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As Tropical Storm Debby churned through the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, Lucia Trapani was securing patio furniture and offering refunds to people who had booked stays at the motel she manages on an island off Florida’s northwestern coast. Ms. Trapani had been through this before. Less than a year ago, as Hurricane Idalia approached, she shut off the water and electricity at the Sunset Isle RV Resort, where she worked at the time, and moved campers off the property. The Category 3 storm did so much damage to the resort that it still has not reopened. Storm surge of up to 10 feet was expected in some areas, andmandatory evacuation orders have been issued for parts of Levy County, including Cedar Key, as well as Franklin and Citrus Counties.
Persons: Debby, Lucia Trapani, Trapani, Idalia, Brooke Matthews — Locations: Gulf of Mexico, Cedar, Levy County, Franklin, Citrus Counties
The homeless men who huddled in tents on a wide sidewalk near Golden Gate Park in San Francisco knew that city crews were coming to clear them out. Fifteen times this year, the city has cleared the sidewalks near the local Department of Motor Vehicles office — and 15 times, the homeless campers have quickly returned. No longer would San Francisco allow homeless people to stay on the sidewalks if there was another place to sleep. branch had collectively turned down 89 offers of shelter this year, according to the mayor’s office, and Ms. “We need some tough love on the streets of our city,” Ms.
Persons: Mayor London Breed, Breed Organizations: Department of Motor Vehicles, Mayor London Locations: San Francisco, Francisco
Anu Duggal, a founding partner of Female Founders Fund, launched the event during the pandemic to assuage some of the loneliness founders felt. AdvertisementEmily Middleton and Anu Duggal of Female Founders Fund share a laugh onstage during their opening remarks. Yumi Matsuo StudioSince its pandemic beginnings, Camp FFF has evolved into a rare and necessary sanctuary where female founders can connect and sometimes commiserate. Yumi Matsuo StudioIn the tasting room, guests set down cups of cold brew and picked up notebooks before taking their seats. Anu Duggal of Female Founders Fund traded the venture capital uniform of a Patagonia fleece vest for a flamingo-pink pantsuit.
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“Being a widow in my 20s, I don’t have as many people around me who relate to that grief experience. Six months since she’d signed up for grief camp. Being a widow in my 20s, I don’t have as many people around me who relate to that grief experience. She wrote a piece called “Grief Camp is My Happy Place,” for her Substack, describing her experiences. “I think a lot of people hear ‘grief camp’ and think it’s going to be sad all the time.
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Melissa Fitzgerlad, owner and director of Camp Highlander. I'm a huge believer in the sleepaway camp experience and that sending kids to camp is a gift. AdvertisementMy kids started at Camp Highlander when they were 5 years oldMy kids have spent every summer at Camp Highlander since they were babies, first when my parents owned it and then when we did. While it sounds great that we're at the same camp as our kids, kids get the most out of camp when their parents aren't around. She was excited about going and also about returning to Camp Highlander for the rest of the summer.
Persons: Melissa Fitzgerlad, They've, didn't, we're Organizations: Service, Navy, CIT Locations: Baton Rouge , Louisiana, North Carolina, Henderson County, Western North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, mealtimes, Alabama
Read previewA few weeks before he turned 16, my older son pitched us a plan to leave high school on his upcoming birthday. So, I wasn't surprised when my son told me he wanted to drop out of high school to teach himself. AdvertisementOne day, I took them for a trial run at a K-8 Expeditionary Learning school that had recently formed in our small town. Related storiesPerhaps it was inevitable, then, that my older son felt increasingly hemmed in by his year-and-a-half at a public high school. Between 16 and 18, he began contracting as a filmmaker with the K-8 EL school he'd once attended.
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Alvey treads carefully when she and her dog, Stuart, walk the dappled trail behind their apartment in Folsom, Calif. Since the pandemic, her neighbors have included homeless campers along a brook known as Humbug Creek. There’s the man who periodically emerges from the brush, yelling in fear and tearing at tree limbs. Until recently, federal appellate courts limited how far cities could go to clear encampments. But late last month, the Supreme Court ruled that they could remove homeless residents sleeping outdoors, a decision that has already begun to reshape how they deal with homelessness.
Persons: Stuart, campfires Locations: Folsom, Calif
What it’s like to go to summer camp in North Korea
  + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Will Ripley | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
Yuri’s fascination with North Korea began with a TV documentary that portrayed the country as besieged by capitalist neighbors. This curiosity led him to join a “Solidarity with North Korea” group on VKontakte, Russia’s Facebook equivalent. Before the pandemic, the largest source of inbound tourists to North Korea wasn’t Russia – it was China. Video Ad Feedback Student who visited a North Korea children's camp reveals what happens there 03:02 - Source: CNNThe camp offered typical summer activities like beach outings and sandcastle-building competitions but also included peculiar rituals. Yuri Frolov’s story is a powerful reminder of the lengths to which North Korea will go to shape perceptions and cultivate loyalty.
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It took us a lot of time and patience to turn our kids into campers. Related storiesWe started by taking the kids camping locally. AdvertisementChoose the right type of campgrounds for your familyThrough the years, we have used a mix of camping experiences, primarily staying at commercial campgrounds. Focus on nature and each otherThe key to making kids campers is to let them be a part of the journey and have interesting things for them to look forward to. Yes, making kids campers is tough initially, but it gets better with age — the kids' ages, not the parents'.
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Speaking of money and vacations: In today's big story, summer vacation means financial stress for parents looking to keep their kids busy while school is out without breaking the bank . The big storyThe cost of summeriStock; Rebecca Zisser/BISchool's out for summer, but the relief for kids is causing financial pain for their parents. Further complicating things is most camps don't cover the two-plus months parents need to fill for their kids. The result is sometimes a patchwork system of camps and part-time nannies that parents need to cobble together. AdvertisementThis year, skincare products proved to be a lightning rod for kids and parents at elite summer camps , writes BI's Anna Silman.
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Summer is a money pit for parents
  + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +10 min
The 34-year-old mom of four said most of these summer camps were already paid up front earlier this year. AdvertisementMeanwhile, 23% of parents, among those who reported they'd be paying for summer programs, expected to pay over $1,000 a month per child during the summer. Broadly, 61% of parents with kids under 18 years old said it "feels even more expensive to raise kids in the summer months." Bowling, who lives in LA, sends her children to a Jewish summer camp, which has long been held as an important cultural touchstone in the American Jewish community. "At the Y, we really want to make sure summer camp is accessible for all."
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New York CNN —Your kid’s summer camp is likely fully staffed. The shift is a refreshing change after the pandemic drove many teens away from working during their summer breaks. “Now I’m seeing parents pushing their kids to work again,” said Pritikin, who employs around 350 staff members each summer. Ten years ago, high school-aged camp staff made around $1,000 for an entire summer. Lifeguards prepare for the opening of the Astoria Pool in the New York City borough of Queens on June 27, 2024.
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Some kids went because it seemed like a cheap beach holiday, a former camper says. Girls shower at a beach in Songdowon. Wong Maye-E/APFrolov, who went to Songdowon to see North Korea with his own eyes, told BI that many others in his cohort were there for a different reason — a chance to go on a beach vacation for very little money. The summer camp is heavily subsidized by North Korea, and he said it only costs visiting campers about $300 to $400 for the trip. It also has a private beach area.
Persons: Wong Maye Organizations: North Locations: Songdowon, North Korea
Packing for Camp? Leave Your Sephora Hauls at Home
  + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Rachel Sherman | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
This year will be Zoe Oosting’s seventh summer at the Rockbrook Summer Camp for Girls in western North Carolina, where campers, ages 6 to 16, ride horses through the mountains, spin slabs of clay and weave friendship bracelets. This summer, Ms. Oosting’s second as a counselor, she’s observed a new bonding activity: multistep skin care routines. The girls in her cabin, ages 11 to 13, packed their suitcases with Glow Recipe serums, Drunk Elephant jelly cleansers and bottles of Sol de Janeiro body spray. Teenagers have forged friendships over face masks for generations, but with the explosion of a skin-care-obsessed beauty industry, even young campers have taken to the fad of pampering their faces with a variety of products, often expensive and touted by Sephora-loyal influencers.
Persons: Zoe Oosting’s, Oosting’s, she’s Organizations: Girls, Sephora Locations: North Carolina, Sol de Janeiro
My autistic son is almost 6 years old, which I thought would mean he would finally have more options for summer camp. The one local program that exists doesn't offer toileting assistance, which he requires. There's no summer camp for himI understand that having one-on-one support for a summer camp is a lot to ask, but there aren't any alternatives to the standard local offerings. AdvertisementESY isn't the same thing as summer camp, though. If the short incremental approach could be used in a movement or music summer program, he would do well.
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Kagan said all the kids kept asking, "Can I bring my Sephora?" Related storiesBryn Mawr has become one of several ritzy sleepaway camps — including Camp Mataponi in Maine and Tyler Hill Camp in Pennsylvania — that have sent letters discouraging or explicitly banning luxury skincare products. AdvertisementJane Kagan, left, said she knew she had a problem when fourth and fifth graders were asking her about bringing their many skincare products to camp. Tali Shustik, whose 9-year-old daughter, Jett, attends Tyler Hill, said she was "thrilled" when she got the email from Siegel discouraging beauty products at camp. While Tyler Hill hasn't enacted an all-out ban, it allows campers to bring only the products they use regularly.
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From the ages of 7 to 17, my parents sent me to sleep-away camp for weeks. Starting at two weeks and quickly building up to six, I spent my summers away from home in Shelby, Michigan, on the sand dunes of Camp Miniwanca. At first it was hardI will admit, as a young child, the first few summers at camp weren't easy. I never had to worry about being judged by my camp friends and was able to grow in many ways, slowly becoming more confident, more curious, and more spirited. Summer camp molded me into the girl I was and the woman I've become — independent, curious, and always searching for the next adventure.
Persons: Camp Miniwanca, I've Organizations: Service Locations: Shelby , Michigan, Camp Miniwanca, Miniwanca, Washington ,
Three weeks later, he celebrated his 11th birthday with his new camp friends, away from home and without family. Friends and family gathered in our home as we sang Happy Birthday and indulged in his first birthday cake. I waited anxiously, wanting to know if he'd had a special day because he'd never turn 11 again. AdvertisementWith a little creative planning, I make his birthday special, even though I'm not there. I have my work cut out for me, but I hope to make each camp birthday stand out from the last.
Persons: I'd, he'd, I've, I'm Organizations: Service Locations: sleepaway
Related storiesAccording to Cappel, their first two trips were filled, and all guests expressed interest in another "phone-free" trip. AdvertisementShe acknowledged that tech-free travel hasn't become completely mainstream, "People are still a little intimidated by the idea." The reasons for going phone-free when traveling varyOne popular motivation is for couples to spend quality time with their partners. Phone-free travel can also help with burnoutLast summer, nonprofit strategist Izzy Doonan did a tech-free week-long trip in the Cascades with her partner and another couple. FTLO provides the trip leaders' phone numbers and full itineraries with contact information to travelers to share with whoever might need it.
Persons: , they're, Hector Hughes, Hughes, Tara Cappel, We're, Cappel, haven't, it's, Elena Mnayarji, Elena, Izzy Doonan, Doonan, wasn't, Mnayarji Organizations: Service, Business, Pew Research Center, Group, Berkeley, Logistics Locations: Thailand, Scottish, Mallorca, FTLO
Read previewDozens of tourists who hiked to a waterfall in the Grand Canyon have fallen ill, including one woman who had to be airlifted out of the national park. The Havasupai Tribal Council acknowledged the recent illnesses in a press release on Friday, describing it as "gastrointestinal symptoms." AdvertisementThe council said it held meetings with local health officials, who determined that the symptoms are affecting people across the northern Arizona region. AdvertisementA county spokesperson told the Associated Press that hikers should take precautions, including monitoring early signs of norovirus. Representatives for the Arizona Department of Health Services and Indian Health Services did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
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Last year, my husband was offered a job as a Camp Director at a small children's camp in remote Southwestern Ontario. Instead of worrying about paying for summer activities, our kids will spend leisurely summer days at the camp. Our kids sleep so much better at campOne of the most unexpected bonuses of summer camp life is our sleep habits. I'll gladly jump into the lake on a hot summer day with my girls or play a game of beach volleyball. When I go to bed at night, my pillow smells like a campfire, sunscreen, and sweat — all signs of a perfect day at summer camp.
Persons: , I'm, dealbreaker, doesn't, we'll, I'd, I've, Brianna Bell, Brianna Organizations: Service, Business, The New York Times, Guardian, The Globe & Mail Locations: Southwestern Ontario, Toronto, Lake Huron, Canadian
His wife, a teacher, had been to China before and realized she could get a visa to teach at an international school there and bring Scott along. The school that hired her also hired Scott, and the two put their lives in the US on hold and relocated to China. His wife got a job as a teacher at an international school, and the two moved to China on her visa. Related storiesBefore moving to China, the couple paid $1,900 a month in rent in Arizona. He said their internet bill was $130 a month, their cellphone bill was $70, and their electricity bill was $100.
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The best cooling mattress topper for hot sleepers take it a step further; they're specially designed with cooling properties that promote airflow with moisture-wicking and temperature-regulating features. For this guide, I slept on 15 mattress toppers and interviewed experts to find the best cooling mattress topper. The best cooling mattress toppers for hot sleepersBest overall: Ghostbed Memory Foam Mattress Topper -See at GhostBedBest heat dissipation: Bear Pro Mattress Topper - See at BearBest budget: Lucid Bamboo Charcoal Memory Foam Mattress Topper - See at AmazonBest for back pain: Tempur-Pedic TEMPUR-Adapt Mattress Topper - See at Tempur-PedicBest overallGhostBed Memory Foam Topper The GhostBed Memory Foam Topper, with its unique airflow-promoting design, did an outstanding job of dissipating heat in our tests while providing soothing comfort for side sleepers. Best heat dissipationBear Pro Mattress Topper (Queen) The Bear Pro Mattress Topper is your best bet if you're looking for a plush topper that offers support, pressure relief, and a cool, comfortable night's sleep. Best budgetLucid 3-inch Bamboo Charcoal Memory Foam Mattress Topper The Lucid Bamboo Charcoal Memory Foam Mattress Topper incorporates bamboo and charcoal for its moisture-wicking and odor-neutralizing properties.
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People living in RVs or cars has surged in Bozeman, Montana, as housing costs have spiked. "Urban camping" has made the city's unhoused population more visible. City officials say the number of Bozeman residents living in their RVs or cars spiked by 200% in two years, according to Montana PBS, which cited the city. "This — with urban camping, RVs, more cars — This is a recent phenomenon." "First, these folks are our residents too," the city website says when discussing how it's addressing urban camping.
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Both are adding glamping resorts to their booking channels, where their members can earn and redeem points. Interest in high-end camping has remained strong since its boom during the COVID-19 pandemic. No word yet on whether it will include the high-end hotel brand's 12 other luxury camping resorts. But the addition of these glamping resorts to its booking channels isn't Hyatt's first venture into glamping. Alongside the Caribbean property's existing traditional hotel, Hyatt plans to deploy modular tiny-home-sized hotel room units directly on the beach.
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