No. 79: Uber’s up, the Hamptons are down and CA is maybe a push
TGIF: A good Friday everybody and welcome new readers. It’s Oct. 23, on which we celebrate Italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro, who decreed that a “mole” of any substance has the same…
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No. 78: Gluons, fake skin and white bucks for Billy the Kid
ISOTOPIA: The Nuclear Science Advisory Committee is pretty much what it sounds like – a group of scientists that advises the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation on ways…
No. 77: Ratchets, new beer rules and lobsters claw their way back
TGIF: A good Friday everybody and welcome new readers. Just five days to go until the Innovator of the Year awards and the chance to hob and nob with the brightest stars in…
No. 76: Dick Cheney, Cardinal Richelieu and the 51st shade of gray
The Beige Book is out this week, offering members of the Federal Reserve anecdotal economic data and sentiment from branch directors, businessfolk, economists and others. The report is produced eight…
No. 75: Beer money, new kids on the block and Chelsea boots are back
TGIF: A good Friday everyone and a special welcome to new readers. This was a week during which even the cynics and doomers had to think, “Hmm, maybe there really is something…
No. 74: DealerTrack staying, German aid for Thrillist and the enduring hipness of Mason jars
TGIF: Greetings from the Long Island Business Development Conference in Montauk. Great opening keynote from Mark Lesko – on the eve of his new gig at Hofstra – plus panels on…
No. 73: Quirky folds, hello Neumann and the truth about man buns
TGIF: A good Friday everyone and a special welcome to new readers. It’s National Research Administrator Day, so if you do that and have one, please celebrate responsibly. Oh, and we…
No. 72: Lamborghinis, Roombas and forking off at National Grid
TOP O’ THE NEWS: The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System ended years of internal debate and off-and-on public speculation this week by announcing it would rename itself Northwell Health and…
No. 71: Twin Towers steel shortage, a hot school security startup and why smells sell
TGIF: A good Friday to everyone and a welcome new readers. It’s Sept. 11, our National Day of Service and Remembrance. It’s also National Hot Crossed Buns Day. Other countries may…
No. 70: Pot-free Riverhead, good-bye Dean Jones and what color do you pee?
TGIF: A good last Friday of the season, everybody. Time to repack those white bucks. Before you head off for Labor Day, remember we’re always on the hunt for story ideas,…
No. 69: Dowling rises, Boehner doesn’t and the Israelis call out Heinz
MOVING ON UP: North Shore-LIJ boss Michael Dowling has been named the 22nd most influential person in U.S. health care. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and President Obama topped the list, which…
No. 68: Lumbergh-speak, Google poaching and a DiNapoli probe
I’M GOING TO NEED YOU TO GO AHEAD AND READ THIS: A study of more than 250K Enron emails found that company executives commonly used phrases made famous by Office Space…
No. 67: Tate’s, Harding did it and the race to xyz
THE WORLD, SHOT: Yesterday was World Overshoot Day, the date mankind’s demands of the planet exceed its ability to regenerate, according to the Global Footprint Network. In 2000, the overshoot fell…
No. 66: Funny in Jamestown, craft beer and a really amazing iPhone 5
SPEAKING OF BEER: Craft beer production climbed to 12.2M barrels in the first half of 2015, a jump of 16%, according to the Boulder-based Brewers Association trade group. That’s not as…
No. 65: Chimps are chimps, KFC’s bucket of print and a 1990s love song machine
TGIF: A good Friday everybody and a special welcome to new readers. It’s National System Administrator Day, so be sure to give yours a hug. After you clear it with HR,…