How the Bay Area’s spookiest spot amps up the fear factor for Halloween
This year's Festival Fright Nights manages to make the 160-room mansion creepier than usual.
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Restaurants, Food and Drink
Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start amid high cost of living
“I do believe we will still see softness overall with candy, but I don’t think Halloween is doomed," one food industry adviser said.
Travel
Airfares rose in all 50 of the biggest U.S. metros, by as much as 25%
Nationally, the average one-way fare climbed from $241 to $279, a 16% increase, or $38 more each way. Overall inflation over the same period was 3.9%.
Pets and Animals
Need a smile? This livestream features 6 puppies all day long
The slow TV show is in its sixth season.
Advice
Asking Eric: She snubbed us in her Christmas card and somehow we’re the bad guys
I still want an apology from my mother-in-law.
Home and Garden
UC Santa Cruz Arboretum’s rare corpse flower expected to bloom
Greenhouse visitors can inhale the infamous rotting flesh stench.
Restaurants
Cookie shop Crumbl closes in Cupertino
The popular cookie chain closes down over 50 locations across the U.S., but more than...
Health
Feds, California AG Rob Bonta clash over credit for cases alleging billions of dollars in healthcare fraud
California’s latest healthcare-fraud crackdown brought a political collision to downtown LA on Thursday: federal prosecutors...
Entertainment
Cheech & Chong are opening their first California dispensary in Sonoma County — and meeting fans Saturday
The gathering offers fans and cannabis enthusiasts an opportunity to meet the pair as they...
