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Many Americans increased their alcohol intake during the pandemic, with women and parents of young children disproportionately affected. For most of her life, Andrea Carbone, a 51-year-old paralegal living in Florida, wasn’t a big drinker. But when the pandemic struck, she worried constantly about her job, her health and the …

[This is a sponsored article with MDEC.] The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the norm, and for many, the new norm has not been easy. Besides having a large portion of the population stuck working and studying from home, many businesses saw their normal income streams reduced or even cut off.  …

Our routines may have stalled during Covid, but the desire to divorce certainly hasn’t. Here, some of the pandemic-age challenges to consider. When the New York divorce courts reopened in June after a nearly three-month closure, the lawyer Nancy Chemtob said she began waking up at 3 a.m. to handle …

While many F&B businesses said goodbye to fans in 2020, VCR launched 2 new spin-off establishments in addition to their 2 existing cafes. Cantina by VCR was launched in February 2020 whereas VCR Stacks started in October 2020. Cantina is located in Bukit Bintang (in the YTL Building) while Stacks …

This year will go down as one of the toughest in history, but Argentina-based mobile game publisher Etermax executed well. During the pandemic, the publisher of the hit mobile game Trivia Crack published eight titles. As people sought solace from games while social distancing, mobile gaming is expected to grow …

Photo by Roman Samborskyi / Shutterstock.com Gone are the days when you had to rely on Craigslist or eBay to sell your unwanted clutter. Today, there’s a plethora of websites and apps — from Facebook Marketplace to Letgo and OfferUp — that can help you get cash for your unwanted …

One of the COVID-19 precautions many businesses are taking is refusing to accept cash. It’s not only an effort to limit the risk of passing on the virus but a step towards an all-digital economy. One that Kabbage, a fintech company and small business lender, is ready to meet.  Kabbage …

The local food and beverage (F&B) sector saw itself crashing down during the Covid-19 pandemic. In a bid to survive, innovation and pivoting has proven to be necessary. F&B businesses displayed resilience strategies and one of them is through partnerships with each other to expand their reach. For one, standalone bubble …

It was only October, and an unseasonably hot and sunny day to boot, but Rovonne Staten’s front steps in Grapevine, Texas, brimmed with Christmas-y props. For her family’s holiday-card photo shoot, there were poinsettias and wreaths, tinsel and tartan, an oversized ornament emblazoned with the letter “S,” a plate of …