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Long Live Chocolate! Today marks National Chocolate Milkshake Day. Tomorrow is International Chocolate Day.

Philadelphia serves great milkshakes in many spots across the city.

Photo by Janav Kumar Jain on Unsplash.

On the Lighter Side

Try one of the 40 restaurants Tasting Table says are among Philadelphia’s best.

An updated list of New York’s best donut shops has been released, just in time for National Cream-Filled Donut Day on September 14th.

The food choices inside the Linc this season are extensive. There are plenty of outside-the-Linc options, too.

Has your business been interrupted or destroyed?

In late May, an apartment building in Davenport, IA partially collapsed. There were three fatalities and multiple injuries. A civil fine was imposed on the owner. Now, in what may be an effort to get out in front of other claims, the building owner has filed suit blaming an engineering company for the collapse. The recent investigation report suggests there’s plenty of blame to apportion, as workers spent three days removing bricks from a load-bearing wall they mistakenly thought was simply veneer.

If your business has experienced a catastrophic event, Asterion can assist in determining your damages or analyzing the damage claims asserted by others.

FYI

Do drivers have a reasonable expectation of privacy from their vehicles? Maybe not. Carmakers are selling your data.

Trends We’re Watching

Hospice fraud has resulted in a crackdown by Medicare.

What’s Puzzling Us

Do cashews need seasonal flavors? Apparently the tastemakers at Planters thinks so.

Philadelphia is planning to redesign the Parkway. Again. Perhaps you should participate in the design survey to help the city get it right this time. Your chance to have a say expires September 18.

What Doesn’t Surprise Us At All

Pat’s Steaks will open a second location in State College, PA.

Workers in need of a shortcut used an excavator to break a path through the Great Wall of China.

Space junk cleaner VESPA was hit by space junk. The incident delayed the mission.

Gatorade will soon be selling water.

Thread Recommendations

Armchair travelers may enjoy these photographs from U.S. National Parks.

The winners of the 2023 Bird Photographer of the Year awards have been announced. Perhaps next year’s winners will include photos of the flamingos carried as far away as Ohio by winds from Hurricane Idalia.

A hiker lost in a remote area of Alaska was rescued after being spotted on a Fat Bear Camera.

Watch List

Still searching for the truth? Revisit some of the best episodes of the X-Files, 30 years later.  

 Audio Files

Johnny Cash died 20 years ago today. A list of his top 10 songs was curated by American Songwriter.

Spotlight on Forensics

Asterion has extensive experience in the provision of forensic and dispute consulting services, including: Damage Analyses, Intellectual Property, Forensic Bankruptcy, Forensic Investigations and Valuation. Our professionals are experienced financial and economic experts that have qualified and testified in Federal, state and local courts across the United States, as well as international arbitrations.

September 12, 2023