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MULBERRY, Tenn. (AP) — For decades, the whiskey and bourbon makers of Tennessee and Kentucky have been beloved in their communities. The distilleries where the liquor is manufactured and barrelhouses where it is aged have complemented the rural character of their neighborhoods, while providing jobs and the pride of a successful homegrown industry. Now, the […]
MULBERRY, Tenn. (AP) — For decades, the whiskey and bourbon makers of Tennessee and Kentucky have been beloved in their communities. The distilleries where the liquor is manufactured and barrelhouses where it is aged have complemented the rural character of their neighborhoods, while providing jobs and the pride of a successful homegrown industry. Now, the […]
Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, during which he delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech. Photo by Rowland Scherman. “It is a blessing that immigrants are coming to these shores and seeking liberty and opportunity, but collectively we have to do a better job with […]
The nursing world lost a gem and a pioneer last month in the passing of Fannie Gaston-Johansson, a beloved Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing professor emerita.Gaston-Johansson was the first African American woman to be a tenured full professor at Johns Hopkins University, and she was an internationally renowned nurse educator and clinical practitioner.Phyllis Sharps […]
Interval Projects founders Benedict Clouette and Marlisa Wise. All images courtesy of Interval Projects. “You can only shift the profession by being unprofessional,” laughs Marlisa Wise. Indeed, Interval Projects, the practice she co-founded with Benedict Clouette, is advancing the field of architecture. The pair have designed residences, health clinics, and offices since 2016, but it’s […]
Beloved Black Santa returns to Baldwin Hills Crenshaw mall after pandemic break Beloved Black Santa returns to Baldwin Hills Crenshaw mall after pandemic break 02:26 Smiles and laughs weren’t hard to come by as several children at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw mall came to see a Santa that looked just like them. George Smithers started […]
“It was really nicely packed,” smiled Rosenberg. “Nobody said, ‘nobody needs linguistics’ or ‘intellectuals are strange people’. They just nicely asked, ‘Do you have to go back there tomorrow?’ That’s very typical.” Despite the popularity (or notoriety) of Berliner Schnauze, Rosenberg believes that its usage is on a slight downturn. This fall off reflects a […]
For decades, the Mission’s Little Baobab has served Senegalese dishes like tangy, mustard-based yassa by day and groovy Burna Boy Afrobeats by night. Now the restaurant is ready for a larger space with more variety and, of course, more room to dance. The new location, aptly named Big Baobab, is right around the corner from […]
Jay Hormel and Hormel Foods Corporation introduced the SPAM® Brand to the forefront in 1937 with six simple ingredients – pork with ham, salt, water, potato starch, sugar, sodium nitrite. The goal was to create a convenient and affordable protein with an extended shelf life. The SPAM® Brand got its name from Ken Daigneau, the […]
Interior of Astrid & Miyu’s Nolita store Astrid & Miyu Astrid & Miyu, a London-based digital direct-to-consumer jewelry brand, is opening its first US store today. The mint green frontage and tastefully decorated interior are situated in New York City’s cozy Nolita neighborhood, tucked amongst famed digital brands like Lunya, ba&sh . . .