TARRYTOWN, N.Y. – Of the many cold and sore throat remedies, there is one brand, Sucrets, that has a mystery and lore about it larger than its original use. Not only are Sucret lozenges valued as a relief for sore throats, the tins well outlast the original product, and areMORE HERE
NEW YORK — The design firm Turner Duckworth has updated the design and logo for the Newman’s Own food line, just in time for the brand’s 40th anniversary year. The chief marketing officer of Newman’s Own, Nicole Malcolm-Manyara, said that the goal of the refresh was to “break through on shelvesMORE HERE
The 1970s, an era of Arab oil boycotts, inflation and Carter austerity, were the heyday of the discount motel. At the time, mid-tier chains like Holiday Inn, Ramada Inn and Quality Inn offered pools and dining rooms. Many of them were “luxe” in a middle market sort of way. InMORE HERE
As the ski craze hit America in the 1960s and 1970s, almost every city in the U.S. had an independent ski shop, filled with dozens of independent ski brands. These shops were sometimes ski and sports stores, other times ski and surf shops. It all depended on the climate, theMORE HERE
NEW YORK – Bazooka Gum is now 75 years old. The bubble gum brand, best known for dry joke comics and a sort of hard initial chew that eventually satisfies, is now its own company. The brand debuted in 1947, a product of the Brooklyn gum company Topps. It wasMORE HERE
Looking at the piles of refuse in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, one of the biggest contributors to waste are rusted patio grills, rusty and broken lawn furniture, and plastic furniture. On top of that, and where HOAs permit, there are plastic fences, blown far and wide. Seemingly repairable appliances,MORE HERE
One of the more unfortunate interior trends of the last decade is the current skunner for what has been called “brown furniture.” In this trend, well-crafted mahogany furniture, in classic lines, was un-valued and cheap. It got painted. Or here in Florida, it got painted and shabby chic’ed. You canMORE HERE
DETROIT – The television station WDIV will celebrate its 75th anniversary tonight with a two-hour documentary narrated by radio’s Dick Purtan, former WDIV Sportscaster Eli Zaret, and current WDIV Anchor Devin Scillian. Today, the station is taking a nostalgic tour; this morning anchor Jason Carr was on their internet feedMORE HERE
ARLINGTON, Virginia – The American Intellectual Property Law Association hosted their 2022 Annual Meeting from October 27-29, 2022 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, where new board members were sworn in for 2022-23. Eight awards were presented. New board members for the 2022-2023 year are: AIPLA also awarded eight:MORE HERE
There was a time not long ago, when liquor ads had some sort of reserve in them, some sort of sophistication. But our friends at one of Scotland’s most famous Scotch brands sort of went off the rails in a recent social media post. Notwithstanding the social idea that problemMORE HERE