World Trade Center restaurant’s legacy post-9/11

An unidentified patron looks at the 50-mile view from the Windows on the World restaurant atop tower 1 of the World Trade Center in New York Wednesday, June 26, 1996.

The restaurant Windows on the World showed off New York City at its most beautiful. High above the bustle, situated on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower, one could see sparkling Manhattan to the north, the zig-zagging bridges of Brooklyn to the east and the stately Statue of Liberty to the south. … Read more

Legacy of Ohio’s abolitionists shared through their descendants

Legacy of Ohio's abolitionists shared through their descendants

From Kentucky, a careful observer can squint beyond the banks of the Ohio River and spot the village of Ripley, Ohio, and a lone house on the hill above.  Nearly 200 years ago, those traveling on the Underground Railroad would look to that village, that hill and the light from the lantern that the Rev. John … Read more

InsurGrid raises pre-seed financing to help modernize legacy insurance agents – TechCrunch

InsurGrid raises pre-seed financing to help modernize legacy insurance agents – TechCrunch

Insurance agents spend hours completing paperwork and getting customer information over the phone. InsurGrid, a new startup in the seed stage, has developed a software solution that simplifies the process and makes it easier for agents to serve existing customers – and secure new customers. InsurGrid offers agents a personalized platform for collecting information from … Read more