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Fall feels a lot like hitting a fashion reset button. From layering and transition pieces to updated basics and trends coming back in style, fall is where fashion statements come to life.

Check out these 2023 fall fashion trends:

• Tailored suiting – Designers are returning to classic fitted tailoring and steering away from the oversized trend.

• Preppy footwear – Think ballet flats, loafers, Mary Janes + riding boots.

• Peplum tops – Ready or not, the peplum silhouette is making a comeback, but in a 2023 way.

• Maxi skirts – Whether it is jean, cargo or silk material, 90s maxi skirts are everywhere this season.

– Madison Mullinax, 360 Media, Inc., The Atlanta 100

Now that production has finally caught up with demand, which cars are selling the fastest (and slowest)?

According to iSeeCars, the venerated Tesla Model S – once the hottest new car in existence – is now the slowest-selling used car of 2023, spending an average 88 days on-market. Pre-owned Honda HR-Vs sold the quickest at just 34 days.

As for new cars, the Toyota Grand Highlander sold the fastest, while the Jeep Cherokee languished on dealer lots for an average 129 days. Curiously, my beloved Mazda Miata is the fifth slowest-selling car of 2023, meaning you can probably negotiate a heckuva deal.

– Chris Butsch, The Arizona 100

On August 24, 1814, many of D.C.’s most prominent buildings were burned by the British, including the White House. First Lady Dolley Madison refused to leave without a particular painting of George Washington, known as the “Gilbert Stuart Lansdowne Portrait.”

As it was bolted to the wall, she commanded two men to hack away at the frame and free it. It was then turned over to Jacob Barker and Robert G.L. De Peyster with the instructions to destroy it if the British tried to confiscate it.

Today, the portrait hangs in the East Room of the White House.

– Jacqueline Gualtieri, The Washington DC 100

While getting “dropped” by your homeowners insurance can be confusing and stressful, fear not – options do exist:

1. Understand why, which usually boils down to a change in the condition of your property or claim history.

2. Review your options, from researching online to working with an independent agent to find another carrier.

3. Compare policies to best fit your needs and budget.

4. Consider bundling to save on overall insurance costs which, in the wake of being dropped, will cause your homeowner’s policy to increase.

When in doubt, stay on top of routine maintenance, unnecessary claims and communicating changes.

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– Hannah Van Sickle, The Arizona 100

If September is synonymous with anything, it’s college football – an American tradition born in Brunswick, New Jersey of all places.

The inaugural collegiate kickoff occurred on Nov. 6, 1869 between a pair of Garden State teams on College Field: Rutgers University vs. The College of New Jersey (or Princeton University, as it’s been known since 1896). The Scarlet Knights, enjoying a home-turf advantage, emerged victorious over the Tigers 6-4.

While the teams’ rivalry on the gridiron ended in 1980 (when Princeton joined the NCAA Ivy League Conference and Rutgers the Big Ten), it continues in other arenas – namely men’s basketball.

– Hannah Van Sickle, The Arizona 100

In 2014, after years of renting boring beige sedans from Enterprise, I finally decided to try Turo. After spending a week in a yellow Porsche Boxster for just $60 per day, I never looked back.

Turo allows you to rent other people’s interesting cars for less than you would pay at the airport rental site. I’ve rented pickup trucks for moves, Priuses for road trips and a Mustang convertible for touring Honolulu.

The platform also has high quality standards and superb customer service – I recently had a host cancel last minute, so Turo upgraded me to an Audi for free.

– Chris Butsch, The Arizona 100

In the 1940s a spare room on the fifth floor of the United States Supreme Court building was converted to a workout area. Later, wooden backboards and baskets were added. Today, the space is a basketball court for clerks, off-duty police officers and other Supreme Court employees.

While the space is smaller than regulation, it has drawn noteworthy players, like Supreme Court Justice Byron White and Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist. A sign is posted reminding players to refrain from shooting hoops on a court day to avoid disrupting Supreme Court proceedings.

The court is not open to the public.

– Rebecca Hastings, The 100 Companies