In Combining Forces, Portland Professionals Seek Marketing Inertia

Casa Bonita will be the subject of a new film, and this one isn’t a cartoon. A documentary about the Pink Palace and its journey to reopen under the ownership of “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker debuts at the Tribeca Film Festival this week, offering moviegoers a glimpse behind the scenes of the historic restaurant’s revival. Premiering Friday, “¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!” follows Stone and Parker from the time they first considered buying the Lakewood landmark they visited as kids growing up near Denver to last summer when it officially reopened, albeit in a limited capacity. A year later, diners can still only snag a reservation by being invited to do so via an email lottery — but that’s poised to change soon. In an interview with The Denver Post, Stone and Parker said they hope to open reservations to the general public by late summer. Given that, the duo said “¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!” spotlights the first segment in a much longer saga.

The independent panel, which is advising the FDA, will discuss MDMA-based therapy for PTSD patients. A panel of advisers to the U. S. Food and Drug Administration will meet on Tuesday to discuss a therapy based on the psychedelic drug MDMA for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

It is the latest multimillion-dollar settlement for the 2020 wildfire victims. Pacific Power, part of PacifiCorp, said Monday it has agreed to a $178 million settlement with over 400 Oregon plaintiffs in the latest multimillion-dollar payout related to the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state. In other cases that have gone to trial over the past year, Oregon juries in multiple verdicts have ordered PacifiCorp to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to victims.

Experts say we’re not using the technology enough for good, like confronting trauma or correcting racist history. Deepfakes are running amok and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to detect what’s real or not online.

Bill Ford Jr. has spearheaded an ambitious, expansive, and possibly crazy effort to remake Michigan Central Station into a tech hub. Bill Ford Jr., the executive chairman of the Ford Motor Company, is sitting in what was once one of the world’s most glorious drug dens. Michigan Central Station, the grand Beaux Arts terminal and 18-story tower that served as Detroit’s train hub from 1913 to 1988, has spent the decades since its closure in abandonment and abject decrepitude.

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and HALELUYA HADERO (Associated Press) BERLIN — When Michael Bommer found out that he was terminally ill with colon cancer, he spent a lot of time with his wife, Anett, talking about what would happen after his death. She told him one of the things she’d miss most is being able to ask him questions whenever she wants because he is so well read and always shares his wisdom, Bommer recalled during a recent interview with The Associated Press at his home in a leafy Berlin suburb. That conversation sparked an idea for Bommer: Recreate his voice using artificial intelligence to survive him after he passed away. The 61-year-old startup entrepreneur teamed up with his friend in the U.