Then & Now

The days of everyone watching the same show at the same time are long gone.

Building sandcastles at the beach was a childhood tradition for many of us. The stakes are much greater today with sandcastle competitions popping up all across the US and worldwide.

Technology is replacing classic car games as a way to entertain kids while traveling on their summer vacations.

Along with the classic and standard stadium fare, major league ballparks today offer lots of vegetarian and vegan options for fans to enjoy.

Portion sizes have tripled over the last 20 years. This is especially evident when you take a look at the size of most wine glasses today.

Like many Americans at that time, our soap of choice was Ivory. It was a cheap and simple white bar that rested on the shower soap dish and shared by the whole family.

Today, our GPS devices make traveling a breeze. The work of mapping out a route and estimating arrival time is done for us.

Many of us have fond memories of taking out our sleds and toboggans and heading over to the favorite neighborhood spot for some winter fun.

When we look at those real Christmas trees that decorated our homes decades ago, it is hard to believe just how skimpy and uneven they were. Many got their trees from neighborhood lots or simply chopped the top off of a tree that ...

It wasn’t all that long ago when the day after Thanksgiving was a time to relax, eat leftovers and be with family. While the symbolic meaning to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is the unofficial