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• Airbnb really, really wants you to share a house with a stranger.
• They’ve also announced a bunch of new features that make searching for rooms and private homes easier.
• These are the ones we like the most.

It was in the small Azerbaijan village of Quba that I had my best Airbnb hosting experience. After a long day in a rickety minibus and an hour in a cab with no handles on the inside, I managed to find the nondescript door to Özgün’s home.

I’d picked the home on Airbnb not because I wanted to save cash or because I love sharing a bathroom with strangers, but because it was a spontaneous decision made the night…

CHICOPEE – Owner Lori Jerusik of Mutt Rescue Inc. provides essential services for abandoned animals searching for a new home.

Jerusik always showcased an unwavering passion toward animal care. She worked in the past as an animal groomer, dog obedience trainer, a dog behavioral specialist and the owner of a doggie daycare. After operating the doggie daycare for 20 years, Jerusik shifted her focus on aiding animals that were disregarded in their environments.

“When I discovered the many, many animals that were abandoned unnecessarily, thrown out, abused, kept outside chained with two feet of movement room with no food or water, homelessness and seeing them in high-kill shelters where they were not given 24 hours to find a new family. This broke my heart and gave me numerous…