Almost a month ago, a transformer fire broke out underneath the Prairie Village Shops at West 71st ... They've had to close the shop on days the power's gone, costing the business a day's worth ...

A quaint village shop, Springfield Stores in Hardington Mandeville, Somerset, has been run by the same family since 1890, weathering 130 years of high street upheaval and even the Post Office scandal.

Alice Gibbs is a Newsweek Senior Internet Trends & Culture Reporter based in the U.K. For the last two years she has specialized in viral trends and internet news, with a particular focus on ...