Mike Ilitch calls Wayne State’s planned $40 million business school, to be named for him, ‘the biggest deal of my life’
Read More Baltimore bike shop joins REI’s #OptOutside movement to close on Black Friday
Joe’s Bike Shop, a Baltimore-area bicycle retailer, jumped on board with REI’s #OptOutside decision to close for Black Friday and encourage customers to enjoy the outdoors.
REI, the outdoor clothing and equipment retailer, announced Monday that it would close all 143 of its stores, including locations…
B’More Betty consignment shop will reopen in Fells Point
Upscale consignment shop B’more Betty, which closed in Federal Hill in April after the Baltimore riots, will return to the city next month with a new store in Fells Point.
The shop specializes in buying and selling new and pre-owned designer shoes, handbags and accessories, including labels such…
AOL Enters The Live-Streaming Market With The Revamped Kanvas App
Kanvas, AOL’s teen-oriented photo-editing app, is repositioning itself as a live-streaming app that can be edited in real time.
AOL is jumping into the live-streaming fray with the latest version of the Kanvas app, whose parent company it acquired in August. Previously marketed as a photo-editing service for teens and children, Kanvas just got a facelift that infused the app with live-streaming capabilities, positioning it against the likes of Periscope and Meerkat.
How To Solve the Looming Retirement Readiness Crisis
Fewer than one in five employees are on track to retire. Here’s why that’s a problem—and what employers can do about it.
When it comes to retirement, U.S. employees have a problem. According to the State of U.S. Employee Retirement Readiness 2015, a new report by El Segundo, California, financial literacy consulting firm Financial Finesse, fewer than one in five U.S. employees are confident they’re on track to retire. Of those that are not on track, more than three-quarters have never checked a retirement calculator about their needs, and only 47% have taken a risk tolerance assessment to determine how they should invest for retirement.
7 Strategies From Ghost Stories That Can Liven Up Your Presentations
Keep your audience’s attention with these strategies that are more campfire and less PowerPoint.
There are few things more boring than sitting in a conference room listening to someone read bullet points off a slide. This is communication, perhaps, but a pale shade of what communication can be.
5 Great Free Apps For Making Your Videos Pop
Shoot with style, edit with ease, and convert like crazy.
Photos are sooooo 2014. It’s time to get serious about video. While the rest of your hooplehead friends are busy shooting shaky, blurry, non-edited clips, you could be crafting true stories—all for the low, low price of nothing.
Could A Pair Of Panties Help Change The World?
Menstruating girls skip school, leading to high dropout rates. But what if all they need is better supplies?
There’s a simple reason girls in sub-Saharan Africa—and many other parts of the developing world—miss school more often than boys. When they have their period, and they can’t afford (or find) a pad or tampon, they often stay home rather than risk making a mess.
Why Your Company’s UX Director Should Be A Beer, Cheese, And Cocktail Expert
Orr Shtuhl of design agency Blenderbox teaches classes on pairing cheese and beer. Company morale: Meet your master.
Only ask Orr Shtuhl about cheese, beer, and cocktails if you have a few minutes to spare.
Eternal It Girl Molly Ringwald Is Busier Than Ever
A look at the jam-packed creative calendar of America’s most famous redhead—and what she prioritizes in the rare moments of downtime.
Having just wrapped up a packed morning taping talk show The Chew, Molly Ringwald attempts to answer a question about what she’s currently working on. “I’m promoting the film Jem, which was out on October 23, and also doing a television series in Toronto, a single-camera family sitcom called The Wonderful Wayneys where Jason Priestley plays my husband. And I just did a part in a movie with James Franco and Christian Slater called King Cobra. Then the singing, performing at [New York jazz mecca] Birdland with my band in March.” Ringwald has failed to mention that she’s writing a book (another one, that is) . . . her third. Or that she is a married mother of three.
