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The Sports Bra Is a Bar That Plays One Thing: Women's Sports
Maybe you’ve run into this problem over the years: you want to catch some of the biggest female sports stars compete – only there’s nowhere to actually watch these games. That was the issue Portland native Jenny Nguyen, a sports fan and former basketball player, kept running into, so she decided to create a solution: the Sports Bra. The Sports Bra...
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She Couldn't Find a Bar Showing Women's Sports, So She Opened One
Jenny Nguyen got frustrated back in 2018 when she was trying to watch the NCAA women’s basketball final, and none of the TVs at a local sports bar were showing the big game. Out of that frustration, Nguyen conceived the idea for The Sports Bra, her Portland hangout where women’s sports are always on and the best athletes in women’s...
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Some (Not So) Secret Gems in Downtown Boston
Kwani Lunis has the local lowdown on hot spots you need to check out downtown that you may not find on any tourist map. For more ideas, head to allinclusivebos.com.
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This Millennial Wants to Take the Alcohol Out of Social Drinking
The term “sober-curious” isn’t new, but over the past few years more Millennials and members of Gen Z are embracing the movement and opting out of the booze on big nights out – and not for the reasons you might think. “I haven’t been drinking for a number of years for no particular reason – like there’s no medical...
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Dolly Parton and Ozzy Osbourne Have This 142-Year-Old Nashville Print Shop in Common
Hatch Show Print is a 142-year-old letterpress print shop that is still using a 500-year-old process to make its handmade gig, concert and event posters. Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen and Ozzy Osbourne are just a few of the entertainers whose concert posters have been handcrafted by Hatch Show Print over the years. NBCLX contributor Greg Bledsoe took his...
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Rising Costs Add to Pandemic Pain for Small Businesses
Sharply higher costs are yet another challenge thrown at business owners by the global pandemic.
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These New York-Based Businesses Are Shipping Goods Without Fossil Fuels
Sail Freight shipping company in New York delivers goods by sailboat without using fossil fuels to combat climate change.
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A NY Company Is Moving Products by Sailboat to Prove Green Transport Works
A New York company is proving there is a green way to move products from one part of the state to another. The business, called Sail Freight, carries products from New York’s Hudson Valley to consumers in New York City, and vice versa, by sailboat and bicycle — and hope to make their model a growing trend.
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Property Owners Weigh Challenge to Boston's Eviction Moratorium
Landlords and real estate industry leaders criticized a new citywide eviction moratorium in Boston, contending that it would slow the region’s economic recovery from the pandemic amid rumblings that a potential legal challenge might soon take shape. The Small Property Owners Association, a landlord group that led the successful push for a ballot question banning rent control in 1994, said…
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Boston Issues Eviction Moratorium
Acting Boston City Mayor Kim Janey announced a moratorium on evictions Tuesday through a video posted on social media.
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Boxville: How Used Shipping Containers Are Revitalizing a Chicago Community
Chicago’s Boxville started with just one shipping container in the city’s Bronzeville neighborhood that housed a single small business. Today, it has grown into a thriving marketplace that helps entrepreneurs by providing a less expensive way to start a small business. And, in doing so, it’s revitalizing the entire community.
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A Chicago Flower Business Is Helping At-Risk Kids Bloom
On the South Side of Chicago, a floral business called Southside Blooms is helping at-risk kids to do just that – while beautifying the neighborhood at the same time. NBCLX storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo visited Chicago to find out how this flower business is putting down strong roots in its community.
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Miami-Based Business Creates Hair Tools to Empower Black Women and Natural Hair
Hair. It comes in all textures, colors, lengths, types and densities. But for Black women, the topic of hair can be complex — especially when it comes to caring for your natural locs. Enter Kazmaleje, a Miami-based business focused on creating hair tools and products for curly and kinky hair types. The business was launched by three sisters with a…
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Getting to the Root: How a Hair Care Company Grew Through the Pandemic
For Miami-based Kazmaleje, a business focused on creating hair tools for textured hair, the COVID-19 pandemic hit at an especially inopportune time. Owner LaToya Stirrup was committed to pushing through the challenges, however, and found ways to grow the business during the pandemic, thanks to the greater mission behind the business.
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$5 Million Awarded to More Than 100 Small Businesses
Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker announced another $5 million in grants for small businesses.
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‘Makers of Maine': Highlighting the Most Creative Small Businesses the State Has to Offer
Meet one Maine mom who pivoted her PR company during the pandemic by picking up a microphone to highlight the endless stories from the state’s most creative small businesses. Maria Sansone introduces us to the creator of the new podcast “Makers of Maine.”
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Mass. Lawmakers Want to Erase Surprise Tax on Small Businesses
Massachusetts lawmakers are acting to remove an unexpected financial burden for many small businesses. Members of the House and Senate have now passed legislation to ensure Massachusetts does not tax companies on the relief money they received through the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program. As the NBC10 Boston Investigators first reported in January, some business owners were shocked to...
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PPP Tax Bill Seeks to Remove Financial Burden for Businesses
State lawmakers are taking action to remove an unexpected tax burden for struggling Massachusetts small businesses.
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These Massachusetts Businesses Pivoted to Survive the Pandemic
Businesses across the country have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. But a year after it struck, many have adapted to survive in a changing world. At Batten Bros. Signs and Awnings, making signs — often the big ones you see outside businesses — is a family affair. Starting in 1946, business was going great. Then, last March, COVID-19 cases…
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Businesses Find Success in Pandemic Pivot
While the coronavirus pandemic has been devastating to many companies and employees, others shifted in order to survive.