Food also has importance in religious and status-symbol type forms. Foods that are considered delicacies in Haiti include French inspired cheeses and meats and are a symbol of money and power. Typically these types of meals are only served in the richest part of Haiti, Port Au Prince (the capital).
Stores, shoppers ready for Ohio's tax-free weekend. Ohio back-to-school shoppers in search of pencils, backpacks, jeans and the like will get a break starting Friday thanks to the state's second sales-tax holiday. The Ohio General Assembly voted to repeat last year's first-ever weekend exemption from paying sales tax.
States Offering a Tax-Free Weekend (or Week) in 2017: 1  Alabama: February 24, 2017 to February 26, 2017 (hurricane preparedness supplies and generators); August 4, 2017 to August 6, 2017 (clothing, computers, books and school supplies) 2  Arkansas: August 5, 2017 to August 6, 2017 (clothing and school supplies)