Nicole Dow & Alex Mahadevan/The Penny Hoarder – Many days, Christine Capra gets up, gets dressed and heads to her local library. She’ll stay there from about 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., just as if she’s working a shift at a job. But for Capra, searching for work has become her full-time job. Since being laid off from her […]
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What the fright? How did Halloween turn into such a huge holiday?
Justine Griffin/The Tampa Bay Times – Not that many years ago, Halloween consisted of a Peanuts special on television, a few hours of dressed-up kids stomping house to house to fill pillow cases with candy, and maybe a costume party at school or the library for older kids or adults. And that was it. Today, the Halloween season […]
As Omaha’s urban boom continues, downtown area is ripe for more grocery offerings
Barbara Soderlin/Omaha World-Herald – Brian Kamp loves his new home in The Breakers in downtown Omaha, where he and his fiancé have rented an apartment since March. The redeveloped historic building, one of many new residential projects downtown in recent years, has riverfront views and a rooftop pool, and it’s just a mile to Kamp’s […]
From Easton to Philly: Three vendors expanding to City of Brotherly Love
Jennifer Sheehan/The Morning Call – Maryland firm turned to the Easton Public Market when it was seeking vendors for a trendy food hall planned in historic Center City Philadelphia. “We looked for the most passionate, enthusiastic makers of certain products,” said Mike Morris, principal of Cana Development, which is managing a $40 million redevelopment of the […]
Mall musical chairs: How PREIT landed Zara at Cherry Hill Mall
Suzette Parmley/The Philadelphia Inquirer – The powerhouse mall owner Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust seemingly moved heaven and earth to make room for the wildly popular, fast-fashion retailer Zara at its top-tier Cherry Hill Mall. Well, close. To accommodate the retailer’s first suburban Philadelphia location (Center City has had a Zara on Walnut Street since 2004), […]
Walmart ditches plans for Bethlehem supercenter
Sarah M. Wojcik/The Morning Call – Plans for the first brick-and-mortar Walmart supercenter in Bethlehem’s city limits ground to an abrupt halt Thursday when the retail giant announced it is withdrawing its proposal for the site — the second time in as many weeks the company has ditched stores slated for the Lehigh Valley. A 158,000-square-foot facility […]
