Quiet, Please…or Pay the Fine!
New York City is planning to install several “noise cameras” in Manhattan in an effort to enforce anti-noise ordinances. The cameras will be mounted along city streets and will be…
Federal Reserve hints at possible future interest rate increases
The minutes of the July 2023 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee indicated that Federal Reserve officials may raise interest rates again in the near future in order to…
Retailers are cashing in on pickleball
Over the past several years, the sport of pickleball has become immensely popular, with new leagues and courts opening all over the country. Along with that rise in popularity has…
Mining Mongolia’s Copper
Australian mining company Rio Tinto recently began operations extracting copper from an underground mining complex at the Oyu Tolgoi mine in southern Mongolia. Originally opened in 2012 as an open…
Tuition Fees to Rise After Voucher Program Begins
Shortly after the state of Florida announced it would be expanding its voucher program to give students around $8,000 to offset private school tuition, a private school in St. Petersburg, FL…
Closing the Lid on Tupperware?
Founded shortly after World War 2, the Tupperware company’s patented soft-plastic, double-seal lid technology revolutionized kitchen storage containers, both in their ease of use and in their ability to keep…
The Sparkling Wine of Beers?
A shipment of Miller High Life beer was intercepted and destroyed in Antwerp, Belgium on its way to Germany. The reason: the use of its long-used slogan “The Champagne of Beers.” Under…
Coveted Concert Merch Sells Out Swiftly
Taylor Swift fans recently descended on Tampa, Florida for three nights of concerts. In addition to seeing the live performances, many fans were seeking to get some of the coveted…
Chicken Little is an Increasingly Rare Bird
Production of boiler chickens (those raised for their meat, not eggs) in the US has grown from just over 10 billion in 1970 to nearly 60 billion pounds in 2021. Additionally, the…
The Band Plays On
DC street band, Spread Love, plays regularly on the corner of 15th St. and New York Ave, situated nicely in the heart of DC’s tourist district, near Lafayette Square and the…