I’m 45, have $2,500,000 in savings and want to quit my high-stress job in order to travel — how long can my money last? The best fried chicken chain in the US is not Chick-fil-A, according to diners.

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How a hunting resort named ‘Ingrams,’ founded by Silas Deras Ingram in 1869, became the small town of Cazadero.

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The series was also aired internationally, seeding a global commercial demand for merchandise, from toys and train sets to posters and puzzles. “Thomas & Friends” is now one of the world’s ...

Thomas the Tank Engine was created by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry in a series of 1940s children’s books (he based the train on a wooden toy made for his son). Allcroft’s first adaptation ...

Britt Allcroft, the producer who adapted Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends for television ... as well as popular toys and merchandise. In 1979, Allcroft met Awdry while making a documentary ...

Campo Verde along Pioneer Parkway has closed, to the chagrin of Christmas light enthusiasts far and wide, as first reported ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children’s series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, has died aged 81 ... In 2012, the company – and the Thomas franchise – were sold to US toy giant Mattel.

Allcroft’s death was announced by filmmaker Brannon Carty, who knew Allcroft from their work together on the 2023 documentary An Unlikely Fandom: The Impact of Thomas the Tank Engine.

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