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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Soda costs add up
I love what I call “I get it” moments. And they happen all the time when it comes money and budgeting. Why go out to eat for a pizza at a restaurant when you make one at home for half … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer issues, Food prices, Your money
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Paper or plastic … or cell phone? Mobile devices may replace credit cards, some say
Here’s an interesting read from CNN.com about smart phones becoming the virtual wallets of the future. The article predicts the extinction of credit cards as more companies create apps to allow customers to pay for items by scanning the phones … Continue reading
Posted in Lauren Boyer, Technology
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BAE Systems shows off ‘bullet-proof custard’
BAE Systems is making custard. No, not the cold kind that comes in a cone with sprinkles. Check out this article in Britain’s Daily Mail that describes the Kevlar-laced goo, nicknamed bullet-proof custard, that debuted this month at a defense … Continue reading
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Red Lion pizza shop celebrates 30th year
Central Pizza, 33 N. Main St., Red Lion, will host a 30th anniversary celebration from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 29. One of the interesting features of the celebration is that the restaurant will host a drawing in which … Continue reading
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Blockbuster to close West York store
The Blockbuster on White Street in West Manchester Township will close soon, according to signs posted on the side of the store, leaving residents of the West York area largely without a brick-and-mortar video store to call their own. The … Continue reading
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Driving in York? Look out for electric cars
Electric cars are making their way onto York-area streets. Chuck Rogers, of York Township, recently bought a Chevrolet Volt, a car that can travel on electricity alone — “totally gas and tailpipe emissions free” — for between 25 and 50 … Continue reading
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Metro Bank touts coin counting
Looking for a place to change your coins into cash? Try Metro Bank. It has several locations in the York area, including the York Crossing Business Park, 2100 York Crossing Drive, West Manchester Township; 1098 Haines Road, Springettsbury Township; and … Continue reading
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Saving spaces excessive after Tuesday’s snow
I was driving down Roosevelt Avenue in the city Wednesday afternoon when I spotted a chair sitting in someone’s parking spot on the street. My eyebrows immediately went up. I get the point of putting a chair in a parking … Continue reading
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Coverage key in AT&T, Verizon iPhone battle
Verizon announced on Tuesday that it planned to start carrying the iPhone 4, a move which could snag some users from AT&T, previously the sole carrier for the popular phone. A key issue will likely be which carrier provides better … Continue reading
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Liberty wavers take to York streets
Liberty Tax Service’s Statue of Liberty wavers — harbingers of tax season and, ultimately, spring — are out and about. I spotted one Monday morning on my commute to work at the corner of Philadelphia and George streets in York. … Continue reading
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