Craft brewing loses its fizz
The craft brewing business enjoyed an extended boom, but it seems like the rager might be cooling off. For the first time in two decades, more craft…
Author: Rick Good
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader's money, real estate, and business coverage.
Ask the Expert: Low appraisals
The appraisal on the home we want came back much lower than our offer. Now we can’t get a mortgage. Is there anything we can do? A low appraisal is…
Start now if you want to be home for the holidays
If you want to be snuggled into your new home for the holidays, it’s time to make your list and check it twice. To clarify your thinking, try a two column…
Understanding salt: Table, sea, and kosher
In time out of mind, the earth was covered with oceans, and when the oceans receded they left behind huge deposits of salt. In fact, we know salt has been…
Five things not to post on social media
There are no shortage of cautionary tales about bad social media posts — just ask Justine Sacco, who posted an ill-advised joke on Twitter during a…
Aroma draws you to wine
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Need a break? Spend it with Denali’s sled pups
There’s a new generation of sled dogs growing up at Alaska’s Denali National Park, and you can get a front row seat with the Denali Sled Dog Kennels’…
The Original Harlem Globetrotters turns 99
Even if you’ve never been to a single Harlem Globetrotters exhibition game, you probably know their theme song, that distinctive whistled version of Sweet…
Why (and where) do people move?
People move mainly for economic reasons, especially housing, according the a survey by the U.S. Census Bureau. Data from 2022 show that 14.4 percent of…
Fun pool games for kids and adults
White Whale Four good swimmers, ages 8+ One swimmer is elected to be the whale. The whale floats, or treads water in the center of the pool while the…