Local public health departments regularly inspect businesses serving food to ensure restaurants and other food retail outlets are following safe food handling procedures. Local laws regulate how ...

Before "influencer" was a job title reserved for the likes of social media personalities marketing different products to folks scrolling aimlessly at home, infomercials existed to turn us into suckers ...

Several months after the 7.5-ton marble hand sculpture was relocated from the downtown Santa Rosa mall entrance, a proposal for a new drive lane at that spot and in front of a planned P.F. Chang’s ...

There's no drama to a film that should have been called "Day of the Living Tradwife." All of this plays out, in “Melania,” as if she’s planning her wedding. The movie opens to the strains of the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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Herbal Essences today (Oct. 15) launched a new campaign, “Scent Traps,” that enlists “Love Island” personality Amaya Espinal, per details shared with Marketing Dive. The effort features Espinal in a ...

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Reader Bites celebrates dishes, drinks, and atmospheres from the Chicagoland food scene. Explore all of our favorites at chicagoreader.com/food/reader-bites. Why do ...

Bud Light is getting fired up for tailgate season through a partnership with Traeger Grills to create the Traegerator, a keg-meets-grill machine complete with built-in speakers, according to a press ...

Washboard abs, stain-free carpets, and the ability to dice a tomato with a playing card: Do these promises sound familiar? These are just a few of the claims made by some of the world's most ...