she posts diet plans, client testimonials, and modeling poses. Katie Miller is a member of Instagram Star Age, Biography and Wiki 💰 Net worth: $1.
Puerto Rico has a new governor — its third in less than a week — after the territory’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Pedro Pierluisi was sworn in on unconstitutional grounds.
The ruling cleared the way for Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez Garced to become governor. Vázquez Garced, who faces widespread mistrust from Puerto Ricans and previously said she did not want the job, was sworn in at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Eric Banks
American Reality Star
40 years old
Single
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American Reality Star
48 years old
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Full Name Natalie Denise Doud Age 48 Birth date July 11, 1975 Horoscope Cancer Birth Place Fullerton, CA Profession Reality Star Net Worth $100,000 – $1M Martial Status Single Height 5′ 6″ Ethnicity White Nationality American Weight 121 lbs (55 kg) Hair Color Dark Brown Eye Color Dark Brown Ahead, we take a look at who is Nadya Suleman dating now, who has she dated, Nadya Suleman’s boyfriend, past relationships and dating history.
Explore More The late William Friedkin hits a home run with “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial,” a modern-day adaptation of the 1951 novel “The Caine Mutiny,” which spawned the 1954 big-screen classic starring Humphrey Bogart as Lieutenant Commander Philip Queeg, he of the nervously-twirled metal balls and questionable sanity.
The movie premieres Oct. 6 on Paramount+ with Showtime (paramountplus.qflm.net/9WG5D0) — and Oct. 8 on Showtime (9 p.m.) — and features an all-star cast, including Kiefer Sutherland as Queeg andthe late Lance Reddick, all of whom deliver bravura performances.