Greenmarket Farmers Pay a Big Price
Midwest farmers have doubled profits since 2005 by selling grains like corn and soybeans. But Northeast farmers, who primarily raise livestock, have ended up on the wrong side of the tipping scale.
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Welcome to the Hamster House
Kaiser Wilhelm started it all. Wilhelm was the hamster Jessica Wells foun…
Yellow Cabs Go Green
Veteran Guillermo Montero recently bought his first hybrid taxi, saving him $30 a day in gas. Montero’s Toyota Camry is now among the 1,020 hybrid cabs in the city. Officials are hoping that all 13,150 yellow taxis will go green in the next few years.
Used Bike Business Booms
With gas prices at a record high and environmental awareness growing, bike use is on the rise in the city. Some new businesses are popping up to help meet the demand.
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Posh Pet Services Flock to S. Harlem
Doris Wade looked around her South Harlem neighborhood in 2006 and saw a need: services for pets. So she opened Posh Paws.
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Pizzerias’ Slice of the Pie Shrinks
With food and energy prices rising faster than dough in a brick oven, virtually everything that goes into making and serving a slice has gotten more expensive, New York pizza makers complain.
Seaport Charts New Course
The South Street Seaport Museum in Lower Manhattan wants to reduce its flee…
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A Zimbabwean Voice in Harlem
One morning in early April, at the start of Zimbabwe's contested election, …