The Flexible Flyer is a New Jersey invention.
Photo by Roger Darnell on Unsplash.
The Year of the Snake begins tomorrow.
On the Lighter Side
It’s not too late to participate in Center City Restaurant Week 2025, which ends on February 1. Check out Visit Philadelphia’s recommendations.
Get a head start on Valentine’s Day, whether you plan to dine out or make a home-cooked meal.
Fifteen Philadelphia restaurants and chefs are among the James Beard semifinalists for 2025. Looking ahead, the James Beard Foundation Taste America is coming to Philadelphia in March.
New Year, Fresh Start?
It appears that multiple companies from every sector may have made filing for bankruptcy a New Year’s resolution. Among the businesses seeking a fresh start are EV start-up Canoo; Crozier Chester Medical Center (the second hospital system owned by private equity to file in the past year); Diamond Comic Distributors; Joann’s; and Seaquest, owner of aquariums and other animal attractions.
If you are concerned about the performance of your company, or you have become a creditor in a vendor’s bankruptcy, Asterion can help.
FYI
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed enforcement of the small business registration requirement in the Corporate Transparency Act, even as a challenge to the act works its way through the courts.
Today is Data Privacy Day. It is worth noting that the FTC has barred GM from selling driver data for five years.
Trends We’re Watching
KPMG plans to open a law firm.
What’s Puzzling Us
Snack fishing, the creation of fake foods like clear ketchup, is a new social media hoax. Why does anyone care?
What Doesn’t Surprise Us At All
An eFishery tech start-up backed by Softbank, among other investors, appears to be a scam.
Thread Recommendations
Valley Green Run has a new pedestrian bridge.
January is a good time to make landscaping and garden plans.
The remains of new dinosaurs continue to be unearthed. Here’s a recap of 2024’s top finds.
McCauley’s Bird Library has published the Best Bird Photos of 2025. Also, the 2024 Ocean Underwater Art Photography contest winners have been announced.
Watch List
At the end of 2024, the Library of Congress National Film Registry added 25 films for preservation, including Star Trek Wrath of Khan, Beverly Hills Cop, and Dirty Dancing.
In what is believed to be a first, a home security camera in Canada captured a meteorite strike on film, with audio.
Audio Files
Reconsidering Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks 50 years later.