For picklers seeking the ideal pickleball experience (location, company, and post-game recovery), look no further than at Sandals and Beaches Resorts. Early in the morning, you stretch your eyes with a forever ocean view. You take a warm-up walk past gorgeous landscaping toward the rhythmic pop-popping and tick-tocking of a pickleball rally. The fastest-growing sport in America over the…

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Join us in congratulating Brent Okita on 600+ summits Written by: Caitlin HabenichtDate: July 7, 2025 On June 13, at 64 years old, Crystal Mountain’s Patrol Director Brent Okita officially set a new world record: over 600 successful summits of Mt. Rainier. This achievement is more than a milestone—it’s a testament to Brent’s perseverance, leadership, and lifelong love of…

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Photo credit: Dwayne Watkins Words and their meanings come naturally to Jeffrey. He’s a musical artist, college-educated, and expresses emotions in a way that would make Hallmark envious. However, he had no idea what to do with a word his wife, Nicole, introduced 12 weeks into her pregnancy. “Babymoon,” Jeffrey repeated back to Nicole. “What’s a … babymoon?” Oh…

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Cover photo credit: AlexDreamliner/Shutterstock.com Mountain views and a glimpse of Jamaica beyond the beaches—that’s what you can expect from a trip to Nine Mile, with legendary musician Bob Marley at the heart of it all. Over the years, this tiny mountain village has become the place most closely tied to the late reggae icon—he was born here, inspired here,…

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Offering gourmet wood-fired pizzas and a mixology menu full of the flavors of a Mediterranean summer, Miamare, the latest eatery at The Royal Sands, opens for dinner on July 5. The dinner menu features classics such as pepperoni and mozzarella, Italian sausage, prosciutto, salami and pepperoni and the boscaiola, full of the flavors of mixed wild mushrooms. Or choose…

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