In a recent blog post, the Napa and Sonoma law firm of Dickenson Peatman and Fogerty (DPF), a company that handles many legal aspects of the alcoholic beverage industry, explained: “ There is considerable ambiguity in the law as to which companies are required to create their websites. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant and what actually constitutes ADA compliance .” This ambiguity put fifteen New York wineries in trouble after Kathy Wu of Brooklyn filed a lawsuit. Visually impaired, Wu uses screen reading software that allows her to access content on the website. The suit claims that the websites…
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The comments section was recently lit up with the theme of Highgarden, a “botanical experiment” that uses space at Greca, Tom Galis’ Greek restaurant on Washington and Watts. The comments began with complaints attached to this post about the closing of American Whiskey. Readers said the restaurant – which Galis opened in 2018 and then expanded during Covid, when he closed The Greek – had transformed into a nightclub with “loud music until late at night, people gathering and smoking weed on the sidewalk, and disgusting trash littered everywhere. .” Another reader stopped by Tuesday at 8 p.m. and said…
After 16 years of meticulous restoration, Greece has reopened the doors to the ancient palace of Alexander the Great, inviting the world to delve back into a crucial chapter of history, ftnnews.com reports. Located in the northern region near Vergina, Aigai Palace, once the heart of the Macedonian kingdom, today bears witness to the grandeur of a bygone era. The Palace of Aigai, originally a royal metropolis of the Macedonians, was the largest structure in classical Greece, covering an impressive 15,000 square meters. It was built mainly by King Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, in the…
” Portuguese wines sell very well among Millennials and Generation X. They are more open. They don’t care so much about the grape varieties,” Nuno Vale told me as, over a glass of refreshing Arinto, we dined in Lisbon the other day. Nuno should know that. He is marketing director of ViniPortugal, the organization responsible for promoting Portuguese wines around the world. We discussed the challenges of selling wines made from grapes with names like Tinta Cão, Alfrocheiro, Antão Vaz and Tinta Roriz, to name just a few of the indigenous grape varieties found in Portugal. They also use some…
Bogota, Colombia’s capital and a sprawling megacity of nearly 10 million people, is home to a total of around 150 Greeks, according to greekreporter.com. Nonetheless, most have become successful entrepreneurs in the food industry, adding a Greek touch to the Latin American country’s rich gastronomic tradition. The “Salonika” restaurant is a little piece of Greece in the heart of South America. Owner Giorgos Sitaras, originally from Thessaloniki and a passionate fan of the city’s football club Aris, says his restaurant is about more than just eating gyros and souvlaki. “It’s not just a place to eat. We have created a…
Wildfires on the Greek islands of Rhodes and Corfu have left thousands of travelers stranded.As of Sunday, around 19,000 people living in villages and resorts on Rhodes had been evacuated as wildfires spread across the island. local media Ellada 24 described the operation as the largest fire evacuation ever carried out in the country. Corfu saw around 2,400 people evacuated.It is estimated that around 10,000 British tourists are currently stranded in Rhodes.The General Secretariat of Civil Protection in Greece has announced a category 4 (very high risk) alarm for many areas based on its Daily fire risk map. According to…
This article is over 5 years old.Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ), an international producer and marketer of more than 100 beer, wine and spirits brands, has operations in the United States, Mexico, New Zealand, Italy and Canada. The company is also the largest multi-category (beer, wine and spirits) supplier of alcoholic beverages in the United States. In 2017, Constellation Brands’ stock price jumped nearly 50%, compared to 20% for the S&P 500, making it one of the best-performing stocks in the S&P 500 Consumer Staples . This is due to the strong performance achieved by the company, as well as the…
Pope Francis presides at Mass with the Catholic community in Athens, Greece, and encourages them to remain hopeful despite the “existential deserts” in our lives, because the Lord is always there to fill our emptiness if we make room for Him . By Vatican News Editor On Sunday afternoon, the second day of his visit to Greece, Pope Francis celebrated Mass with the local Catholic community at the Megaron concert hall in Athens. Around 2,000 worshipers were present in two different rooms, in accordance with Covid social distancing rules. The pope had returned to Athens hours earlier after his morning…
Anthony Wilbon, dean of Howard University School of Businessteaches his students how to manage changes in corporate America since the murder of George Floyd…and at the same time, maximize the entrepreneurship that is a long-standing tradition in the black community.Ranked 23rd in the United States in Bloomberg Business Week2021-22 ranking of the best MBA B-SchoolsHoward achieved particularly high results in networking And learning. Howard took third place in Bloomberg’s new rankings Diversity Indexwhich measures 84 U.S. schools on the race, ethnicity, and gender of their classes.
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesTo safeguardRaging wildfires on the popular Greek holiday island of Rhodes have prompted authorities to evacuate 19,000 tourists and residents from dangerous areas. in what officials described as the largest preventative fire evacuation ever carried out in the country’s history.At least 164 fires burned in 58 locations across the island in the past 24 hours. Greek firefighters said on Sundayas residents were forced to leave their homes and summer holidays turned into chaotic nightmares. No casualties were reported, according to officials from the country’s Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection. Nine people…