Iconic New York Bookstore Flooded With $200,000 in Orders After Plea to Fans Helped Avert Closure
Strand Book Store has been overwhelmed with orders since owner Bass Wyden put out a plea to help keep the iconic NY business going.
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These Cards Ask Questions That Will Make You Closer to Your Friends and Family
This guy is trying to get people to improve their relationships by asking meaningful questions – which is why he wrote them all down on a deck of cards.
This Austin Restaurant is Making the Wittiest Pandemic Signs Anywhere
A restaurant that's famous for its hilarious signs has been pulling out all the stops to bring laughs in the era of COVID-19. Austin-based restaurant El Arroyo started making comic signs in the early 80s, and they've been perfecting the art ever since. When the pandemic reached the States' shores, and bars and restaurants began […]
New Fix-It Clinic is Using Zoom and Global Community to Help You Repair Items For Free
The Fixit Clinic has taken to Zoom through the pandemic. Now anyone around the world can learn how to fix their toaster, fridge–whatever they need.
Clever Girl Scout's Business is Booming After She Launches Jason 'Momoa Samoa' Cookies
The fifth grader took advantage of the actor's beloved Hollywood status by using his name to sell modified "Momoa" cookie boxes.
More Americans Are Going Out of Their Way to Support Small Businesses During COVID-19
This new survey says that roughly 75% of Americans have shifted their shopping habits towards supporting small businesses amid the pandemic.
Indie Bookstore Saved by Hilarious Super Bowl Ad, Thanks to Tom Hanks and Stephen Colbert
How Tom Hanks and Stephen Colbert saved a small North Carolina bookstore called Foggy Pine Books with a ringing endorsement.
Help Out Your Favorite Historic Restaurant-Nominate it For an Amex Pandemic Grant
Amex is giving $1 million in grants to small, historic restaurants in the USA to survive the pandemic-you can help nominate your favorite.
This 'Life-Changing' Backward Walker is Helping People Move Forward Hands Free
Rob Karlovich invented a backward walker, the LifeGlider, that gives people with disabilities the ability to walk hands-free with stability.
Kenyan Woman's Startup Recycles Plastic Waste into Bricks That Are 5x Stronger Than Concrete
Making plastic bricks, 5 times stronger than concrete, Nzambi Matee runs Njenge Makers in Nairobi, where she turns plastic waste into bricks.
World's First All-Civilian Mission to Space Will Usher in New Era While Raising Money for St. Jude's
SpaceX announced Inspiration4, the first all-civilian mission into space led by Jared Isaacman that will raise money for St. Jude's hospital.
How Phoenix Feeds The Hungry With Fresh Food While Saving Local Businesses and Farms
Phoenix, Arizona has managed to save dozens of farms and restaurants, while also giving free meals to hungry folks citywide.
This Could Be Your Dream Job: Thousands Apply to Be Caretakers on Remote Irish Island
Two people can apply to become caretakers in a remote Irish seaside town on Great Blasket Island, as jobs open up for second year running.
The Unique Ways in Which Small Business Owners Are Adapting to the Pandemic
Technology has been a saving grace for small business owners who've had to adjust to working from home and a lack of customers during COVID.
First Gas Station in the U.S. to Transition Away From Gas to Exclusively Offering EV Charging
The newly-renovated RS Automotive station—which resides in Takoma Park, Maryland—will be able to power four electric vehicles at a time.
After Collecting Over 8000 Titles, Woman Fulfills Dream of Opening a Bookstore While Recovering From Diagnosis
Carole-Ann Warburton opened a bookstore after spending years collecting over 8,000 titles.
Company Turns Your Loved One's Ashes into Elegant Stones
A startup is turning ashes of the departed into a collection of small stones in a new interactive and discreet way of rememberance.
Two in Three U.S. Business Owners Believe They're Currently Living the American Dream
The ‘American Dream' isn't dead according to small business owners—65% of whom believe they currently are living it.
This is the World's First Beer Taproom That Also Houses Foster Dogs Rescued From Kill Shelters
Since the bar opened back in 2018, they have helped to find forever homes for more than 70 pups rescued from California kill shelters.
73% of These Women Who Started Businesses During Pandemic Say It's Easier Than Ever to Be Successful
According to a new OnePoll on behalf of Office Depot, 33% of female small business owners were motivated to start their own businesses to inspire other women.
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