With Halloween a few days away, coronavirus is having an effect on candy maker Hershey, notes Grumpy Editor.
SANTA WON'T BE VISITING MACY'S. Blaming coronavirus, Santa Claus won’t appear at Macy’s flagship in New York plus Chicago and San Francisco stores this year. It interrupts a holiday tradition that debuted nearly 160 years ago.
TESLA ELIMINATES PR STAFF. Tesla Motors, one of the nation’s largest companies, eliminates its media relations department. It’s an unusual move and journalists will have a difficult time seeking the right Tesla person for answers to questions.
99-CENT SHRIMP COCKTAIL REAPPEARS IN VEGAS. Good news for shrimp cocktail lovers: The 99-cent classic returns to Las Vegas with the opening this week of the Circa hotel-casino in the city’s downtown area. Keep in mind, the special is offered from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m.
WOMAN, 102, SKYDIVES. A Maryland woman fulfills a longtime dream by skydiving for the first time at the age of 102. Vivian (Millie) Bailey, a World War II veteran, says President George H.W. Bush skydiving at 90 years old, provided the inspiration. After the jump, Bailey calls it exhilarating.
SEWAGE PLANT NAMED AFTER COMEDIAN. Quite an honor? Comedian John Oliver cuts a ribbon in Danbury, Connecticut with the naming of a new sewage treatment plant in his honor.