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It is the day of love and Heart to Heart may help you find it. Heart to Heart — an audio-first dating application — is tossing out the conventional online ways of dating and adopting the power of listening to create a more intimate experience with your next love interest. “Voice is so intentional and intimate, and that is exactly what we’re building here at Heart to Heart,” says founder Joshua Ogundu, according to TechCrunch. “I think that because it takes more energy to send that voice snippet to someone, you’ll be more intentional with who you even look to strike up conversations with.” Heart to Heart can help resolve the pressure of having to find the perfect phrase to stand out among other suitors. Instead, the application encourages users to draw on real-world experiences and highlight their personalities, making it easier to be a contender on one’s drawing board. “Our mission extends beyond the superficial objectives of most dating services. We understand that genuine...
With Valentine’s Day being right around the corner, Shake Shack and DoorDash have partnered for a new way to bring in the season of love. Food & Wine reports that the fast-food restaurant has partnered with the delivery giant to create a chicken sandwich-themed dating microsite called, “Eat Cute,” a play on “meet-cute.” The new food-based dating site is described as a “spicy dating site to help singles find their perfect match over their shared love of Shake Shack’s new Buffalo Chicken Sandwich,” according to the outlet. “This February, Shake Shack wants all our single fans to find love in a hopeless place — online,” said Shake Shack’s chief marketing officer Jay Livingston in a statement. “By partnering with DoorDash for ‘Eat Cute,’ we are hoping to use our Buffalo Chicken Sandwich to light the initial spark and help singles everywhere spice up their dating experience.” The idea for the “dating site for chicken lovers” was sparked from chicken sandwiches being in DoorDash’s top 10...
Hinge is here to save your love life just in time for Valentine’s Day. According to a press release, the dating app will partner with singer and songwriter Soko to distribute $100 to parents for child care needs. The financial relief is timely, as the dating scene can be difficult to navigate with children in the mix. In fact, Hinge collected data revealing 63 percent of singles with children – and 73 percent of LGBTQ+ parents find it difficult to make time for their love life. The financial nudge aims to remind parents to prioritize their needs and get out into the dating world. “Sometimes, I get lost in that world where I’m ‘just’ being a mom non-stop. I forget my core essence and can’t even imagine going on a date or having a romantic life. That’s why it’s important for us to just put ourselves out there. To try to find love beyond parenthood. Even if you’re not in a place to do it right now, just reminding yourself you deserve is important,” Soko said in the press release. Hinge...
South Side Chicago’s own Brown Sugar Bakery is expanding while other companies are unsure about how to move forward during COVID-19 , According to ABC 13 , the 75th street pastry storefront recently purchased 84-year-old chocolate company Cupid Candies. “This is just a great opportunity for two Chicago companies to come together and maintain what we have, but grow in directions that better serve our city,” said Brown Sugar Bakery owner and founder Stephanie Hart. When the coronavirus rendered the future uncertain for Cupid Candies, one of the last family-owned candy makers in the area, Hart stepped in. She received a $500,000 small business grant from Illinois’s Office of Minority Economic Empowerment in order to finalize the buy. Now, the Brown Sugar Bakery kitchen will move into the Cupid Candies factory located on the Southwest Side. The business move is a major success story among many shuttered Black businesses. CBS News reported that there were over one million Black-owned...