More Americans Do This Job Than Any Other
Many Americans celebrate Labor Day by getting together for a cookout, taking a final road trip before the kids go back to school, or going to the beach. While Memorial Day — observed the last Monday in May — marks the unofficial start of summer in the United States, Labor Day — observed the first […]
What You Don’t Know About Fourth of July
On July 4, 1776, the U.S. Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, in which the 13 colonies broke from England and set on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the colonies and became the governing body of the United Stares during the American […]
Here’s Your Chance to Live in a Deserted Shopping Mall
There was a time in the United States when the enclosed shopping mall was the place to go. These commercial centers were community gathering places for people of all ages — a de facto Main Street and town center that the suburbs never had. But now many of these vast shopping arenas are dead or dying, […]
Pop-Up Parks Take Over Big City Parking Spaces
People in the big city sometimes yearn for a little green space to break up all of that concrete. Temporary “parklets” might be just the thing to satisfy that craving. Many parking spots in big cities such as Washington D.C., Seattle and Los Angeles are being transformed into these miniature parks. Based on a concept […]
Surprising Facts About Love & Marriage In US
Forget about being young at heart–the Americans who are most likely to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year are the actual young–people from 18-24. More than half of people over 65 don’t care at all about the day devoted to expressions of love, affection and friendship. Despite that, Americans are still expected to spend $18.9 billion–a […]
Where Americans Spend the Most Money
Americans shop more on Amazon or at Walmart than anywhere else, according to Mint, the budgeting application that helps its 16 million-plus users track their personal spending. Although more transactions were recorded on Amazon in 2014, hundreds of millions more dollars–$4.2 billion compared to $3.7 billion–were spent at the discount department store than at the […]
US Men’s Underwear Bottoms Expanding and Shrinking
American men are paying more attention than ever to what they wear and a big part of that growth is centered on what most people they encounter don’t see: underwear bottoms. Over the past three years, growth in the U.S. men’s clothing market has surpassed that of the women. The men’s underwear bottoms market reached […]
Black Friday Originally Had Dark Meaning
Millions of Americans hit the stores on the Friday after Thanksgiving, a day that has been given the name “Black Friday.” Black Friday is seen as the start of the holiday shopping season, a time when U.S. retailers rake in 20 percent of the year’s profits. Many stores offer deep discounts to draw customers in […]