Dispensaries across D.C. are retooling as lounges and wellness spaces where patients and self-certified adults can legally consume on-site under new local permits. Hospitality veterans are turning counters into community hubs.

Five years after opening, The Market at Eastpoint has turned a food desert into a neighborhood hub while RestoreOKC races to preserve a larger grocer at 36th and Lincoln.

A national JWI study finds many young Jewish women are hiding their identities, dating less and reporting worsening mental health since Oct. 7; Baltimore providers say demand spiked.

Registration is still open for mandatory City of Jacksonville Public Service Grants workshops starting May 6. Nonprofits must attend one session to be eligible to apply.

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Jesuit Father Michael T. Castori as the sixth bishop of Honolulu; his ordination and installation are scheduled for July 28.

Ted Turner, the Atlanta media mogul who launched CNN and built a cable empire, has died at 87. His life mixed headline‑making stunts with large‑scale philanthropy and conservation.

A plan to install lockable gates at Washington Square has split neighbors and park lovers ahead of a Community Board 2 hearing. The debate will play out at a public meeting this week.

San Mateo will ban gas-powered leaf blowers starting Jan. 1, 2027. The city is offering rebates to help residents and landscaping businesses switch to electric gear.

Citrus County health officials are urging residents who rely on medical equipment or have disabilities to preregister with Florida’s Special Needs Shelter Registry before hurricane season. Registration helps emergency teams plan transport and sheltering, though it does not guarantee a bed.

Miami‑Dade set aside $10.6M to open an 80‑bed Liberty City navigation center that will allow pets and relax entry rules to get people off the street. The site is slated to begin intake in June.

Bowen Yang and four others will lead the NYC Pride March on June 28, blending mainstream visibility with activist roots under the "For All of Us" theme.

San Joaquin supervisors are weighing a rule to sterilize animals taken into county shelters before they're returned to owners. Officials point to overcrowded shelters and rising costs.

Eighteen dogs and puppies were rescued from a McKenzie home after the caretaker suffered a medical emergency; Animal Rescue Corps says the animals are receiving urgent veterinary care.