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San Francisco has pioneered many green initiatives from hybrid taxis to a ban on plastic bags, and the city has a stellar reputation for trying out things that will benefit the world at large.
So hoping to capitalize on SF’s green obsession, the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau has just coined a new word for […]

It’s back to school time where I live, and that means lots of kids getting transported to school in big yellow taxis, commonly referred to as school buses. As the most seasoned MotherProofer (no, I didn’t say old), I thought I’d share some of my tips for safe school bus behavior. Before you start questioning […]

Plan on zipping away this fall with your bowling league? Your bridge club? Cribbage team? Or maybe just your family? JetBlue’s current Jet Together and Save promo could save you some cash. This offer is good for travel between September 3 and October 31, and all trips must be booked by August 15. Discounts and […]

Lifetime will start filming its own scripted reality show in Washington, DC next month, and the network plans to rush it to air by November. We’re already prepping our Google Map mashup!
The show no doubt promises to give us more of the same vacant stares, brunch-time conversations and catfights that have made LC and Heidi […]

We get asked a lot of questions here at AFWD and –chalk it up to great minds thinking alike –some questions we see in our inbox on an almost daily basis. So we thought we’d take a sec to round-up some of these frequently asked questions (besides the usual "Who does your hair?" Ok, no […]

We knew there were some people who didn’t like United CEO Glenn Tilton, but a new website from the airline’s pilots’ union is verging into anti-Mesa territory. Glenn Tilton Must Go enumerates the boss’ operational, strategic, financial and employee relations failures and hopes to force his resignation.
In particular, the pilots’ group notes that United is […]

This Labor Day, jazz lovers won’t be gassing up the family SUV or “staycationing” on their couches with a sack of Cheetos and “Kind of Blue” on repeat. They’ll be at the Joy of Jazz Festival, a relatively new South African concert series taking place in Johannesburg August 28-30.
The location of the festival makes it […]

Adding to the Las Vegas line-up, Allegiant Air will begin service between Bozeman, MT and Las Vegas on October 9, 2008 with twice weekly service.  October 12, 2008 is the first flight originating from Las Vegas heading to Bozeman.  Introductory fares start at $79 each way and no round trip purchase is required.  Taxes and […]

The Montauk Monster is so over! An eight-year veteran of a sheriff’s department in Texas says he recently spotted a chupacabra on the run in DeWitt County:

I’ve been patrolling these back roads for a long time, and I’ve never run across anything like this.
The deputy even had the sense to tape the mystery animal with […]

Worldwide wireless provider Boingo has just launched 349 new hotspots in Beijing, a move timed to coincide with the Olympics.
The full list of hotspots is here, though it currently only shows 329 places to jump online. You can use Boingo’s new Aspirin promotion, but since these connections are overseas, you’ll have to pay a “premium […]