Outdoor dining sheds are still being built in major cities such as Philadelphia, Dallas, and New York more than three years after the start of the pandemic. This has left some wondering when, if ever, they'll be taken down. Cheddar News field reporter Ashely Mastronardi explores what's next for these pandemic-era relics and whether they have a post-pandemic future.
They are playfully called the “forgotten five”: A handful of toys — the pogo stick, the Fisher-Price Corn Popper, My Little Pony, PEZ dispensers, and Transformers — that regularly approach toybox royalty as finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame, only to be tossed back on the pile.
Rite Aid’s plan to close more stores as part of its bankruptcy process could hurt access to medicine and care, particularly in some majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods and in rural areas, experts say.
