City Manager Stan Farmer, left, and Commissioner Jon Cawley debate budget points Thursday night when Mount Airy’s spending plan for the 2022-23 fiscal year was adopted in a 4-1 vote with C

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"Surfing has a reputation for embodying all the most annoying and violent aspects of white masculinity," writes Maya Weeks, in contrast to surfing's

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday the central bank will lean into interest rates meant to restrict the economy until inflation steadily declines.

Speaking at the Fed’s annu

Wear your glasses a different way: the smart way, allowing you to take photos, listen to music, or take calls while you're wearing them.

Smart glasses are a luxury item for most. Some find

Downtown Spencer’s project to be updated

Area residents and leaders will have a chance to get an update on what at least one local business official is saying could be among the bigg

For many of us in Asia, powdery pistes and world-class ski resorts are what come to mind when we think of Switzerland. But with its blue skies, clear lakes, and alpine meadows dotted with edelwe

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Residents of Dayton and its suburbs might not recognize that racial inequity, segregation and division are so pervasive here because it is hiding in plain sight.

But local activists and sc