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☆ I make the impossible possible for some of America's richest people with an ultra-exclusive concierge app
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He runs the exclusive community and concierge service app Myria. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. I created Myria, a community and concierge for ultra-high-net-worth individuals in 2021. There's a community for members to connect with one another through our app, and there's an access side where they can get off-market luxury experiences. Myria started with the network I've developed over 17 yearsBefore launching Myria, I set up and ran an offline concierge service called The Blue.

Persons: Rey, I've, Myria, Pitbull, Justin Timberlake, Paul Tudor Jones Organizations: Fortune, Service, Rey Flemings, Apple, FedEx Locations: Las Vegas, Wall, Silicon, Coachella, Palm Springs, Memphis , Tennessee

☆ On Fire Island, a Home for Art — and the Artists Who Make It
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Evan Moffitt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

THERE’S A DISTINCT palette to Fire Island Pines, the gay beach getaway a two-hour train ride from New York City. Pale sand dunes covered in sea grass and holly trees are muted against the men in neon swim briefs who wander through them. But one house stands out amid the uniformity: a modest, 1,100-square-foot white two-bedroom with a gently peaked roof, its walls filled with colorful contemporary art. The two had become close a few years earlier, after Cohen bought a painting of Langberg’s for his collection of queer-focused art, which he’d begun acquiring around 2010. “It’s not about having art on the walls,” he says, “but about them having a place and creating something here.”

Persons: boardwalks, Ilan Cohen, Doron Langberg, Cohen, Langberg’s, he’d, “ It’s, ” Locations: New York City, Palm Springs, Manhattan, Pines

In an aerial view, burned cars and homes are seen a neighborhood that was destroyed by a wildfire on August 17, 2023 in Lahaina, Hawaii. A young boy walks through wildfire wreckage Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Search and recovery team members check charred buildings and cars in the aftermath of the Maui Fires in Lahaina, West Maui, Hawaii, August 17, 2023. Lahaina, Maui, Wednesday, August 16, 2023 - Homes and businesses lay in ruins after last week's devastating wildfire swept through town. A woman walks through wildfire wreckage Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.

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☆ Live updates: Storm Hilary drenches California after battering Mexico as a hurricane
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Aditi Sangal | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“Lives and property are in great danger through Monday.”Flood watches are in effect for more than 25 million people from Southern California to northern Idaho. Flooding, mudslides and downed trees and wires already are widely reported across Southern California. Once a hurricane, Hilary weakened as it made landfall in Mexico Sunday, where at least one person died, then it crossed over into the Golden State. While the storm has weakened significantly, it’s still battering California with extreme weather as it moves farther inland, bringing continued fears that floods and mudslides could potentially turn deadly. Read more about Hilary as it brings life-threatening flooding and gusty winds to southern western US.

Persons: Mario Tama, Hilary, Monday, ” Flood, Todd Gloria, ”, it’s Organizations: Southwest, Southern California, National Hurricane Center, Intermountain, National Weather Service, ” San Diego, CNN, Golden State Locations: Rancho Mirage , California, Nevada, San Diego, arroyo, Southern California, Idaho, ”, Palm Springs, Mexico, Los Angeles, California

☆ $875,000 Homes in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Angela Serratore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Lake Arrowhead | $875,000A renovated 1968 house with three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms, on a 0.2-acre lotThis house has views of the lake from several of its main spaces. It is close to a popular hiking trail and to Lake Arrowhead Country Club, which has an 18-hole golf course. A small grocery store, a sports bar and a public library are within a five-minute drive; more shopping and dining options are along the lakefront, about 10 minutes away. The updated kitchen, next to the dining area, has sage-green cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, a rough stone backsplash and a pantry. A powder room with a sliding farmhouse-style door is off the kitchen.

Organizations: Lake Arrowhead Country Club, Downtown Locations: Bernardino, Riverside, Downtown Los Angeles, Springs, Coachella

☆ Tropical Storm Hilary has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone but is still bringing life-threatening flooding and strong winds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Nouran Salahieh Joe Sutton Rob Shackelford | Nouran Salahieh | Joe Sutton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Hilary has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone that’s still bringing life-threatening flooding and gusty winds to much of the Southwest US, leaving streets like raging rivers and residents ordered to leave their homes. “Areas that normally do not experience flash flooding will flood,” the National Weather Service said. Strong and gusty winds are expected to persist across portions of the western US Monday, particularly in and near areas of higher terrain. Cars were stuck in floodwaters in the Spanish Hills area, the National Weather Service reported. The Los Angeles Unified School District – the nation’s second largest school district – will be closed Monday because of the storm.

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As sunshine returned to Southern California on Monday, residents and officials said the region had avoided catastrophic damage from Tropical Storm Hilary, which broke records for August rainfall as it passed into California on Sunday but was much diminished from the fearsome Category 4 hurricane that had alarmed meteorologists days earlier when it was over the Pacific Ocean. Under sheets of rain, some neighborhoods in the desert cities east of Los Angeles became a soupy mess and at one point on Monday the mayor of Palm Springs said the city was cut off by road closures. In San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, videos showed creek beds filled with sludge-colored torrents that ominously carried boulders and tree trunks. Yet in one of the most heavily populated parts of the country — Los Angeles and San Diego Counties alone have a combined population of more than 13 million — there were no reports of deaths related to the storm as of Monday afternoon.

Persons: Hilary Organizations: Riverside Counties, San Locations: Southern California, California, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, San Bernardino, San Diego

[1/8] People walk along the beach in Pacific Beach area as Tropical Storm Hilary approaches San Diego, California, U.S., August 20, 2023. Hilary made landfall on Sunday morning over the northern parts of the Baja California peninsula, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. It has been seven decades since the last tropical storm made landfall in California. MEXICO EVACUATIONSIn Mexico, nearly 1,900 people have been evacuated to shelters in the Baja California peninsula, according to the country's army. Around the coastal town of Mulege, on the eastern side of the Baja California peninsula, one person died after his family was swept away while crossing a stream on Saturday.

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In front of a fire station in Palm Springs, Calif., residents crowded around a pit of sand on Saturday afternoon under gray clouds, using shovels to fill bag after bag. Every 15 minutes or so, a tractor would dump more sand in the pit. “I’m exhausted,” said Greg Tormo, a real estate agent, who had just finished filling 10 sandbags and was taking a break after carrying most of them to his car. “I’m gathering the energy to take the last three.”Although Mr. Tormo was grateful for his sandbags, he was worried about how effective they would be in protecting his home from flooding. “I think everyone is trying to do the right thing to prepare, but no one really knows what the right thing is,” he said.

Persons: I’m, ”, Greg Tormo, Tormo Locations: Palm Springs, Calif

After months of acrimony, administration officials have recently begun visiting Beijing in a bid to reestablish regular communication. “The most intense, the most focus that I’ve ever seen President Biden is in advance of these engagements with President Xi,” the official said. And the extent to which their personal relationship will impact US-China relations overall has yet to be determined. “This summit is formalizing and institutionalizing a major strategic shift of the region,” explained a third senior administration official. “The Biden administration has always been clear that talking is best, they will keep showing up, and communication is necessary.

Persons: David, Joe Biden, –, Xi Jinping Biden, ” Biden, “, ”, Xi, Biden, CNN’s Arlette Saenz, “ You’re, Hikariko Ono, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, “ Xi, Narendra Modi, ’ Biden, “ I’ve, “ That’s, we’re, “ Biden, Obama, Danny Russel, Camp David, Fumio Kishida, Yoon Suk, Antony Blinken, Janet Yellen, John Kerry Organizations: CNN, Korean, Democratic, Foreign Ministry, White House, Biden, State Department, Camp, Japanese, South, ” Locations: China, Utah, Beijing, Bali, US, Tokyo, Seoul, mending, Asia, Sunnylands, Palm, Taiwan, India, San Francisco, Japan, South Korea

☆ Florida police release description of human remains found in suitcases
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Alisha Ebrahimji | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Police in Florida have released reconstructed photos of an unidentified woman whose remains were found in suitcases along the Intracoastal Waterway in Delray Beach earlier this month. In total, detectives found three suitcases along Delray Beach, 9 miles north of Boca Raton, filled with human remains – one floating in the water and a short time later, two more at nearby locations along the beach. Delray Beach police were called to the scene on July 21 after someone reported “seeing something strange in the intracoastal waterway,” they said in an online statement. A reconstructed image of what the Florida victim was wearing: A floral top and black thigh-length shorts. Delray Beach Police DepartmentAuthorities are asking the public to look at the renderings and for residents who live along the Intercoastal Waterway to check their home video surveillance cameras to see if they captured anything.

Persons: Beverly Organizations: CNN — Police, Authorities, Delray Beach Police, Delray Beach Police Department Police, Delray Beach Police Department Authorities Locations: Florida, Intracoastal, Delray Beach, Boca Raton, intracoastal, ”

… The earth is screaming at us," Washington state Governor Jay Inslee said Sunday on ABC's "This Week." Washington state is switching to electric-powered ferries and stopping the sale of internal combustion cars after 2035, said Inslee. Palm Springs Mayor Grace Elena Garner, who also spoke on "This Week," highlighted the need for further resources from the federal government. She emphasized more funds for housing development are needed to ensure residents don't have to live outside in worsening environmental conditions. The U.S. must lead the climate fight "not just from a moral standpoint, but from [its] self-interest standpoint," Inslee said.

Persons: Bill Forte, Jay Inslee, Joe Biden's, Grace Elena Garner, Garner, Inslee Organizations: North Sky Communications Locations: Pacific, Lake Forest Park , Washington , U.S, U.S, Washington, Springs, Palm Springs

On Tuesday, Phoenix was poised to break its own record for consecutive days of high temperatures of at least 110 degrees. “We see people passing out from full-blown heat stroke with a core body temperature of 104 degrees,” he said. The persistent heat in the Southwest is the result of a high-pressure system that has been parked over the region for weeks. Credit... Go Nakamura/ReutersIn Texas, the heat this year has prompted cotton plants, especially in the southern parts of the state, to bloom early. The spot where he stood was already under a heat advisory, with heat indexes forecast to reach around 110 degrees on Tuesday.

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☆ ‘Barbie’ Review: Out of the Box and On the Road
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Manohla Dargis | More About Manohla Dargis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

That’s a question that swirls through Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” a live-action, you-go-girl fantasia about the world’s most famous doll. The movie opens with a prelude that parodies the “dawn of man” sequence in “2001: A Space Odyssey” (with girls, not ape-men), and then shifts to Barbie Land, a kaleidoscopic wonderland. There, Gerwig sets the scene and tone with Barbie (Margot Robbie) — who calls herself stereotypical Barbie — soon floating out of her Dreamhouse, as if she were being lifted by a giant invisible hand. Written by Gerwig and her partner, Noah Baumbach, the movie introduces Barbie on yet another perfect day in Barbie Land, in which dolls played by humans exist in what resembles a toyland gated community. There, framed by a painted mountain range, Barbie and a diverse group of other Barbies rule, living in homes with few exterior walls.

Persons: Greta Gerwig’s “ Barbie, ”, fantasia, Barbie, George Bernard Shaw’s, Lerner, Loewe, “ Barbie, Gerwig, Margot Robbie, —, Barbie —, Noah Baumbach, Eero Saarinen Organizations: Mattel Locations: Barbie

On Tuesday, Phoenix was poised to break its own record for consecutive days of high temperatures of at least 110 degrees. The temperatures are “very extreme,” said Matt Salerno, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Phoenix. “We see people passing out from full-blown heat stroke with a core body temperature of 104 degrees,” he said. Credit... Go Nakamura/ReutersIn Texas, the heat this year has prompted cotton plants, especially in the southern parts of the state, to bloom early. The spot where he stood was already under a heat advisory, with heat indexes forecast to reach around 110 degrees on Tuesday.

[1/3] Carlos Sandoval and other construction workers work in temperatures that were over 100 degrees F (37 degrees C) as they install new sidewalk infrastructure in downtown Palm Springs, California, U.S. July 11, 2022. In Phoenix, Arizona, the high was expected to reach above 110 F (43 C) for the 13th successive day on Wednesday. "Just stay inside man, just stay in side," Materniak said as his advice for dealing with the heat. Phoenix residents were under "extreme heat risk, (an) increase in heat related illnesses, including heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke," the service warned. That air blocks cooler air and storm systems from rolling through the area, so it's "just full sun and heat," he said.

Persons: Carlos Sandoval, Jay Calderon, Drew Materniak, Materniak, Ashton Robinson Cook, Cook, Brendan O'Brien, Rich McKay, Jonathan Oatis, Bill Berkrot Organizations: USA, Network, REUTERS, National Weather Service, Prediction, Twitter, Facebook, Thomson Locations: Palm Springs , California, U.S, Southern California, South Florida, Vermont, Las Vegas, Phoenix , Arizona, Phoenix, American, In Texas, Texas, Los Angeles County, VERMONT, Montpelier, Vermont's, Chicago, Atlanta

☆ I run a 'Barbie-ish' Airbnb in Arizona that caters to bachelorette parties — and my girly decor keeps it booked despite a challenging market.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Bre Fleschner hosts bachelorette party groups in her "Barbie-ish" Airbnb in Tempe, Arizona. The desert dream house includes a heated pool in the backyard. It's since turned into my desert dream house. A lot of people are now doing what I'm doing, so I want to find ways to stay on top. bachelorette desert dream house couch Courtesy of Bre FleschnerHowever, the Airbnb landscape is changingThis time last year I had approximately twice as many bookings as I do this year.

Persons: Bre, —, Bre Fleschner, It's, I've, Fleschner, they'd, Louis, It's Barbie, haven't, I'm, What's, hasn't Organizations: Service, HGTV Locations: Tempe , Arizona, Nashville, Orlando, Miami, Arizona, St, Scottsdale, Tempe, Phoenix, Palm Springs, Florida

The Drift Palm SpringsCapital One will launch a new hotel booking program for Venture and Spark Miles cardholders later this year. Hotels in the Capital One Lifestyle Collection will offer benefits that include early check-in, late checkout, room upgrades, and a $50 hotel experience credit. This program will complement Capital One's existing Premier Collection luxury hotel program for Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card and Capital One Venture X Business Card cardholders. More recently, the bank unveiled its Premier Collection, a luxury hotel booking program for Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card and Capital One Venture X Business Card cardholders. Intro Offer Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.

Persons: Miles cardholders, Read, —, it's, We're, Miles Organizations: Venture, Hotels, Capital One, Service, cardholders, One, Capital, Business, Business Chevron, Chevron, Finance, Partner, Reading Chevron, Resorts

☆ Barbie, Her House and the American Dream
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Anna Kodé | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +17 min

Barbie, Her House and the American Dream Take a stop-motion journey with the young, single homeowner of the Dreamhouse. Today according to Mattel, the toymaker behind the iconic doll, a new Barbie Dreamhouse is sold every two minutes. A vintage Barbie doll puts a record on, dances and sits down. He came to Barbie’s house.”Now, Ms. Dalsing lives in Saint Joseph, Mo., in what she called her own dream house. “In the early 2000s, single women were the fastest growing group of home buyers in the United States,” she said.

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☆ The battle over short-term rentals is heating up in Montana. 4 locals share which side they're on and why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The number of short-term rentals in Bozeman, Montana, nearly doubled between 2020 and 2023. The number of short-term rentals in town nearly doubled during the pandemic, according to analytics site AirDNA. Finegan said banning short-term rentals is "one of the most impactful things in our control" to create more affordable housing for locals. He dismissed banning short-term rentals because of rowdy or unclean guests, calling those arguments a "red herring" often drawn up against hosts. Larsen said she would support a ban on whole-home short-term rentals.

Persons: —, Bozeman, Benjamin Finegan, Finegan, Angas Reid, Michael Rutkowksi, Rutkowski, he's, Jason Ridgway, Ridgway, it's, Reid, there's, Angas Reid Ridgway, Wynona Larsen, Larsen, " Larsen, she'll, she's Organizations: Service, Time Magazine, Bozeman Tenants United, Bozeman, Walmart Locations: Bozeman , Montana, Bozeman, Aspen, Atlanta , U.S, Airbnb, Paradise, Montana, Livingston , Montana, Livingston

☆ Forget retirement. These Baby Boomers are amassing huge social media followings
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

And that was the turning point in social media for me,” Polise said. And Chobani worked with 74-year-old Lynn Davis, whose cooking videos have attracted 15.7 million TikTok followers, for an ad promoting the brand. Most Americans on social media are between the ages of 18 and 29. But the number of people 65-plus on social media grows each year: In 2014, 21% of those in that age group were on social media, a figure that more than doubled to 45% by 2021, according to Pew Research. She says her over-the-top eclectic style catches the eye of her younger followers, inspiring them to take risks and express themselves.

Persons: Helen Polise isn’t, ”, I’ll, ” Polise, She’s, Polise, I’m, Goldman Sachs, Chobani, Lynn Davis, influencer Debra Rapaport, “ I’m, I’ve, “, messaged Organizations: New, New York CNN —, Brands, Hyundai, Pew Research Locations: New York, Palm Springs

While many of the passengers Berry Henson has taxied during some 3,000 rides knew he played golf, few were aware of just how good he is. For Henson, who has played just three events on the PGA Tour since turning pro in 2003, the US Open will mark a dream first career major appearance. New emotions, new feelings, but I feel like I’m getting through it pretty good.”Henson will make his major debut at the US Open. “A lot of my Uber passengers, when they find out what I do, end up following me on social media – they can’t believe it at first. “I think she’s gonna pass on a lot of birdies this week,” Henson said.

Persons: Berry Henson, Henson, ” Henson, CNN’s Dan Moriarty, “, I’ve, Kai Schwoerer, Uber, Ke Huy Quan, Richard “, ” Wang, Nick Kyrgios, “ I’ve, ”, “ It’s, Paul Lakatos, Phil Mickelson, ‘, it’s Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Country Club, Brook Country Club, PGA, ” Pepsi, European, Qualifying, University of San Diego, Getty, Twitter Locations: Summit , New Jersey, Canada, Oaks, Palm Springs, Thailand, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, New Jersey

☆ Fact Check-Photo of ‘trans kids are sexy’ T-shirt at Pride parade is altered
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A photograph showing a Pride parade participant in a plain white T-shirt and waving rainbow-coloured props has been digitally altered to add a printed graphic on his shirt that reads “trans kids are sexy.”Examples of posts on Facebook and Twitter can be seen (here) and (here) (here), with users implying that LGBTQ people want to harm children. The original image shows the man wearing a plain white T-shirt, however (here). Credited to Taya Gray, the photo was published by the Palm Springs, California, outlet The Desert Sun with the caption: “The Desert Flaggers perform along Palm Canyon Drive during the Palm Springs Pride Parade in downtown Palm Springs, California, on November 7, 2021 (here). A photo showing a man at a Pride parade wearing a T-shirt with the words “trans kids are sexy” has been digitally altered. Read more about our work to fact-check social media posts (here).

Persons: Taya Gray, Read Organizations: Twitter, Springs Pride, Reuters Locations: Springs , California, Springs, Palm Springs , California

☆ 'Barbie' movie's pink paint splurge led to global shortage
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Creating the perfect backdrop for the upcoming “Barbie” movie required so much pink paint that it led to a global shortage, according to its production designer. “The world ran out of pink,” said Sarah Greenwood in a recent interview with Architectural Digest. Warner Bros. PicturesGreenwood, who has been nominated for six Academy Awards, including for the art direction of “Pride & Prejudice” and “Atonement,” said constructing the set involved huge amounts of Rosco’s fluorescent pink paint. Warner Bros.’ live-action movie, which hits theaters on July 21, stars Margot Robbie in the titular role and a blond Ryan Gosling as her plastic boyfriend, Ken. (Warner Bros., like CNN, is a unit of Warner Bros.

Persons: Barbie, ”, Sarah Greenwood, Margot Robbie, Pictures Greenwood, ’, Ryan Gosling, Ken, CNN Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, “, Gerwig, Greenwood, Katie Spencer, Lauren Proud Organizations: CNN, Architectural, Warner Bros, Pictures, Warner Bros . Locations: London, Palm

☆ A buyer shelled out $145,000 for a retro mobile home in California with rumored ties to 'I Love Lucy' — see inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A mobile home rumored to be used by Desi Arnaz as a makeup trailer hit the market in April. In May it sold for $145,000, but that price doesn't include the land it's parked on in Palm Springs. A mobile home in Palm Springs, California, that is now a delightful one-bedroom home, but is rumored to have been Desi Arnaz's makeup trailer for "I Love Lucy," sold in May for $145,000. In Palm Springs — home of natural hot springs and celebrity getaways — the median listing home price per square foot is $501. "In theory it sounds cheap," listing agent Niko Esposito of Paul Kaplan Group Palm Springs told Insider.

Persons: Desi Arnaz, —, Lucy, I'm, it's, getaways, Lucille, Niko Esposito, Paul Kaplan, Esposito Organizations: Service, Mobile, San, Palm Springs Locations: Palm Springs, Palm Springs , California, Springs, San Jacinto

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