Creative ways to get most out of your family-friendly vacation
Families with children see double when it comes to lodging: two rooms, two baths, two desks, two closets. And when they get hit with the bill, they may see red.
In a double-occupancy world, where deals abound in the off-season and dry up during the
Syracuse-area spelling bee winner prepares for national contest in Washington
Lauren Long / The Post-StandardKatherine Schumacher, 13, of Baldwinsville left Saturday for the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. The family's Shih Tzu, Lily, is her study buddy.
Katherine Schumacher's favorite word is
District playoffs full of surprises
One thing that the recently completed District One girls soccer playoffs proved is that the regular season is not always a good predictor of what will happen when the same teams meet in the playoffs.
Central Bucks South had beaten Pennridge twice
Amusement parks again open under recession
SANDUSKY -- Amusement park operators preparing for their annual Memorial Day weekend rush were wondering how many customers would show up at their gates this summer -- the second straight season under a recession.
Gas prices and reduced consumer
Nicole L.V. Mullis: Son suffers from seasonal academic coma this spring
I knew my son was in trouble the first 60-degree day we had in March. He tore his room apart looking for shorts, dug out his mitt and played catch until the sun set. It would have been cute, even endearing, if it wasn't evidence of an impending
CEMETERY IN FRANCE: Duane native killed in action during World War II Students visit soldier's grave
BRUSHTON ? Every Memorial Day, Americans pause to honor the soldiers and sailors, airmen and Marines who gave their lives in the military service of their country.
This year, thanks to a chance encounter at a local health club, Memorial Day will take
Mothers, daughter get fit
The cool morning air and sunshine proved a productive atmosphere for ?pogo hopping? and skipping at the ?Mommy Come Play with Me!? mother and daughter boot camp on Saturday.
The event was the second activity in the ?Inspire the Valley to Fitness?
GOOD KID
School and grade: Liberty Christian School, 12th grade; plan to attend Texas A&M University
Community and school activities: member of Cross Timbers Community Church, spring break mission trips, wilderness trip leader, varsity tennis team and National
Best guides offer flavor if not absolute facts
In the surprise blockbuster "Slumdog Millionaire" the main character as a child finds himself in Agra, basking in the jaw-dropping spectacle that is the Taj Mahal, when a German couple mistakes him for a guide and offers what seems to him a small
Converging at the Shore for an unplanned reunion
Friends Adam Varga, 6, and Tom Anzardo (bottom), 4, both of Ocean City, N.J., luxuriate at a beach there. Thousands up and down the Shore converged for Memorial Day weekend to stake their sandy claims.
OCEAN CITY, N.J. - You could call it a family
