Simple, affordable and socially distanced, snowshoeing gets hot
As biking was to spring, snowshoeing is to winter as exercisers adapt to cold weather. 122 Shares
Snowshoeing is poised to become one of this winter’s most popular outdoor pastimes, as people look for activities that offer plenty of social distance. (Provided by REI Co-op via New York Times)
By Elaine Glusac,
The New York Times
When the pandemic struck in the height of the 2020 ski season, closing the downhill ski mountain in Breckenridge, the Breckenridge Nordic & Snowshoe Adventure Center found families turning to its snow sports, which were, by their natures, socially distanced, pandemic or not.
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Kwanzaa is a time for feasting, honoring timeless ingredients and being creative in the kitchen.Credit.Nydia Blas for The New York Times
Five Kwanzaa Celebrations Around the Country
For many Black Americans, the holiday is a time for bonding, joy and repose. The Times visited five households to see how people cook and gather, engage and reflect.
By Nicole Taylor
Dec. 21, 2020
Kwanzaa is more than an end-of-year display of deep orange and burnt burgundy Dutch wax-print fabrics, and righteous images of fruit bowls sitting near wooden cups. It’s an edifying lifestyle choice.
“More people are starting to focus on who they are, and what they want their families to experience empowering cultural stories that get our brains from up under the foot of oppression,” said Janine Bell, the president and artistic director of Elegba Folklore Society in Richmond, Va.
Wendie Cantwell and Kyle Powell bought one of the lots. The Blenheim couple had a house in town, but wanted more land. “We have been looking for a section for about five years, on and off. It is hard to know what to do because you obviously have your plan but then your plan does not happen because there are so many variations to what can happen between banks, builders, the market .
Brya Ingram/Stuff Cantwell accepted “the price we paid today is relevant to the market”. The Wai-iti sections were listed with Bayleys Marlborough. A 502 square metre section had a reserve of $310,000. A 1093sqm section was starting at $350,000.
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