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Free2Move carsharing bites the dust, leaving low-car Portlanders in a lurch
(From Free2Move 2021 press release announcing Portland service.) A carsharing service many Portlanders relied on in lieu of owning a car of their own, has shut down. Free2Move, a company that began service in Portland in 2021, emailed customers Monday saying all their cars would be off the streets by November 30th. Free2Move is one…
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Off/Script launches an app to create and buy AI-designed fashion
Founders of a new community-powered product creation platform, Off/Script, are making a huge bet on AI-designed merchandise. Created by Jonathan Brun and Justine Massicotte, the company today announced the official launch of its mobile app, allowing anyone to conceptualize, share, and monetize product mock-ups for a chance to make the concept a reality. Creators can…
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Two teammates paused their 5K race to help a fellow competitor
Running cross-country track is not a casual sport. Training takes a lot of dedication, and come race day, you push yourself to your body’s limits. Most races are roughly 5 kilometers or 3.2 miles. The course is over rough ground, grass, gravel, dirt and mud. Maintaining cadence and pace can be challenging. The first race…
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Four Areas of Innovation Featured at the 2023 IFMA Presidents Conference
Innovation was on the menu at the 2023 IFMA Presidents Conference. International-inspired fusion dishes, a growing need for interconnected and actionable data, and emerging store formats and points of sale are all impacting the food-away-from-home ecosystem in major ways, and IFMA and industry stakeholders are evolving to meet these changes. Innovation in International Flavors Leading…
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Middle Georgia celebrity makeup artist’s journey from retail to launching her own makeup l
MACON, Ga. (WGXA) — Two years ago, Kay Martin’s passion for makeup sparked, and since then she has done makeup on a range of people including celebrities. She says her whole life changed with one phone call. “I was working at Belk here in Riverside Crossing and I happened to get a random call from…
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Civilians, officers rescue Knox County deputy from burning car after police chase, sheriff’s office says
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Two civilians, along with officers from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, rescued a crashed deputy after a police chase Monday evening, according to officials with KCSO. The chase happened around 7 p.m. on Parkside Drive, Communications Director Kimberly Glenn said, when an officer tried to stop a stolen Jeep Grand Cherokee.…
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Big Brother’s Jordan responds to calls for him to join I’m a Celebrity
Big Brother winner Jordan Sangha has responded to calls for him to join the I’m a Celebrity line-up. The reality star was crowned as the champion of the revived series last week, and just as that wrapped up, ITV’s other big reality competition kicked off over the weekend as a new group of celebrities headed…
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The Belfry hosts Canada’s Lonesome Ace Stringband
Lonesome Ace Stringband came by their secret superpower the old-fashioned way: They earned it. The Canadian roots-music trio formed in the mid-2000s and soon took on a gig at Toronto’s Dakota Tavern that regularly required them to play 10 sets of music per weekend. #placement_575820_0_i{ display: block !important; } #placement_575820_0_i{width:100%;margin:0 auto;}
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Support United Fund at Holiday Market
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } The United Fund and Kimbro Farms are kicking off the holiday season with the first United Fund Holiday Market, Nov. 24-26 at Kimbro Farms, 1096 Baier Rd. off I-40 exit 311. More than 20 vendors are participating in this…