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How often do you travel by plane? Whether you’re a jet setter, or occasionally fly to visit family during the holiday season, you know that it can be a huge pain. Here are a few tips that can make your experience on a plane more comfortable and stress-free.

Before you leave for a vacation or business trip, you’re likely performing many tasks. Packing for one person can be stressful, let alone packing for two people, or a whole family. Before you check off your pre-travel to-do list, though, make sure that you perform a couple of extra tasks that will help to protect your home or apartment in case of an emergency.

WHEN: Thursday, August 7, 5-7 p.m.

WHERE: BCYF Curtis Hall Community Center
20 South Street, Jamaica Plain

WHAT: Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) weekly block party comes to Jamaica Plain this coming Thursday, August 7th from 5-7 p.m. Join your friends and neighbors for a free cookout, music, ice cream provided by JP Licks, interactive activities, resource information tables, games, swimming and more.

Anyone else notice how the past few weeks has been near-constant jet-takeoff noise in JP? I know we need to take our share of the noise pollution, but any reason it’s happening near-constantly — and right now? Call me curious.

As a parent, you are probably always on the hunt for healthy snacks that your kids will love. If your kids are tired of plain fruit and Ants on a Log, we’ve found some new ideas for you. The internet is full of inspiration – here are 5 recipes that we have found that kids will love:

Purchasing a new car is a huge investment. When you start making payments on your new automobile, you probably realize that you want to make this car last as long as you possibly can.