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Could a marijuana tax help Portland's minority-owned businesses?

People of color are conspicuously absent from Oregon’s lucrative legal weed business. Now, advocates say a proposed 3% marijuana tax could help

Could a marijuana tax help Portland's minority-owned businesses?
Artsy afterlife: a new breed of urban taxidermists give animals 'life after death'

Amber Maykut is part of a resurgence of taxidermists committed to never killing for the sake of art – using animals that have already been killed for other purposes

Artsy afterlife: a new breed of urban taxidermists give animals 'life after death'

The perfect hangover cure? Californian company makes snack bars from beer

What started out as a fraternity experiment has now turned into a startup that recycles edible waste from breweries around California

The perfect hangover cure? Californian company makes snack bars from beer
Let them eat bugs: US startup sees future of sustainable food in creepy crawlies

Grubbly Farms is raising black soldier flies as a substitute for wild-caught fish in food for livestock and farmed seafood

Let them eat bugs: US startup sees future of sustainable food in creepy crawlies
An emotional support animal is just a mouse click away

Online services offering letters of certification for emotional support animals are more popular than ever. We tested a couple to see just how easy it is

An emotional support animal is just a mouse click away
Eggs and Joe: tuck in at the classic American diner in New York state

On the edge of the Catskills town of the same name, Phoenicia Diner looks like a film set, but there’s nothing unreal about the high-quality good-value food

Eggs and Joe: tuck in at the classic American diner in New York state

Why a New York restaurateur is arming employees with Apple Watches

ShakeShack founder has announced that the managers and sommeliers at his new Union Square Cafe 2.0 eatery will wear devices to take better care of diners

Why a New York restaurateur is arming employees with Apple Watches
Would you wear wool shoes to save the environment?

As demand for all-wool shoes grows, a number of US footwear brands are heading directly to the source: the sheep pastures of New Zealand

Would you wear wool shoes to save the environment?
Elon Musk aims to refit 5m homes with solar roofs

SolarCity is talking up the look and longevity of solar roofing but potential costs pose questions about whether it can succeed where others have failed

Elon Musk aims to refit 5m homes with solar roofs

Could a marijuana tax help Portland's minority-owned businesses?