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Santa Monica's famous Third Street Promenade has become a homeless hotspot since the pandemic began, and some business owners say it continues to be an issue that's affecting sales. Fehime Betts, owner of Hair Designers Studio, said she has been serving clients on the boardwalk for 40 years, navigating challenges like the pandemic. “People complain more about homelessness than they do about traffic and parking,” Betts said. “I don't know what to do. After 40 years, I can't move out and I've lost about 60 percent of my customers.” In May, there were two attacks involving homeless people in Santa…
The Outdoor Tech Bolt Bluetooth speaker is great for use at home or on the go.Mercedes Lilienthal A good tent and sturdy hiking boots make any outdoor experience enjoyable. A camping Bluetooth speaker adds an extra fun factor when relaxing at base camp. I recently tested the Outdoor Tech Bolt Bluetooth speaker and put it through its paces during a trip from Oregon to Arizona for the 2024 Overland Expo West show. Does it sound better than the JBL Clip 3 I bought a few years ago or the original Jawbone Jambox Black Diamond I've owned for years? Let's find…
“The Valley” star Brittany Cartwright has sent a clear message to those criticizing her parenting on social media, asking them to back off.The controversy began after she was accused of mistreating her young son, Cruz.The Valley star Brittany Cartwright has hit back at critics who have questioned her parenting of three-year-old son Cruz.Credit: GettyThe star faced criticism for removing her son from home after her ex-husband, Jax Taylor, revealed his son's developmental disorder.Credit: GettyBrittany, 35, who has a three-year-old son with former “Vanderpump Rules” star Jax Taylor, didn't hold back when critics questioned the way she's raising him.Bravo Fan Account…
Crypto whales have been buying up Ethereum (ETH)-based fan engagement tokens in large quantities, according to analytics firm Santiment. Chiliz (CHZ) is a Web3 infrastructure provider for sports and entertainment. The project's native token, CHZ, is up roughly 2% in the past 24 hours, over 14% in the past week, and over 27% this month. Santiment noted that whale addresses holding at least 10 million CHZ tokens have added a total of 42.67 million CHZ in the past 30 days, with the project also seeing its highest trading volume in the past 22 months. Source: Santiment/X CHZ is trading at…
Press releases will be posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Credit: Council Santa BarbaraCA – Village Properties, the Santa Barbara area’s largest independent real estate firm, has launched a new division to provide specialized advice and representation services to clients who own commercial real estate. The new Village Properties Commercial Group will work closely with clients looking to buy and sell apartment complexes, boutique commercial and retail properties, mixed-use buildings, and agricultural and building land. Backed by a team of seasoned agents with years of experience in commercial real estate, the new division will enable Village Properties to…
Simon Sinek The European Marketing Federation has announced that Simon Sinek has received its Marketing Lifetime Achievement Award. International Marketing Day provides a unique opportunity to highlight the strategic importance of marketing and its positive impact on organizations.”— EMC Vice President Arvide ParamaiteVILNIUS, Lithuania, May 28, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — The European Marketing Confederation (EMC) is pleased to announce that renowned author and inspirational speaker, Simon Sinek, has been awarded the Marketing Lifetime Achievement Award. The prestigious award recognizes Sinek's extraordinary contributions to the field of marketing, particularly through his Golden Circle theory, which has inspired leaders around the world to…
When Amanda Bear moved to New York, she was struck by the amount of furniture she saw being put on the side of the road for collection. She was shocked to learn that Americans throw out about 12 million tons of furniture each year. “It just seemed like there was a better solution to avoid all of this waste,” she says. Her choice: Retroloop, a newly launched DTC furniture brand targeted at a new generation. With no experience in the home building industry, Baer might seem the least well-suited person to tackle the issue of furniture waste, and furniture production.…
Connor HumphreysDUBLIN (Reuters) – The world's biggest internet companies are working closely with European Union regulators to ensure their artificial intelligence products do not breach the bloc's tough data protection rules, Ireland's powerful data regulator said on Wednesday.The Irish Data Protection Commission, the EU regulator for Alphabet Inc's Google, Meta, Microsoft, TikTok and OpenAI, said its broad powers have not yet been tested in AI and could in future force changes to business models to ensure data privacy is protected.The two top Irish data protection commissioners said in an interview on Tuesday that AI raises a number of potential issues…
The summer market is back at the Columbia Farmers Market, a chance for vendors to sell twice a week instead of once a week.The summer market schedule is every Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. from May 29 through September 11. Approximately 30 vendors have signed up to offer fresh produce, meats, farm-fresh eggs, honey, cut flowers, plants, baked goods, food trucks and more, according to a release from the market.The announcement noted that some vendors will only be selling at the Wednesday summer market, “creating a unique weekday shopping experience.”Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Columbia Farmers Market hosted…
I started planning in February. I had spreadsheets, camp flyers, calendars, and breakdowns of expenses for five kids, ages 1 to 9. But the budget was hectic, and most of it fell on me, the mom. I'm proud that society has moved to share the “invisible burden” more equitably, but I realized that when warm weather and summer vacation arrived, it all fell apart. Why, when I see the drop-off lines at summer camps, I still wonder if there are still people waiting to get into the camps. Mostly moms?A 2023 Pew Research Center survey found that one in five…