Make this easy DIY tick spray with apple cider vinegar and essential oils for your next hike, camping trip, or day in the garden. This simple homemade outdoor spray comes together in minutes and is designed for use on clothing, shoes, socks, and outdoor gear. Keep a bottle in your backpack for all your outdoor adventures. If you enjoy hiking, gardening, camping, or spending time outdoors, keeping a natural tick spray on [...]
From pizza to burgers; popular restaurant chains continue shrinking as closures mount across the U.S.
Restaurant closures continue to reshape the dining landscape in 2026, with several well-known chains reducing their footprints through bankruptcies, restructuring efforts, and plans to eliminate underperforming locations. While most brands say the moves are designed to strengthen long-term growth, the downsizing means fewer restaurants for customers across the country. Popeyes Popeyes is seeing another round of closures [...]
“Not worth the hype”: In-N-Out customers say the beloved chain doesn’t live up to the lines
“Not worth the hype.” That was how one Reddit user described In-N-Out in a discussion about the California-born burger chain, saying they wanted to love the restaurant but could not understand why the food inspired such intense devotion. For many fast-food fans, that is practically fighting words. In-N-Out has one of the most loyal followings in the restaurant world, with customers praising its fresh burgers, simple [...]
“What do we grow now?” Farmers reel after final factory closure ends sugar beet industry in California
In California's Imperial Valley, sugar beets were not just another crop. They were part of an entire local system - farmers, truckers, plant workers, families, and fields all tied to one hulking factory south of Brawley. That factory, the Spreckels Sugar plant, has closed. KPBS reports that the owner, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, announced plans to shut down the Brawley plant and consolidate operations in [...]
The most beloved Massachusetts restaurant closing in June — after 93 years
Massachusetts is losing a true old-school restaurant this month. Carbone's Restaurant in Hopkinton is set to close June 27, 2026, after 93 years in business, ending one of the state's longest family-run dining stories. The closure comes as Massachusetts restaurants continue to face a wave of difficult goodbyes. The restaurant at 280 Cedar Street (Route 85) — on the border of Southborough and Ashland — opened in 1933 as [...]
Buc-ee’s reveals opening date for first-ever Arizona location
Arizona is about to get its first Buc-ee’s location as the Texas travel center giant continues its rapid expansion across the United States. The opening date is quickly approaching and is set for later in June. Buc-ee’s announces Arizona opening date Buc-ee’s confirmed that its first Arizona store will officially open on June 22, 2026 in Goodyear, a fast-growing suburb west of Phoenix. The massive travel center is being [...]
