Fine pet themed jewelry, the latest leashes, and holiday ornaments were all hot and trending in the world of furry friends at the Meet The Breeds show which was put on by the American Kennel Club and the International Cat Show. “It's great. It's like …

“You have to be a character to stay in a place with no A/C, and Pawleys Island is full of characters,” said John Henry Whitmire, owner of Whitmire Fine Jewelry and longtime Pawleys resident. Whitmire said all the old houses on the island were built …

Joseph Hart, owner of GDC Fine Jewelry in North Huntingdon, is among them. “You hear all the rumors about costs going up. I have a fear of the unknown at this point,” he said. Hart doesn't provide health insurance for his five employees but worries …

A bitter fight between two of the New York area's wealthiest families is playing out in the modest trappings of a county courthouse more used to seeing low-level drug offenders and alimony cheats. On one side is James Cohen, son of the founder of …

Bitcoin billionaires. Napeansea Road-resident Ankesh Kothari has invested in a China-based firm, ASIC Miner, which uses powerful servers to mine Bitcoins through the day. He hopes that in 10 years, one Bitcoin will be worth $10,000 …

The state recently commissioned a $100,000 study highlighting the wide disparity between how services are delivered by county agencies — affluent counties have more money than they need, and poor counties don't have enough to help veterans.

Economists argue that traditional higher education is like other service industries: because the product entails interaction with highly educated labor in small groups, it is difficult to raise productivity. As wages rise in the rest of the economy …

"I think there's a big misconception a lot of people have — that a full scholarship takes care of everything. In reality, it doesn't," said Monmouth junior Julian Hayes, a leading rusher for the Hawks' football team. … In the meantime, it's a …

Bottom line: The Nissan 370Z Touring and its siblings — the base model, the Nismo coupe and the 370Z convertible — are wonderful toys for a limited demographic audience: mostly young, affluent people relatively free of spousal or other familial …