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Elisabeth Wykert paid $6,000 over asking price for a three-bedroom home with a yard, a major upgrade from their expensive Orange County apartment.

Joseph Heaney is the president of Lotus Biosecurity, which he started last June. He believes footwear sanitizers, cleaning robots, and touchless features will be the new normal. Biosecurity can save companies money, he argues. Heres his story, as told to Perri Ormont Blumberg. Im an air-quality expert who founded Lotus Biosecurity last June to address the needs of businesses affected by the pandemic and help them reopen safely. Were based in New York City and primarily service the greater NY me...

This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Kara Landau, 34, founder of Uplift Food, moved to Playa del Carmen, Mexico, from NY in January 2021. On a six-month visa, she loves that she can walk on the beach every day and make friends with expats. This is her story, as told to freelance writer Perri Ormont Blumberg. The pandemic had me itching for change from my New York City homebase. As an Australian, ...

This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Shallon Lester is a YouTuber who moved from New York to Paradise Valley, Montana, in June. She loves her bigger, cheaper home, the friends shes made, and the activities the city offers. This is her story, as told to Perri Ormont Blumberg. (Editors note: Lester is a friend of the author.) Im a magazine editor turned YouTube creator and Instagram influencer (I h...

100-mile nature trail would create a green corridor linking San Antonio to Austin FacebookTwitterEmail A visionary green space project would connect San Antonio to Austin with 100-mile nature trail.Great Springs Project An ambitious project to create a 100-mile hiking trail from San Antonio to Austin has hit another milestone in its development. The Great Springs Project is a little closer to becoming reality after The National Park Service selected the initiative for community planning and tec...

So often, well take the latter. But why is that? Theres actually a psychological reason why we love returning to our old favorite shows and films again, and again, and again. As explained in a 2012 study from the University of Chicago Press published in the  Journal of Consumer Research, the act of "reconsumption" like rereading a favorite book or sitting in your go-to booth at a local diner can bring humans great pleasure. In scientific speak, "Unlike the survival motives that drive evolution...