The State Government's decision to charge patrons to view the fireworks from the newly established Barangaroo Reserve on New Year's Eve has helped take the number of paid vantage points to an unprecedented number of 16 in 2015. Fireworks over the Sydney Harbour Bridge on New Year's Eve. Photo: Cameron SpencerBarangaroo's headland park. Photo: Anna KuceraexitBarangaroo may have just been "returned to the people of NSW" after more than a century, but the headland park is now the latest Read more [...]

Loading Boxing Day Sales quick links...Boxing Day has been and gone now but the Boxing Day sales are still going strong so there's still time to grab yourself some deals. Analysts predicted that UK shoppers would spend as much as £856m on Boxing Day, and it certainly looks as though that number was accurate - we've had record Boxing Day visitors here at techradar.We've already spotted some great deals on games consoles and some super prices on TVs, appliances and a whole bunch of amazing laptop Read more [...]

Activities planned are as follows: Wednesday, Dec. 30 Sing in the New Year, 10:30 a.m. at the Dickinson County Library in Iron Mountain. Kids will be singing songs, listening to a story, making New Year's resolutions, and having a snack. This program is the perfect way to close out 2015 and welcome 2016 with open arms. This program is for kids of all ages. Thursday, Dec. 31 and Friday, Jan. 1 The Dickinson County Library and branches will be closing at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. Read more [...]

David Johnson doesn’t remember a lot of details from his 47-yard Marshawn Lynch-esque touchdown run in Philadelphia last week, calling it “a blur.” “I didn’t know what was going on until I saw a replay after the game,” Johnson said. But with a smile he admitted the play is his new favorite of his work this rookie season, trumping his 108-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in Chicago back in September. The run impressed himself – “Yeah, definitely,” he said – whichChris Johnson Read more [...]

Mother Nature may be throwing a wrench into snow-based winter activities in Wisconsin, but most state park, forest, trail and recreation properties are adapting and planning to go ahead with the more than 30 candlelight events this winter even if there isn't snow for skiing or snowshoeing."Almost all of our properties are reporting that if there is not snow for cross-country skiing or snowshoeing, they plan to hold the events as winter hikes," said Paul Holtan, communications Read more [...]

Christine BlachfordThe FIA's World Motor Sport Council recently confirmed the latest version of the calendar for next season, and it wasn't really a surprise to see a bumper 21 events listed. F1 has been trying to stretch the calendar to 21 races for several years now, and this is yet another attempt to get maximum races into twelve short months.This time, we've got the new Azerbaijan race to look forward to, taking place in the middle of June. The Russian Grand Prix has moved to an earlier point Read more [...]

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FORT MYERS, Fla. – It may be Christmas Eve, but there’s still time to find the best holiday light displays and holiday events in your neighborhood with an app called Nextdoor. Nextdoor is a private social media app for your neighborhood. It connects people in the same community where they can discuss what matters most to them. In this case, users listed their favorite places for holiday cheer and Nextdoor released on their second annual Fort Myers Holiday Cheer Read more [...]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CBS News) - Santa Claus is coming to town, and for the 60th consecutive year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command will continue its tradition of telling youngsters the location of Kris Kringle on his annual storybook world tour. The so-called Santa Tracker's hub is at Colorado's Peterson Air Force base, where hundreds of volunteers will be answering calls from Read more [...]

Loading Boxing Day Sales quick links...Merry Christmas! Santa and his sleigh have been and gone, but the Boxing Day Sales have arrived and they're here to stay for another 36 hours! Analysts are predicting it will be the biggest Boxing Day ever in terms of spending. Get the deals while they're hot!John Lewis launched its clearance sale at 5pm on Christmas Eve, Amazon, GAME, Currys, BOOTS and more have also pulled the trigger on their Boxing Day Sales. Argos is set to press go on its own sales first Read more [...]