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    Florists busy, restaurants struggling as busy celebration season begins

    It's the second year in a row UH Manoa's graduation and Mother's Day fall on the same weekend, so if you're looking for fragrant lei and flowers, florists recommend grabbing them while you can.

  • Celebrate National Small Business Week by shopping local

    BALTIMORE -- Dig into your pocket and shop local because it's National Small Business Week.About half the country is employed by small businesses, according to Small Business for America's Future.About 99.5 percent of Maryland's economy is a small business economy. That's more than 640,000 small businesses across the state.Senior Advisor Rhett Buttle with Small Business for America's Future says the number one challenge new entrepreneurs face is access to capital. Whether that's loans or grants,...

  • The independent publisher making a business of celebrity book imprints

    In recent decades, corporate consolidation of the book industry has shrunk the number of and the visions of publishing houses, concentrating power at the top of the remaining Big Five, prioritizing profitability over cultural contribution. Countering that contraction, the 2020 murder of George Floyd has triggered long-overdue inclusionary change in America, and in American book publishing. One manifestation of that change also began that year, when publishing veteran Molly Stern, former senior...

  • 10 Free no-code tools to start your business in 2024

    The guide offers a selection of 10 free, no-code tools that can be easily used to start and continue managing a business without any initial investment. These tools cover various aspects of business operations, from customer relationship management to payment processing and content creation. No coding skills or knowledge necessary 🙂 Free No-Code Business Tools […]

  • 10 Celebrities We'd Love to See in 'Dancing With the Stars' Season 33

    From Travis Kelce to Katelyn Brown, these celebs would be perfect to compete on Season 33 of Dancing with the Stars.

  • Black Food Truck Festival celebrates Black-owned businesses

    Now in its third year (and fifth event), the Black Food Truck Festival (BFTF) has grown into an impressive showing of not only Black food trucks, but of a community hungry for more opportunities to celebrate Black-owned businesses.  The festival takes place April 26 through April 28, with an opening night event held on Friday […]

  • Broken promises, broken budgets

    In December 2021, Anthony Albanese announced his ‘plan’ to reduce electricity prices by $275 per household by 2025. He said…What to read next: The broken water politics of the Murray Darling Basin | Albanese’s Net Zero protectionism | JK Rowling puts Wikipedia’s neutrality to the test | Misdiagnosed problems and misguided solutions

  • For 4/20, restaurants add munchie food specials to the cannabis celebration

    Smashburger, Popeyes, Jimmy John’s, Tony & Alba’s, Insomnia getting in on the action

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    Mayor Duggan celebrates 10 years of progress, promises more in State of the City

    Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan presented his 11th State of the City speech at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church on Wednesday night. Duggan began the speech by acknowledging that it is unusual for the mayor to give such a speech in a neighborhood but recounted how he launched his campaign for mayor in 2013 in the neighborhoods, and that's what he wanted to focus on Wednesday.

  • My Father’s Arrows celebrates 10-year anniversary, looks to future

    For the past decade, My Father’s Arrows has served as a place of refuge and restoration for children, many of whom have spent most of their lives in the foster care system. On April 13, the nonprofit ministry, which is currently based out of Jay, held a celebration of the past, present and future of My Father’s Arrows.

  • Cookies dispensary accused of violating New Mexico Cannabis Regulation Act at opening celebration

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque dispensary Cookies is accused of several violations of the state's Cannabis Regulation Act, according to an April 8 notice filed by the Cannabis Control Division (CCD). The regulators are contemplating taking disciplinary action against Blue Whale Enterprises Inc., which operates Cookies, for alleged violations that took place during the dispensary's grand []

  • John Oliver Laments HBO Mergers and Having ‘Three Different Business Daddies in 10 Years’

    Somehow, ‘Last Week Tonight’ survived AT&T’s acquisition of HBO and the infamous Discovery merger