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Is San Francisco’s Union Square district’s luxury retail industry in decline? Over the past four years, more than 30 stores have closed in this area known for its renowned retail. According to a report on the city’s retail market released earlier this summer by real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield, Union Square’s vacancy rate is set to reach a new peak of 20.6% in the first quarter of 2024. Experts generally explain this situation as the result of higher taxes, a general decline in competition from retail to online shopping, and an accelerating crime rate in this part of San…

Washington CNN — President Joe Biden has returned to the campaign trail this week, entering a new political phase as he seeks to end his term in the White House and secure a replacement for Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden and Harris are set to launch their final sprint to the election on Labor Day, using the holiday to rally support among working-class voters in Pittsburgh with an event at a local union hall — a symbolic show of force in a city Biden himself frequented at key points in his political career. Biden’s campaign trip also comes amid the…

BOSTON — After two Steward Healthcare hospitals officially closed, some unemployed workers and residents in Dorchester and Ayer are wondering what happens next.There were hugs, tears and some fear as Kearney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer closed their doors at 7 a.m. Saturday morning.”The story is not over yet,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said.Bankrupt Steward Health Care was unable to find qualified bidders for two facilities and was forced to close them.On Friday, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced that five of Steward’s Massachusetts hospitals have been bought by other companies and that the state plans…

The votes are in. With the help of Copper Creek Contractors, Ryan Edwards of the Armstrong-Potomac men’s golf team and Ella Schweighart of the Villa Grove women’s golf team are this week’s winners. Below are their comments in their own words, along with their biggest supporters: their teammates.Ryan Edwards | Armstrong Potomac Men’s Golf➜ Why he’s Athlete of the Week: Edwards helped the newly formed Armstrong Potomac golf team make team history by winning its first-ever match on Aug. 19. The Trojans defeated Villa Grove and Heritage with a team score of 189, and Edwards earned medalist honors with a…

It’s been a big year for the Opelika Chamber of Commerce.The chamber, founded more than 80 years ago, was named Chamber of Commerce of the Year in the First Division by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.According to President and CEO Ali Rauch, this is the first time the Opelika Chamber has received this award and the chamber is only the third Alabama chamber to receive this honor from ACCE.For Rauch himself, who has had a successful year and was appointed to the ACCE Board of Directors in July, the “Chamber of the Year” award is recognition of his…

Trump campaign official Corey Lewandowski denied rumors of a shakeup in the former president’s campaign team, saying the leadership remains the same.Lewandowski, Trump’s 2016 campaign chairman who recently joined his 2024 campaign team, told Fox News Sunday that campaign managers Suzie Wiles and Chris LaCivita will remain in charge.”We’re focused on one thing: making sure Donald Trump has the opportunity to lay out his vision for America over the next nine weeks,” Lewandowski said.Lewandowski was a controversial figure who was fired by Trump in 2016 for grabbing a reporter’s arm and then lost his job managing a pro-Trump fund four…

To celebrate the Stratocaster’s 70th anniversary, Fender has teamed up with Italian fashion house Bvlgari to release a limited edition version of the iconic instrument, and it’s just as stylish as you’d expect.Firstly, the guitar boasts a vintage-modern aesthetic inspired by the Aerodyne and Elemental series. Unlike your average Stratocaster, the Bvlgari Strat features a streamlined pickguard, miniaturized control layout, and body-mounted single coils.This guitar features a two-piece select ash body with a 7.25-9.5 inch compound radius rosewood fretboard and is finished in a stunning mid-50s wide fade chocolate two-tone sunburst lacquer finish.Other unique features include a straight-grained maple neck…

Donald Trump has indicated his support for a constitutional amendment that would legalize recreational marijuana in his state of Florida.In a Truth Social post on Saturday, President Trump said Florida’s Amendment 3 “legalizes the personal use of marijuana for adults, whether people like it or not.””It’s legal in so many other states and people shouldn’t be criminalized in Florida,” the former US president said, adding, “We don’t need to ruin people’s lives and waste taxpayer money by arresting adults for possession of drug paraphernalia.”As a Florida resident, Trump will have the right to vote in November for Florida’s Amendment 3,…

Meghan Markle has taken a minority stake in Cesta Collective, a brand known for its hand-knitted bags. How it happened: Meghan discovered Cesta Collective while surfing the web. “I spend a lot of time Googling brands,” she said. She recently invested in the brand, which employs women in Rwanda to make its products. The bags are finished in Italy, she told The New York Times in an interview. Markle’s investment follows increased interest in the brand after she was photographed carrying a Chesta Collective bag during a dinner date in May 2023. The brand’s founders, Erin Ryder and Courtney Weinblatt…

” frameborder=”0″ class=”dcr-ivsjvk”>Kamala Harris’ entry into the presidential race has energized Democratic voters, pushing their approval ratings to near record levels, according to the latest polling data.While Gallup’s numbers show support has risen among all voters, including Republicans, over the past five months, comparable figures show a much sharper increase among Democrats, likely driven by Harris replacing Joe Biden as the presidential nominee.The growing enthusiasm coincides with Harris’ improved performance in the public polls compared to Biden, who dropped out of the race last month after a poor performance in a debate with Donald Trump that threatened to further erode…