- How to forgive yourself
Sunday Edition • October 19, 2025 SUPPORTED BY How’s your lower back feeling today? If you’re like 80% of Americans, your answer to that question at some point has been “not so hot.” Thankfully, a lot can be done to alleviate and prevent low back pain, including simple stretches that address discomfort and build strength. “Just like any other muscle, if I’m going to work on my biceps I’m going to do exercises that use resistance for those biceps,” physical therapist Patrick Suarez explained…Read more
- Saved: 100-year-old landmark
Sunday Edition • February 23, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Do you know the Muffin Man? At Nice News, we can proudly say that yes, indeed we do. His name is Jacob Kaufman and he and the Muffin Lady, aka Julia Levy, are the founders of the philanthropic National Muffin Day. Their holiday-slash-movement rallies volunteers to bake muffins for people experiencing homelessness and is celebrated annually in mid-February. Since its inception in 2015, more than 25,000 of the tasty treats have been distributed by...
- Nature vs. nurture: aging edition
Daily Edition • February 22, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Today is World Thinking Day — “a day of international friendship and a time to stand up for causes that could improve the lives of girls around the globe,” per the Girl Scouts. The global organization offers resources and activity guides for the occasion, prompting scouts to recognize the power of their thoughts. We’ll also take this opportunity to remind you that Girl Scout Cookies are currently available for sale (and home shipping!). Must...
- A mother’s love, seen from underwater
Daily Edition • February 21, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Hundreds of thousands of people have been memorialized in The New York Times obituary section — people who left a mark on society. But one of the paper’s obituary editors, Amy Padnani, noticed a few years ago that some of history’s trailblazers had been left out, namely many women and people of color. So in 2018, she launched “Overlooked,” a series of obituaries honoring “remarkable people” whose deaths went unreported. Learn more about the...