The Ethical Fix: Shaman Organic Chocolate

Farming is a political business that has only gotten more complicated with increased demands and organic debates. Bidding wars over crop prices, commodities trading and the dislocation of people, indigenous or not, has only fueled the politics surrounding what is one of the oldest professions. So, what does this have to do with you, a [...]

Apple Expands To NYC’s Upper West Side, China, Europe

California-based computing giant Apple is opening its fourth Manhattan store on Saturday November 14 at 10 a.m. The new store will be located in the Upper West Side, at 1981 Broadway at 67th Street. Located on the street level, it will also have a lower level with the “largest area ever created by Apple for [...]

Non-Dairy Probiotics

The man behind Silk soymilk is entering the probiotic sector through his new company, NextFoods. Where else would Steve Demos make his base—no, not California, but Boulder, Colorado. NextFoods is a new venture whose main product, at present, is Good Belly, a vegan, wheat-free and soy-free drink meant for daily use to promote probiotics, or [...]

The Hibiscus High

OOBA is the latest brand to join the collection of beverages boasting great flavor, a hint of carbonation and a dose of vitamins. We met the folks behind OOBA at an expo in 2008. We applauded the drink company as a family business and were happy to learn OOBA has no artificial colors or flavors. [...]

A New Kind of Folk What: The artist known as Vienna Teng impressed us with her range of sounds and thought-provoking lyrics.

The Dirt:Vienna Tang is one of those rare individuals that can boast strengths on both sides of the brain. The Taiwanese-American California native was born Cynthia Yih Shih and has a past life as a software engineer. It’s not often a Stanford University graduate leaves behind a gig at one of the biggest telecommunications firms [...]

Uncompromised Ethical Cleansing

For the thinker, beauty begs the question—what do cosmetics do to help pretty the world? When we received samples of Skin 2 Skin, we chocked it up to another green-friendly, California beauty company safe enough to fit our new high standards. But, as we primped and rotated our weekly masks, we kept coming back to [...]

American Headlines January 19-25

Bush Ordered Extra FEMA Aid For Inauguration In his final week as President, Bush declared an emergency in the District of Columbia and ordered federal aid to support Washington D.C.’s response efforts for the 56th inauguration of our next and 44th President, Barack Obama. The move allows the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency [...]

Drugs, Arms & Human Trafficking January 12-18

Man Accused Of Trafficking Daughter A California man allegedly sold his 14-year-old daughter to a neighbor for $16,000, 100 cases of beer and many cases of meat, NBC reports, citing police reports. Marcelino de Jesus Martinez was discovered when he confronted authorities after not receiving payment. He was arrested Sunday and ill be arraigned on [...]

American Headlines 12/22-28

California Months Away From Broke California State Controller John Chiang sent a letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Dec. 22 warning that the state of California is “no less than 70 days from running out of cash.” The controller’s office anticipates the state’s cash position will remain negative for the rest of the fiscal year. [...]

Revive Thyself TravelerWhat: Contributing Editor Bir Ganguly takes a look at one of California and America’s first certified green hotels, a San Francisco operation with a sister hotel (Orchard Hotel) and a great holiday getaway deal.

The Dirt:On a recent trip to the west coast, I decided to check out San Francisco’s newest and ‘greenest’ hotel – the Orchard Garden Hotel. It is one of California’s first hotels built to the specifications of the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System. I consider myself fairly environmentally conscious. [...]

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