Like most people of a certain age, I learned about Uber from my children, ages 19 to 30, the four of whom all live in or go to school in big cities. After I had used Uber when visiting them, the time came when I had to heed my sister-in-law’s advice to use the ride […]
‘THE WANTING’ When: 7 p.m. Saturday, June 30 Where: Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. $18 815-338-5300 woodstockoperahouse.com On a snowy December night in Paris in 2008, friends Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp’s futile search for a cab led the pair to hatch the idea for Uber – a smartphone app to connect riders […]
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