When The Neighborhood Is Owned By Billion-dollar Companies

Sniffies, Archer, and Motto want to give Grindr a run for its money by building apps around what they think are its most appealing features. Grindr might not have been the first location-based dating app—that distinction belongs to MeetMoi, a hookup app acquired by Match Group in 2016. But whether LGBT or not, looking for a long-term relationship or not, most singles are living in the house that Grindr built.

Unemployment and inflation are falling—but so is consumer confidence. Here’s how expectations impact our perceptions of the economy. It may not feel like it, but the U. S. economy is currently doing alright. We are not in a recession or a depression. Economic indicators are neither too hot nor too cold—a Goldilocks dynamic that The Federal Reserve strives for. 

As part of a billion-dollar brand expansion under Warren Buffett, the plush toy has become a licensee’s dream. I swear that I can smell the sweet scent of marshmallows through the cardboard. And by the time my family is filling its bowls with corn flour Os and pastel-colored marshmallow “Cam” cats, the sugary odor is so rich it feels as if might be standing in a rice krispies treat factory.

Reagan National is one of the few airports in the country that offers smart bike lockers, but that could be changing. In a parking garage steps from the terminal at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport sits the latest transport option for fliers—10 new smart bike stalls that cater to the increasing number of travelers cycling to their flights.

In animal studies, a new drug-free nasal spray was 99.99% effective in stopping viruses and bacteria. Early in the pandemic, researchers at Harvard Medical School and Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital started trying to develop a new way to block respiratory infections. Now a newly published preclinical study suggests how well their product, a nasal spray, might work.

A trio of business closures on a popular stretch of East Colfax Avenue has left devotees of Steve’s Snappin’ Dogs, Fox Run Cafe and Enzo’s End Pizzeria wondering what will take their places. But their owners, and the leader of the Bluebird District — a nine-block stretch of properties along Colfax between St.