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Sirio bets on longevity with science-backed ingredients in fun formats
Amid a trend for healthy aging, Sirio built a longevity platform for daily habits that it introduced at Vitafoods Europe 2026. Nutrition Insight meets up with the company to discuss its take on longevity — science-backed ingredients in fun formats for daily adherence that are marketed responsibly.“We’re really just getting started,” Maria Pavlidou, head of Marketing at Sirio Europe, tells us. “It’s fascinating what is going on with longevity in different fields.”
'Delivering results': Jared Moskowitz officially launches re-election campaign in new CD 25
The Parkland Democrat will run in a coastal district spanning from Boca Raton south to Miami Beach.
Andre Dowell: Palm Beach’s philanthropic power grows beyond campaign politics
Palm Beach philanthropy increasingly shapes America’s civic and political future.
Arkansas basketball notebook: John Calipari supportive of measures in new Protect College Sports Act
Speaking to reporters at the SEC's spring meetings in Miramar Beach, Florida, Arkansas men’s basketball coach John Calipari touched on a variety of topics.
A Deranged MAGA Talking Point Threatened to Take Over Memorial Day
Under the new Republican orthodoxy on the events of January 6, online tributes to insurrectionists crowded in on tributes to veterans of Guadalcanal and Omaha Beach.
Miami Beach Announces Youth Sports & Wellness Festival
— Free admission, youth clinics & tournaments, live music and more — The Miami Beach Youth Sports Foundation, in partnership with the City of Miami Beach, announces the launch of the Youth...
Pokemon TCG Printed 10 Billion Cards in 2025 as Overwhelming...
The Pokemon Company has released its latest figures report, revealing 10 billion Pokemon cards were printed worldwide from March 2025 to March 2026.
Going swimming? This 1 small water mistake can lead to diarrhea or worse, health officials warn
It's not just at beaches -- Illinois health officials warned that the illnesses can be contracted by people swimming in pools, hot tubs, spas, water parks, rivers and more.
Palm Beach teachers union backs Christina Romelus for School Board
‘Our members appreciate her commitment to public education.’
Third-generation family business celebrates 75 years in Peoria
Beachler's Tire and Automotive Center, a third-generation Peoria institution, celebrated its 75th anniversary.
Cleveland Metroparks announces lineup for summer concert series
There will be four concerts at Euclid Beach and then the other four will be at Edgewater Beach.
Businesses vacate Paramount site in Palm Beach ahead of redevelopment
Most tenants have left the old Paramount Theatre site in Palm Beach, where redevelopment plans call for a mix of club, church and retail space.
More families struggling with cost of food, No Kid Hungry Florida poll says
Floridians are facing tough choices as they struggle to afford groceries.
Holiday weekend brings business to the beach
Signs of rebuilding are still easy to find, like hotels under construction and homes in the process of being elevated.
Myrtle Beach dedicates Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Warbird Park
Over a thousand people gathered to celebrate the opening of the veterans memorial at Warbird, which sits very close to where the front gate of the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base was located.
Semiconductor decoupling. Powell's politics. Industrializing Ogaden. Free trade and the Magna Carta.
Thank you for opening your Chartbook email. Feliks Topolski, 1907-1989 8th Army’s Front, Italy 1944 Semiconductor decoupling Source: FT One thing that Jerome Powell deeply understood is that chairing the Fed under current conditions is a deeply political job. “Powell has successes and mistakes to his name. But he stands out as having thought more carefully about the Fed’s democratic legitimacy than any chair since Paul Volcker,” said Paul Tucker, a former deputy governor at the Bank of England, referring to the Fed chair who successfully fought the great inflation of the 1970s and early 1980s. … While Powell was at the Treasury in the early 1990s, he watched Alan Greenspan build relationships within the government. That convinced Powell he needed to follow the former Fed chair’s lead and spend more time in Congress than his predecessors Yellen and Bernanke. “The accountability for the Fed runs through Congress,” said Claudia Sahm, a former Fed official who is now chief economist at New Century Advisors. “That’s not just about having people on speed dial — it’s answering questions, explaining policy and getting feedback.” Source: FT Ethiopia’s PM Abiy and Nigerian business tycoon, with Chinese engineering, are driving industrialization in Ogaden/Somali region of Ethiopia. - Michael Masri’s reporting for Africa Report if fascinating. Ethiopia has launched a cluster of large industrial schemes in the Somali region, laying foundation stones for a urea plant and an oil refinery in Gode while opening the first two phases of the Ogaden LNG project. Abiy Ahmed framed the push as part of a broader strategy to link energy, agriculture and industry. “These projects embody more than industrial growth,” he said. “They represent our shared responsibility to harness opportunities, strengthen co-operation and promote peace.” The Gode urea plant, backed by Dangote Group and Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), is designed for 3m tonnes a year. Dangote owns 60%, while EIH holds 40%. Officials say Dangote’s equity totals about $2.5bn, while the state provides land and implementation oversight. Gas from the Calub fields will be piped 108km to the site. Construction is slated for 40 months, with operations targeted for 2028. Ethiopia imports most of its fertiliser, spending more than $1.2bn a year for 1.5m–2m tonnes. Usage was roughly 1.7m tonnes in 2023, almost half of it urea, and demand for 2024–25 is put above 2.4m tonnes. If delivered on time, the Gode plant could cover domestic needs and allow exports to neighbours. Brook Taye, chief executive of EIH, called the venture “a significant milestone in the journey toward industrial self-sufficiency”. Dangote told the groundbreaking crowd that the complex would be integrated with gas supply and a polypropylene unit to support local inputs. He pointed to Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), with a capacity of more than 5,000MW, and noted his group’s cement operations and expansion plans. The Gode refinery is being developed by Golden Concord Group of China. It is designed to process 3.5m tonnes a year of crude and condensate from the Hilala field, with associated storage. Backers say it will ease foreign-exchange pressure from fuel imports and anchor further industrial activity, including a proposed steel smelting site in Dire Dawa. GCL’s chair, Zhu Gongshan, cast the project as “a key step in Ethiopia’s path to energy sovereignty”, underscoring the Beijing–Addis ties. Financing details are still being finalised, but the refinery is central to the government’s energy-security narrative. Source: The Africa Report Dangote’s Ethiopian vision: Dangote began with cement. His crown jewel, Dangote Cement, dominates Nigeria’s market and has 10 operations in other nations in Africa. The formula has been consistent: identify sectors with chronic shortages – cement, fertiliser, sugar – commit massive local investments, and scale up to serve regional demand. Ethiopia was a natural extension of that model. In 2015, Dangote launched the Mugher Cement Plant outside Addis Ababa at a cost of $600m, with an annual capacity of 2.5 million tonnes. The investment gave him a firm foothold in one of Africa’s fastest-growing construction markets. But success came with risks. In May 2018, violent unrest led to the killing of Dangote’s country manager and temporary shutdowns at Mugher. While other investors might have retreated, Dangote doubled down. Today, he is preparing to spend $400m to expand Mugher’s capacity to 5 million tonnes, alongside a new grinding unit near Addis Ababa. Cement is just one market Dangote is targeting. Ethiopia’s enormous state-controlled sugar industry, long plagued by inefficiency and debt, has struggled for years to reform. Its Omo Kuraz Sugar Development Project, touted as one of the continent’s largest initiatives, continues to face delays and mismanagement. … The most ambitious venture of all is the planned fertiliser production complex in Gode, Somali region. Publicised on 28 August 2025, the Dangote Group and Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH) deal plans one of the world’s largest single-site urea manufacturing plants. The project costs an estimated $2.5bn and has an estimated capacity of 3 million metric tonnes annually, a rate that would not only render Ethiopia independent, but even a net exporter of fertiliser. EIH, the state wealth fund of Ethiopia, will hold 40%, while 60% is held by Dangote Group. … For Dangote, Ethiopia is a trifecta: Cement demand is projected to grow by 10% annually, its sugar consumption is growing with rapid urbanisation, and fertiliser demand is all but insatiable, given that farming supports the livelihood of 70% of Ethiopians. Source: The Africa Report The stakes for Abiy are high: For Addis Ababa, the $4bn fertiliser project in Ethiopia’s Somali region is no longer simply a manufacturing investment. It is increasingly being framed as a strategic state project tied to food sovereignty, import substitution and the government’s broader attempt to build economic resilience under mounting fiscal pressure. “Becoming self-sufficient in food is our main agenda,” Abiy says during the visit. “Land is needed; we have it. Water is needed; we have it. Human resources are needed; we have it.” The scale is enormous even by African industrial standards. Once operational, the plant is expected to produce three million metric tonnes of urea annually, potentially making it one of the continent’s largest fertiliser complexes. Ethiopian officials say the project now includes a 110km gas pipeline, a 120MW power plant, a polypropylene packaging facility and a two-million-tonne NPK blending plant. For a government grappling with chronic foreign exchange shortages, ballooning import bills and pressure on agricultural productivity, the numbers matter politically as much as they do economically. The decision to anchor the project in Gode is deliberate. Long viewed as peripheral to Ethiopia’s industrial economy, the Somali region is now being repositioned by the federal government as a future irrigation and agro-industrial corridor. Officials argue that the area’s vast land reserves and access to water could eventually support large-scale commercial farming capable of reshaping Ethiopia’s food economy. The government is simultaneously building housing infrastructure for about 5,000 residents near the plant, while officials project broader industrial expansion along the corridor. Abiy goes further, comparing the long-term revenue potential of the Gode development zone with Ethiopia’s flagship state enterprise. “The investments we are making in this Gode area, combined, will generate high revenue for Ethiopia, at par with Ethiopian Airlines,” he says. Source: The Africa Report Feliks Topolski 1907-1982 Topolski’s Chronicle, ‘Nazi Revival’, Vol. 8, Is. 1-2, 1960 HEY READERS, THANK YOU for opening the Chartbook email. I hope it brightens your day. I enjoy putting out the newsletter, but tbh, what keeps this flow going is the generosity of those readers who clicked the subscription button. Photo by Jakub Dziubak on Unsplash If you are persuaded to click, please consider the annual subscription of $50. It is both better value for you and a much better deal for me, as it involves only one credit card charge. Why feed the payments companies if we don’t have to. Subscribe Grim vision of drone warfare by Sylvie Kaufmann For contributing subscribers only. Subscribe The state of the art in Colbert-studies. Jean-Baptiste Colbert was Louis XIV chief minister from 1661 to 1683 and traditionally seen as an architect of absolutism and mercantilism. Alexander Hamilton later cited him as an inspiration in 1782. Now his legacy is disputed. Daniel Dessert, the chief critic, sees Colbert as the orchestrator not so much of an absolutist state as of an elite cabal. Would be great to have a good English-language review of this important debate. Source: lhistoire Didn’t know that the Magna Carta included free trade provisions Fighting for the right to the beach in Oregon in 1967: Source: Research Gate RAF Station – British and Polish Flags, c. 1940-45, The Ingram Collection Feliks Topolski, 1907-1989 ink and wash If you’ve scrolled this far, you know you want to click: Subscribe
Health Officials Are Perplexed By Hawaiʻi Snorkeling Deaths
Snorkeling claims the lives of dozens of tourists each year. Some who lost loved ones or nearly drowned themselves say not enough is done to warn people of the risks.
Revitalizing Downtown Los Angeles: Council member explores entertainment zones to boost economy
Councilmember Ysabel Jurado has introduced a new motion directing city departments to determine if Downtown LA could follow in the steps of Santa Monica, Long Beach and Culver City in
NASCAR results for Charlotte race, full finishing order
Who won NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday? Here are the results.
Oceanfront businesses feel affects of rain-filled weekend
Businesses down at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront battled through a weekend of wet weather for Memorial Day Weekend.
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Iowa blasts Memphis, 18-4
Iowa and South Bend win. Myrtle Beach is slumping badly.
‘No regrets’ - Actress Pauline Stone celebrates 80th birthday in style
The call to Pauline Stone Myrie's 80th birthday celebration at Pompano Beach in South Florida arrived many weeks ago by way of a glittering black, gold and white evite. After studying it, one knew immediately this was a not-to-be-missed milestone celebration, one that Pauline wanted to keep small and intimate between family and close friends.
Wyndham Clark shoots 60 to win CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Wyndham Clark was 7 under over his final eight holes Sunday and closed with an 11-under 60 to overtake Si Woo Kim and win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson for his first PGA Tour win in two years. Clark's last victory was the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in 2024, where he also shot 60 in the third and final round in a tournament cut short by weather. Defending champion Scottie Scheffler started two shots behind and never got any closer.
20 New York beaches under health advisory due to runoff, DOH says
NASSAU COUNTY, N.Y. (PIX11) – A health advisory was issued against swimming at 20 New York beaches, according to the Nassau County Department of Health. The advisory was issued as a precaution for …
Chemist addresses health, safety concerns of chemical tank emergency
Efforts to keep a compromised chemical tank cool continue in Garden Grove as crews monitor the emergency situation. Elaine Bernal, chemistry and biochemistry lecturer at California State University, Long Beach, shares what exactly those efforts do and addresses the public’s concerns. This video was broadcast on Today in LA on Sunday, May 24, 2026.
Health and safety concerns of chemical tank emergency in Garden Grove
Elaine Bernal, a chemistry and biochemistry lecturer at California State University, Long Beach, discusses the ideas firefighters could be considering to find a solution.
Budget conference: Atlantic Beach water projects prioritized by Kiyan Michael funded
Good news for the Northeast Florida beach town.
Lego exhibit opens at Cox Science Center and Aquarium
Families can explore a new exhibit at the Cox Science Center and Aquarium in West Palm Beach this weekend.
‘Deserted parking lot’: Business owner criticizes Beachwalk developer over lack of progress; developer responds
A St. Johns County restaurant owner is voicing frustration over what he calls stalled progress at Beachwalk, the high-profile development known for its artificial lagoon, saying unfinished construction and empty lots have left his business struggling for customers.
Fecal bacteria risk at South Florida beach prompts health warning ahead of busy Memorial Day weekend
Tests completed on Thursday showed the bacteria levels exceeded the level that has been established by state guidelines.
The 5 strangest things about SpaceX’s IPO prospectus
If you’re headed out for a long weekend and yearning for a good beach read, consider this buzzy title: Form S-1 Registration Statement Under the Securities Act of 1933: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
Long Beach Century Club Hosts 38th Annual Middle School Sports Awards Banquet
The Long Beach Century Club hosted its 38th annual middle school sports awards banquet last Thursday at the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid, honoring young athletes from across the Long Beach Unified School District. The club welcomed around 1,500 athletes, coaches, faculty and family members whi
PHOTOS: Long Beach Century Club 38th Middle School Sports Awards Banquet
PHOTOS: Long Beach Century Club 38th Middle School Sports Awards Banquet
"Paradox Drive" Set Revealed for "Pocket" Featuring Paradox...
The next Pocket set will be named Paradox Drive (B3a) and will release on May 28th! As its name implies, it will feature Pokemon with "Ancient" and
Pokemon Japan to Implement Government ID Verification for Pokemon...
To combat scalping, Pokemon Japan has announced that starting around August 2026, customers will need to verify their identity using the government-issued
UNESCO warns a tsunami in the Mediterranean is inevitable
The French Riviera may look like an unlikely place for a tsunami disaster, but scientists warn the threat is far more real than most people realize. Historical events and new modeling show that destructive waves have already struck the Mediterranean coast — and could hit again with very little warning. Some tsunami scenarios could reach beaches in under 10 minutes, leaving almost no time for traditional alerts.
Sea Level Rise is Accelerating, Scientists Confirm
New research closes the sea level budget gap and takes account of the drivers of sea level change.
RECongress Selects Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center for 2028-2032
The Los Angeles Religious Education Congress (RECongress), one of the largest annual Catholic gatherings in the United States, has selected the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center as its new home beginning in 2028. The five-year agreement will bring Catholics from across the U.S. and the world to Long Beach for the four-day RECongress event through 2032.
EXCLUSIVE: Fresno Pacific serves up new sport with beach volleyball
Fresno Pacific is bringing beach volleyball to its Division-II athletics. It will be the first four-year collegiate program in the Fresno area.
Business owner, parkgoers call for Charlotte beach brawls to get under control
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — It's not even Memorial Day weekend and Ontario Beach Park in Charlotte has already had two brawls this season.
Get Outside with Sports, Fitness, and Plenty of Fun This Summer
There’s no shortage of ways to play in the great outdoors on Florida’s Historic Coast Skimboarding PRO/AM Tournament Florida Skimboarding Pro/Am takes Place on Vilano Beach in St. Augustine Florida August 14-16. Bridge of Lions 5K The Annual 5k Run starts at Castillo de San Marcos, along Matanzas Bay and across the Historic Bridge of Lions takes place on July 11. St. Augustine, FL, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Summer is the perfect time to get outside, stay active, and explore everything Flo
Things a travel planner packs on cruises + what not to bring
As a travel planner who's coordinated and been on many cruises, portable fans are an onboard essential, but beach towels are never on my packing list.
SoFi Center will be site of Palm Beach Post High School Sports Awards
The Palm Beach County High School Sports Awards Show, presented by Baptist Health Orthopedic Care, will be held at the SoFi Center this year.
Some Pensacola Beach businesses seeing payoff from traffic increase but others are hurting
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A record number of cars made their way onto Pensacola Beach on Saturday. Nearly 28,000 cars passed through the Bob Sikes Toll Plaza.
Visited coastal Connecticut town that's better than the Hamptons: Madison
Madison, Connecticut, is easy to get to from New York City and has nice beaches and as many things to do as the Hamptons, just with fewer crowds.
NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy to Combine, Creating the World’s Largest Regulated Electric Utility Business and North America’s Premier Energy Infrastructure Platform Benefiting Customers
JUNO BEACH, Fla. & RICHMOND, Va., May 18, 2026--NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) and Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE: D) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction.
Business Notes: Virginia Beach disability advocates honored; free mortgage for military family
View the latest business happenings in Hampton Roads.
PHOTOS: Long Beach Adaptive Sports Fair
The second local Long Beach Adaptive Sports Fair took place at Long Beach City College on May 16th. The event featured a variety of adaptive sports including basketball, boccia, baseball and dance. PLAYMAKERS of Long Beach, Angel City Sports and Triumph Foundation teamed up to host the fair in a mov
Virginia Beach Neptune Wine Festival gives small businesses a chance to grow their reach
Small businesses at the Virginia Beach Neptune Wine Festival say the event offers visibility, new customers, and growth in a tough economy.
"Card Party" Pokemon TCG Fan Conventions Announced for 2026...
Since 2021, unofficial Pokemon TCG conventions have been popping up across the U.S. in an effort to capitalize on the hobby's latest boom. Before the
See renderings of renovated Cox Science Center & Aquarium in West Palm
The Cox Science Center & Aquarium will expand after its renovation is complete. Here's a sneak peak of what the renovation will look like.
The Global Impact of Losing U.S. Sea Level Science
Cuts to climate science risk halting or even erasing decades of progress in global change research—just as risks from rising seas demand better data, informed decisionmaking, and faster action.
Gallery: Murrells Inlet bars filled with bikers for 2026 spring bike rally
Bikers and many interested onlookers visited Murrells Inlet on Thursday, May 14, 2026 for Myrtle Beach Bike Week spring rally festivities.
"Abyss Eye" All 81 Main Set Cards Revealed!
All 81 main set cards from Abyss Eye have been officially revealed! The set will release on May 22nd in Japan. This set is the first to introduce the
Engineering a Legacy: Meet the Boca High Science Olympiad Star Senior
Senior Spotlight: Ryan, Boca High. 5x Science Olympiad champ & robotics star. Off to Georgia Tech for Engineering!
From nuisance to raw material: Trying to solve the sargassum crisis
As increasing amounts of sargassum are washing up on beaches in Mexico, companies are working to solve the crisis sustainably.
‘Battle on the Beach’ Sets HGTV Return After Reported Cancellation: Details
Find out which stars will compete on the previously canceled show's new season.
MBPD: Driver arrested after crashing into cars, causing business damage
A person was taken into custody after a police chase in Myrtle Beach.
UC-Irvine to face Hawaii in NCAA men's volleyball championship
No. 2 Hawaii beat No. 3 Long Beach and unranked UC Irvine extended its run after beating No. 1 UCLA earlier in the men's volleyball NCAA tournament.
Myrtle Beach police: Driver arrested after chase, crashes into cars and business
A reckless driving stop in Myrtle Beach ended with a crash involving multiple vehicles, damage to a local business and three people taken to the hospital.
Will Caesars’ Narrowed Loss and New Venues Reshape Caesars Entertainment's (CZR) Investment Narrative?
In the first quarter of 2026, Caesars Entertainment reported higher sales of US$2,153 million and revenue of US$2,870 million, while reducing its net loss to US$98 million compared with the prior year. Alongside these improved results, Caesars has been expanding its entertainment offerings with new venues such as OMNIA Dayclub & Skybar in Las Vegas and the upcoming Caesars Beach Club in Atlantic City, aiming to draw more visitors to its properties. Next, we will examine how Caesars’ narrowed...
Man arrested in Vero Beach after threatening call to business
A 27-year-old man was arrested in Vero Beach after police say he made a threatening phone call to a local business, prompting an investigation.
Prep talk: Division 1 semis feaitures matchup of volleyball powers
Huntington Beach hosts Mira Costa while Loyola hosts Redondo Unionn in Southern Section Division 1 boys' volleyball semifinals.
How a sales tax hike to protect healthcare would affect Long Beach
If approved, the city’s sales tax rate would hit 11.25%. Some local leaders say it’s imperative to protect hospitals and clinics gutted by federal cuts.
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk set to host drone show above Main Beach
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk recently released its full schedule of summer entertainment, featuring a drone show later this month.
Popular Jersey Shore tiki bar announces summer beach hours and music lineup
The 50-year-old bar has live bands, beachfront DJs and a private lifeguarded beach all summer long.
Connecting climate science and storytelling at Mission Hill Middle School
Working with seventh grade science teachers Sallie Corbin and Christy Fairbairn, Lookout developed a science communication workshop to support students’ climate change research projects and help students think about how complex scientific ideas can be communicated clearly and meaningfully. The visit introduced students to the basics of journalism, storytelling and audience engagement, with support from UC Santa Cruz science communication graduate student and Lookout intern Cassidy Beach. Students later presented their climate change projects at Mission Hill’s Climate Change Symposium through creative formats including videos, games, comics, sculptures and interactive activities. The partnership marks one of Lookout’s first middle school classroom visits as part of its growing educational initiative focused on media literacy, civic engagement and local journalism.
"Chaos Rising" Set Guide: Full Set List, Product Lineup, Store...
We now have the full English set list for Chaos Rising starring Mega Greninja ex! As posted before, it will release on May 22nd as our fourth English Mega
Highlighting local businesses for National Small Business Week
Many come to the Panhandle for the world’s most beautiful beaches, but others come for the food!
For a Good Cause: I tried to make my kid love science. She taught me something better
The Pennekamp Elementary School Science Fair is the only one in the Manhattan Beach Unified School District’s four elementary schools.
Sports tourism generates $150 million annually for Panama City Beach
Dozens gathered at Publix Sports Park to celebrate Tourism Appreciation Day as the facility continues to serve as a major draw for visitors.
CEA Retail + Hospitality Winner: Biggers blends produce, entertainment
Biggers Market’s roots run deep, tracing back to the 1940s when founder and partner Sven Wallin’s grandfather, alongside his brothers, opened Biggers Brothers, a family-run produce business in Charlotte. Decades later, the family’s reputation for farm-fresh fruits and vegetables lives on. In 2010, Wallin opened Biggers Market, building on a reputation that endured for the past 16 years. “I learned a lot about my grandfather, who passed away when my mother was young, through my uncle. The one thing that is ingrained in me is my grandfather’s willingness to go the extra mile for a better product, not settling for what’s easy, but finding what is better,” said Wallin. “He taught me the importance of name and reputation. If your name was on it, it had better be right. Word-of-mouth was always very important to gain a good reputation.” So was hard work. Entrepreneurialism has always been central to Biggers Market’s identity, Wallin said. In high school, Wallin worked at a produce stand in Charlotte, an experience that shaped how he thought about food. “I realized all produce was not created equal, and we could focus on freshness, seasonality and flavor. Grocery stores were convenient, but the produce often didn’t have the same taste or quality,” he said. As a college graduate without a paying job, Wallin took a leap and opened a 20-by-30-foot roadside stand with just three employees. “It was so small we had to put tables with umbrellas out in the yard to accommodate everything. We didn’t have pallet jacks or forklifts to unload the trucks. We would form a line and toss watermelons to get them to where they needed to go,” he recalled. In year two, Wallin opened a market on Carolina Beach Road, still in operation today but larger, and later on Market Street, setting up tents for extra space. In 2019, the sale of the land forced a hunt for a new property, and Wallin landed on his current location at 6250 Market St. “We had ambitions beyond produce,” he said. “We wanted this market to be a place that felt different from a typical grocery store.” In 2024, Wallin added his kitchen to the Biggers brand. “I’ve blurred the lines of a market and a grocery store,” Wallin said. “It’s a place where you can shop, eat, have a drink and listen to live music with friends and family. It’s a mix of retail and social experiences cultivated over time.” What hasn’t changed, however, is Wallin’s Southern hospitality, a strong sense of pride, purpose and responsibility and a commitment to seasonality. Spring brings the garden center to life with herbs, veggie plants and jumbo ferns. Summer leans heavily into produce. Fall brings the pumpkin patch, and winter hosts a Christmas market. “It means a lot to have what we’ve built recognized, especially in Wilmington. There’s a lot that goes into the business from our team. And that’s something we’re genuinely grateful for,” Wallin said. With plans underway for a new larger Carolina Beach Road location, Wallin continues to look ahead. “It’s an opportunity to build another market from the ground up and continue growing what we’ve been doing,” he said. “We’ve been through development before, so we understand what it takes.”
Scientists stunned by 'sheer spectacle' as sea creatures flood beaches
Scientists still have much left to learn about the creatures, even as hundreds of thousands of them wash ashore.
TPCi's TCG Vending Machines Grow 27% in Second-Biggest Year, But 1...
After manually going through Pokemon.com's locator, we can confirm TPCi now operates 1,871 Pokemon TCG vending machines across 28 states. That's a 27%
Inside Palm Beach County’s newly signed Trump trademark deal for airport renaming
The deal could leave openings for Trump’s businesses and family members to benefit from the taxpayer-funded airport name change.
Palm Beach County High School Sports Awards are back! Show details
The Palm Beach County High School Sports Awards will honor top athletes on May 28 at the SoFi Center. Get event details.
DeVaughn Stokes has been the voice of a lot of Sun Funs
This year marked the 71st edition of the long running spring festival in Myrtle Beach. Diane DeVaughn Stokes who, after 38 years with the microphone, has been in involved in more than half of all the Sun Funs.
How Entertainment and Gambling Have Changed in Rockaway Beach and NYC in Recent Years
Rockaway has always known how to keep people busy. The boardwalk drew crowds long before most of the city looked the way it does now, and a day out here meant noise, movement, and something happening just down the stretch. That same pull now runs through New York’s gaming scene, from casino floors in Queens
UCLA sweeps Stanford to win third beach volleyball championship
Sally Perez and Maggie Boyd won the clincher as UCLA swept top-seeded Stanford 3-0 to win the Bruins’ third NCAA beach volleyball championship.
Voices: North Miami Beach to hold small business summit and expo
The City of North Miami Beach is holding their 5th Annual Small Business Summit and Expo. We sit down with Commissioner Daniela Jean and small business owner Sergei Grant on why the community should take advantage of this resource.
Businesses making summer travel easy with innovative products
'Fox & Friends Weekend' introduces three businesses offering innovative products for summer travel, including Rachel Bloom's anti-theft bags, Lifetime Leather Co.'s handmade leather goods and Anchor Works' beach umbrella anchor.
National Championship sports in Gulf Shores on Sunday
The 2026 NC beach volleyball championship concludes
Cameron Young leads Cadillac Championship, but weather looms
Cameron Young leads the Cadillac Championship by six strokes, but a past Masters collapse and bad weather loom for the final round.
Mira Costa sweeps JSerra for girls' beach volleyball title
The Mustangs send their seniors off with a win after falling to Redondo Union in the Southern Section finals last spring.
Rory Diamond calls for 'race-neutral' Jacksonville City Council map before next local election
The Beaches Republican has not ruled out a run for Mayor.
Spirit Airlines goes out of business after 34 years, ending operations immediately - Wausau Pilot & Review
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced
The politics of Trump's ballroom
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — President Trump was about a half-hour into his second speech of the day, musing about the danger he faced last week at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “Saturday night, it was good for one thing. People are loving my ballroom now,” Trump told a crowd last night. “That’s the only thing. They love my ballroom.” Ever since he was hustled off stage at the Washington Hilton last week, after an attempted shooter breached the dinner’s security perimeter and sent guests diving to the floor, the president has argued that the incident is proof for why his White House ballroom is needed. Only his planned $400 million, 90,000-square-foot project, Trump has reasoned, can keep a president truly safe at major events. It’s true that a bunch of GOP lawmakers have jumped on board with new legislation and words of support for Trump’s project. House Speaker Mike Johnson, Sen. Rand Paul and other prominent Republicans went on TV to talk about the need for a ballroom. But as we reported at The Washington Post this week, “people” aren’t really changing their minds on Trump’s ballroom. A new Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found that most Americans still oppose the ballroom project: 56 percent against it versus 28 percent in favor. The numbers are the same as a poll from last year, the Post’s polling whiz Scott Clement found. Other new polls have found similar margins, too. “I’m just not a giant fan, especially of extravagance,” one independent voter told me. “I mean, in the era we’re in right now, given how much people are struggling, it just doesn’t make a lot of sense to me to spend $400 million on a ballroom.” How we got here The Washington Post has followed Trump’s ballroom project very closely. (My colleague Jonathan Edwards may have written the most total words of any reporter about the project; I may be second.) The project exploded as a national issue after Trump tore down the White House’s East Wing after initially promising not to touch it.1 Historic preservationists sued, and about a month ago, a federal judge ordered a halt to ballroom construction.2 The only way the ballroom could proceed, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled, was if Congress explicitly authorized Trump’s plans. (An appeals court has stayed Leon’s order for now.) The judge’s ruling raised an obvious question: would Congress authorize the project? Keep in mind, “authorization” doesn’t mean that Congress needs to necessarily fund the planned $400 million project; they could just sign off on the private donations that Trump has solicited to pay for the ballroom.3 But GOP lawmakers really didn’t want to talk about the ballroom, we reported at The Post just a few weeks ago. One major reason was the ballroom’s bad polling — not a small detail with many of their own midterm elections looming. The White House Correspondents’ Dinner incident, and Trump’s advocacy, may have changed the political conversation around the ballroom. As this week’s polling shows, it doesn’t seem to have affected the fundamental questions surrounding the project. To put it another way, voters still say that cost-of-living concerns are top-of-mind heading into the midterms. Some Republican and independent voters have told me that they see the ballroom as a vanity project that will help Trump but do nothing for their own lives. It might not help Republicans that Trump has dismissed some of the cost-of-living concerns. He’s described “affordability” as a buzzword manufactured by Democrats whose policies helped cause inflation. “They’ve got one good line of bullshit,” Trump said in his first speech yesterday, delivered at a Florida retirement community known as The Villages. Thanks for reading Dan Diamond's newsletter! Subscribe for free to stay up-to-date on my work. Subscribe Speaking of Trump’s speeches… I’m down in Florida because it’s my “duty week” as a White House reporter — basically, I follow the president wherever he goes. (And then hand the baton off to one of my Washington Post colleagues next week.) As part of my duty week, I’ve spent a few days covering the White House’s reaction to Saturday’s attempted shooting, including officials’ review of the security protocols to protect the president. Trump was restrained in the wake of the incident, addressing the nation from the White House briefing room about the need for peaceful dialogue and trying to lower the temperature. But he’s clearly been itching to get back out of the White House, and I was curious to hear how his Florida speeches would go. And — to my ears — it was an unburdened Trump. Not the one we saw Saturday night in the White House briefing room, but the one we witnessed on the campaign trail in 2024. Loose, dropping profanities, mocking everyone, including members of his team. “We have a man here who knows more about Medicaid, Medicare, medical crap than any human being. Where’s Dr. Oz? Where the hell are you, stand up,” Trump said, referring to Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. “It’s the most boring trip I’ve ever made. He’s telling me about Medicare, Medicaid. All I want to do is take care of you, I don’t care. I said, ‘You work out the details.’” I wrote up the speech, as Trump headed to West Palm Beach to deliver more remarks a few hours later. The White House didn’t like my story. Their rapid-response team called it the work of a “total loser”4 and “a miserable TDS-ridden moron.” You can be the judge of whether it’s a fair story or the product of someone afflicted with “TDS.” (The White House’s shorthand for “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”) I’ve pasted the story below with a gift link, meaning that you don’t need to be a Washington Post subscriber to read it. It might prompt you for an email address, though. Meanwhile, I’ll be down in Florida for the rest of the weekend, covering the president. It’s TBD whether those stories will be deemed TDS-afflicted, too. 1 Jonathan details the past six months of ballroom fallout, reactions and the implications for executive authority here. I also had a great time talking about Trump’s ballroom and other projects with Australia’s ABC News Daily on a podcast this week. 2 The judge allowed underground construction and national security-related work to continue. But that hasn’t been enough for Trump, who says the ballroom itself is essential for his protection. 3 The ballroom donors include companies like Palantir, Google and Amazon. For transparency, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post, where I work. No one has ever interfered with our team’s coverage of the ballroom or our mentions of Amazon or Bezos, and if that changed, I’d speak out. 4 To be fair, I’ve spent the morning working on stories and writing this Substack post rather than enjoying the beautiful Florida weather. So they may be onto something about who’s winning and who’s losing.
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