Lap of Luxury: Spa Valmont
Welcome to the Lap of Luxury. This week we are at the Hôtel Plaza Athénée in Manhattan, visiting the exclusive Spa Valmont.
Welcome to the Lap of Luxury. This week we are at the Hôtel Plaza Athénée in Manhattan, visiting the exclusive Spa Valmont.
Will the craft beer industry boom or bust?
By the end of 2016, New York State craft brewers will make about a quarter billion pints of beer. That's a lot, but still only enough to give us drinking-age New Yorkers less than two per month. That's why people like Brewers Association Chief Economist Bart Watson say the industry is fine.
By the end of 2016, New York State craft brewers will make about a quarter billion pints of beer. That's a lot, but still only enough to give us drinking-age New Yorkers less than two per month. That's why people like Brewers Association Chief Economist Bart Watson say the industry is fine.
T-Mobile fined $48M over slowing 'unlimited' data plans
NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile, the country's No. 3 wireless carrier, will pay $48 million for not clearly telling customers how "unlimited" data plans weren't really, well, unlimited. The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that T-Mobile had a policy to slow down the speeds of customers who were the heaviest data users. But the agency said the company didn't...
NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile, the country's No. 3 wireless carrier, will pay $48 million for not clearly telling customers how "unlimited" data plans weren't really, well, unlimited. The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that T-Mobile had a policy to slow down the speeds of customers who were the heaviest data users. But the agency said the company didn't...
Snoopy cut loose by MetLife
Snoopy has been handed the pink slip.
Snoopy has been handed the pink slip.
'Lucky pennies' worth $1,000 hidden in NYC
Stopping to pick up a stray penny off the ground may not seem worth the effort, yet one bank is trying to change that mindset by placing 100 fake pennies across the country worth $1,000 apiece.
Stopping to pick up a stray penny off the ground may not seem worth the effort, yet one bank is trying to change that mindset by placing 100 fake pennies across the country worth $1,000 apiece.
3-ingredient juice from WellWell
WellWell's founders believe wholeheartedly that what you do with your body and what you put into it determine who you are. What you're putting into your body when you're drinking WellWell is simple: cold-pressed juice with just three ingredients: watermelon, tart cherry, and biodynamic lemon.
WellWell's founders believe wholeheartedly that what you do with your body and what you put into it determine who you are. What you're putting into your body when you're drinking WellWell is simple: cold-pressed juice with just three ingredients: watermelon, tart cherry, and biodynamic lemon.
'Shoeless' Joe Jackson's game bat auctioned for $583,500
NEW YORK (AP) — "Shoeless" Joe Jackson's game bat has sold for $583,500.
NEW YORK (AP) — "Shoeless" Joe Jackson's game bat has sold for $583,500.
Trump Taj Mahal hints at reopening shut casino
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Billionaire Carl Icahn's Atlantic City management team is holding out the possibility of reopening the shuttered Trump Taj Mahal casino.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Billionaire Carl Icahn's Atlantic City management team is holding out the possibility of reopening the shuttered Trump Taj Mahal casino.
Atlantic City to vote on selling airport
Atlantic City lawmakers are set to vote on a plan to avoid a state takeover including selling its airport.
Atlantic City lawmakers are set to vote on a plan to avoid a state takeover including selling its airport.
Robotic pets for the elderly
Pets are wonderful. They brighten our day, keep us calm and even help us with stress. However who would have thought a robotic pet could bring so much joy to the elderly?
Pets are wonderful. They brighten our day, keep us calm and even help us with stress. However who would have thought a robotic pet could bring so much joy to the elderly?
How Google Flights can help you get a good deal
Of all the headaches of holiday travel planning what could be the most painful? That dollar sign you see right before checkout. Websites like Kayak and Skyscanner find the cheapest flights for you as you're booking. Even apps like Hopper or Hotlist send you price alerts or deals. None, however, actually predict when the price of a flight will change. Until now.
Of all the headaches of holiday travel planning what could be the most painful? That dollar sign you see right before checkout. Websites like Kayak and Skyscanner find the cheapest flights for you as you're booking. Even apps like Hopper or Hotlist send you price alerts or deals. None, however, actually predict when the price of a flight will change. Until now.
Customizing your favorite fashions
Fashion offers consumers endless options to customize what they're wearing. Here are a few great ways to make the latest styles your own:
Fashion offers consumers endless options to customize what they're wearing. Here are a few great ways to make the latest styles your own:
Social Security benefits to rise slightly
The federal government says millions of Social Security recipients will get a 0.3 percent increase in benefits next year.
The federal government says millions of Social Security recipients will get a 0.3 percent increase in benefits next year.
October shopping deals
Christmas Creep is making its way into the month of October. The holiday sales are starting already and you might benefit from jumping on some of those deals right now.
Christmas Creep is making its way into the month of October. The holiday sales are starting already and you might benefit from jumping on some of those deals right now.
Target removes clown masks from stores and online after recent scares
Target has decided to pull clown masks from its stores and online.
Target has decided to pull clown masks from its stores and online.
Macy's opening hour earlier on Thanksgiving
Macy's is staying committed to Thanksgiving Day shopping, saying it'll open an hour earlier this year.
Macy's is staying committed to Thanksgiving Day shopping, saying it'll open an hour earlier this year.
Limit lifted on Cuban cigars, rum allowed into U.S.
The Obama administration announced Friday that it is eliminating a $100 limit on the value of Cuban rum and cigars that American travelers can bring back from the island.
The Obama administration announced Friday that it is eliminating a $100 limit on the value of Cuban rum and cigars that American travelers can bring back from the island.
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones banned from planes
The Transportation Department is issuing an emergency order banning passengers and flight crews from bringing Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones on airline flights in response to reports of the phones catching fire.
The Transportation Department is issuing an emergency order banning passengers and flight crews from bringing Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones on airline flights in response to reports of the phones catching fire.
Backers of northern N.J. casinos anticipate defeat
Backers of a proposal to add two new casinos to northern New Jersey, near New York City, concede that voters will likely reject it next month, and now want to try to keep the margin of defeat from being too great.
Backers of a proposal to add two new casinos to northern New Jersey, near New York City, concede that voters will likely reject it next month, and now want to try to keep the margin of defeat from being too great.
Galaxy Note7 debacle is potential disaster for Samsung
Tom's Guide and Laptop Mag Editor-in-chief Mark Spoonauer expects Samsung's recall of the Galaxy Note7 and the decision to stop both sales and production of this flagship product after dozens of reports of the phone catching fire to damage the company's reputation among consumers, perhaps for years to come.
Tom's Guide and Laptop Mag Editor-in-chief Mark Spoonauer expects Samsung's recall of the Galaxy Note7 and the decision to stop both sales and production of this flagship product after dozens of reports of the phone catching fire to damage the company's reputation among consumers, perhaps for years to come.