It’s hard enough to fly a plane. Now imagine doing it blind! That’s what a 22-year-old pilot did last week when she flew from New Mexico to D.C. . She is legally blind and had a co-pilot with her to help navigate the route. She also did it on World Sight Day as a way…
I think we’d all like to make it 100 years old. But to live that long and never retire is a whole other level of living. This one doctor in Ohio has done exactly that. Dr. Howard Tucker is now the world’s oldest doctor. He’s still practicing to this day and says he doesn’t plan…
It’s always a good idea to use your manners in public. It’s what we teach our kids and just the overall nice thing to do. At this one place it could even save you some money! There is a coffee place over in England who created a sliding scale based on how polite the customer…
“Bike Buses” are what people are calling the newest trend among parents and kids. They are popping up more and more all around the country. Basically a big group of parents and middle school/high school aged kids all get together to ride their bikes in a big group to school in the morning. Then home…
Every time I watch the show Shark Tank it makes me crazy because I always think “why couldn’t I have invented THIS?!” Maybe someday I will have my big moment. Like Kevin and Laurie a couple from New Milford, CT. Who recently got an offer from one of Shark Tank’s billionaire investors Kendra Scott. She…
With Florida still recovering from the destruction of Hurricane Ian there were a lot of dogs that were rescued from the area who now are without homes. Today around lunchtime a plane with 22 of those dogs arrived at Bradley International Airport up in Hartford. Organized by the Connecticut Humane Society, these dogs will now…
It’s pumpkin season and farmers all over have been trying to grow the heaviest pumpkin for months now. On Monday a 2,560-pound pumpkin was entered into a contest at a fair in California. It won and was officially declared the heaviest pumpkin in U.S. The guy who grew it is from Minnesota and drove all…
It always feels good to get a good grade on a test. But a PERFECT SCORE?! That’s very impressive. Even more so when you’re one of the few in the world to do it. Ryan Williams is a senior at Ridgefield High School. He recently was one of 369 students in the world to get…
It seems like these days with the internet and social media its easier than ever for someone to start their own business. Which is exactly what this 17 year old Florida girl did in a field you might not expect from a high schooler. She has started her own auto-shop out of her parents’ garage!…
This is an incredibly inspiring story. A blind skateboarder from Michigan named Daniel Mancina recently broke a world record for longest “50-50 grind” on a skateboard. He slide 20 feet, 5 inches on his board down the rail. Now you might be wondering how does he safely skateboard when he cannot see? Good question, he…