Ally Schweitzer

Businesses have been struggling amid the pandemic. In Washington, D.C., some of the hardest hit areas were some of the wealthiest, while the historically unreserved areas weathered the storm.

We hear a lot about robots eventually taking over jobs in manufacturing, but automation has already hit the service industry. The cashier who takes your order at McDonald's could soon be replaced.

You won't find the pawpaw, which tastes like a cross between a mango and a banana, in most grocery stores, even though they're native to North America. But the locavore food movement has embraced it.