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Beach Bunny Tanning holds grand opening Beach Bunny Tanning (formerly South Beach Tanning Co.) held its grand opening Saturday at 2200 Pleasant Valley Blvd., Altoona. Beach Bunny Tanning features 14 UV tanning units and a VersaSpa sunless spray tanning system, providing a variety of options to suit individual preferences. With equipment from Ergoline, ProSun and Matrix, the salon offers a selection of tanning experiences in a professionally maintained facility, including options featuring Pure UV plus red-light LEDs. For those who prefer a UV-free option, VersaSpa spray tanning ...

Success of Excess: Surplus City celebrating 50 years in business

No matter what you are looking for there’s a good chance you will find it at Surplus City, 2873 E. Pleasant Valley Blvd. “We carry a little bit of everything. You never know what you will find when you walk in the door,” said Nikki Gummo, who owns the business with her brother, ...

How to best use your new AI agent

Agentic artificial intelligence is gaining popularity far beyond tech circles, with Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic and other companies going head-to-head in the surging market for consumer-friendly AI agents. While the leading AI labs have offered tools with agentic capabilities for years, agents ...

EU leaders laud Canada during summit

MONTREAL — Canada is “by far the most European of non-European countries,” European Council President Antonio Costa said Friday as he and Prime Minister Mark Carney pursued an unprecedented partnership at a two-day summit in Montreal aimed at reducing Canada’s and Europe’s ...

Tech stock sell-off deepens as S&P 500 takes a tumble

NEW YORK — A sell-off for tech stocks got even worse Friday on worries that Wall Street’s frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology sent prices too high. The S&P 500 tumbled 1.8% for its worst day since June, and it closed out a third straight losing week. The weakness for technology stocks dragged the Nasdaq composite down a market-leading 2.9%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 572 points, or 1.1%. The U.S. stock market remains only 3.1% below its all-time high, which has boosted the value of workers’ 401(k) accounts, but it’s become increasingly shaky ...

Bankruptcies — Oct. 31-Nov. 1

The following people have made filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Pittsburgh. Chapter 7 involves selling assets to pay debts. Chapter 13 is a plan to pay debts using income. Chapter 11 involves reorganization to pay off debt. Filings by county include: Blair County Remi F. Frisby. Chapter 7. Oct. 6. Cambria County Shawn E. and Jennifer M. DeMarchi. Chapter 7. Oct. 5. Sally M. Kuzmyak. Chapter 7. Oct. 5. Christian M. Keller. Chapter 7. Oct. 5. Kristen Burkett. Chapter 7. Oct. 5.