Meet the American who made us flip for fast food: White Castle founder Billy Ingram

Wichita businessman turned local taste for cheap, delicious sliders into a food phenomenon Americans have an insatiable appetite for fast food. Credit — or blame, as the case may be — entrepreneur Billy Ingram. The Colorado native founded the world’s first burger chain , White Castle, in Wichita, Kansas, in 1921. He is widely considered the father of fast food — recognized as its creator by industry media as early as 1957, before most modern…

"Meet the American who made us flip for fast food: White Castle founder Billy Ingram"

After 80% population drop in 4 years, Alaska cancels snow crab season in unprecedented move

Alaska officials have canceled several crab harvests in a conservation effort that sent shock waves through the crabbing industry in the region. Officials canceled the fall Bristol Bay red king crab harvest and, for the first time on record, are also holding off on the winter harvest of snow crab, according to multiple reports. The decision comes after stark recent population declines of the animals. Data from an NOAA eastern Bering Sea survey shows a…

"After 80% population drop in 4 years, Alaska cancels snow crab season in unprecedented move"