DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ For the First Time, Most Golfers Play Off-Course
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Will Feuer | Photographs Maggie Shannon For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Trevor Underwood now plays golf in a complex off the highway more often than on the lush course he has frequented for years. “It sure beats the driving range,” says the 34-year-old marketing executive from New Braunfels, Texas. Underwood says his local Topgolf, a chain that offers food, drinks and simulated golf, is more convenient, even when driving there takes him past his longtime traditional golf course.

Persons: Trevor Underwood, ”, Underwood Locations: New Braunfels , Texas

☆ Some Gen Xers Are Still Stoked About Skateboarding
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | Photographs Maggie Shannon For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

People who skate well into their adult years often do so because they have a baseline comfort with the sport, said skateboarding legend Tony Hawk. A member of Deathracer413 at a skate park in Encinitas, Calif.

Persons: Tony Hawk Locations: Encinitas, Calif

☆ For Some Gen Xers, Skateboarding Is for Life
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | Photographs Maggie Shannon For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/for-some-gen-xers-skateboarding-is-for-life-e5599853

Persons: Dow Jones, e5599853

☆ For Some Gen Xers, Skateboarding Is For Life
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | Photographs Maggie Shannon For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Dow Jones, e5599853

In this Southern California town, residents are grappling with the fear that their way of life may be fleeting. Fishermen cast their lines from the long, wooden pier. “Every day here feels like the most perfect summer day,” Mercedes Murray, 38, said as she lounged at Buccaneer Beach, a spot popular among locals. Where residents once played beach volleyball at Buccaneer, there are now berms of natural cobblestones that clatter around in the surf like pennies in a washing machine. Visitors who could once sprawl on wide stretches of sand near the pier must now compete for space on a narrow stretch studded with rocks.

Persons: ” Mercedes Murray Organizations: Fishermen, Buccaneer Locations: Southern California, Oceanside, San Diego, Buccaneer

This summer, she and Taylor Swift seemed to prove it. Some estimates suggest that Beyoncé’s world tour could gross even more than that by the time it wraps in October. Taylor Swift and Beyoncé fans have been shelling out on everything from secondhand tickets that cost more than a flight to Europe to fancy fingernails to match the singers’ wardrobe. Beyoncé’s shows are expected to spur $4.5 billion in spending, based on a separate QuestionPro survey. Both the hotel and its neighbors reported surging demand that pushed up room rates and sold out many properties.

Persons: Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Swift’s, Swift, Haze Organizations: Beijing Locations: Europe, North America, Shade, Manhattan Beach, Calif

The same is true with pretty much any skilled tradesperson these days. Don’t take it personally: There are all sorts of explanations, and only some may be your fault.

☆ Her son said his stepdad was sexually abusive. A judge gave the stepdad custody anyway. Then she found the photographs.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Olivia Gentile | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +58 min

Robert confronted Winenger with the allegations that November, and within weeks Winenger denied the claims in family court. In a family court hearing in Vista, California, on October 28, 2021, Commissioner Patti Ratekin chastised Jill Montes for allegedly alienating her kids from her ex-husband. From a list provided by the Delaware Family Court, Kelly chose a psychologist, William Northey. Their father cited the report in asking a Delaware family court judge to order the boys to change schools. Family Court of the State of Delaware, New Castle CountyCiting the email and a subsequent report, Michael pressed Ostroski to order the transfer.

Persons: he'd, Robert, stepdad, Thomas Winenger, Winenger, Robert's, Jill Montes, Montes, Patti Ratekin, she'd, Ratekin, Richard Gardner, Gardner, Lynn Steinberg, she's, Maya, shrieks, Joan Meier, They'd, —, Meier, Tom Brenner, Paige, Maggie Shannon, Claire, Eden, Weeks, Hester Prynne, Mitra Sarkhosh, Sarkhosh, San Diego Robert, Tom Winenger, Tamatha Clemens, Miguel Alvarez, Alvarez, overreact, Alvarez didn't, Bridges, Janell Ostroski, Linda Gottlieb, Ostroski, Michael D, Ashton, Alfield Reeves, Michael, Kelly D, Kelly, who've, Randy Rand, Chris, Rand, he's, Rand isn't, Jane Shatz of, Joann Murphey, Murphey, Steinberg, Ally Toyos, Kit R, Toyos, Emily, Richard Warshak, Elizabeth Loftus, Harvey Weinstein's, Loftus, Hannah Rodriguez, Linda Gottlieb's, Gottlieb, Rodriguez, Yvonne Parnell, Brian Ludmer, Ludmer, Parnell, aren't, Daniel Barrozo, Mom, Jean Mercer, Mercer, who'd, Michael Saini, Saini, Hannah Yoon, — Ashton, Judge Ostroski, William Northey, Northey, O, Addie Asay, mistreating Ashton, Rachel Brandenburg, Brandenburg, I've, Michael's, Gardner's, Gardner dosed, Dr, Paul Fink, Fink, Warshak, William Bernet, Patrick Clancy, doesn't, She'd, Brian Fitzpatrick, Sen, Susan Rubio, Meier's, Rebecca Connolly, didn't, Connolly, Heidi Simonson, Rubio, Theresa Manzella Organizations: Investigations, San, Business, Child Welfare, of, American Psychiatric Association, World Health Organization, American Professional Society, George Washington University, Violence Law, George Washington University Law School, Columbia University, PAS, Sarkhosh, San Diego County Sheriff's Department, California Health, Welfare Agency, Psychology, Bridges, Texas, Roane, Stockton University, University of Toronto, Families, Delaware Family Court, Family, Delaware Family, Association of Family, Conciliation, Newsday, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, HarperCollins, Family Bridges, Vanderbilt University, Disorders, The Justice Department, WHO, of Social Welfare, Family Law, Winenger, Montes, Superior Locations: San Diego County, Vista , California, of California, Family Bridges, United States, Santa Cruz , California, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego, toddlerhood, Ratekin, San, California, Eden, New Castle County , Delaware, New York, Ashton, Delaware, Jane Shatz of California, Seattle, Southern California, Texas, Kansas, Toyos, Bozeman , Montana, Family, Tampa , Florida, New, Hudson Valley, Chino , California, Wilmington , Delaware, of Delaware, New Castle County, Denver, Washington, Pennsylvania, Susan Rubio of Los Angeles County, statehouses, Watsonville , California, Santa Cruz, Michigan , Kansas, Utah, Colorado, Montana

Improvements are needed to make sure the same ad doesn’t appear too often and to ensure the TV is on when ads are shown, experts say.

☆ Retailers, Brands and Tech Platforms Bet Big on Live-Streamed Shopping in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Patrick Coffee | Photographs Maggie Shannon For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Can live-streamed shopping become a big thing in the U.S.? A number of retailers, brands and tech platforms are convinced that it can, despite a slow start. The practice, which adapts the QVC model of televised home shopping to the digital era, grew popular in the Asia-Pacific region before exploding in China during the pandemic as businesses rushed to connect more directly with homebound consumers.

☆ Pandemic or Not, Proms Are Back
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-05 | by ( Jill Cowan | Maggie Shannon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Pandemic or Not, Proms Are BackFour California high schools. Four Covid-influenced proms. Some strapped themselves into rhinestone-encrusted heels while others, planning for a night on their feet, stuck with Vans or Air Force 1s. Their dates wore white tuxedos, three-piece suits, corsages. In Petaluma, dinner was prepacked sandwiches eaten picnic-style on the football field before the dancing started on the painted lines.

Persons: Fowler Organizations: Vans, Air Force Locations: California, Fresno, Petaluma

Search resuls for: "Maggie Shannon"

11 mentions found