Sprinkles Cupcakes says it is shutting down its company-owned bakeries nationwide, a move that marks the end of an era for the once-booming dessert brand and has prompted emotional backlash online ...

Outback Steakhouse is closing more than 40 restaurants as part of an ongoing plan to turn around the company’s financial standing. The closures were confirmed earlier this year in an earnings report ...

In an ongoing trend of retail retrenchment, nearly 300 retail stores are expected to close their doors in 2026, following the pattern of significant store closures observed in 2024 and 2025. For 2026, ...

• A dinner and shows are scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 25, in the Garfield Theatre at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla, beginning with a 5 p.m. screening of ...

Hardee’s locations across multiple states, including Alabama, are set to close after the fast-food chain’s largest franchise operators allegedly failed to keep up with required payments. The closures ...

As daylight faded on a cool evening in Old Town Square, hundreds of families and children gathered Dec. 21 for Fort Collins’ annual menorah lighting ceremony. Held at 5 p.m., the event marked the ...

2025 is the 50th anniversary of a local miracle that happened in 1975 when San Francisco Jewish community leaders joined together to create the first big public menorah lighting and celebration of ...

Of all the holidays on the Jewish calendar, Chanukah, which began last Sunday evening, has always been one of my favorites. Even when I was younger and far less observant, I appreciated the holiday’s ...

Josh Hammer is Newsweek senior editor-at-large, host of “The Josh Hammer Show,” senior counsel for the Article III Project, and a research fellow with the Edmund Burke Foundation. His first book is ...

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