Tag: town

01 MAR

A small town in California is fining people $100 for looking at their phone while crossing the street

Google Maps/Business Insider Montclair, California, has implemented a local law banning “distracted walking.” Anyone looking at their screen while crossing the street is liable for a fine. It’s $ 100 for the first time, then $ 200, then $ 500 after that. You can also get stung for talking on the phone or listening to […]

25 FEB

Can you build an entire town off-the-grid? Babcock Ranch wants to find out

Enlarge / Babcock Ranch doesn’t want to be any other developer-driven southwest Florida today. (credit: Dyllan Furness) BABCOCK RANCH, Florida—About a decade ago, NFL lineman-turned-real estate developer Syd Kitson began to have a vision. Fiber-optic Internet fed into every home. Self-driving cars ferried kids back-and-forth from school. A great blue sea of solar panels stretched […]

25 FEB

This Week In Trailers: My Hero’s Shadow, Birthmarked, Flint Town, NEAT: The Story of Bourbon, Prodigy

Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week […]

22 FEB

Your words have been ‘pathetically weak’: Marco Rubio gets an earful at CNN town hall on Parkland shooting

CNN The father of a Parkland school shooting victim criticized Rep. Sen. Marco Rubio during a CNN town-hall event. Rubio appeared to agree with the idea of enacting new gun measures, including raising the age limit to purchase AR-15-style rifles. But he stopped short of supporting a ban on assault-style weapons. The father of a […]

21 FEB

This is how Cape Town is coping with its impending ‘Day Zero’ when the water will run out

REUTERS / Mike Hutchings Cape Town, South Africa, is going through one of the worst droughts in its history. Officials have designated a date on which most taps will be turned off and everyone will be subjected to a strict water-rationing system. It’s known as “Day Zero.” Stunning photos reveal the extent of the water […]

20 FEB

Cape Town Pushes Back ‘Day Zero’…Again

Cape Town Pushes Back ‘Day Zero’…Again Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include all credit […]