Nation’s 1st African American pot store proprietor laments: ‘We

After serving within the U.S. Navy, then working in advertising and marketing and gross sales for Fortune 100 firms — adopted by managing political campaigns — Wanda James had no thought the hashish business was the place she’d make her mark. But it was. She’s entered the annals of black historical past as co-founder of the nation’s first African American-owned hashish dispensary, Simply Pure Dispensary, in Denver, which she launched along with her husband in 2010. On Saturday, she keynotes Chicago’s first-ever Cannabis Resource Fair. “I don’t take pride in being the first anything in 2019. Things like ‘first’ and ‘only’ just motivate me to want to open up the floodgates. I mean, it shouldn’t

Forza Meats in Glenview a one-stop butcher store, market

Forza Meats — the Glenview-based all-in-one butcher store, market and deli — is basking in its one-year anniversary this week with its loyal buyer base and rising recognition. “To have customers in here two or three times a week getting deli meat, prepared food or meats makes me feel like I’m doing something right,” co-owner Mario Minelli mentioned. If the Minelli title rings a bell it’s as a result of Minelli is a third-generation butcher. His grandparents owned a store on Lexington and Western within the 1950s, and his father, John, and brothers, opened Minelli Brothers in Niles in 1970. Mario Minelli continues to be a accomplice at his household’s enterprise in Niles and

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Hi Steve,I know you haven't yet read Andre Agassi's book because of all the hoopla that surrounded its release, so it's interesting that both the Pete Sampras and Agassi anecdotes you picked out have a lot of resonance with what's in Agassi's book, Open.Sampras' bad tipping has been throughly hashed by this point, but the tales of how Agassi destroyed the Davis Cup team atmosphere in the 2005 quarterfinals are fresher and very entertaining -- definitely the best section of the book, and a must-read for anyone who watched that infamous loss. As McEnroe relates, Agassi spent a lot of time haranguing Bob Bryan about his "actress chick." It clearly wasn't a one-off thing -- in "Open," Agassi makes a