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Dear Answer Angel Ellen: For the first time since Covid changed our lives, I’m traveling again. I was never a very good packer but now I feel out of practice. Any tips on how to pack efficiently but fashionably would be welcome.

Spencerville Summerfest

PHILADELPHIA — More than 100 campers are set to step foot on the grounds of Camp Galil next week, all of whom will be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.

FICTION

PITTSBURGH — As a registered dietitian and public health professional, Mary Miller has long been focused on bettering the well-being of her community. She’s equally passionate about history, especially as it relates to Pennsylvania’s culinary traditions, heritage and agricultural history.

Q: My husband and I have one child, age 2. We’d like to have at least one more. What is the optimal spacing between children?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte’s Belk department is partnering with Texas home goods store, joining a list of retailers adding shop-in-shop concepts.

Dear Answer Angel Ellen: I’ve got lots of weddings to attend — some requiring significant travel and hotel costs. I’m not complaining about that (well, I am a little) but after I’ve spent hundreds or even more than $1,000 to be there for my friends, how much is enough to spend on a wedding gift? I don’t want to look cheap but I also don’t want to be on a weeks-long ramen-from-the-microwave diet when I get home from the festivities.

DALLAS — A robot that can paint nails is making its retail debut at a few Target stores in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Buzz: With inflation running at a 40-year high — an ugly 8.6% nationally — one would think everything is pricier. Actually, 93% of the 333 items tracked in the monthly inflation report were more expensive in May than they were a year ago.