Just like the malls where they were once stalwarts, JC Penney and Sears are on death watch. This piece points out that the traditionally bricks-and-mortar retailers that have grown—Walmart, Target, and Nordstrom—have done so by greatly expanding their respective online presences, which enables them to maintain their physical footprints. Penney’s and Sears haven’t done that. … Read more
About five years ago, I wrote a little bit about how refreshing it would be to deflate the excessive celebrity of the office of President of the United States. Too much of an understatement to say things are not going as I had hoped? I think we’ve been sliding steadily down this hill since the … Read more
I spent some enjoyable time at Honest Coffee Roasters in downtown Huntsville this past spring, so it was a pleasure to go back recently on the food blogger tour ahead of Huntsville Restaurant Week. Honest is in a great spot in the thick of Huntsville’s downtown renaissance, at Clinton and Washington. The last time I … Read more