‘The Grove’ at NW Crossing to feature variety of food, marketplace
‘The Grove,’ set to open May 28th at NorthWest Crossing, will feature a variety of food and retail tenants, as well as office space and condominiums to come.
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New CDC mask guidance could be a big boost for Disney parks
Disney’s parks division, one of the company’s foundations since the opening of Disneyland in 1955, is trying to rebound after a challenging year that brought extended closures and significant layoffs. However, the unit received news Thursday that could give Disney’s parks a much-needed boost. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that people
Continue ReadingWalmart, Trader Joe’s and Costco say vaccinated customers don’t have to wear masks in stores
Shoppers who are vaccinated against Covid-19 can shop without masks in some Walmart, Sam’s Club and Costco locations as well as at Trader Joe’s, the companies said in separate announcements Friday. The news follows new guidance that fully vaccinated people can go without masks under most circumstances. On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and
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Oregon officials ask businesses to check COVID-19 vaccine status
Oregon’s state health officer said Friday businesses will be asked to either enforce mask policies or check whether customers have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Continue ReadingHow two brothers went from nearly jobless to multi-millionaires with a bizarre crypto bet
On the morning of April 17, two brothers in Westchester, New York, woke up to learn that they had become millionaires overnight, thanks to an unlikely wager on a cryptocurrency that was originally created as a joke. Tommy, 38, and James, 42, who have asked CNN not to publish their last names to protect their
Continue ReadingTrader Joe’s says fully vaccinated customers don’t have to wear masks in stores
Trader Joe’s customers don’t have to wear a mask while shopping, the grocery chain said Friday. The news follows new guidance that allows fully vaccinated people to go without masks under most circumstances. On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that fully vaccinated people don’t have to wear masks or practice social
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‘The Grove,’ new NW Crossing mixed-use development, opens May 28 with mix of familiar, new eateries
“Values-driven” real estate developer project^ announced Thursday that Phase 1 of The Grove, a mixed-use commercial development at Bend’s vibrant NorthWest Crossing community, will officially open on Friday, May 28.
Continue ReadingUS retail sales come down from their stimulus-fueled high
US retail sales came back down to Earth in April after stimulus checks sent Americans on a shopping spree in March. Month-over-month, retail sales were flat in April, the Census Bureau reported Friday. Stripping out car and auto parts, sales actually declined slightly, by 0.8%. The massive March advance that came on the back of
Continue ReadingTarget will temporarily stop selling Pokémon and sports trading cards in stores due to safety concerns
Target has announced that it will temporarily stop selling trading cards — of both the sports and Pokémon variety — in stores following a recent violent dispute at one of its locations. Last week, a Target in Wisconsin was locked down after a man was physically assaulted by four others over sports trading cards. “The
Continue ReadingDelta will require vaccines for new employees
Delta Air Lines is requiring new employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine, making it one of the largest US companies to issue a mandate. “Any person joining Delta in the future we will mandate to get vaccinated before they can sign up with the company,” CEO Ed Bastian told CNN’s Richard Quest in an exclusive
Continue ReadingWhat Disney, Airbnb and DoorDash results reveal about the post-pandemic economy
Companies are gearing up for an era in which Covid-19 isn’t the primary driver of how people spend their money. The big question: As the coronavirus situation improves in countries like the United States, which trends from the past 14 months will have staying power, and which will be resigned to the pandemic past? Airbnb,
Continue ReadingHyundai and Kia are spending $7 billion in US electric car push
Hyundai and Kia are pouring billions of dollars into the United States, where they plan to start building electric cars and invest more in futuristic technologies. The South Korean carmakers announced Thursday that they would invest $7.4 billion in the country over the next four years. The funding will help the companies gradually expand manufacturing,
Continue ReadingHow John Deere is helping Black farmers and their descendents take back unjustly seized land
It’s been nine years since Michael Robinson of Columbus, Ohio, nearly lost a major part of his family’s legacy. He’s still fighting to regain full control of it. In 2012, the 57-year-old married father of four, who is Black, found out someone he’d never met named James E. Deshler II was suing his family members
Continue ReadingNews outlets ask: Is this the beginning of the end of the pandemic?
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. The beginning of the end Should that headline come with an exclamation point, a question mark or a period? Different people will have different answers to that question. But Thursday’s big CDC announcements — if
Continue ReadingEthereum co-founder donates $1 billion of shiba inu coin to India Covid relief
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated $1 billion worth of shiba inu coin — a dogecoin spinoff — to a Covid-19 relief fund in India. The 27-year-old Russian-Canadian programmer transferred more than 50 trillion shiba inu coins on Wednesday to the India Covid-Crypto Relief Fund, according to his public wallet. He also transferred 500 ether (or
Continue ReadingBirkin bags hit record prices even as the world ground to a halt during Covid. Here’s why
The desirability of an Hermès Birkin handbag — a symbol of rarefied wealth — is such that not even a global pandemic can dull demand for it. Instead, it has helped fire it up even more. The bags are getting scooped up at record premiums in the pandemic era, according to Birkin resellers. Auction house
Continue ReadingDisney+ growth has slowed. That’s bad news for Disney
Streaming has carried Disney through the pandemic with Disney+ growing to more than 100 million subscribers. Yet the biggest star in Disney’s media universe shined a little less bright on Thursday. Disney+ now has 103.6 million subscribers, below the 110 million that many on Wall Street were expecting. Disney’s stock was down as much as
Continue ReadingHow stores are responding to CDC’s new mask guidance
CVS, Walgreens and Macy’s said they are reviewing their requirements for facial coverings following new CDC guidance easing mask wearing for people vaccinated against Covid-19. The CDC said Thursday that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors, except under certain circumstances such as in healthcare settings,
Continue ReadingStores review mask policies after new CDC guidance
CVS, Walgreens and Macy’s said they are reviewing their requirements for facial coverings following new CDC guidance easing mask wearing for people vaccinated against Covid-19. The CDC said Thursday that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors, except under certain circumstances such as in healthcare settings,
Continue ReadingWhy the ‘Friends’ reunion is a critical moment for HBO Max
The long-awaited and much anticipated “Friends” reunion is coming to HBO Max at last. “Friends: The Reunion” will debut on the WarnerMedia streaming service on May 27. (HBO Max is owned by WarnerMedia, which is also the parent company of CNN.) The event, which brings together stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc,
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