Denver Post: Living

NEW YORK — Stores like Saks and Urban Outfitters are looking to work out more than your wallet.
As retailers struggle to draw in shoppers who have migrated online, stores are seizing on one of the few bright spots in the industry — fitness and wellness — in hopes of engaging consumers.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

A line of excited people waited to the side. The person at bat swung, hitting the ball, and the group cheered. The next person walked up.
“I’ll trade you a bat for a cane,” the pitcher said.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

VAIL — Susie and Dan Kellogg have logged close to 100,000 miles in their 36-foot 1999 Georgie Boy Cruisemaster, hauling their brood of 12 kids — teens to tots — across North America.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

By Jeff Martin, The Associated Press
ATLANTA — They had a long way to go and a short time to get there, but hundreds of fans in Trans Ams have put the hammer down and made it to Atlanta to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Smokey and the Bandit.”
About 350 cars this week retraced actor Burt Reynolds’ wild ride from the Texas-Arkansas line to Atlanta in the movie that roared into pop culture in 1977.

Dear Amy: I have a question about dancing etiquette. I am a middle-aged woman. My daughter and I recently attended a concert of the B-52s at a theater venue. Most of the audience members were my age.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

In the Landscape

Pinch the flower buds off mums until mid-July to create more branching and prevent summer blooming. Use scissors to cut back an inch or two down from the unopened bud.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

A designer friend once told me that she typically hangs her client’s best artwork in the powder room. Not only is the art guaranteed a captive audience, but it also makes for an unexpected juxtaposition.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Call this The Summer of Slime.
The slime trend is probably happening right now in your home, if you live with a tween girl. Or maybe it’s on your phone, in endless video loops that crackle and pop on Instagram and YouTube.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

On a May vacation in Nicaragua, Alison Peters often visited several panaderias after dinner, sampling not one but many desserts. She spent days wearing the same bathing suit coverup. And near the town of Granada, she lingered at Masaya, snapping selfie after selfie with the active volcano.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share