Some of LA’s most devoted cookie fans are pulling into a gas station to get their fix. Inside is Zooies, a cookie shop with dozens of flavors and a loyal following built by founder Arezou Appel, who still develops every recipe herself. “We are in a gas station,” Appel said. Sign up for the California … Read more
On a Sunday afternoon in the San Fernando Valley, shattered patrons and employees came together for a going away party of a beloved institution. MacLeod Ale Brewing Co., a cult-favorite Van Nuys brewery — known for its old-school British cask ales and house made pizzas, and neighborhood vibe — announced it’s shutting down on September … Read more
A Route 66 legend could soon be no more. The future of the Bagdad Cafe, a popular waypoint along America’s legendary Mother Road, is hanging in the balance — following the closure of the cafe’s kitchen and the death of its founder. Inspired by the 1987 film of the same name, Andrea Pruett opened the restaurant … Read more
New York’s elusive guitar legend can no longer hide in the shadows. After 30 years of discreetly postering the city with flyers advertising his guitar lessons, Dan Smith’s grassroots campaign has earned him the most elaborate poster yet: a Times Square billboard. Since 1992, New Yorkers have seen his face and slogan plastered on telephone … Read more
From eating green to seeing green. A first-of-its-kind Bay Area gas station has sold for a whopping $12 million — a lucrative number far higher than its owner and founder anticipated, according to a CBS report. Dubbed America’s first “plant-based mart”, Hangry Planet in San Bruno first opened in 2022, selling eggless breakfast sandwiches with Beyond … Read more
A California ice cream shop is freezing some assets — by placing bets on freezing weather. 28wishes, a bougie independent ice cream parlor in downtown Los Angeles, has been gaining cash on Kalshi, the online “prediction market” app that lets users gamble on everything from political races to Met Gala looks. According to the shop’s … Read more
Stop, in the name of love. NYC’s digital dating-weary singles are increasingly leaning on Big Apple bars to help them facilitate conversations with strangers — there’s a reason why every watering hole from the West Village to Williamsburg seems to suddenly be hosting “love science experiments” or handing out “intention bracelets” at the door. But this … Read more
Park Slope Food Coop’s contested vote to boycott Israeli products earlier this week has actually removed Arab-founded products from the shelves, according to one of the business owners impacted. Rachel Simons, the founder and CEO of tahini brand Seed + Mill — one of the products impacted by the boycott — told The Post that … Read more
A single mom has revealed the shocking way scammers threatened to destroy her small business unless she paid up. Gina Tsigaris, owner of Sydney-based removalist company Move it with Gina, said her 11-year reputation was suddenly thrown into jeopardy when her online profile was targeted in an elaborate extortion scam. “It happened so fast. Over … Read more
An iconic Los Angeles brewery held its last event Sunday as it closes down, the latest in a string of closures affecting the city’s night life. Angel City Brewery in the downtown art district shuttered its operations with a send off, after 13 years in the district and around three decades in the city. The … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My mother and stepfather, “Pop,” divorced a few years ago. He was the only father figure in my life and was good to me, so I want to maintain a relationship with him. What happened between them is a “he said, she said” situation. I don’t know where the truth lies, and I … Read more
A Santa Monica product designer is putting hard numbers to what locals have long known in their bones: nearly three in 10 storefronts on the Third Street Promenade sit empty. The designer built an interactive map tracking occupancy along the corridor, and the numbers aren’t pretty — 28.5% of storefronts are vacant, a bleak snapshot … Read more
They got a raw deal. Long Island’s oyster industry has been left shellshocked after the “worst winter of the century” cost purveyors tons of inventory — and steep profit losses — thanks to an unprecedented deep freeze. “We’re buying clams and oysters about 10% higher already,” Vincent’s Clam Bar manager Danny Pepi told The Post … Read more
We hear so often about family businesses closing because the children who would have inherited them see their parents’ trade as being beneath them. But Brian Acosta Arya isn’t your typical millennial. He was just 22 when he took over his father’s business, the Lincoln Tunnel Motel, situated on the side of a highway in … Read more
Wine makers are pulling the cork on California. Another giant in the world-famous wine growing region is shutting down and slashing staff, making it the fourth since the start of 2026. Jackson Family wines has stopped production at its Carneros Hill facility in Sonoma’s Carneros region, laying off more than a dozen employees, according to … Read more
You won’t Fuhgeddaboud being good this Christmas. You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf, now there’s Guido on a Ledge — a plush doll decked out in a wife-beater tank, shades, slides, sporting facial — and chest — hair, and wearing a good-luck horn. Creator Christine Fiscardi Lentinello, a Red Hook, Brooklyn native who now lives in … Read more
Shop like your city depends on it. In an ever-evolving New York, one thing remains the same, against all odds — we’ve got some of the greatest, most unique independent businesses on earth. And Small Business Saturday is one of the biggest days on the calendar for these cornerstones of Big Apple life — a full-on celebration … Read more
The holiday season proves that bigger isn’t always better: Nearly half of seasonal gifts come from small businesses, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 general population respondents found that on average, those surveyed purchase 44% of holiday gifts from small businesses — a third said they make more than 50% of their purchases … Read more
How’s this for motivation: One professional chef managed to lose over 100 pounds the old fashioned way — that is, without Ozempic — all while building up her own potato chip business. Keya Wingfield dropped from 245 pounds to 138 pounds since 2021, simply by changing her diet and taking up two key exercises. In … Read more
He took a shot. An East Hampton native who skipped college to follow his professional dream is succeeding on Long Island’s luxe South Fork peddling his own tequila brand. “Larger brands … they just drop some product on a table,” Montaukila owner Simon Cascante, 33, recently told The Post. Long Island native Simon Cascante started … Read more