Author: Jill Jaracz

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About Jill Jaracz
<div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif"><i>Jill Jaracz is a Cleveland-based writer who has covered a number of topics including bridal, financial services, and local news. She's also the co-host and executive producer of Keep the Flame Alive, a podcast for fans of the Olympics and Paralympics. Jill covered the Beijing 2022 Olympics and Paralympics from the closed loop in China, where she saw some amazing sports moments, geeked out about curling ice, and ate bao every day for six weeks.</i></span></div>

Posts by Jill Jaracz

A dog is comfortably confined in a crate, adhering to airline pet policies, resting on a smooth wooden floor.

For Customers » Pet Shipping · Updated May 08, 2026

Flying with pets for the holidays? Check pet policies on the largest airlines in the US

The five largest U.S. airlines — Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and American Airlines — all allow small dogs and cats in the cabin for fees ranging from $100 to $200 each way. Only Alaska Airlines and American Airlines (through its PetEmbark cargo program) currently accept pets in the cargo hold;

A yellow truck moving away down a road with a large city in the background.

Boat Transport » Car Shipping · Updated July 01, 2024

People Are Still Moving Away From Large Cities, While Mid-Sized Cities are Growing

The exodus from major metropolitan areas that peaked during the COVID-19 pandemic — when people fled large cities in part due to pandemic restrictions, small living spaces, and the high cost of rent and real estate — is continuing. Census data shows that interstate migration rates are sliding back to pre-pandemic rates, but the trend