I don’t do pregnancy well. At one point in my first pregnancy, I was bedbound with unbearable back pain, so I know how finding the right products to ease discomfort can make a huge difference. It’s ...

When our robot vacuum mysteriously went missing, the first floor of my home fell into chaos fast — dirt, leaves, crumbs, and everything in between. With kids, dogs, and everyday foot traffic, the mess ...

An image shared online showing a man using a leaf blower to send orange gas in the direction of a uniformed officer is unlabeled AI, not an authentic scene of confrontation between a protester and a U ...

Remember that scene from Freaky Friday when Lindsay Lohan, as her mother, screams, “You pierced your navel?” That sums up the energy around belly button piercings in the early 2000s — accessorized ...

A phase-out of gas-powered leaf blowers in Seattle has been in the works for years, and while Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is on track, a citywide ban remains unclear. SPR Public Affairs Manager ...

A gradual ban on noisy, polluting gas-powered leaf blowers in Portland officially went into effect on Jan. 1. The new law, approved by the Portland City Council in March of 2024, will eliminate the ...

Winter, in many locales, brings with it some amount of snowfall. Thus, figuring out how to keep your driveway and walkways clear becomes a top priority, with the usual suspects of shovels and snow ...

The familiar roar of gas-powered leaf blowers is turning into a political fault line, as cities and states move to restrict or phase out the machines and lawn crews and conservative lawmakers push ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Autumn is one of the best times of the year. The trees are especially pretty, dotting the landscape with yellows, oranges, and blazing reds.

On a recent morning, I stepped into my backyard with the decibel reader on my phone and watched as the needle quivered between 92 and 96 dB, securely in the red “danger” zone (the equivalent of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A ban on gas-powered leaf blowers in Portland is set to go into effect in the new year. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, gas-powered leaf blowers will be banned on public and private property ...

MANY TOPICS divide Americans: illegal immigration, abortion, the rights of transgender people. And then there are leaf blowers. In recent years dozens of municipalities have enacted ordinances ...