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Steel production rose by 5,000 tons in the Great Lakes region last week, the second straight weekly increase, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.
Locally, steel mills in the Great Lakes region, clustered mainly along the south shore of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana, made 580,000 tons of metal in the week that ended May 6, up from 575,000 tons the previous week.
Steel mills remained well below 80% capacity, a key threshold for financial success for the steel sector. After years of record profitability, the industry has been dealing with falling prices, increased economic uncertainty and rising import levels after tariffs were rolled back in favor of quota systems with some trading partners. The United Steelworkers union and Cleveland-Cliffs have been pursuing new trade protections for the first time in years after a collapse in the tin market that led to the idling of tin mills, including in Gary.
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Overall, domestic steel mills made 1.712 million tons of steel last week, down 0.2% from 1.716 million tons the previous week and down 3.4% compared to 1.773 million tons the same time a year prior.
Nationally, steel production in 2023 totals 30.098 million tons, a 4.3% decrease from the 31.461 million tons manufactured through the same period last year.
U.S. steel mills have run at a capacity utilization rate of 74.7% through Saturday, down from 80.3% at the same point in 2022, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.
Steel capacity utilization was 76.1% last week, down from 81.2% a year earlier and down from 76.3% the week prior.
Steel production in the southern region, which encompasses many mini-mills and rivals the Great Lakes region in output, totaled 717,000 tons last week, up from 707,000 tons the week before, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.
Volume in the rest of the Midwest fell to 208,000 tons, down from 220,000 tons the week prior.
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The Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce will hear about progress on rail projects and transit-oriented development at a meeting later this month.
The chamber of commerce serving Hammond and East Chicago will host the Regional Development Authority and Northern Indiana Transportation Commuter Transportation District at its general membership meeting at noon May 31. The meeting will take place at Dynasty Banquets at 4125 Calumet Ave. in Hammond.
Registration starts at 11 a.m. and lunch at 11:30 a.m. The presentation will begin at noon.
RDA President and CEO Sherri Ziller and NICTD President Michael Noland will discuss the South Shore Line extension south to Dyer and the double track east to Michigan City.
"Already we are seeing hundreds of millions of dollars invested in projects underway, in Hammond and Michigan City, that are directly related to the West Lake Corridor and Double Track Projects," the Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce said in a press release. "Additionally, we will hear about seven Transit Development Districts or TDDs established last year in Northwest Indiana and their future impact on the entire Region. These districts will enable the RDA to accelerate development and support public infrastructure investment around the commuter rail stations in Northwest Indiana."
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The chamber luncheon is open to the general public.
Tickets are $35 and must be reserved in advance. For more information or tickets, call 219-931-1000 or email paula@lakeshorechamber.org.
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Automobile seat and electronic systems maker Lear nearly tripled its profit year-over-year in the first quarter.
The Southfield, Michigan-based company, which employs more than 1,000 workers at its Hammond factory, reported a profit of $144 million in the first quarter, up from $49 million in the first quarter of 2022. It made $2.41 per share in the first quarter, up from $0.82 per share at the same time last year.
The auto supplier, which supplies seats for the Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle to the Chicago Assembly Plant just across the state line, brought in $166 million in adjusted net income in the first quarter, up from $108 million in the first quarter of 2022.
“Lear started the year strong, delivering significant increases in revenue and earnings in the first quarter compared to last year and strong growth over market in both businesses,” said Ray Scott, Lear’s president and CEO. “We expect our positive momentum to continue as recent business awards and strong backlog in both business segments will continue to drive above market growth."
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The company increased sales by 12% to $5.8 billion in the first quarter, up from $5.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022. Its sales growth exceeded the market average by 6 percentage points.
Lear's core operating earnings grew 43% to $263 million in the first quarter, up from $184 million in the first quarter of 2022.
The company also received a number of awards. It was named a GM Supplier of the Year for the sixth straight year and for the 22nd time overall.
"In E-Systems, new electrification awards included a BDU award for a new Stellantis electric vehicle as well as additional volume on our intercell connect board to support General Motors’ Ultium battery platform," Scott said.
The company spent a total of $72 million in the first quarter via share buybacks and dividends.
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A new strip mall in Merrillville will bring Crumbl Cookies, Tropical Smoothie Cafe and American Mattress to town.
Developers plan to break ground on the new Mississippi Crossings strip mall Friday. The 7,500-square-foot retail space will be newly constructed at 1600 E. 79th Ave., by the Lowe's home improvement store across from Merrillville Plaza in the Southlake Mall trade area.
“We are thrilled to welcome this new commercial development on 79th Avenue,” Merrillville Town Manager Patrick Reardon said. “This project is a testament to the hard work and vision of our economic development team, our local businesses, and our community partners.”
The land was long vacant.
Crown Point-based Latitude Commercial Real Estate started marketing it after a new owner acquired it two years ago.
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“We were able to get some good traction on it,” co-founder and Senior Vice President Brett McDermott said. “We wanted to get the town involved from day one, so it was a team effort to get us to the finish line."
It will feature the latest Crumbl Cookies to come to Northwest Indiana. The fast-growing Utah-based chain known for its creative variety and Instagrammable boxes already opened in Dyer and Valparaiso. It will occupy the middle of the building next to American Mattress, a mattress retailing chain that also has locations in Schererville, Valparaiso, Portage and Michigan City.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe will occupy the left side of the building, where it will have a drive-thru. It serves healthy fare like smoothies, freshly squeezed juices and bowls.
“This will be the first Tropical Smoothie in the area, so we’re excited to bring them out here,” McDermott said.
Region Contractors will do the construction, which is expected to be finished their year. The tenants will still however need to build out the interior of their spaces so may not open until next year.
“We expect to have the project complete before year-end,” said Nick Georgiou, an owner of Region Contractors. “Merrillville is very organized from the various towns we work in. We know what’s expected, what the process is."
The project won approval from the city's plan commission.
"The experience went favorably, very cooperative,” he said.
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Pedal boat rentals are coming to Miller.
J&M Excursions started as an ecotourism company in Gary's lakefront Miller neighborhood during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The married couple Jeffrey G. Smith and McKenya Dilworth Smith launched it to get people out to enjoy the great outdoors.
"We were getting cabin fever, " Jeffrey Smith said.
They started out renting kayaks and canoes to be taken out on the Miller Lagoon just south of Lake Michigan. J&M Excursions, which bears both their first initials in its name, offers self-guided and guided tours of the body of water near the Marquette Park Pavilion and the Miller Woods in the Indiana Dunes National Park. The lagoons in Marquette Park are the headwaters of the East Branch of the Grand Calumet River, which flows from Lake Michigan to the Indiana Harbor Canal in East Chicago.
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The business has grown to rent out more than a dozen kayaks and more canoes every summer. Now it's expanding its inventory to include pedal boats for leisurely trips on the lagoon.
"Being on the water is so therapeutic for me. Nature is healing and relaxing," McKenya Dilworth Smith said.
The business will rent out boats from Memorial Day weekend through the first week of September. All are equipped with a life vest, radio and first aid kit.
It also will host youth workers from the MBTP Youth Employment Initiative this summer.
"If you have school groups, family gatherings or just want to relax alone on the water, we are here to service you," Jeffrey Smith said.
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Temperatures will be warm Wednesday in Munster. It looks to reach a comfortable 77 degrees. We'll see a low temperature of 52 degrees today. Today's conditions are expected to be clear, so there shouldn't been too many clouds in the sky. The Munster area should see a light breeze, with forecast showing winds from Southeast, clocking in at 7 mph. This report is created automatically with weather data provided by TownNews.com. Visit nwitimes.com for more weather updates. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/weather/here-is-todays-weather-outlook-for-may-10-2023-in-munster-in/article_43925611-9ab1-5921-9e82-29c8c24df492.html | 2023-05-11T05:24:39 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/weather/here-is-todays-weather-outlook-for-may-10-2023-in-munster-in/article_43925611-9ab1-5921-9e82-29c8c24df492.html |
WHITING – Extravagant, elegant movie palaces like the Paramount, Parthenon and State theaters in downtown Hammond once packed in thousands excited for silver screen adventures.
Often built for touring vaudeville performances, such grand Northwest Indiana movie houses featured doormen, ushers, ornate trappings and even songbirds in the lobby.
The relics of a bygone era were largely supplanted by the more modern multiplexes many decades ago.
But the nearly century-old Hoosier Theatre, which will mark its 100th anniversary in downtown Whiting next year, has persevered.
The opulent movie palace at 1335 119th St. in downtown Whiting dates back to 1924 and continues to show first-run films today. But John Katris, who restored the building to its original splendor and brought back the movies 32 years ago, is now looking to retire and turn the Hoosier Theatre over to a nonprofit group that would transform it into a live entertainment venue.
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The historic movie theater would return to its roots as a vaudeville stage, serving as a venue for comedy, concerts, theater and other live entertainment. It likely would continue to show some second-run films on occasion, for instance continuing to show silent films with live organ accompaniment and holiday classics like "It's a Wonderful Life" just before Christmas. It may even host an annual film festival.
The Tomfoolery Fun Club, a popular local variety show that performs at venues around Northwest Indiana and the south suburbs, will start to host regular live events this year to help rebrand the Hoosier Theatre in people's minds as a place to go out for live entertainment.
"I saved it from demolition 32 years ago and ran it for so many years," Katris said. "Now it's time to retire. I'm 60 years old now and slowing down and looking to spend more time with family. Hopefully, it will become a performing arts venue that still shows some motion pictures."
A Friends of the Hoosier Theatre group is forming to take over operations. Katris plans to lease it out to the nonprofit and has been in talks with the Whiting Redevelopment Commission about the plans.
"It was nice at one time. In the late 1990s, a booking agent told me we were the talk of Hollywood," he said. "We were the third highest grossing single screen theater in the country. We'd have 300 to 500 people on Friday and Saturday nights and that's when we were showing intermediate-run films."
The Hoosier Theatre is on the National Register of Historic Places. It has an ornate terracotta facade, a high vaulted ceiling, a Kimball organ, finely etched plaster reliefs, a towering screen with red curtains and a veritable sea of 600 plush red seats.
Katris has been operating it as a single-screen movie theater, the last surviving one in Lake County, since he painstakingly renovated it after it suffered a fire in the 1980s. The building contractor and designer originally had designs to add a second smaller 50-seat theater like the Music Box in Chicago.
His parents ran East Chicago's Voge Theatre, settling on the unorthodox spelling of vogue after running a contest for the best four-letter name to best represent the new age of cinema. The 914-seat movie palace opened in 1928 as the Lyric Theatre and was ultimately destroyed in an arson in the 1970s.
Katris hung out there as a kid and remembers marveling at a screening of "King Kong." During the restoration, he moved the popcorn machines, projectors and drinking fountains from the Voge to the Hoosier Theatre.
He remembers often going to downtown Hammond as a kid to Paramount Theater to see movies like "Chariots of the Gods" and was shocked when it was slated to be torn down. He believed it to be the last of the movie palaces in Lake County but then someone told him there was a movie palace still standing in downtown Whiting.
"I had never been to Whiting. I didn't even know it had a downtown," he said. "I just knew it had what was the Amaco Refinery then. I went to take pictures and figured the downtown was somewhere off the boulevard and planned to kill the rest of the film in my camera. I was blown away by the charm and beauty of downtown Whiting. It was a diamond in the rough."
Long an architectural buff, he snapped pictures of the Hoosier Theatre and went to the Hammond Public Library to research it on microfilm. He was told the theater was beyond repair but called up and found out it was for sale. He posed as a college student and went around surveying Whiting residents about whether they would go back to see movies and live performances there.
When he bought it, the Hoosier Theatre was in rough shape.
"I was given the keys to the building in wintertime and there were eight-foot ice cycles hanging off bare bricks inside," he said. "It still had the original 1920s old heating and electrical system with copper."
With the help of a small crew, he did extensive renovations, recasting ornate plaster reliefs, rebuilding the roof and putting in new electrical and plumbing systems. He rebuilt the original stage floor, hosting sporadic live events over the years.
"We'd made progress little by little and people would come in and say the theater never looked like this," he said. "The Chamber of Commerce got involved and we had a grand opening in October of 1997 with a beautiful gala. It was like Hollywood, like the Academy Awards."
Hundreds turned out to see movies like "Forest Gump," "The Man in the Iron Mask" and "Good Will Hunting" in the early days.
"We have a single screen so we'd have to choose wisely," he said. "Often there were two big hits and we'd have to pick one. Sometimes we'd pick the wrong movie and it didn't do good."
It's had the most success with family films, such as Disney flicks, over the years. Superhero movies like installments from the Spider-Man and Batman franchises initially turned out huge crowds but have not had the same draw in recent years.
Crowds have shrunk, especially since the pandemic. More people are just streaming movies at home, Katris said.
"Streaming has been horrible for movie theaters," he said. "It's taken a big bite from the whole industry. Regal Cinema went bankrupt. AMC has been struggling. Plus studios are now asking for huge advances so it's hard to book some big films. COVID really changed the industry and caused streaming to blossom."
He believes live entertainment is the future for historic movie theaters.
"People still want to get out of the house," he said. "It's the same question as whether to cook at home or eat at a restaurant or drink at home or go to a bar. But people are picking and choosing their entertainment. When it's a concert or stand-up, you're the only one to have that. There's no competition. You're the only game in town. With movies, there's a lot of competition. So the trend is to convert movie theaters into performing arts venues."
The Hobart Art Theater in downtown Hobart underwent a similar transformation, now frequently hosting concerts and comedy. Similar plans were in the works for the Crown Theater in downtown Crown Point and the since-razed Town Theater in downtown Highland but they never came to fruition.
The Hoosier Theatre remains vital to downtown Whiting, Katris said.
"It feeds the restaurants, bars and shops," he said. "If you can get 500 or 600 people to a show, that's going to infiltrate the economy."
Tom Byelick with the Tomfoolery Fun Club is spearheading efforts to transform it into a live performance space. The Friends of the Hoosier Theatre plan to host a series of live events this year, including a Tomfoolery Fun Club show on June 10, the comedian and musician Skip Griparis on July 7, the alternative rock band Hoosier Palooza on August 6 and Tomfoolery Fun Club's Hispanic Heritage Celebration on Sept. 22.
It will take over management sometime in the first part of next year.
"It's a group of volunteers from the city and Northwest Indiana who want to keep it as a viable entity when he retires," Byelick said. "What we're doing is a kind of rebranding phase for the space in the summer and fall."
The live entertainment will appeal to different demographics, including younger people, Byelick said. It may also host educational events and local theater groups. The Marian Theatre Guild in Whiting already has expressed interest but Byelick said it could be open to any area theater troupes that want to stage plays there.
The Hoosier Theatre started out providing live entertainment. W.C. Fields, the Three Stooges and Amos & Andy all have performed there. It's also hosted James Cagney and Red Grange, who threw footballs off the roof to eager kids below on 119th Street.
"It's had Charles Laughton from 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,'" he said. "Steppenwolf played there. So did Ides of March. It has a rich history of live entertainment. We're going to get it back to its original use."
Katris is now building out dressing rooms for theater performers. They're going to bring in lighting and a sound system for events.
"We want to keep it viable," Byelick said. " With the movie industry shifting to televisions, people need motivation to go out. You've seen old movie houses transformed back to their original roots in St. Charles, Geneva and Waukegan. It could host touring acts that maybe wouldn't play Soldier Field or the United Center but that people would still go out to see. It could host something like Dionne Warwick or Blue Oyster Cult."
With the historic ambiance, it's an experience to see a show there, Byelick said.
"First of all, it's a really big theater," he said. "But it's only 19 rows deep and there isn't a bad seat in the house. If you were 19 rows deep at the Chicago Theater, you'd still be in the front section. It's got a great ambiance and acoustics and there's so much history to go along with it with W.C. Fields and other performers. They can't reproduce theaters like this today. This is a diamond in the rough. The opportunity is here to take advantage of it. It looks like a museum if you look up toward the ceiling and see all the decorative engravings. "
While it may get a new lease on life as a live entertainment venue, the show will still go on at the Hoosier Theatre. Byelick said it couldn't do first-run movies anymore because it couldn't meet the requirement screening commitments if it starts hosting regular events. But it could still occasionally host classic films like "The Godfather."
"It's been a family-run business and it's time to pass on the baton," Katris said. "It's time to close one chapter and start a new chapter of the Hoosier Theatre."
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During Monday’s meeting of the Midland County Commissioners’ Court, county leaders voted to terminate the county’s contract with Horseshoe Hospitality Services.
On Wednesday, County Judge Terry Johnson responded to concerns about the future of the Horseshoe multi-purpose complex, including events coming up.
The Horseshoe Pavilion is supposed to be the venue for University of Texas Permian Basin’s graduation on Saturday and the Spring into Summer Show starting May 19.
“I have received several calls of concern from Midland County residents worried about events that they have planned or have tickets to at the Horseshoe (Pavilion); including a graduation ceremony this weekend,” Johnson wrote. “I want to assure the public that we’re aware of how important the (Horseshoe complex) is to the community and the events that are currently planned will continue to happen. We are working to make this transition that the termination of contract is causing as seamless as possible.”
Precinct 1 Commissioner Scott Ramsey and Precinct 2 Commissioner Jeff Somers expressed their concerns about the immediate future of the Horseshoe facility if the contract was terminated, mainly who would manage it and the possible cancellation of nearing Horseshoe events.
An attorney representing Horseshoe Hospitality sent a letter Tuesday to Johnson and Midland County that could be a precursor to legal action.
According to a letter sent from Hal Brockett Jr. of the law firm Brockett, McNeel & Pocsik, the county was not permitted to immediately terminate without cause. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/midland-county-judge-terry-johnson-responds-18092319.php | 2023-05-11T05:31:05 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/midland-county-judge-terry-johnson-responds-18092319.php |
INDIANAPOLIS — Hoosiers living near short-term rentals in downtown Indianapolis have had enough.
Wednesday, they gathered to continue a conversation about a possible city ordinance that would register short-term rentals.
The rentals, like Airbnb and Vrbo, can be a fun alternative for travelers looking for a place to stay in town. But it can be a headache for neighbors living near them.
"One night was a party with a disco ball going out the window. The police had to come, and everybody scattered after that," said Jeff Miller.
Besides the police, neighbors said they have no one else to call.
"That's part of the problem is we don't have the ability to get a hold of that property owner. I did look up the address and they live in Washington," said Miller.
The trouble isn't always coming from out-of-towners.
IMPD said they've seen young people in Indianapolis looking for place to throw big parties which can quickly get out of hand.
"When you advertise an event to the entire city of Indianapolis, there's some good people that might show up and there's some bad people that might show up. The bad people that have shown up to these events citywide have brought guns and gotten into disputes and used those firearms illegally to harm other people at these house parties," said IMPD Commercial Crimes Branch Capt. Chris Boomershine.
Now, some members of the City-County Council are crafting legislation requiring short-term rentals to be registered. They're hoping to introduce it next month.
Residents said this would create clarity.
"Right now if police, fire or EMS respond to a residence for an issue we don't know if it's a short-term rental or not. Which means it's very hard to contact the owners or management to say, 'Hey, we are having this problem,'" said Dakota Powlicki, co-founder of the Coalition to Address Short-Term Rentals.
Miller said he's happy to see some movement on the issue, but wants to keep both property owners and neighbors in mind.
"It's finding that middle ground, where someone has the right to do what they want with their property to be able to rent it out, but they're not a nuisance to the neighborhood by doing it," he said.
If you have concerns about a short-term rental in your community, the Coalition to Address Short-Term Rentals has a form that helps document these incidents. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-neighbors-continue-conversation-about-troublesome-short-term-rental-properties/531-fcb72d75-264a-4f14-ba33-79866c75e275 | 2023-05-11T05:32:32 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-neighbors-continue-conversation-about-troublesome-short-term-rental-properties/531-fcb72d75-264a-4f14-ba33-79866c75e275 |
TAMPA, Fla. — A multi-million dollar road improvement effort in Hillsborough County already got the green light, but after a vote on Wednesday, it will be starting earlier than planned.
FDOT and the Hillsborough Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) are trying to help make things a little easier for pedestrians and motorists in Tampa.
A project bringing improvements along Tampa Street and Florida Avenue between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Tyler Street have already been approved, but today, the TPO unanimously voted to use that money earlier with the 2024 fiscal year budget.
Leaders of the $17.5 million project say today’s vote will jumpstart the design portion of the planning, so they don’t have to do it simultaneously with construction.
With improved safety options like new pedestrian crosswalks, curb modifications, lower speeds, lighting and more, they believe today’s vote will help prevent project delays.
People like Marcus Holmes, who works at Thee Burger Spot restaurant nearby, hope this will help avoid the kind of slowdowns seen with construction in the Seminole Heights area that have frustrated business owners and neighbors. He knows that with construction, traffic tends to get trickier.
“People will have a hard time maneuvering, getting in and out,” he said.
Project leaders hope that with this vote, the project will now wrap up six months early.
Holmes is anticipating growing pains during the project, but says if all goes well, it’s worth it.
“Money well spent, for sure,” he said.
Project leaders tell us you can expect to see actual construction in October of 2025, and the project is anticipated to wrap in 2026. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/transportation-planning-speeds-up-tampa-road-improvement-project/67-574d5ca6-addf-4045-9159-29d5169966c3 | 2023-05-11T05:41:08 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/transportation-planning-speeds-up-tampa-road-improvement-project/67-574d5ca6-addf-4045-9159-29d5169966c3 |
ATLANTA — Huge crowds of asylum seekers were massing along the Mexico-U.S. border, Wednesday night and into Thursday morning, wanting to find refuge in the United States, including in metro Atlanta.
They know that Thursday night, the U.S. will lift COVID-era immigration restrictions under Title 42, potentially re-opening a pathway for them to be granted asylum in the U.S. -- even as the Biden Administration promises to crack down on illegal border crossings.
And in Atlanta, civic and humanitarian aid organizations are getting ready for another influx of migrants.
Santiago Marquez, CEO of the Latin American Association, has been watching video of the crowds along the border, and he said it is impossible to estimate how many people will be admitted to the U.S., and how many of them will find their way to Atlanta.
“We're getting ready to face this emergency,” Marquez said Wednesday. “We see it as an emergency. We see it as a crisis.”
A humanitarian crisis, he said. So the LAA is preparing for perhaps hundreds of new migrants, perhaps more.
Last summer, the organization took in 700 migrants who arrived all at once. Within two weeks, Marquez said, most were already, on their own, finding jobs with steady paychecks.
He’s determined not to have to turn anyone away this time, either.
“It's really a process of case management assessment,” he said. “Comforting them, giving them some food, and then trying to find some kind of solution for them. For the longer term. We can do all those things, but we do need more resources in order to be able to put these families in extended stays. Those resources are really drying up.”
Maggie Burgess of Team Libertad in Atlanta said volunteers are getting ready, now, to help new arrivals with crucial support toward becoming self-supporting.
“What we can expect to see is the need for integration and food and shelter for folks who have been prevented from legally seeking asylum for a very long time,” Burgess said.
Burgess said aid organizations are putting politics aside.
"I think it's at the core of our nation's values, and it's at the core of the Atlanta community," Burgess added. "Asylum seekers can be welcomed and cared for and housed and sheltered. It is a communal effort, and it will have to be a community-wide effort really across our nation, but also here in Atlanta, if we are to again welcome people who are finally receiving the ability to exercise their legal right to seek asylum.”
Marquez said people from Latin America, on the run through Central America and Mexico, are running from oppressive governments, and running to the U.S.
“This is tough. And however you feel about this, these are human beings that are coming to participate in the American dream. Last year, many of them were from Venezuela, most of the people we saw were escaping that communist dictatorship, an oppressive government," Marquez said. "So a lot of these folks are on the run from oppressive governments, and they believe in this country. And so I would just say, let's be patient. Let's treat folks like human beings and let's all help each other to help the folks that are coming here and try to find a good solution for everybody.”
How many, and when, will start becoming clear when Title 42 is lifted Thursday at midnight. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-groups-prep-influx-of-new-migrants-from-latin-america/85-6b6cd191-6999-45de-84bb-c0203c41e1aa | 2023-05-11T05:49:15 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-groups-prep-influx-of-new-migrants-from-latin-america/85-6b6cd191-6999-45de-84bb-c0203c41e1aa |
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The family of a man who survived the shooting at Allen Premium Outlets Saturday said his condition is improving, though full recovery will take time.
Irvin Walker, II remains in the hospital Wednesday. His attorney Daryl Washington said he was shot at least twice by a gunman who killed eight people at the Allen mall and injured at least seven others.
“It actually looks like someone has taken a marker and just putting it on his body. That’s the bullet fragments that’s on his body. There are so many bullet fragments that’s large inside his body, that the doctor finally said, ‘there’s nothing we can do about it,’” Washington said Wednesday.
Washington added, one of the bullet fragments was only inches away from his heart. Doctors hope scar tissue will build around it to prevent movement, he said.
“He [Walker] likely will have to deal with that with the rest of his life knowing any movement can cause an issue with his heart,” Washington said.
Jasmine Walker, the daughter of Irvin Walker, said her dad has already undergone one surgery this week. It is possible he will need another one later this week, she said.
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“My parents always taught me support in having a village. Our village has definitely impacted us for the better in this time. Doing a lot better now with the surgery, likely will have procedures,” she said. “He knows that God is with him. That’s what he has been saying since the beginning. He’s been inspiring us, and he’s in pain. That’s just the type of person he is. He’s trying to reassure me he’s going to be OK.”
Faith plays a key role in Walker’s life, said close friend Anthony Calime. The first conversation Calime said he had with Walker was while he was still in the ICU.
“He just kind of looked at me, and he said, ‘They can’t take me out. I’m God’s people. He covered me.’ I said, ‘Yes, you are. You’re God’s people.’” Calime said.
He added, Walker has remained positive over the past five days.
“When I went and saw him less than an hour ago, he was offering me something to drink. ‘Do you want some water? Do you want this beverage?’ and I’m like, ‘Irvin. I need you to rest. You don’t have to cater like you’re at home.’ But that’s his spirit,” he said.
Washington said the journey to healing is more than physical. There are complicated feelings such as survivor’s guilt, he said. Washington said Walker has been praying for the families of those who died Saturday and those who remain in recovery.
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The security guard at the Allen Premium Outlets who died while getting a shopper to safety is being commended for his bravery.
Christian LaCour, 20, grew up in Farmersville and was known as a genuinely nice person.
“He was one of the sweetest, most generous kindest students I ever had," said Steven Nappo, a Farmserville High School teacher. "He was the kind of kid that always had a smile on his face; was always positive, always wanting to joke around, stick around class for a few minutes extra just to talk, just to chat, just to see how things were going."
Nappo has worked for more than a decade at the high school and two of those years included teaching LaCour AP Calculus and Astronomy.
"He pushed himself because he wanted to learn because he wanted to improve himself as a person. He just wanted to understand how the world worked," explained Nappo who said while LaCour was a top-performing student and that it wasn't just grades that motivated him.
Part of his time with LaCour was during the pandemic and said while many students trickled into their Zoom meetings or kept their cameras off, LaCour was the first to sign on with his camera, smiling, ready for class to go.
Nappo said the following year when classes were hybrid, LaCour would ask him to put the iPad in the middle of the classroom on a cart so LaCour could speak with his peers.
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"So, he could talk face-to-face with everyone and joke around and be part of class even though he wasn’t physically there. He was the only student I had who would go to those lengths to be part of the group to talk with everyone to be there with his friends to be laughing and joking even though he didn't have to, he would go that extra distance," said Nappo.
"I always told him that no matter what he chose to be in the future, I know he would be successful," said Nappo.
He, like many in their community, was shocked to learn that LaCour was one of the eight people killed on Saturday when a gunman opened fire at the Allen Premium Outlets.
"When I heard the story at first, I thought scary, something like so close to home, but when you hear tragedies like this you never anticipate it hitting you head on, and then when we got the news that Christian was one of those. I was in disbelief," said Nappo.
The Allen Police Chief commended LaCour for his actions that afternoon because the 20-year-old helped save a life.
"We must also acknowledge the bravery of Allied Security Guard Christian LaCour, who evacuated one individual to safety and was shot while courageously remaining to help others," said Brian Harvey during a news conference on Tuesday.
Allied Universal said LaCour had been an employee since December 2021 and was in the process of becoming a supervisor.
"Christian was the best example of what you want in a security professional. Number one he was personable. His clients loved him. He ensured that his clients knew he was there for them," said Ty Richmond, President of Allied Universal.
Richmond said in the year-and-a-half LaCour had been with the company, he shined and was always willing to step up to volunteer to help in different areas of the job.
"He was a tremendous teammate, his peers and colleagues loved him. He sacrificed in every way you could imagine up until this incident obviously, where he lost his life probably one of the most heroic examples that we've ever seen in one of our security professionals," said Richmond. "Sometimes our society doesn't appreciate the magnitude of what those people do on a daily basis to save lives and to respond to these. This is a perfect example of how important a security professional is in our society."
As people continued to bring flowers and pay their respects to the lives lost at the memorial outside Allen Premium Outlets, those who crossed paths with LaCour also shared memories.
"He used to come to our shop every weekend," said a woman who has a store at the outlets. "Christian was a wonderful person. He was a faithful guy. He was so honest and brave, and I just it’s such a tragedy for all these beautiful people."
In Farmersville, Mayor Bryon Wiebold said local restaurants were providing food for the LaCour family as they navigate the unthinkable. Another restaurant has offered to provide food for the family on Monday during funeral services. The mayor said there's also a campaign to raise money through Commercial Bank of Texas, N.A. for LaCour, in which all the funds will go to the family.
"It's just tragic that a young man of that quality with a future ahead of him loses it," said Wiebold who said he had interacted with LaCour in the past. "We're going to celebrate Christian we're going to turn the lights on in Farmersville Parkway his favorite colors which were red and black, then we're going to put ribbons downtown to commemorate him."
"He was absolutely wonderful, and I would definitely say, the world is a little less without him," said Nappo.
With the outpouring of support for the victims of the mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets, GoFundMe has launched a centralized hub for all verified fundraisers related to the shooting. The online fundraising platform said it was working around the clock to make sure that all funds donated go directly to survivors or the families of victims. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/farmersville-man-killed-in-allen-shooting-commended-for-bravery-remembered-as-absolutely-wonderful/3255451/ | 2023-05-11T06:15:49 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/farmersville-man-killed-in-allen-shooting-commended-for-bravery-remembered-as-absolutely-wonderful/3255451/ |
The FBI Dallas Field Office and Allen Police Department have extended crisis assistance, mental health services, spiritual care and more for the survivors of the outlet mall shooting until Friday evening.
The Family Assistance Center was launched to help those affected by the May 6 shooting.
"It's an opportunity for victims to walk in, and then they'll get access to see kind of what services they need," Melinda Urbina said. Urbina is the public affairs specialist for the FBI Dallas Field Office.
"I think a lot of times there's a misconception that if you're a victim, you had to have been shot, maybe physically injured. And that's not the case. It's not just being physically injured. A lot of times emotional distress is an injury that I think is sometimes not visible," Urbina said.
So far, more than 100 people and 30 families have sought help at the center.
In addition to emotional support, survivors can pick up any belongings they might have abandoned in an open space while they ran for safety.
"A big thing that we're able to do is return the personal effects," Urbina said. "So, I think sometimes that's just a relief in their mind. This was such a traumatic thing for them. And to get something back that's so personal sometimes brings just, like, a little bit of a positive thing in their lives."
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Items left inside the stores will be coordinated at a later time by store managers.
The center is located at 451 St Mary Drive in Allen and will be open Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
With the outpouring of support for the victims of the mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets, GoFundMe has launched a centralized hub for all verified fundraisers related to the shooting. The online fundraising platform said it was working around the clock to make sure that all funds donated go directly to survivors or the families of victims. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fbi-extends-hub-for-allen-support-services-until-friday/3255343/ | 2023-05-11T06:15:55 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fbi-extends-hub-for-allen-support-services-until-friday/3255343/ |
Hundreds attended a vigil Wednesday in memory of the eight victims shot and killed at an Allen mall, while also honoring the survivors who are recovering.
Multiple vigils and prayers services were held Wednesday, with the largest one being at the Allen Premium Outlets. The vigil was held four days after a gunman killed eight people and injured at least seven more.
There is a growing memorial outside the mall as residents and other well-wishers stop by to pay their respects. Laura Barclay of Allen was one of the hundreds who attended the vigil Wednesday.
“My heart just breaks for the families and two little girls and their mom that survived, their family and that poor little boy. I mean, it’s like…how do you go on from that?” Barclay said. “As a mom, your heart breaks for those people. For everybody. You want to feel safe where you live.”
Five of the victims killed are from two families: sisters Daniela and Sofia Mendoza, along with Cindy and Kyu Cho. Their 3-year-old son James was also killed, leaving their six-year-old son the sole survivor in their family.
At the vigil, Jasmine Walker shared an update on her father Irvin Walker. He was shot at least twice Saturday and may have to undergo a second surgery this week, according to his daughter.
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“One thing I want to challenge everyone to do today is to call the loved one you haven’t talked to in a long time,” she told the crowd Wednesday. “Express to them how much you love them, because you never know when it’s going to be the last time you talk to them.”
The vigil was led by Dr. Cheryl Jackson, founder of Minnie’s Food Pantry, who has ties to the city of Allen.
“This is Allen. This is our city. We are Allen strong, don’t forget that,” Dr. Jackson said.
The vigil was also attended by Dan Beazley, known as the traveling cross carrier who visits vigils across the nation. Beazley drove 18 hours from Detroit, Michigan with a 10-foot cedar cross. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/hundreds-attend-vigil-for-allen-mall-shooting-victims/3255577/ | 2023-05-11T06:16:20 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/hundreds-attend-vigil-for-allen-mall-shooting-victims/3255577/ |
Dallas ISD's Solar Prep for Boys and Solar Prep for Girls share the same name, just like their campus Teacher of the Year.
"I was awarded Campus Teacher of the Year," Angel Hernandez said from his 5th-grade classroom at Solar Prep for Boys in Dallas.
Hernandez knows another recipient of the award on another campus. "I do," Hernandez said laughing. "My wife at the other school!"
Christine Hernandez is a 5th grade math teacher at Solar Prep for Girls, and Dallas ISD Teacher of the Year for her campus.
"Yeah, we were both laughing about it, but we both agree it's an incredible honor," Christine Hernandez said. "When I was awarded Teacher of the Year, the teachers on my campus were celebrating, going crazy, but why did they do that? Because we all love each other, right, but because we want our girls to see let's lift each other up."
"We're not just trying to hope to catch one or a few kids who potentially can become something," Angel Hernandez said. "We're trying to get everybody."
The Hernandezes met when Teach for America sent them both to Dallas.
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"I was doing it just for 2 years and I was gonna leave," Angel Hernandez said. "I fell in love with this, then meeting her and I fell in love with her, and everything is crazy, but it worked out, 'cause look!"
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An employee at one of the stores at the Allen Premium Outlets is retelling the moments she realized an active shooter was on the property while also taking a brave step toward healing.
On Wednesday, Mireya Rodriguez stepped foot on the mall property for the first time since Saturday. The emotion came flooding back -- leaving her recalling the moments she heard a popping noise.
“All of a sudden I heard a noise and I just thought, ‘gun,’” she said. “Immediately I thought, 'gun.'”
With just seconds to make critical decisions, they corralled everyone into an inventory closet and began to strategize. She said her thoughts were racing.
“We could lock ourselves in the office, we could lock ourselves in the bathroom,” Rodriguez said. “It was just constantly thinking about if something happens next, what are we going to do in the span of seconds?”
Then, there were the text messages she sent to friends and family. She shared a message she sent to her mother: “Shooting. At my job. We locked everyone in the back. Like a lot of gunshots. A lot.”
“I had friends that were like, 'We didn't know you were alive for three hours,'” she said.
Of all she witnessed that day, Rodriguez said it's the sound of gunfire she'll never forget.
“I still haven't been able to shake the sound,” she said. “I just moved into an apartment, and I don't even think I can hang the frames up. I don't want to hear that kind of banging. I shuddered at school when they were doing construction today.”
She said being at the mall during the vigil Wednesday was difficult, but she wanted to be there; to feel the support of the community and honor the lives taken.
Rodriguez said she plans to return to work when the mall reopens.
With the outpouring of support for the victims of the mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets, GoFundMe has launched a centralized hub for all verified fundraisers related to the shooting. The online fundraising platform said it was working around the clock to make sure that all funds donated go directly to survivors or the families of victims. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/i-havent-been-able-to-shake-the-sound-store-employee-recounts-mass-shooting-at-allen-mall/3255580/ | 2023-05-11T06:16:38 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/i-havent-been-able-to-shake-the-sound-store-employee-recounts-mass-shooting-at-allen-mall/3255580/ |
A memorial is growing in front of Cox Elementary School in Wylie ISD where two victims of the May 6 Allen mass shooting once attended.
Throughout the day on Wednesday, people laid flowers, toys and balloons in memory of Daniela Mendoza, 11, and Sofia Mendoza, 8. The sisters were among the eight people killed by a mass shooter at the Allen Premium Outlets on Saturday.
Members of the Wylie and Sachse community are finding it hard to understand such a senseless loss.
“I think it’s terrible and tragic,” said one man, who stopped by to pay respects to the girls.
In their honor, yellow ribbons adorn the trees on the Cheri Cox Elementary campus. Staff and students across the district also wore yellow, which is the girls’ favorite color.
Naomi Delgado said the sisters remind her of her own little sisters. She lives just down the block from the Mendoza girls’ school.
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“It hit way too hard. It just made me sick to my stomach,” she said. “I have an 8-year-old sister in a 10-year-old sister and I couldn’t imagine if I got that call. I really couldn’t.”
She brought her own toys from her childhood to leave at the growing memorial.
“I wanted to put my own stuffed animals out there, it meant a little bit more to me that I gave a little piece of myself to them,” Delgado said.
A GoFundMe for the Mendoza family has now raised over $241,000 as of May 10, well above its $20,000 goal.
Meanwhile, the K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry of Lutheran Church Charities has been making its way across Allen, Wylie and beyond, helping classmates and first responders find a space to heal.
“There’s a lot of hurt going on right now, so it’s a mixed bag of emotions,” said Bonnie Fear, LCC crisis response coordinator. “Of course, we had children that were upset and by the time we left, they were smiling laughing and talking to their friends. So that is the impact that our pups have had here.”
The comfort dogs and their handlers are wrapping up their work on Thursday but are ready to respond to requests if needed in the coming weeks.
"Just by them being present and the kids circle around them, they pet them, they can talk to them. It's just been a true witness to see how these dogs can change those emotions so quickly for the people we need," said Fear.
To continue the support, Children’s Health is also offering free behavioral health consultations for families now through June 8 on their Virtual Visit app.
Families can download the Children’s Health Virtual Visit app to access and schedule care and enter code SUPPORTALLEN (case sensitive, no spaces) in place of payment information. This code will remain active through June 8 and is for one-time use.
"It lowers the barriers and eliminates barriers in most cases where people that otherwise wouldn't have access to mental health treatment or consultation can get that," said Nicholas J. Westers, Psy.D., ABPP, clinical psychologist at Children’s Health and associate professor at UT Southwestern.
Westers says open dialogue with children of all ages is important right now.
“Not simply say, ‘There’s nothing to worry about, you’re perfectly safe.’ We don’t want to close the conversation in that way. We want to be able to ask them – what are you most worried about?” he said. "Because many times kids are more worried about things that are even off of our radar. So asking that and listening to what they know and what they want to know, we can provide adequate healthy, important, clear information to them."
By elementary age, kids have most likely heard about what happened.
"So what parents can do in these cases, if they're not sure if their child is aware what has happened or what's going on, they can simply ask, 'Have you heard in the news about what's happened? And if so what have you heard?'" said Westers. "And the parents can listen to see what their child knows."
Westers suggests that parents have younger children write a letter or draw a picture to express their emotions.
"That makes them have a sense of control," he said. "Because when I think about parents and caregivers, I like to use the metaphor of a lighthouse, we are the lighthouse. Our kids are the vessels, the boats in the water. Sometimes the water is calm and sometimes there are storms... But if they know when they go out into the world, into the uncharted seas at some point, they can always look back and know where the lighthouse is."
Inside Cox Elementary, a child’s drawing of two angel doves – a sign of hope and healing for a community in mourning.
“There’s one thing that Sachse and Wylie does, that we’re all very tight-knit once tragedy hits,” said Delgado. “We genuinely are here for them, and we love them, we wish nothing but healing.”
With the outpouring of support for the victims of the mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets, GoFundMe has launched a centralized hub for all verified fundraisers related to the shooting. The online fundraising platform said it was working around the clock to make sure that all funds donated go directly to survivors or the families of victims. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/memorial-for-mendoza-sisters-grows-in-wylie-isd/3255511/ | 2023-05-11T06:16:44 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/memorial-for-mendoza-sisters-grows-in-wylie-isd/3255511/ |
The attack on shoppers at the Allen Premium Outlets that killed eight people and injured seven others is felt deeply among those in the North Texas Korean community.
Three members of one family, 35-year-old Cindy Cho, 37-year-old Kyu Cho and 3-year-old James Cho, were all killed in the attack. The Cho's 6-year-old son, William, was also injured and remains hospitalized. Witnesses said the boy's mother died trying to shield him from the gunfire.
The Korean Society of Dallas hopes a growing memorial will be a source of comfort. Inside the Korean Cultural Center, the public is invited to lay flowers and sign a book near a memorial to the eight victims. Gifts of condolences from Korean communities around the U.S. and the world surround the memorial.
“It is horrible. No one foresaw this but from here we’d like to show that we are together,” said Kay Lee Cameron.
The Arlington resident drove with friends Wednesday to pay their respects.
“It should not happen to anybody,” said Dallas resident Hannah Lee.
The tragedy is felt deeply within DFW’s Korean community. The death of the Cho family and their surviving son weighs on many.
“It really hurt to lose such a beautiful couple and family,” Lee said.
Cameron said she could see the faces of her own children and grandchildren in the victims.
“It’s not someone else’s family, it’s mine, ours, we all feel the same way,” Lee said.
Those mourning hope the memorial can be a source of comfort and a place to connect a community that is hurting.
“We need to grieve and hopefully we can rebound and see how we can get stronger and hopefully something good comes out from this,” Cameron said.
The Korean Society of Dallas is located at 11500 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 160 in Dallas. The memorial will be open to visitors through Saturday.
With the outpouring of support for the victims of the mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets, GoFundMe has launched a centralized hub for all verified fundraisers related to the shooting. The online fundraising platform said it was working around the clock to make sure that all funds donated go directly to survivors or the families of victims. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-korean-community-grieves-those-killed-wounded-in-allen-attack/3255352/ | 2023-05-11T06:16:57 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-korean-community-grieves-those-killed-wounded-in-allen-attack/3255352/ |
Fort Hood in Central Texas was redesignated Fort Cavazos on Tuesday, renamed after Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos, a Texas-born hero of the Korean and Vietnam wars who was the first Hispanic to reach the rank of four-star general in the U.S. Army.
A redesignation ceremony was held outside the Bernie Beck gate Tuesday afternoon, May 9, 2023.
Fort Hood is one of nine U.S. Army installations being redesignated based on the Naming Commission’s recommendations to remove the names, symbols, displays, monuments and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America. Fort Hood was named after John Bell Hood, a Confederate general during the American Civil War.
Word of the fort's redesignation was announced last fall to mixed opinions, but officials didn't say then exactly when the name change would go into effect only that it would change by Jan. 1, 2024.
"General Cavazos’ combat-proven leadership, his moral character, and his loyalty to his Soldiers and their families made him the fearless yet respected and influential leader that he was during the time he served, and beyond, ” said Lt. Gen. Sean Bernabe, III Armored Corps Commanding General. “We are ready and excited to be part of such a momentous part of history, while we honor a leader who we all admire.”
An Army statement describes the post, dubbed "The Great Place," as their "premier installation to train and deploy heavy forces. A 214,968-acre installation, this is the only post in the United States capable of stationing and training two armored divisions."
GEN. RICHARD EDWARD CAVAZOS
Below is more information on Gen. Edward Richard Cavazos from the Fort Hood Press Center.
Cavazos was born on Jan. 31, 1929, in Kingsville, Texas, to Mexican American parents, Lauro and Thomasa Quintanilla Cavazos. His father was a World War I veteran who later became a ranch foreman of the King Ranch’s Santa Gertrudis division.
In 1951, Cavazos was commissioned into the Army and completed basic officer training at Fort Benning, Georgia. He began his military career deployed to Korea where he was the platoon leader of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 65th Infantry Regiment. The unit was known as the Boringueneers and was primarily made up of Soldiers from Puerto Rico, many of whom only spoke Spanish. As a result of his service and actions in Korea, Cavazos was awarded the Silver Star and a Distinguished Service Cross.
In 1953, Cavazos rotated back to the United States and was assigned to Fort Hood. Reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel, Cavazos deployed to Vietnam in 1967 where he commanded the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment. It was as a result of his service and leadership during his time in Vietnam that he was awarded his second Distinguished Service Cross.
In 1976, Cavazos became the first Hispanic to reach the rank of brigadier general in the U.S. Army. In 1980, now a lieutenant general, Cavazos served as the III Corps Commanding General.
In 1982, Cavazos was promoted to become the first Hispanic four-star general and succeeded Gen. Robert Shoemaker as commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command.
Cavazos retired from the Army in 1984 after 33 years of service.
During his 33 years of retirement, Cavazos lived in San Antonio, Texas, and was credited with mentoring many Army commanders. He died Oct. 29, 2017, and is buried at San Antonio’s Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Set in more than 340 square miles of Central Texas and with the best and most expansive training facilities to be found anywhere in the U.S. Army, Fort Hood is the home of III Armored Corps Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division, 1st Army Division West, 13th Armored Corps Sustainment Command, and other separate brigades, tenant units and organizations – in total more than 34,500 soldiers and airmen and an additional 48,500 family members. In addition to its active-duty role, Fort Hood mobilizes, trains, deploys and demobilizes 24,000 Reserve and Nation Guard soldiers annually in support of global operations. Fort Hood also distinguishes itself as the largest single local-location employer in the State of Texas – with more than 4,000 civilian employees and nearly 5,000 contractors working here and, according to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Fort Hood’s economic impact is estimated at $28.8 billion on the Texas economy (Texas Comptroller’s Memo – 2021). | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/fort-hood-redesignated-fort-cavazos-tuesday-named-for-texas-born-war-hero/3255286/ | 2023-05-11T06:17:22 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/fort-hood-redesignated-fort-cavazos-tuesday-named-for-texas-born-war-hero/3255286/ |
A bill that would raise the age to legally purchase semi-automatic rifles has been left off the Texas House’s agenda ahead of a key deadline.
For weeks, gun control advocates and families of Uvalde shooting victims have been pushing for Texas lawmakers to take House Bill 2744 up for a floor debate and vote. The bill would raise the minimum age to buy semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21.
In an unexpected move Monday, a House committee advanced the legislation in an 8-5 vote that included two Republicans voting for it.
The final day the House can pass bills is Thursday. According to the Texas Tribune, the chamber’s agenda must be approved 36 hours ahead of when they convene, which created a deadline of around 10 p.m. Tuesday for the measure to be placed on the calendar.
In a series of tweets, parents of children killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde last year pledged their fight was not over.
“This isn’t over. We will regroup, re-strategize and come back stronger. [Reps] Ryan Guillen, Dustin Burrows, Dade Phelan, Texans see you and they won’t forget. It’s my personal mission to travel to your districts and share Lexi’s story, and the disrespect shown to Uvalde families,” tweeted Kim Rubio, mother of Lexi Rubio.
The proposal has long faced an uphill battle in a state that has regularly loosened gun restrictions in recent years. Gov. Greg Abbott has questioned whether the bill was constitutional.
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FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — On Wednesday, Patrick Leon Nicholas was found guilty of killing 16-year-old Sarah Yarborough in 1991.
A jury found Nicholas guilty of first-degree murder and second-degree murder. He was also found guilty of committing the crimes with sexual motivation.
Sarah Yarborough, 16, was found dead at Federal Way High School school on Dec. 14, 1991, around 9:20 a.m.
In 2019, over 30 years after her murder, an arrest was made in the case. Patrick Leon Nicholas, who was 55 at the time of his arrest and 27 when he allegedly killed Yarborough, was charged with first-degree murder and rape.
Yarborough was last seen leaving her home to go to her high school, en route to a drill team competition. Her car was parked in the school parking lot.
Her body was discovered by two boys - a 12-year-old and 13-year-old who took a shortcut through bushes at the school. The boys and another jogger who was near the scene at the time of the murder were able to help investigators create a composite sketch of the suspect.
The sketch led to over 4,000 tips, but officers were unsuccessful in making an arrest.
Then there was a break in the case when a forensic genealogy company contracted by the King County Sheriff's Office called with a lead on a person of interest named Patrick Nicholas who lived in King County, court documents said.
Detectives started surveilling Nicholas outside a strip mall in Kent. Nicholas smoked a few cigarettes and tossed the butts on the ground along with a napkin. Detectives later collected those items, which became crucial pieces of evidence, according to court documents.
The King County Sheriff's Office sent the cigarette butts and napkin to the state crime lab, which confirmed the DNA matched samples collected from Yarborough's clothing at the crime scene in 1991.
Nicholas was arrested at a bar in Kent in 2019. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/jury-reaches-verdict-patrick-leon-nicholas-sarah-yarborough-murder-trial/281-f09231c8-ee7a-41a7-a471-fed21a119b12 | 2023-05-11T06:18:09 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/jury-reaches-verdict-patrick-leon-nicholas-sarah-yarborough-murder-trial/281-f09231c8-ee7a-41a7-a471-fed21a119b12 |
DAV thanks Foundation Automotive for sponsorship
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The 12th annual Disabled American Veterans Chapter 41 golf tournament was a success because of wonderful sponsors, said DAV chapter president Joel Jimenez.
They would like to thank sponsor Foundation Automotive of Wichita Falls.
From left is Robert French with the DAV, Marie French, Brad Rogers of Foundation Auto and Gordon Lofgren. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/10/dav-thanks-foundation-automotive-for-sponsorship/70204925007/ | 2023-05-11T06:23:30 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/10/dav-thanks-foundation-automotive-for-sponsorship/70204925007/ |
PHOENIX — Carlos Parra’s talented voice is uniting a community even after his death.
The melodies he serenaded thousands with for over a decade now echo a life gone too soon.
“Just breaks my heart. I was a really big fan,” one of his followers told 12News Wednesday night at a public viewing where the casket that held his body sat at the center, adorned with flowers.
Family, friends, and fans gathered to honor his memory ahead of Parra’s funeral services on Thursday.
The 26-year-old was the lead vocalist of the band “Los Parras,” a band he and his two brothers started in their teens.
Parra was killed on Saturday as he and his family made their way to their native Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, to celebrate Parra’s oldest brother’s birthday.
He was in the backseat when the car hit a pothole, causing it to lose a tire and roll over several times. Parra was ejected and died on the scene.
“It’s a tragedy to see a young kid with such big dreams get cut short,” said Cesar Sanchez. “There are no words to describe this. It’s unfortunate.”
Sanchez said he was Parra’s math teacher in junior high school. Since then, he remembers being a young kid who loved music and singing.
“I remember him doing a talent show at our junior high and he would always tell me, ‘Mr. Sanchez, you know what, one day, one day, I’ll make it big,” he said.
Then when Parra and his sibling were at North High School, Jaziel Camarillo remembers hearing the Parras play and sing during lunch break.
“They used to play in the ramada and just the joy they brought to everybody was just amazing,” the former classmate said. “We’ll always remember him for being joyful, for being happy, and for making sure everyone had a great time.”
Parra is now not just being remembered for his talents but for who he was inside.
“He’s always going to be here, no matter what,” the fan said. “God only knows why things happen.”
The 26-year-old’s funeral services will be at Holy Cross Cemetery at 9925 W Thomas Road in Avondale on Thursday.
The mass and burial are set to begin at 1:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
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April 3, 1931—March 28, 2023
BURLEY — Patricia Pearl Powers, a 91 year old resident, of Burley, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Pomerelle Place in Burley.
Pat was born in Devils Lake, North Dakota, on April 3, 1931, the daughter of David Raymond and Alice Pearl (Thornton) McCarthy. Pat lived most of her life in Burley.
She married Cecil R. Powers in 1947, with whom she enjoyed many years of marriage until his passing in 2009. She was a loving and caring wife and mother.
Pat worked as a waitress for Nelson’s, The Ponderosa, and Price’s Cafe. After serving many customers, which developed into long-lasting friendships, she went back to work for Burley Processing and J.R. Simplot Co. She retired from Simplots and decided she still needed to be working to stay active. She soon went to work for the Burley Library and retired a second time from being employed with the City of Burley.
Pat was an avid gardener in the summer and, in the winter, spent many hours making beautiful afghans for family, friends, and anyone who desired one.
When Pat wasn’t working, gardening, or knitting, you could find her walking and walking – rain or snow did not stop her. She also loved riding her bicycle to town and back. All of her neighbors were in awe, along with her family, of how she was a true “Energizer Bunny”. Her most favorite times were having family time, not only with her immediate family but, later in life, with her sisters, Geeg and Jane, and Jane’s family.
Pat lived at Pomerelle Place in Burley for the later portion of her life. She really found it to be a new “home” for her. The care and concern they gave was what she needed in her “mature” years. She made a new life there; one that developed into trust, care, fun, laughter, and giving, which was reciprocated back to her by the employees and residents. It truly was a blessing for her which gave her much happiness for years. Her family is forever grateful for Pomerelle Place, and all Pat’s friends who have always cared for her.
Patricia leaves behind her son, David (Hanna) Powers of Burley; sisters: Mary “Jane” Smedley, and Genevieve “Geeg” McCarthy both of Boise. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Her parents, David and Alice; infant daughter, Jackie Lou; brothers: Raymond, and Tom; along with her sister, Georgia “Sue”, preceded her in death.
A joint graveside service and interment will be held for Patricia and Cecil at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Pleasant View Cemetery, located at 1645 E. 16th St., in Burley, with Military Honors to be rendered by the Mini-Cassia Veterans in honorable memory of Cecil’s military service.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Rasmussen-Wilson Funeral Home of Burley. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/patricia-pearl-powers/article_b06da88c-dc54-5c11-ab58-07a094ec8177.html | 2023-05-11T06:52:34 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/patricia-pearl-powers/article_b06da88c-dc54-5c11-ab58-07a094ec8177.html |
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. — Plans to build large distribution centers in El Dorado Hills are being met with pushback from area residents.
Known as Project Frontier, the plan calls for the construction of two large distribution and sorting buildings on Latrobe Road. The property they would be built on is just over 200 acres in size.
Locals voiced their concerns at a meeting Wednesday night for the El Dorado Hills Area Planning Advisory Committee.
"Really against the whole thing for many reasons. It's the roads, it's the traffic, the noise, the pollution," said Bonnie Bergner, from El Dorado Hills. "The location of it is way too close to our homes."
"We're in the 55 and older community. We want to live our life out healthy," said LeeAnn Faucett, who lives in El Dorado Hills.
Wednesday night, the committee held a meeting to discuss the economic impact of the plan, or how much money the plan could bring back to the area.
ABC10 has been following the proposal for months. At a March meeting, the developer, Dermody Properties, shared the economic benefits of the project, saying those benefits included thousands of jobs with both construction and distribution center staffing. They also spoke of the revenue it could generate for the area.
"We also estimate that the project will generate about $10.4-$23.4 million in annual revenue to the county for funding various general fund services, including public safety," a developer representative said at the March meeting.
However, analysis shared by the advisory committee Wednesday night indicates it may be far less.
"The project's estimated generated sales tax revenue to the county... $31,500," said John Davey, Chair of the El Dorado Hills Area Planning Advisory Committee.
Davey expressed at the meeting that what company comes in and how they use the site will further determine how much revenue the county can actually expect to bring in.
At this time, the developer is keeping the tenant's name private, but during our reporting, ABC10 found an incorrect address left on the plans submitted to the county that shows two identical-looking facilities in San Diego and the tenant there is Amazon.
Davey told ABC10 the committee will provide their final finding on Project Frontier when it is scheduled to be heard by the El Dorado County Planning Commission, and the project will likely not come to the commission until August at the earliest.
At that time, the committee will decide whether or not to support the project and if they would like to recommend any changes.
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OREGON, USA — RECS, a recreational center in Clackamas, hosted two men on Wednesday attempting to achieve a world record by playing 48 pickleball matches in less than 48 days in 48 states.
Dean Matt and Shannon Yeager began their journey on May 1 and hope to break record by the end of the month.
They both made a pitstop in Oregon and had a chance to play with 90-year-old Pickleball Hall of famer Norm Davis.
Matt's first stop was in Mobile, Alabama playing at the Mobile Tennis Center. He plans on ending his tour with a grand finale stop back home in Sarasota, Florida at his local county club with his 93-year-old pickleball buddy he routinely plays with. KGW had a chance to connect with Matt around his journey.
"My wife is out with me on this leg of the trip and I'm doing 48 pickleball matches in 48 states in less than 48 days, we're from Sarasota, Florida. I'm flying myself in my own plane all around the country, and this is the 16th stop on our trip", said the pickleball player.
Matt has been a pilot since high school and picked up playing racquetball too.
"The skills from playing racquetball translate somewhat with pickleball," said Matt. "You just go out to the courts, put your paddle in and have a good time."
Matt has traveled all across the country. Recently him and his wife made the move from Chicago to Florida. He hit the quarter mark of his trip in Nevada.
"I thought we'd be playing golf for the rest of our lives — I heard of pickleball but never quite played it. Now once I've played it we're playing pickleball not golf."
Oregon marks Matt's 16th stop leaving him with 32 more states to hit with 38 days or less with plans to hit Omaha, Nebraska which will bring him to the halfway point.
"Everyone asks me what was your favorite stop so far, I really haven't had a favorite one because they're all different and exciting," said Matt.
He plans to head over to Vancouver, Washington on Thursday which will set him a third of the way. He plans to fly with his wife to Boise, Idaho before parting ways in Salt Lake City, Utah.
"From Scottsdale, Sacramento, Clackamas and Vancouver. I'm only doing one a day. On the east coast, I'll be playing three matches a day working to catch up — hitting the goal of 48 in a total of 26 days, about two a day," said Matt.
Traveling across the country, Matt has met many new faces and formed life long memories and he's set to play a few special opponents such as former Virginia Governor George Allen as well as the former New Hampshire Governor John Lynch.
Towards the end of his journey Matt alone plans to finish off his goal traveling clockwise around the country planning the last leg of his grand finale back home on May 26.
When KGW asked Matt his plans once he arrives back home from his grand tour he had this to say, "I think I'll be ready for a vacation." | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/oregon-pickleball-world-record-travel/283-23dafe53-8301-4e07-8578-7414305bae60 | 2023-05-11T08:02:19 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/oregon-pickleball-world-record-travel/283-23dafe53-8301-4e07-8578-7414305bae60 |
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Despite substantial snowfall, the Boise River will not see conditions akin to the post-“snow-pocalypse” spring of 2017, which brought flooding and caused significant damage to portions of the Greenbelt.
Though water managers are making space in Boise River reservoirs by sending large quantities of water downstream, the area received less snow than in 2017, which is translating to less runoff, said Erin Whorton, a hydrologist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service at a monthly meeting of water supply experts on Wednesday morning.
“Whatever conditions we saw in 2017, we probably won’t see nearly as much water from the snowpack this year,” Whorton said.
May’s water supply meeting comes during a spring that has brought a mix of wet and cool weather punctuated by warm weekends, some with above-average temperatures. In April, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced plans to make space in Boise River reservoirs by increasing flows through the river at least through the end of May. Some parts of the Greenbelt have experienced flooding, though the river is not at flood stage.
Storms that have blown through in the previous month have not added to the snowpack but have paused snowmelt, said Mark Robertson, COO of M3 Works, a company offering geoscience software and consulting services, including snowpack modeling.
This weekend, with temperatures predicted to rise to the 80s, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff will be keeping an eye on water melting into the reservoir and river system, said Jonathan Roberts, a water management team lead with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
“The snow needs to come off the mountain at some point, and this is about the most ideal way it could come off: … slowly, as it recedes up the mountain and eventually disappears,” Roberts said.
Over the next five to 15 days, Lucky Peak managers will plan on incrementally decreasing the flow coming in the Boise River System, Roberts said. The river has been hovering around 6,000 cubic feet per second of flow, which would transition to 3,000 cubic feet per second, he said.
Although that will be slower, it is still “very fast and deep,” Roberts said, adding that anyone going near the river should be “extremely careful.”
On May 12, 2022, the river was flowing at about 500 cubic feet per second, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Flows last summer maxed out at about 2,800 cubic feet per second in mid-June. Those conditions lasted just about a week before dipping below 2,000 cubic feet per second, and soon after, to 1,500 cubic feet per second and lower, according to the same data.
La Niña conditions that precipitated the wet winter have dissipated, with El Niño conditions expected to set in this summer, said Troy Lindquist, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service.
La Niña conditions being in place since 2020 acted as a temporary pause on global surface temperatures, according to reporting from NPR. But even with cooling La Niña conditions in place, Boise saw record temperatures last summer, as previously reported. El Niño is generally associated with warner sea surface temperatures, and experts predict its onset will result in potentially record-setting high temperatures, according to reporting from NPR. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/experts-boise-river-will-avoid-snow-pocalypse-conditions-but-flows-will-remain-swift/article_1983d2b4-ef70-11ed-b254-b7b445134107.html | 2023-05-11T08:26:48 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/experts-boise-river-will-avoid-snow-pocalypse-conditions-but-flows-will-remain-swift/article_1983d2b4-ef70-11ed-b254-b7b445134107.html |
In a controversial move, the Hanover County School Board has decided on a name for the consolidated school at the John M. Gandy site: Ashland Elementary School.
Choosing a name for the school, set to open next year, has been a contentious and passionate issue among local residents. Many wanted the new school name to honor local Black history, while other residents preferred to use the geographical moniker of Ashland for the school.
The school board ultimately voted 6-1 in favor of approving the name for Ashland Elementary School.
Grant Kronenberg speaks against a potential book banning policy at a Hanover School Board meeting on Tuesday.
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The school’s name had long been considered a settled matter, with the school board deciding in 2018 that the new building would bear the name of John M. Gandy, the child of former enslaved parents and a longtime professor of Virginia State University. The process had gotten far enough along that labels in architectural renderings included the name Gandy.
Then in March, the school board created a committee charged with renaming the school, reopening a debate about what the school would be called.
School Board Chair John Axselle III said in meetings that, while the board had reached a consensus to use the name Gandy in 2018, the decision was never approved with a vote. Axselle also pointed to a school board policy that says no new school can be named after a person living or dead.
Hanover County School Board member John Axselle III listens during a public comment session at a Hanover School Board meeting on Tuesday.
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The board’s final vote to choose Ashland Elementary is a tough blow for the people who voiced their support for keeping the school named for Gandy, or giving it an alternative name — Berkleytown — which at least would have been another acknowledgement of local history in its commemoration of a nearby Black community that thrived during the Jim Crow era.
“They don’t want any recognition of us as a people and anything that they can do to shut that down is what they do,” said Pat Hunter-Jordan, president of the Hanover NAACP. “There was no reason they could not have named that school Berkleytown … But they chose not simply because they wanted to make certain it was what they want it, not what the community wanted.”
It was Hunter-Jordan’s preference, and the preference of many people who spoke at public meetings, that the school retain the name of Gandy, as the school board had previously decided.
Axselle said, while casting his vote in support of the name Ashland Elementary, that it was more representative of the entire student body.
Dr. Clara James Scott speaks in favor of keeping the name Gandy at a Hanover School Board meeting on Tuesday.
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“I think Ashland Elementary is a good choice because its more representative of students that attend it,” Axselle said. “It happens to serve Beaverdam district as well as Ashland, so it’s more appropriate of the name.”
A major crux of the controversy revolved around whether or not the new school construction was technically considered a new school.
While the new construction is serving to consolidate Ashland’s two elementary schools – Henry Clay Elementary and John M. Gandy Elementary – it is being constructed at the same site as the current Gandy elementary, which is co-located with the school system’s headquarters, also named for Gandy.
Residents wanting the name Gandy said the new building should not be considered a new school.
Mechanicsville District board member Johnny Redd said the new building is considered a new school.
“We are not changing the name of any school,” Redd said. “The name John M. Gandy Elementary School is not being changed. The name Henry Clay Elementary School is not being changed. We’re building a new school which is being assigned a new name. Gandy and Clay will retain their names until they are closed and we move these students into new schools.”
The schools’ attorney said it would have taken a unanimous vote to suspend its naming policy if the board wanted to approve the name Gandy.
The naming committee reported back to the board in April that an “overwhelming majority” of public feedback was in favor of retaining the name Gandy for the school. The committee chair, Wanda Edward, said the committee ultimately decided upon Berkleytown because it fell in compliance of the school board’s naming policy.
Berkleytown had been submitted to the committee by community members as an alternate name that still honored local Black history.
A motion by Ashland District member Ola J. Hawkins’ effort to have the school named Berkleytown failed 4-3. The board then approved the name Ashland. Hawkins is the only person of color on the school board.
Faye Prichard, Ashland District’s Board Supervisor, said she was unmoved by the school board’s overall decision to consider the consolidated school as a new school, and that it should have stuck to its initial promise to name the school after Gandy.
“They could have left it the same, there was an easy pathway to that. It was very meaningful to the people in that community,” Pritchard said. “… and many of the people of color in that community came forward and said that naming it Ashland Elementary would be particularly insulting because, many years ago, Ashland Elementary was the school that Black kids weren’t allowed to go to.”
Berkleytown was seen as a compromise.
Henry District School Board member George E. Sutton said while casting his vote in favor of Ashland Elementary that it was impossible to please everyone with a vote.
“Some citizens have problems with naming the school Gandy. Many more have problems with naming it Clay, or Gandy-Clay. Some have problems with Berkleytown,” he said. “There is one name it appears fewer people had problems with and that is Ashland Elementary School.”
It was suggested throughout the naming process that the effort was political retribution for the renaming of the former Lee-Davis High School and Stonewall Jackson Middle School, schools that honored Confederate figures.
“They do not listen to any of us here in Hanover County,” Hunter-Jordan said. “The overwhelming majority of people voted to keep the name of John M. Gandy. If that was their choice, they could have done so. And they did not choose to do so.”
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Jan. 1, 2023
Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb (24) carries the ball as Washington Commanders cornerback Danny Johnson (36) tries to stop him during the first half of a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and the Washington Commanders on Sunday, January 1, 2023 in Landover, MD.
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Jan. 2, 2023
Sharon MacKenzie of Mechanicsville walked with her friend Cindy Nunnally and her golden retriever, Sunny, during a GardenFest for Fidos at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden on Jan. 2.
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Jan. 3, 2023
People remember eight-year-old P'Aris Moore during a vigil in Hopewell Tues., Jan. 3, 2023. Moore was shot and killed while playing in her neighborhood.
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Jan. 4, 2023
UR's Jason Nelson presses down court as George Washington's Brendan Adams, left, and Hunter Dean defend in the Robins Center Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023.
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Jan. 5, 2023
Manchester's Olivia Wright reaches in on James River's Alisha Whirley at James River Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.
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Jan. 6, 2023
Daron Pearson plays basketball at Smith Peters Park in the Carver neighborhood on Friday, January 6, 2023 in Richmond, Va.
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Jan. 7, 2023
UR's Tyler Burton takes a shot as Duquesne's Joe Reece defends Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023.
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Jan. 8, 2023
Park ranger Bert Dunkerly leads a walking tour of Revolutionary Richmond on the grounds of the Chimborazo Medical Museum in Richmond on Jan. 8. The tour was part of a multiday annual event interpreting Richmond’s Revolutionary history, including the capture of the city by British General Benedict Arnold on Jan. 5, 1781.
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Jan. 10, 2023
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital COO Joey Trapani and Richmond City Councilwoman Cynthia Newbille react after cutting the ribbon to commemorate the opening of the East End Medical Office Building on Tuesday. Bon Secours Richmond Market President Mike Lutes (left) and Del. Delores McQuinn, D-Richmond, were also part of the festivities.
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Jan. 11, 2023
Pages are introduced at the Senate chamber during the first day of Virginia General Assembly at Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023.
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Jan. 12, 2023
Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, worked at his desk at the Virginia State Capitol on Thursday. Above him is a portrait of former Lt. Gov. Don Beyer, now a congressman representing the 8th District in Northern Virginia.
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Jan. 13, 2023
Elizabeth Leggett is photographed with her pup Pallas, 10, in her neighborhood in Richmond's business district on January 13, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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Jan. 14, 2023
Aubrey Nguyen, age 5, and Andrew Nguyen, age 8, eye the dragon as it comes by during the Tet celebration at Vien Giac Buddhist Temple Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Jow Ga Kung Fu, of Virginia Beach, performed the Dragon Dance.
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Jan. 15, 2023
The St. James's West Gallery Choir sings during "Evensong, A Celebration of the Life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." at St. James Episcopal Church Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023.
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Jan. 16, 2023
James "States" Manship of Thornburg came to the gun rights rally at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square on Lobby Day, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, dressed as President George Washington.
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Jan. 17, 2023
Del. Emily Brewer, R-Suffolk, confers with Del. Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke, at the state Capitol on Jan. 17. Brewer sponsored the bill on state purchasing, House Bill 2385.
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Jan. 18, 2023
Aaliyah Rouse, 9, and Jennifer Rouse stand by as Aaron Rouse is sworn in in the Senate by Clerk of the Senate Susan Clarke Schaar during a general assembly session at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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Jan. 19, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin talks to the media at George W. Carver Elementary School on Jan. 19.
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Jan. 20, 2023
VCU's fans cheer for the team against Richmond during the second half of the NCAA men's basketball game at University of Richmond, Richmond, Va., on Friday, January 20, 2023.
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Jan. 21, 2023
Jacqueline Dziuba, bottom left, and Steven Godwin, who live in Greenville, N.C., and other visitors check out the exhibits at the Poe Museum in Richmond in January as the museum celebrates Edgar Allan Poe’s 214th birthday and its own 100-year anniversary.
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Jan. 22, 2023
Paul McLean (left), founder of the Virginia Minority Cannabis Coalition, listens alongside Mark Cannady during the “Is Social Equity in Off the Table in 2023?” portion of the program on Sunday on the second full day of the Virginia Cannabis Conference presented by Virginia NORML at Delta Hotels Richmond Downtown. Lobby Day takes place Monday.
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Jan. 23, 2023
The flags at the Executive Mansion are at half-staff to honor those killed and injured in Monterey Park, California last weekend. Photo was taken on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023.
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Jan. 24, 2023
Sen. Steve Newman, R-Lynchburg, listens to debate during a Senate floor session in the state Capitol on a bill to make Daylight Savings Time year-round.
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Jan. 25, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin listens to George Daniel as he tries some Brunswick stew on Brunswick Stew Day at the Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. Next to Daniel are (L-R) Dylan Pair, stewmaster Kevin Pair and Austin Pair. The yearly event returned to the Capitol for the first time since the pandemic.
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Jan. 26, 2023
Meghan Vandette is photographed with her dogs, Pepper, a deaf mini Australian shepherd, and Finn on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Ruff Canine Club in Richmond, Virginia.
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Jan. 27, 2023
Three-year-old London Oshinkoya (from left) and 3-year-old twins Messiah and Malkia Finley go through the toys brought by Crystal Holbrook-Gazoni near the Gilpin Resource Center in Richmond on Friday.
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Jan. 28, 2023
Dance instructor Paul Dandridge (foreground) works with youngsters as he teaches a theater dance during the “Genworth Lights Up! Youth Series: On the Road” at the Center for the Arts at Henrico High School on Saturday. The series offers free workshops and performances throughout the year for youth of all ages.
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Jan. 29, 2023
Ronnie Jenkins II of Chesterfield County sits inside a Barefoot Spas hot tub with his 11-year-old son, Connor, and his wife, Amber, during the RVA Home Show at The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County.
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Jan. 30, 2023
Frank Saucier listens as elected officials give remarks during a vigil for Tyre Nichols on Monday at Abner Clay Park in Richmond. Nichols died from the injuries he sustained after being beaten by police officers in Memphis.
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Jan. 31, 2023
Mayor Levar Stoney gets ready to deliver his State of the City on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at the Richmond Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia.
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Feb. 1, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin attends the Virginia March for Life in Richmond, VA on February 1, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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Feb. 2, 2023
Petersburg High School's basketball standout Chris Fields Jr. on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at the Petersburg High School in Petersburg, Virginia.
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Feb. 3, 2023
Shawnrell Blackwell, left, a Southside Community Development & Housing Corporation homeowner and board member, watches as Dianna Bowser, president and CEO of SCDHC, shares a moment with Suzanne Youngkin during a ceremony at Virginia Housing in Richmond on Friday after Gov. Glenn Youngkin and the first lady presented the first Spirit of Virginia Award of 2023 to the affordable housing nonprofit.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Feb. 4, 2023
Members of the Break it Down RVA Line Dancing group perform during a Black History Month Celebration at Virginia State University on Feb. 4.
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Feb. 5, 2023
Wide receiver Terry McLaurin (17) of the Washington Commanders, right, look on before the flag football event at the NFL Pro Bowl on Sunday in Las Vegas. With him are, from left, NFC wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) of the Detroit Lions, NFC wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (88) of the Dallas Cowboys and NFC wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) of the Minnesota Vikings.
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Feb. 6, 2023
(From left) U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, and Sethuraman Panchanathan, Ph.D., director of the National Science Foundation, arrive for a tour of VCU's Nanomaterials Core Characterization Facility with lab director and physics professor Massimo Bertino, Ph.D. (right) on Monday, Feb. 6. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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Feb. 7, 2023
Sen. Dick Saslaw, D-Fairfax, is seen 4 1/2 hours into Tuesday's crossover session at the state Capitol.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Feb. 8, 2023
Chef Patrick Phelan works with his staff on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at Lost Letter in Richmond, Virginia.
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Feb. 9, 2023
Onlookers stand near a shattered window on East Broad Street following a shooting on Thursday. One person was killed and another wounded.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Feb. 10, 2023
Colonial Williamsburg moves a 260-year-old building, originally called the Bray School, on a truck to a new location a mile away, where it will be put on public display, in Williamsburg, Va., on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. The Bray School is believed to be the oldest building in the US dedicated to the education of Black children.
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Feb 11, 2023
Randolph-Macon celebrate after beating Roanoke College during a NCAA Division III Basketball game on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Randolph Macon Crenshaw Gym in Ashland, Virginia. With today's win, the Yellow Jackets hold the longest home winning steak in NCAA Division III history.
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Feb. 12, 2023
The Science Museum of Virginia hosted a competition for student engineers during a commemoration of Celebrate Engineering Ingenuity Day. A packed crowd watches Sunday as a team of “Bridge Breakers” from the American Society of Civil Engineers puts students’ inventions to the test.
Lyndon German
Feb. 13, 2023
A crew from Walter D. Witt Roofing installs a new roof for Melvin Washington, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, as part of the Owens Corning National Roof Deployment Project in Richmond, VA on February 13, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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Feb. 14, 2023
Richmond City Council member Cynthia Newbille pulls the winning raffle ticket as Marc Edwards, from InnovAge Virginia PACE, holds the basket during the 9th annual "For the Love of Our Seniors" event at Main Street Station in Richmond, VA on February 14, 2023. The event is a resource fair for senior residents and caregivers in Church Hill. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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Feb. 15, 2023
A crew from the Richmond-based company Cut Cut installs the new art installation "McLean" by Navine G. Dossos on the façade of the Institute for Contemporary Art in Richmond, VA on February 15, 2023. The installation is part of the exhibit "So it appears" opening February 24th. The vinyl pieces being used are adapted from a series of paintings. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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Feb. 16, 2023
Giov. Glenn Youngkin meets with the community at Westwood Fountain in Richmond, VA on Thursday, February 16, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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Feb. 17, 2023
Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Alison Linas, left, and Franklin greet Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Jennifer Guiliano and attorney Alex Clarke at the Henrico County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court building on Friday.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
Feb. 18, 2023
Fans take pictures during the All-alumni Block Party before VCU’s game against Fordham on Saturday.
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Feb. 19, 2023
Virginia Tech's Georgia Amoore, left, waits for a pass from Elizabeth Kitley (33) during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina State on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, in Blacksburg.
Matt Gentry, The Roanoke Times
Feb. 20, 2023
Richmond resident David Scates filed an appeal with the VEC last summer four days after the state agency notified him that he had been overpaid unemployment benefits after catching COVID-19 and losing his job. Now, Scates is one of almost 17,000 Virginians at risk of having their appeals dismissed because the VEC contends they filed too late.
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Feb. 21, 2023
State Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, greets chief election officer and college friend Sheryl Johnson (right) at the Tabernacle Baptist Church polling station in Richmond, VA on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 as (from left) election workers Katie Johnson and Eric Johnson look on. McClellan is running to succeed Rep. Donald McEachin, D-4th. McClellan would be the first African American woman to represent Virginia in Congress and would give Virginia a record four women in its congressional delegation. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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Feb. 22, 2023
Members of the media tour Fox Elementary School in Richmond, VA after Richmond Public Schools Chief Operating Officer Dana Fox provided an update on construction plans to rebuild the school on Wednesday, February 22. The building, which dates to 1911, was heavily damaged in a three-alarm fire on the night of Feb. 11, 2022. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
Feb. 23, 2023
Marley Ferraro and her boyfriend, Zack Bannister, both VCU freshmen, spend time together between classes at Monroe Park as Thursday weather reaches around 80s in Richmond, Va., on Feb. 23, 2023.
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Feb. 24, 2023
Sen. Aaron Rouse, left, D-Virginia Beach, talks with Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, before a general assembly session at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.
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Feb. 25, 2023
Jenna Anderson of Cosby High shows her medal to her dad, Waylon Anderson, after winning the 112-pound weight class during the VHSL Girls State Open Championships at Unity Reed High in Manassas on Saturday.
SHABAN ATHUMAN, TIMES-DISPATCH
Feb. 26, 2023
Contestants in a duathlon race (run-bike-run competition) dash from the starting line in the first event of the West Creek Endurance Festival at the West Creek Business Park in Goochland County on Sunday.
Mark Bowes
Feb. 27, 2023
Eric and Linda Oakes speak to a small crowd before unveiling a plaque and bench dedicated to their son, Adam Oakes, in the VCU Student Commons building near the office of Fraternity and Sorority Life on February 27, 2023. The date marks the two-year anniversary of Oakes' death in a hazing incident, and VCU is calling this an annual hazing prevention day and day of remembrance for Oakes. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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Feb. 28, 2023
Jess Tanner (center) looks on as her daughters Aubrey (left), 10, and Charleigh, 8, deliver Girl Scout cookies to school counselor Michelle Nothnagel (right) and the other teachers and staff members at Manchester High School on February 28, 2023. With help from groups of retired teachers and others in the community, the girls, who are members of Girl Scout Troop 3654, raised over $1,000 to purchase the cookies for the staff. Jess Tanner, is an art teacher at Manchester and also a co-leader of their troop. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
March 1, 2023
Shirley Wiest, left, and Wilma Bowman, center, show a blanket for a veteran with the help of Julie Wiest, daughter of Shirley Wiest, at Sunrise of Richmond in Henrico, Va., on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Shirley Wiest and Wilma Bowman sewed over 3000 blankets for people at the VA Hospital, the Children’s Hospital and Moments of Hope Outreach among others.
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March 2, 2023
Carl Gupton, president of Greenswell Growers, is shown at the greenhouse of the company in Goochland, Va., on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Greenswell Growers, an automated indoor farming, can produce 28 times more greens per acre than traditional farming. They just sealed a deal with Ukrops and will start selling on Kroger shelves all across the mid-Atlantic.
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March 3, 2023
Highland Springs walks off the court after beating Stone Bridge during the Class 5 boys basketball quarterfinal on Friday, March 3, 2023 at J.R. Tucker High School in Henrico, Virginia.
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March 4, 2023
Nutzy plays with Shane Paris-Kennedy,9, during the Richmond Flying Squirrels Nutzy's Block Party on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at The Diamond in Richmond, Virginia.
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March 5, 2023
Patrons wait in line for Caribbean soul food from Mobile Yum Yum, one of the food trucks participating in Mobile Soul Sunday in Monroe Park. The event kicked off the Richmond Black Restaurant Experience, a weeklong celebration of Richmond’s Black-owned restaurants.
Sean McGoey
March 6, 2023
Henrico County officials celebrate the start of renovations at Cheswick Park in Henrico's Three Chopt District on March 6, 2023. The 24.5-acre park, Henrico's oldest official park, will receive $2.1 million in improvements, including a new open fitness area and upgrades to its trails, playground, restroom facilities, pedestrian bridges, parking lot, main entrance, stormwater management infrastructure and signage. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
March 7, 2023
Congresswoman-elect Jennifer McClellan heads into the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC for orientation on March 7, 2023 in preparation for her swearing in as the first Black Congresswoman from Virginia. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
March 8, 2023
Kate Chenery Tweedy shows the exhibition of Secretariat at Ashland Museum in Ashland, Va., on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Kate Chenery Tweedy is spearheading an effort to bring a monument of Secretariat to Ashland.
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March 9, 2023
John Marano of Top Trumps USA speaks to the media next to Mr. Monopoly at Maggie Walker Plaza in Richmond, Va., on March 9, 2023. Top Trumps USA, under license from HASBRO, will design a Richmond-specific board that highlights the region’s favorite historic landmarks.
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March 10, 2023
The U.S. Postal Service commemorate the history and romance of train travel with the unveiling of its Railroad Stations Forever stamps during a ceremony at the Main Street Station in Richmond, Va.
Lyndon German
March 11, 2023
Susie Williams of Richmond gets a makeover at the Shamrock the Block Festival in Richmond on Saturday. The festival was relocated to Leigh Street this year.
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March 12, 2023
A procession of Fifes and Drums moves down Duke of Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg on Sunday. It traveled from old Colonial Williamsburg Courthouse to the Raleigh Tavern, where Thomas Jefferson and other leaders formed a Committee of Correspondence in 1773.
Sean Jones photos, Times-Dispatch
March 13, 2023
Cuong Luu, foreground, a volunteer of Feed More, prepares boxes of meals with other volunteers and staff at the food bank in Richmond, Va., on Monday, March 13, 2023.
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March 14, 2023
Bill Barksdale, technical director of Virginia Video Network, works with Kelli Lemon, director of digital programming, at the video studio of Richmond Times-Dispatch in Richmond, Va., on March 14, 2023.
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March 15, 2023
Del. Eileen Filler-Corn, D-Fairfax, looks on a portrait after unveiling it as former Speaker of the House at the house chamber of the State Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Filler-Corn made history as the first woman and first Jewish Speaker in Virginia.
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March 16, 2023
MIKE KROPF, THE DAILY PROGRESS Virginia's Isaac McKneely (11) becomes emotional after an NCAA Tournament first round game against Furman in Orlando, Fl., Thursday, March 16, 2023.
Mike Kropf
March 17, 2023
Brian Erbe, center, a pipe manager, and other members of Greater Richmond Pipes and Drums perform to celebrate St. Patrick's Day at Rosie Connolly's Pub Restaurant in Richmond, Va., on Friday, March 17, 2023.
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March 18, 2023
Virginia Tech's Mekhi Lewis takes down Oklahoma State's Dustin Plott during the consolation semifinals at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Tulsa, Okla. (Ian Maule/Tulsa World via AP)
Ian Maule
March 19, 2023
Virginia Tech's Kayana Traylor (23) is congratulated by teammates after scoring just before halftime of a second-round college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Blacksburg, Va. (AP Photo/Matt Gentry)
Matt Gentry
March 20, 2023
Hannah and Ty Bilodeau of Lynchburg visit the recently completed Richmond Virginia Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with their children, Blythe, 5, Goldie, 4, and Graham, 2, in Glen Allen in Henrico, Va., on Monday, March 20, 2023.
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March 21, 2023
Doug Ramseur, center left, and Emilee Hasbrouck, center right, defense lawyers for Wavie Jones, one of three Central State Hospital employees , who was charged in death of Irvo Otieno, speak to the media at Dinwiddie Courthouse in Dinwiddie, Va., on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
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March 22, 2023
WRANGLD's, from left, senior customer success manager Trevor Lee, chief business officer Andy Sitison and CEO Jonathan "JD" Dyke work at their office of the 1717 Innovation Center in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.
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March 23, 2023
New Bon Secours Community Health Clinic is open in Manchester, Richmond, Va., on Thursday, March 23, 2023. The clinic will serve scheduled appointments and same day call-in appointments for the uninsured. The 8,000 square foot building is also home to the Bon Secours Care-A-Van, a mobile health clinic.
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March 24, 2023
Liz Kincaid, CEO of RVA Hospitality and owner of Max's On Broad, is photographed at the restaurant in Richmond, VA on March 24, 2023. Max's On Broad will be closing April 1 and will relaunch as a new concept in the summer. Kincaid also owns Tarrant's & Bar Solita. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
March 25, 2023
Henrico County families gather at Deep Run Park & Recreation Center on Saturday to celebrate all things agriculture during the county's second annual Farm Graze event. Children went booth to booth learning about the wonders of agriculture while participating in fun activities and scavenger hunts.
Lyndon German
March 26, 2023
Church Hill resident Alex Gerofsky finishes the Hill Topper 5K at the Church Hill Irish Festival with a time of 20 minutes, 26.8 seconds.
Thad Green
March 27, 2023
Wyatt Kingston, center, conducts a strength training session with Marshall Crenshaw, left, and Kevin Wright, right, at Hickory Hill Community Center in Richmond, Va., on Monday, March 27, 2023. Kingston, 71, has been working with the parks department for nearly 40 years on all kinds of initiatives, particularly those aimed at children in public housing communities.
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March 28, 2023
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, center, talks about the ongoing housing crisis in the city during a news conference on March 28.
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March 29, 2023
From left, Caroline Ouko and Leon Ochieng, mother and older brother of Irvo Otieno, react near the casket during the celebration of life for Irvo Otieno at First Baptist Church of South Richmond in North Chesterfield on March 29.
Eva Russo
March 30, 2023
Senior students in Charlottesville-Albemarle Technical Education Center's culinary program presented Taj Mahsala: an Indian fusion menu.
SYDNEY SHULER, THE DAILY PROGRESS
March 31, 2023
Richmond Police address onlookers Friday, March 31, 2023 at the intersection of North Avenue and Moss Side Avenue, near Washington Park. Richmond police shot a man who was suspected of shooting a woman earlier in the day in the 1100 block of Evergreen Avenue on Richmond's Southside.
April 1, 2023
Sculptor Jocelyn Russell takes photos of the crowd after the unveiling of her statue of Secretariat at Ashland Town Hall Pavilion on Saturday.
Michael Martz photos, TImes-Dispatch
April 2, 2023
Drivers race in the Toyota Owners 400 at the Richmond Raceway in Richmond, VA on April 2, 2023.. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 3, 2023
Dinwiddie County Commonwealth's Attorney Ann Cabell Baskervill is photographed at the Dinwiddie County Courthouse on April 3, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 4, 2023
From left, Judy and Ron Singleton pose for a photo on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. MIKE KROPF/TIMES-DISPATCH
Mike Kropf
April 5, 2023
Beatrix Smith dips her matzah in salt water as she enjoys a Pasover Seder with her classmates (from left) Helen Corallo, Camp Maxwell, and Amara Ellen at the Weinstein JCC Preschool Program in Richmond, VA on April 5, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
April 6, 2023
Virginia Community College System Chancellor David Doré speaks with students at Piedmont Virginia Community College on Thursday.
SYDNEY SHULER, THE DAILY PROGRESS
April 7, 2023
A worker pushed water off a tarp on the field at The Diamond Friday, when the Flying Squirrels were scheduled to open their season against Reading.
MIKE KROPF/TIMES-DISPATCH
April 8, 2023
Ember O’Connell-Evans, 1, plays with hula hoops during the Dominion Energy Family Easter event at Maymont on Saturday.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
April 9, 2023
Mike Kearney plays an early form of badminton with grandkids Savannah and Ashton on the lawn of Montpelier during “We, the Kids” Day.
ANDRA LANDI, FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY REVIEW
April 10, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin, center left, tours Richmond Marine Terminal with W. Sheppard Miller III , Virginia Secretary of Transportation , center right, as Stephen A. Edwards, left, Virginia Port Authority CEO, and Christina Saunders, manager of Richmond Marine Terminal, give them the tour on Monday, April 10, 2023.
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April 11, 2023
Inaara Woodards, 5, of Henrico, visits Italian Garden at Maymont with her mother, Victoria Crawley Woodards, and three brothers, Kai, 13, Zion, 12, and Avion Woodards, 11, during their home-school field trip to the park in Richmond, VA., on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. "It’s gorgeous!" Victoria Crawley Woodards said of Tuesday weather. She said it was the perfect weather for the field trip and other activities.
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April 13, 2023
Clarence Thweatt, right, a lead trainer for Chesterfield Public Schools, works on marking points during a transportation road-e-o event, which is friendly competition of school bus drivers demonstrating their driving skills and knowledge of laws, at Chesterfield County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
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April 14, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at Liberty University.
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April 15, 2023
Tyson Foods workers attend a job fair at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church on Mechanicsville Turnpike. The Glen Allen plant is closing, displacing about 700 employees.
Em Holter
April 16, 2023
A display of 32 white balloons were raised and a 32-second moment of silence was observed in honor of the victims of the April 16, 2007, tragedy at the start of the 2023 3.2-mile Run in Remembrance on the Virginia Tech campus.
MATT GENTRY, The Roanoke Times
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April 17, 2023
Albert Hill Middle School sixth-grader Drew Sirpis looks for birds during the educational boat trip on the James River on Monday.
Eva Russo, Times-Dispatch
April 18, 2023
Richmond Flying Squirrels Luis Matos steals the second base against Erie SeaWolves shortstop Gage Workman in the 3rd inning at The Diamond, Richmond, VA., on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.
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April 19, 2023
Children participate in Little Feet Meets at Matoaca High School in Chesterfield, VA on April 19, 2023. A total of 1,400 Special Olympic athletes from grades PK-5 throughout Chesterfield County Public Schools competed in Little Feet Meets between two dates, April 12 at James River High and April 19 at Matoaca High. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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April 20, 2023
Mike Blau, center, a line cook, and others work on preparing a soft opening of The Veil's new taproom, located in Scott’s Addition at 1509 Belleville St., on Thursday, April 20, 2023.
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April 21, 2023
(From left) VCU sophomore Caroline May, of Pittsburgh, PA, and senior Lee Finch, of Norfolk, VA carry a coffin with a blow-up Earth ball during a VCU Student Climate Protest in Richmond, VA on April 21, 2023. The small crowd walked from the James Branch Cabell Library, though Monroe Park, to the office of VCU President Michael Rao in a mock funeral procession. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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April 22, 2023
Anthony Clary gestures as he runs through confetti during the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k on Saturday.
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April 23, 2023
A volunteer picks up an old wooden palate and brings it to a trash pile during Friends of Fonticello Park's community cleanup on Sunday.
Sean Jones, Times-Dispatch
April 24, 2023
Kay Ford spends time with her cat, Patches, at her home in Mechanicsville, VA., on Monday, April 24, 2023. Ford recently adopted Patches, a 40-pound cat, from Richmond Animal Care and Control. The story of Patches went viral after RACC publicized the cat.
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April 25, 2023
Emily Cover, a project manager with DPR Construction, is shown at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU, left top, in Richmond, VA., on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. DPR is the team that built the hospital.
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April 26, 2023
Guests tour the Anthropology Lab at the new College of Humanities and Sciences STEM building on West Franklin Street in Richmond, VA on April 26, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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April 27, 2023
Police tape marks the scene outside George Wythe High School.
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April 28, 2023
Sculptor Kate Raudenbush takes in her finished piece "Breaking Point" in the Flagler Garden Near the Monet Bridge at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden on April 28, 2023. The garden is set to debut "Incanto: An Oasis of Lyrical Sculpture" on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Incanto features five designed, allegorical sculptures, accompanied by poetry, throughout the garden. The exhibition is the work of Raudenbush and poet Sha Michele. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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April 29, 2023
Pharrell Williams performs during the Pharrell's Phriends set at Something in the Water in Virginia Beach on Saturday.
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May 1, 2023
A man carries a piece of furniture through a neighborhood in Virginia Beach, Va. on Monday May 1, 2023. The City of Virginia Beach declared a state of emergency after a tornado moved through the area and damaged dozens of homes, downed trees and caused gas leaks. (AP Photo/Ben Finley)
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May 2, 2023
Sports Backers Stadium is shown next to The Diamond in this drone photo, in Richmond, VA., on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
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May 3, 2023
CAL CARY, THE DAILY PROGRESS UVa cheerleader, Madison DeLoach, in front of other UVa cheerleaders tour the The Avelo Airlines Boeing 737 after landing at Charlottesville Albemarle Airport coming from Orlando on May 3, 2023. Avelo Airlines launched its first Charlottesville to Orlando flight line at the Charlottesville Albemarle Airport on May 3, 2023. The inaugural event consisted of a returning flight from Orlando to Charlottesville Albemarle Airport, a firetruck water salute upon arrival and a tour of the airplane.
Cal Cary
May 4, 2023
(From left) Maryann Macomber, of Mechanicsville, VA, leads a small group prayer with Gloria Randolph, of Richmond, VA, Randolph's great-grandson Xavier Jones, also of Richmond, and John Macomber, of Mechanicsville, during a National Day of Prayer event at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square in Richmond, VA on May 4, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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May 5, 2023
Steffiun Stanley preps dishes at Birdie's in Richmond, VA on May 5, 2023. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
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May 6, 2023
People at the ¿Qué Pasa? Festival sit on the grass and enjoy the weather on Brown’s Island on Saturday.
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May 7, 2023
Arts in the Park saw thousands pass through Byrd Park over the weekend. The festival is sponsored by the Carilion Civic Association.
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May 8, 2023
Gov. Glenn Youngkin shares a quiet moment with Holocaust survivor Halina Zimm on Monday afternoon before ceremonially signing a bill that adds a definition of antisemitism to Virginia law.
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May 9, 2023
The Molcajete Sinaloa at Mariscos Mazatlan in Henrico, VA on May 9, 2023. Mariscos Mazatlan focuses on traditional Mexican cuisine from the city of Mazatlan and all along the Mexican coast. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Eva Russo
May 10, 2023
A goose, seen here on May 10, 2023, has built a nest in a median of the parking lot near Dilliards at Short Pump Town Center. The mall has put out orange cones to keep cars away and Jerome Golfman, assistant manager at Fink's Jewelers, said he regularly brings it water, cracked corn and other grains.
Eva Russo, TIMES-DISPATCH | https://richmond.com/news/local/education/hanover-board-nixes-gandy-name-will-call-new-school-ashland-elementary/article_4fcdf5b4-ef63-11ed-b1ba-cb513e0f5424.html | 2023-05-11T08:44:05 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/education/hanover-board-nixes-gandy-name-will-call-new-school-ashland-elementary/article_4fcdf5b4-ef63-11ed-b1ba-cb513e0f5424.html |
Virginia Commonwealth University has received an additional $19 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to finance its groundbreaking work to rebuild medicines with cheaper ingredients.
The new funding represents a vote of confidence from a philanthropic giant that rarely funds the same organization twice, said Frank Gupton, CEO of VCU’s Medicines for All Institute. He said the renewal is an affirmation that his organization delivered on its promises.
“The past five years have shown we’re dramatically reducing the cost of these global health drugs in ways people haven’t done in the past,” Gupton said.
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Medicines for All was created in 2017 when VCU received its first $25 million from the Gates Foundation. The idea was to expand work seldom done in the pharmaceutical industry — rebuilding medicines and making them more accessible.
When it effectively redesigns a drug, VCU does not patent the new formula. It does the opposite, giving it away for free.
Now, Medicines for All, a subset of the College of Engineering, has received more than $60 million in grants and worked on 22 different drugs. Nine out of every 10 HIV patients will use a treatment developed by the VCU organization.
Its staff has grown to about 65 employees, who occupy space in the Bio+Tech Park on the northern edge of downtown. Its new grant from the Gates Foundation is a five-year commitment and will help fund work on HIV, tuberculosis, COVID-19, malaria and possibly cancer.
When the pandemic struck, Medicines for All pivoted its focus to COVID-19. It developed a new starting material for the drug remdesivir, which was pivotal in treating COVID-19 during its early stages.
Then it redesigned the COVID-19 pill made by Merck and Ridgeback, called molnupiravir, reducing its cost from $2,000 a kilogram to $200.
Tuberculosis has become epidemic in southeast Asia and parts of Africa. The disease has become resistant to traditional treatments, some of which were designed 50 years ago, Gupton said. Few patients have access to better treatments — the molecule is complicated and expensive to build.
“It’s a real health care issue in Africa and the far east,” Gupton added.
Medicines for All redeveloped the expensive treatment and reduced its cost by 75%, Gupton said. Merck and other companies have partnered with Medicines for All to expand medicine’s reach.
It has also worked to change how drugs arrive in Africa. Most are made outside the continent and shipped in, Gupton said. Medicines for All is working with a South African chemical manufacturer and the U.S. Agency for International Development to begin manufacturing HIV drug components in Africa, something that has never done before.
If Africans can buy drugs built within the continent, they can save a great deal of money.
“We’re really changing the whole paradigm behind how the supply chain works on a global basis,” Gupton said.
Locally, Medicines for All has teamed up with other drug manufacturers in the Richmond area, forming a coalition called the Alliance for Building Better Medicine.
Civica Inc. recently built a plant in Petersburg that will begin production on low-cost insulin. Phlow Corp. won a federal contract in 2020 to rebuild the nation’s stockpile of essential drugs. And AMPAC Fine Chemicals produces some of the building blocks for drugs. | https://richmond.com/news/local/vcu-gets-millions-of-dollars-more-to-build-cheaper-medicines/article_15d82578-ef59-11ed-9ec5-e789f8c75606.html | 2023-05-11T08:44:11 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/vcu-gets-millions-of-dollars-more-to-build-cheaper-medicines/article_15d82578-ef59-11ed-9ec5-e789f8c75606.html |
All clear after South Eugene High evacuated due to bomb, gun threat
No bomb or threat has been found following the report of possible threats and the evacuation of South Eugene High School Wednesday morning, according to Eugene Police.
Police said they conducted an interior and exterior search.
It was the school's second bomb threat and evacuation in a week, and one of several similar ones throughout the West in the past couple of days.
What happened?
According to Eugene Police, law enforcement at 9:28 a.m. got a similar call to the one received last week warning of a bomb threat. The call had an automated voice, saying there was a bomb in the building set to detonate in two hours.
At 9:32 a.m., another call came in from a person who sounded male saying he was in a school bathroom with a shotgun and made threats, police reported.
The school was evacuated while police conducted their search and classes canceled. Students who don't have their own transportation were taken to Kidsports, 2045 Amazon Parkway, to be picked up from there.
The school has since been cleared by the bomb squad with no sign of a bomb or gun. No students reported seeing a person with a gun, according to the district.
Classes at South Eugene will resume as normal Thursday.
Other threats
Police said there have been similar threats Wednesday to schools in Washington and California.
On Tuesday, Mapleton schools in Lane County were evacuated following reports of a person with a gun seen near campus and reports of gunshots being heard. The gunshot sounds are believed to have been a resident in the area making repairs with a loud nail gun. Officials said it remains unclear whether the person a student reported seeing at the same time was carrying a firearm or something else.
Exactly a week ago, South Eugene High was also evacuated due to a bomb threat. Eugene Police Department spent several hours sweeping the school. No threat was found.
Kids impacted by disruptions
During second period, an announcement came over the intercom telling students they were entering into lockdown. A second announcement was made after about 20 minutes telling the students they had received a similar threat to last week's incident and asking everyone to evacuate the building onto the turf.
Parent Ruby Stoker, whose son is a freshman at South Eugene, was waiting outside Wednesday morning to get him after the threat was called in. The students waited on the football field for about an hour before they were released.
She said her son had heard rumors about what was happening, but "it's all hearsay."
She said the incidents have been extremely disruptive and worrying to the students. She said her son felt traumatized after last week's incident and she's heard similar from other parents.
Despite the disruption, Stoker said, she's glad police are taking the calls seriously.
While the district and police are taking these threats seriously, some students are not.
Several students were seen walking away from the school before being released by staff. South Eugene sophomore Amalie Aarup, an exchange student from Denmark, said she was surprised by students who were joking about the situation.
"It felt weird, (it was) not the time to be joking," Aarup said. "Especially because I'm not from here. Where I'm from, we don't really have threats like this."
Gray Heldreth, Aarup's exchange sibling and also a sophomore, said they felt the whole experience was "very American."
"I'd like to be able to get through a week without having to evacuate," Heldreth said.
Despite the disruption, students and parents said Wednesday's evacuation went more smoothly compared to the evacuation on May 3.
District response
Eugene School District 4J Superintendent Andy Dey visited with students and parents at the Kids Zone evacuation site.
He expressed his frustration with the threats, warning the person who has been calling these in that it is a criminal investigation. Eugene Police will be investigating to track down the source of the calls.
"It's a shame that someone thinks that this is funny, or this is how they spend their time by disrupting thousands of people's lives by threatening them with bodily harm, if not death," Dey said. "That's a crime."
"I'm very sorry that this happened," he added. "It's not something that we tolerate."
Dey echoed what students and parents said about the evacuation being more streamlined Wednesday. He said after every such incident, the administration goes over what it learned in the process.
"We learn something each time, but we'd love to not learn more because we don't want to go through these," Dey said. "We don't want to be really, really good at this through trial and error. But it's good to know that there are people that feel as though they got the information and access that they needed in a more timely way."
He said the call made directly to police dispatch is a new method of threat he hadn't seen before. In past lockdowns or evacuations, the district was responding to tips spread through social media.
"Any time we lock down a school or go into security protocols is a very serious affair," Dey said. "We're not going to close the school. We're not going to evacuate a school unless we feel there is a threat that needs to be verified. So any time we have a lockout or evacuate, it's a serious matter." | https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2023/05/10/south-eugene-high-school-being-evacuated-due-to-bomb-gun-threat/70204379007/ | 2023-05-11T08:52:30 | 0 | https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2023/05/10/south-eugene-high-school-being-evacuated-due-to-bomb-gun-threat/70204379007/ |
First we learn that AI is going to start taking over fast-food drive-thrus, and now your next cup of coffee could be brewed by a bot.
The future of coffee is coming to Brooklyn, and it includes a robotic barista.
"Botbar Coffee" has put up signage on a building on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint, and is expected to open in the next couple of weeks, though a specific date was not known.
According to Botbar’s website, customers will place their orders and pay using a touch screen. Then a two-armed robotic barista will serve it up.
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On the bright side, at least it should eliminate the chances of a barista spelling your name so very, very wrong on the cup. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/botbar-will-bring-robot-barista-to-brooklyn/4323538/ | 2023-05-11T08:52:54 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/botbar-will-bring-robot-barista-to-brooklyn/4323538/ |
A man changing a tire near Times Square became the victim of quite the heist, when three people worked together to steal about $100,000 in diamonds from his car, according to police.
The 55-year-old man was replacing a tire on his vehicle on West 47th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue on April 28, police said Wednesday. As he was doing so, a man came up to him and started a conversation.
While those two were talking and the victim was distracted, another man went up to the vehicle and allegedly took a suitcase from the back seat of the car, as a woman served as a lookout. Inside that suitcase was about $100,000 worth of diamonds and jewelry, according to police.
The three took off soon after and grabbed a taxi, police said. They were last seen by the Queensboro Bridge and are still on the run.
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Each of the three suspects is believed to be in their 30s and between 5'4" and 5'8", according to police.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/car-trouble-near-times-square-ends-in-100000-jewelry-heist-police/4323592/ | 2023-05-11T08:53:00 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/car-trouble-near-times-square-ends-in-100000-jewelry-heist-police/4323592/ |
SELENA VAZQUEZ
Staff Writer
Looking for somewhere to take the mom or motherly figure in your life out to eat this Mother’s Day? Here are five places in South Jersey where you can still make a reservation.
Bocca Coal Fired Bistro, Margate Located at 7805 Ventnor Ave., the restaurant will serve an all-you-can-eat, buffet-style brunch from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The brunch will feature Bocca’s house kippered salmon that guests can get with fresh bagels, cream cheese or a tomato caper relish, Belgium pearl sugar waffles and other breakfast foods. Live music will be provided by Jim Shaw.
Other buffet items include filet tips with mushroom and artichoke hearts in a marsala sauce, chicken parmesan, peel-and-eat shrimp and pasta.
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Adult tickets are $34. Tickets for children ages 5 to 12 are $18, and kids under 4 eat free.
For more information or reservations, visit boccanj.com.
Cardinal, Atlantic CityThe new restaurant that opened last month at 151 S. New York Ave. will celebrate Mother’s Day with a brunch buffet from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Besides pancakes, fresh fruit and made-to-order omelets, the restaurant will offer prime rib and ham carving stations, shrimp salads and more.
Drinks include fresh juices and coffee from Cardinal’s Orange Loop neighbor, Hayday Coffee, and a la carte mimosas, bellinis and Bloody Marys.
Adult meals will cost $55 per person. The brunch cost for kids ages 4 to 12 is $40, while children under 4 eat free.
For more information or to book a reservation, visit cardinal-ac.com.
Josie Kelly’s Public House, Somers PointThe pub at 908 Shore Road will open at 10 a.m. to serve its regular brunch and special Mother’s Day menu until 4 p.m.
The Tamara DeMent Jazz Trio will perform in the Adare Ballroom at 10 a.m., while artist Tony Troy will sketch portraits as keepsakes for moms.
Afternoon tea with traditional tea sandwiches, scones with jam or clotted cream, and desserts will be available from noon until 4 p.m.
A special Mother’s Day menu, along with its dinner menu, will be available from 4 to 8 p.m., which is the last seating since the kitchen closes at 9 p.m.
For more information or reservations, visit Josie Kelly’s Public House’s Facebook page.
Flanders Hotel,
Ocean CityThe historic hotel at 719 11th St. will host a Mother’s Day buffet from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and a high tea starting at 2 p.m. that includes a complimentary gift for mothers.
The brunch will feature several different stations, like a breakfast station with made-to-order omelets, French toast, breakfast pastries, sausage, bacon and breakfast potatoes.
There will also be a carving station with roast turkey and beef, a soup station, cold food display with options like peel-and-eat shrimp, and three different salads, as well as fruit and a dessert station.
Other entrees include seared salmon with a maple, Dijon and herb glaze; seared chicken breast with spinach, artichoke and roasted garlic cream served with a vegetable medley, homestyle mashed potatoes and a blended cheese sachetti with a sherry lobster cream sauce.
The kid’s menu will offer chicken tenders, french fries, and macaroni and cheese.
Adult tickets for the brunch are $49.95, and tickets for children ages 3 to 12 are $29.95, plus tax and a service charge for both.
Tickets for high tea are $44.95, plus tax and a service charge.
For tickets or more information, visit theflandershotel.com.
Renault Winery
and Resort,
Egg Harbor CityCelebrate Mother’s Day with an early brunch at the vineyard at 72 N. Bremen Ave. from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
There will be several stations available at the brunch, including a breakfast station with an assorted breakfast display, an omelet station and a carving station where you can get a fresh slice of Virginia bone-in ham, along with other meats.
The lunch station will include items like a chimichurri-grilled Atlantic salmon, individual shrimp cocktails, Bloody Mary shooters, salads and assorted side dishes.
Tickets range from $19 to $60. For more information or tickets, visit renaultwinery.com. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/5-places-in-south-jersey-to-go-for-mothers-day-brunch/article_072634a2-ee96-11ed-aee7-cfd0eeae6294.html | 2023-05-11T09:05:33 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/5-places-in-south-jersey-to-go-for-mothers-day-brunch/article_072634a2-ee96-11ed-aee7-cfd0eeae6294.html |
One might think the most predominate restaurants in New Jersey serve seafood. Think about it. So much coastline, so many fish and shellfish. Or is it diners?
What about Italian food? It seems like on every other corner there's a pizzeria, trattoria or Italian restaurant. Could there be more Italian restaurants in New Jersey than any other type of cuisine?
Fuhgeddaboudit.
New Jersey has one of the largest Italian-American populations in the country. According to the U.S. Census, 17% or roughly 1.5 million Italian-Americans live in the Garden State. Toms River, in Ocean County, is home to the largest Italian-American population in the state, 29,062 to be exact. And there are more Italian restaurants in New Jersey than any other kind, according to an article earlier this year by New Jersey Monthly.
If you're an Italian restaurant, how do you stand out, how can you be different from the rest of the pack?
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“I like the old school teachings, but with a new twist,” says Carlo Marsini, chef/owner of Marsini's Kitchen in Somers Point. “I cook with things you shouldn't put together but you do because you give it a shot. It's Italian in nature, but the ingredients, some will say, well that's not Italian.”
Oh, it's Italian.
Marsini and his staff are putting out some of the most creative and innovative Italian food from their modest restaurant off Maryland Avenue.
How about his brisket pasta that was so popular it sold out — brisket, edamame, baby corn with a meat stock made from the trimmings.
“I didn't think that it was going to work, but it did.”
Or try his Everything Pizza with a crust seasoned with everything bagel spice and stuffed with cream cheese, sour cream, mozzarella, scallions, chives and bacon. That's just the crust. The pizza is topped with Angus roast beef cooked in house, banana peppers, smoked gouda cheese and A1 horseradish sauce.
Marsini is a local, born and raised in Margate, and a graduate of Atlantic City High and the Atlantic Cape Community College Academy of Culinary Arts.
“I realized I was good at cooking and not at the books, so I decided to go the cooking route,” he says of his early years. “Culinary school just perfected some of the things I already knew from watching my grandparents, watching my mother cook. I just applied that and took it to the next level.”
Marsini's culinary career started at the former Opa Bar and Grill on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, then at the former Cucina Rustica at the Atlantic City Sheraton, when he was in his early 20's honing his saute skills. After working at several casinos in town he decided to open up his own catering business which flourished and led him to his present location, at the former Emilio's in Somers Point.
He still maintains his catering business, but now enjoys an equal success with in-house dining and takeout.
Marsini acknowledges that you have to distinguish yourself in the sea of restaurants, especially Italian restaurants, if you're going to be successful.
“I'm different. Just because I have chicken on my menu doesn't mean I'm going to have chicken parm, chicken piccata, chicken marsala. If you go to a typical Italian restaurant that's what you're going to find. I love to say that I'm not afraid to take the risk. I'm not afraid to be told you're doing it wrong. You're never going to know unless you do it.”
Some of his most popular dishes harken back to the comfort food his family made that stands the test of time. Try the escarole soup, his version of Italian wedding, with mini meatballs, chicken, carrots, celery, onions and escarole. Or meatballs made from a recipe handed down from his mother who combined the recipes from her mother and mother-in-law. He uses an 80/20 blend of 100% all-ground beef, eggs, parsley, Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, with soaked bread, dried basil, salt and pepper, and a little bit of garlic.
“We fry our meatballs before they go in the homemade sauce,” he explains. “Old school way. We top them with a little ricotta dello.”
Marsini suggests trying the mushroom pappardelle — three different kinds of mushrooms (portobello, shiitake and cremini), asparagus, a cherry tomato medley (yellow, red and black) that's sauteed in garlic and oil, deglazed with a touch of stock, butter and a touch of cream served over pappardelle pasta and finished with Parmesan cheese.
“People go nuts over it,” he remarked.
Marsini's offers an array of sandwiches you might expect, but he never fails to put his own spin on it.
His favorite sandwich is their Chicken Italiano — chicken cutlet topped with broccoli rabe made in house, long hots and sharp provolone, topped with prosciutto and served on a sesame seeded Rando roll from his cousin's bakery in Atlantic City.
“If my staff knows I'm having a bad day, they'll split an Italiano with me because they know it will cheer me right up,” he says. “I've been making this sandwich since I've been 10 years old. It hasn't changed.”
He also puts his stamp on the pizza they cook.
“We're not afraid to cook the dough a little bit longer. It's not a tan bottom. We like to go closer to the weller side. It's thin and we want it to be crispy. I don't like a doughy pizza. (with the exception of their Grandma's pie). And we're not afraid to put anything on our pizza as well.”
He says he's put everything from tuna, lobster and filet mignon on their pies. He even tried Doritos on the crust just to say he did it.
He says their secret is putting the toppings and seasoning on their pies in stages, rather than all at once from the start. This avoids burning delicate toppings and gets the crust to where they want it to be.
“You have to be different now.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/in-the-kitchen-with-carlo-marsini/article_47209220-eb88-11ed-86cc-a3c6c1d62cc0.html | 2023-05-11T09:05:39 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/in-the-kitchen-with-carlo-marsini/article_47209220-eb88-11ed-86cc-a3c6c1d62cc0.html |
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. – If you’re driving along I-81N in Rockbridge County, heads up; VDOT says a tractor-trailer crash is causing a 4-mile-long traffic backup.
We’re told the crash happened at the 195 mile marker.
At this time, the north left shoulder, left lane, and right lane are closed.
Stay with 10 News for the latest traffic updates | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/11/tractor-trailer-crash-on-i-81n-in-rockbridge-county-leads-to-4-mile-long-traffic-backup/ | 2023-05-11T09:13:41 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/11/tractor-trailer-crash-on-i-81n-in-rockbridge-county-leads-to-4-mile-long-traffic-backup/ |
Here are 5 designs entered in Hendricks County's bicentennial logo contest
One Hendricks County creative's design will be the emblem of the county's 200th birthday celebration next year, and there's still time to partake.
Visit Hendricks County is holding a contest for its residents to design a logo symbolizing it for its bicentennial in 2024. The winning design, chosen by the bicentennial steering committee, will also receive $500 and countywide recognition.
Bicentennial logo hopefuls have to follow a few ground rules to be considered. Participants must live in the county and submit only one entry. If the winner is a minor, parental consent is needed; all ages are welcome to participate. Designs must be submitted with a few words describing their inspiration.
The deadline is 11:59 p.m. Monday. No late submissions will be accepted. The county is accepting aspiring logos on its website.
The logo will be the "centerpiece" of the county's bicentennial programming and celebration, said Josh Duke, senior manager at Visit Hendricks County. Once selected, the logo will influence the aesthetic and color scheme of the marketing and materials used for bicentennial. Planning, events and other details are yet to be finalized.
A local professional designer will polish up the winning logo, if needed.
Logos in the running
The staff at Visit Hendricks County has received 16 potential logos as of Wednesday morning but is hopeful more creatives will throw their ideas in for consideration.
Here are five logos, with their inspiration, competing to symbolize the county and its 200th birthday.
"The logo design features 12 stars, each representing a township. The graphic captures Hendricks County's distinctive blend of small-town allure and suburban expansion. Despite significant development and flourishing suburbs, the county has preserved its rural legacy and robust agricultural foundation. This equilibrium enables Hendricks County to provide residents with an ideal mix of a close-knit community environment, contemporary amenities, outstanding schools, and economic prospects."
"This logo celebrates Hendricks County’s 200th anniversary utilizing the image of railroad tracks, and the colors of each of the school districts throughout Hendricks County."
"I have lived in Avon for the past seven years now. I have explored much of Hendricks County including Clermont, Brownsburg, Plainfield and of course, Danville. When I first visited Danville, I couldn’t help notice the vintage patrol car parked in front of the Mayberry Cafe. When I asked the local residents why the car was always there, they told me it was a perfect replica of the car used in the original TV show “The Andy Griffith Show.” They also explained how many thousands of people visited Danville just to see the car and the memorabilia around it. Well, the car was a 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 and I decided to embrace the plaque used on the car as my inspiration."
"This logo submission was drawn by a variety of Danville library staff (from different departments) holding hands (to represent community unity) in crayon (to represent our children). If we win, we ask the money be awarded to our library."
"I've lived in parts of Hendricks County practically my whole life, but grew up in Danville primarily. The courthouse was always the center of our county--where I performed with my choir, took homecoming pictures, and met with friends during festivals. I decided to make the courthouse the center of my logo as well, designing it in the shape of Hendricks County itself."
Contact IndyStar Pulliam Fellow Cate Charron at ccharron@indystar.com or follow her on Twitter @catecharron. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hendricks-county/2023/05/11/hendricks-county-5-designs-bicentennial-logo-contest/70203539007/ | 2023-05-11T09:28:09 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hendricks-county/2023/05/11/hendricks-county-5-designs-bicentennial-logo-contest/70203539007/ |
WAVERLY — Six possible names for two elementary schools under construction were presented Monday to the Board of Education.
The names come in three batches of two: Northridge and Prairie West; Birchwood and Willow; or Cedar Ridge and Heartland. According to Waverly-Shell Rock Community Schools’ Superintendent Ed Klamfoth, the names were put forward by the school advisory committee along with three more pairs. These six names were then selected by children from the district.
Board President Dennis Epley said that list was narrowed from hundreds more names with involvement from the entire community.
“The whole community came up with approximately 300 names to begin with and then there’s a community group,” Epley said. “It’s a school, community, all kinds of input.”
One of the schools, located in the northeast part of Waverly at 2513 Horton Road, is expected to be completed by August. Work will finish on the other school, in the western part of the city at 2915 Fifth Ave. N.W., by early November.
The final selection of names likely will be done by staff of the future schools at a later date, but Epley joked that the board will bear the backlash if the names are unpopular.
“They should have some input. Obviously, we’ll end up with consent, but we’ll get blamed for whatever it is,” Epley said. “But the fact is, it’s a community school, and we want the people in this community to have some ownership in that.”
Three change orders were approved for the new schools: One to Portzen Construction Inc. for new TK4 panels costing $1,400; one to Estes Construction and Baker Enterprises Inc. for bedrock excavation costing $115,906; and one to Wicks Construction Inc. for thermomass walls purchased on a $20,000 credit.
In other business, the board approved 2023-24 substitute rates and starting wages for support staff. Starting hourly pay for nonbargaining secretaries, associates, custodial aides and bus drivers will increase 50 cents for a range of $15-$20 and hour. Custodians and nutrition workers starting rates are not increasing.
Rates will grow by 50 cents for associates, custodians and nutrition workers for a range of $13.50-$17.50 per hour. The bus driver sub rate will grow by 25 cents to $17 per hour. The custodial aide sub rate will grow by $1 an hour to $14. Daily teacher substitute rates will grow by $5 to $135.
Substitute rates for secretaries and food transport workers will not increase.
School district officials, construction managers, architects and residents gather for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Waverly-Shell Rock Community Schools' elementary building along Horton Road in May 2022. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/education/waverly-narrows-list-of-new-names-for-schools-to-six/article_c53008f4-91ba-52c9-a4c0-0ef8356ab6fe.html | 2023-05-11T09:39:35 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/education/waverly-narrows-list-of-new-names-for-schools-to-six/article_c53008f4-91ba-52c9-a4c0-0ef8356ab6fe.html |
WATERLOO — Felicia Smith Nalls’ concert on Saturday evening will unfold in three courses.
The first course, beginning at 6 p.m. at Electric Park Ballroom, will feature tapas, signature cocktails and big band jazz tunes. Antipasto and guitar-based music is on the menu for the second course, followed by dessert, served with six songs from the popular vocalist’s new album, “Unfocused.”
“I want it to be fun, and each course matches the vibe of the music, the lighting and the mood for each part of the concert. I couldn’t decide how I wanted to start the show, so each section of the concert starts the show over. That’s who I am – ‘Unfocused,’ and it’s a little theatrical and a lot of fun,” said Smith Nalls, laughing.
Joining her on stage will be the Cedar Valley Big Band, Bob Dunn, Matt Hartleip and Hartsmith.
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Riding high after a wildly enthusiastically received performance at a recent concert with the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra, the songstress is thrilled to showcase her album on Saturday.
“The symphony performance was exciting and the momentum felt right to finally put this project out there,” said Smith Nalls, community relations manager at Tyson and artistic director for the North End Cultural Center.
“Really, that concert was overwhelming for me. After it was over and I was in the dressing room, I cried, I was sobbing. I thought about my grandmother, Betty Mae Page. She’s the reason I sing, and that performance would have been everything to her.”
She pays homage to her late grandmother with a photo on the “Unfocused” CD cover. “I was singing on stage with my grandmother playing guitar. I was about 4 years old. Seeing that picture still makes me realize, ‘Hey, I do this, this is what I do.’”
“Unfocused,” recorded at The Studio in Waterloo, has been years in the making. The title could just as easily have been “Distracted,” because Smith Nalls has been distracted from her own music by her passion for helping other performers.
“The first song I wrote for the album I wrote 15 years ago. I’ve produced 25 or more shows for other people in those years, performed a lot and as a soloist with the Cedar Valley Big Band, but this is the first show I’ve done for myself since my senior recital at Wartburg College,” said Smith Nalls, 46.
At first, the vocalist felt guilty focusing on her own music. “But people’s dreams don’t stop at 16 or 18. My husband told me that I’ve been part of making other people’s dreams come true, and now it’s my turn.”
Her husband, Kal Nalls (LyrikalTMG), is a music producer and owner of The Studio. She credits his love and support for successfully completing the project.
“He’s always pushing me and encouraging me and asking me if I want to sing for myself. I kept saying ‘I don’t need the spotlight,’ ‘I’m too old for this,’ but my husband spoke life into this project and into me, inspiring me as a person. When there were times I wasn’t working on it, he’d poke me and say ‘Let’s get moving.”
Smith Nalls put together the concert without sponsors, paying for expenses out of pocket. “It was either renew our wedding vows or do the show. We decided on the show,” she said, laughing.
The album features big band jazz standards, some hip hop and rap, along with soul R&B and six original songs written by Smith Nalls. “There’s something for everyone – so the title of the album fits.”
While the bulk of the music was recorded at The Studio, there are live recordings with the Cedar Valley Big Band from a show several years ago at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center in Cedar Falls, and another piece recorded at a friend’s home studio in Cedar Falls.
Smith Nalls describes her original songs as “very eclectic and old school, very Anita Baker and Jill Scott. It’s fun music, love music – a happy, giddy love vibe. I feel like this is storytelling. There’s even a couple of sad ones, like “I Love You More,” dealing with addiction and suicide with a chorus – ‘I love you more than you love you right now’ – and the album takes time to work through some emotions.”
She also included a cover of a favorite song, Donny Hathaway’s “For All We Know.”
Copies of “Unfocused” will be sold at the concert and available across all streaming services, including Spotify and iTunes. Concert tickets are $40 with food and beverages, available online at eventbrite.com. Tickets will be sold at the door for $20 which will not include provided food and drinks, although concessions will be available to purchase.
In addition, Smith Nalls will perform June 25 at the Cedar Basin Music Festival in Cedar Falls and at 7 p.m. July 1 for the Mayor’s Fireworks at the RiverLoop Expo Plaza in Waterloo.
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Greenville couple's artwork captures essence of Artisphere, and made official fest poster
A sea of faces displaying people of all backgrounds and wearing sunglasses has "captured a visual representation of the essence of Greenville" and this year's Artisphere running through May 12-14 in downtown
The oil painting called "All in Awe" was created by the husband-and-wife duo of Genna and Signe Grushovenko of Greenville. The original painting of "All in Awe" belongs to a 15-year-old collection that previously sold for around $12,000.
But those credentials didn't sway the Artisphere Visual Arts Committee's decision to select "All in Awe" as the official poster artwork. It was chosen because it serves as a visual representation of the essence of Greenville and this weekend's festival, according to Kerry Murphy, director of Artisphere.
"The artwork resonated because the audience is in awe of what they are looking at, similar to the patrons that visit the festival," Murphy said. "We could have selected a dozen different pieces of art from Genna and Signe. Their technique, their work, it's amazing. It resonates with so many people on so many different levels."
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"All in Awe" draws inspiration from a crowd onlooking the Apollo 11 launch in 1969 according to Signe, and can be seen on posters, flyers and various forms of memorabilia for the 2023 Artisphere celebration.
At the weekend festival, two variations of the original portrait which are also part of that 15-year-old collection will be sold at Artisphere. "Vertical Slice" is a 48-inch-by-36-inch artwork and will sell for $5,800, while "Jelly Belly" a 42-inch-by-48-inch painting will sell for $6,500.
"It has a very optimistic energy about itself, and it has mystery," Signe said of the original artwork made with contemporary oils. "It creates the question, 'what are they looking at' or 'what is going on?'"
Over this weekend, Artisphere's 143 creative artists will help define both of Signe's questions.
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Visual artists' marriages are common, but to work alongside one another for 23 years, stay together and thrive within a budding art scene is rare, Signe said. The couple moved to Greenville in 2010.
After moving from Ukraine, Genna met Singe at an art school in Georgia. She thought the Upstate would make the perfect home with its proximity to larger cities and her relationships with established artists.
Their beginnings in Greenville started out at FlatIron Studios where the couple immersed themselves within the artist community alongside friends like Joseph Bradley and other West Greenville-based creatives.
Since then, the couple's contemporary oil artwork shows a passion for mid-19th-century photography. The couple remodeled a mid-19th century church into what is now OYĒ Studios at 37 E. Hillcrest Drive, where they share the space with 12 other artists including Glory Day Loflin, last year's Artisphere poster artist.
The Grushovenkos' artwork has been sold at premium art shows across the country: the Old Town Art Fair in Chicago, Cherry Creek Arts Festival in Denver, La Quinta Art Celebration in California, and Cocoanut Grove Festival in Florida.
Now, headed into their 6th year being selected on Artist Row at Artisphere, the married couple agrees that nothing compares to what Greenville's springtime festival and art scene has to offer.
"Artisphere is a really fun show with an incredible stable of artists," said Genna Grushovenko. "The level of talent and dedication by people making the art here is pretty darn impressive. That kind of shows with Artisphere."
The couple doesn't see anything not to like about Artisphere.
"We feel very grateful to have a show of this quality right at our doorstep," Singe said. "It has helped us as artists so much."
– A.J. Jackson covers the food & dining scene, along with arts, entertainment and more for The Greenville News and Anderson Independent Mail. Contact him by email at ajackson@gannett.com, and follow him on Twitter @ajhappened. | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2023/05/11/greenville-artisphere-poster-artists-fun-show/70138136007/ | 2023-05-11T09:41:22 | 1 | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2023/05/11/greenville-artisphere-poster-artists-fun-show/70138136007/ |
Abortion-rights advocates stage 'Occupy Polk' event in Lakeland, prepare for petition drive
LAKELAND — At first glance, the site could have been someone’s back yard provisioned for a group campout. Several tents in varying sizes and hues stood in place, ready to be occupied, with a matching pair of purple camp chairs positioned nearby.
A table held an assortment of snacks, adding to the festive appearance.
The tableau, though, did not have a residential setting. The group campsite occupied a grassy space just behind the Lakeland Women’s Health Center, set along a bustling stretch of South Florida Avenue. An inscription on a small blackboard propped along Horizon Court attested to the purpose of the gathering: OccupyPolk May 9-11.
A group of abortion-rights advocates staged the three-day action this week to protest the six-week abortion ban recently passed by the Florida Legislature and to prepare for the launch of a petition drive aimed at asking Florida voters to approve a constitutional amendment ensuring abortion rights.
By staging the event at the only clinic in Polk County that performs non-emergency abortions, the organizers also planned to exert a vocal counter-presence to the anti-abortion demonstrators who protest there twice a week.
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Bonnie Patterson-James, a main organizer of abortion-rights events in Lakeland in recent years, gripped a microphone Tuesday afternoon and addressed about 20 fellow activists in the clinic’s front parking lot. Patterson-James had spent much of the legislative session in Tallahassee, where she joined the Occupy Tally campaign, a protest against the six-week abortion measure co-sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Canady, R-Lakeland.
“And now we're here in Polk County, saying, ‘Enough is enough,’” Patterson-James said. “We will not take this Christo-fascism, authoritarian legislation that they’ve passed.”
Speaking of the abortion bill, she said, “It was a disgusting overreach of government. There was zero compassion, empathy or respect given to any of our Jewish representatives, to our trans(gender) speakers, to our obstetricians that are saying they're leaving the state.”
The event occurred when the clinic was not busy and no anti-abortion protesters were present. Those assembled, including some children, held homemade posters bearing such messages as “Everyone loves someone who had an abortion,” “Equal rights and justice” and “The Bible can be your guide but not my shackles.”
Some wore neon green or orange vests labeled “Pro-choice clinic escort.”
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Two local groups, the Pro-choice Action League and Swan City Clinic Defenders, organized the three-day action in partnership with the clinic, Occupy Florida and Florida NOW.
The Florida Legislature last year enacted a measure barring abortions beyond 15 weeks of pregnancy, with some exceptions. Months later, the U.S. Supreme Court voted to nullify the Roe v. Wade ruling, which had established a nationwide right to abortion in 1973.
The 15-week ruling is facing a legal challenge, and the new and more restrictive law, already signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, is contingent upon the Florida Supreme Court upholding the previous measure. The state’s highest court has previously held that a guarantee of privacy in the Florida Constitution covered decisions on abortion, but the more conservative makeup of the current court leaves that precedent in question.
That is why abortion-rights advocates have turned their attention to a constitutional amendment. A coalition of groups, including Planned Parenthood, the ACLU of Florida, Florida Rising and Women's Voices of Southwest Florida is promoting the effort.
Organizers would need to collect nearly 900,000 signatures from voters and get approval of the amendment’s language from the Florida Supreme Court before the proposal could appear on ballots for the November 2024 election. If that happens, the measure would require 60% approval from voters.
Patterson-James said she and others planned to launch a local signature-collection campaign as early as this weekend.
Donna Windsor, the founder of the Pro-choice Action League, devised the idea a few years ago of using volunteer escorts to shield patients as they enter and leave the clinic. Windsor, a mother of two teenagers, mentioned having an abortion decades ago.
“That’s a very personal decision that no one makes lightly,” Windsor told the assembly. “It’s not something like you're just coming in to get an appointment for your hair or your nails. This is a serious decision that every woman thinks about when she has to make it. So there is not a need for some stranger to preach to you to help you make that decision.”
'Not just in Tally'
While the focus was on abortion, the speakers also brought up issues of LGBTQ rights and the treatment of homeless people in Lakeland. Jaden “Spike” Poma, a transgender man, talked of being in the Florida House chamber when Rep. Webster Barnaby, R-Deltona, referred to transgender people as “mutants” and “demons” during debate over a bill, which later passed, requiring all to use public bathrooms designated for their assigned sex at birth.
Barnaby later apologized for using the word “demons.”
“They're saying the quiet parts out loud now,” Poma said. “And it's not just in Tally. It's at every local level here in Florida, in every single district, in every city. Lakeland is no exception to this.”
Gay and transgender flags were posted along fences at the clinic, along with others asserting abortion rights. Even as the Legislature and courts have given anti-abortion activists a series of victories, tensions between protesters and clinic escorts have not lessened.
The clinic erected a solid, plastic fence along a grassy area between the sidewalk and its front parking lot, prompting anti-abortion advocates to bring ladders so that they would see over the fence and address patients. That has led to an ongoing escalation of tactics.
The clinic’s property extends almost to the sidewalk, Windsor said, and clinic supporters strung two sets of caution tape before the fence, seeking to keep protesters back. Windsor said an anti-abortion activist recently removed the tape early in the morning.
Poma said that another protester assaulted a clinic escort, snatching and breaking a body-worn camera. Clinic supporters said they reported the incident to the Lakeland Police Department, sharing video and witness statements, but the agency took no action.
LPD spokeswoman Robin Tillett said that officers responded May 3 to a report of alleged battery, theft of signs and trespass at the clinic. She said officers thoroughly investigated all of the allegations.
Based on statements and camera footage, officers determined that the alleged suspect reached around a clinic escort to grab a sign from a clinic employee who was removing it from the area in front of the clinic, Tillett said by email. The suspect did not appear to have any intention of touching the escort, and the officer did not find sufficient evidence to make an arrest for assault or battery, she wrote.
Tillett said the identity of people seen on video removing business signs and stakes could not be confirmed.
Gary White can be reached at gary.white@theledger.com or 863-802-7518. Follow on Twitter @garywhite13. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/05/11/abortion-rights-advocates-prepare-toaluanch-stage-3-day-event-in-lakeland-prepare-for-petition-drive/70202680007/ | 2023-05-11T09:58:46 | 1 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/05/11/abortion-rights-advocates-prepare-toaluanch-stage-3-day-event-in-lakeland-prepare-for-petition-drive/70202680007/ |
Letter carriers' food drive Saturday will benefit Lakeland nonprofit One More Child
The 31st annual National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive will take place Saturday. All food collected from the Lakeland post offices will be donated to One More Child, a global nonprofit organization headquartered in Lakeland that serves foster children, hungry children, struggling families, single moms and survivors of child sex-trafficking.
The food drive is held every year on the second Saturday in May throughout the nation. Since 1991, the NALC has collected 1.8 billion pounds of food, One More Child said in a news release.
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Residents wishing to participate can leave a bag of nonperishable food next to their mailbox, and the carriers will collect it. Items may also be dropped off at any Lakeland post office, which will then be directly delivered to One More Child. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/05/11/postal-food-drive-saturday-will-benefit-lakelands-one-more-child/70204273007/ | 2023-05-11T09:58:58 | 1 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/05/11/postal-food-drive-saturday-will-benefit-lakelands-one-more-child/70204273007/ |
Student at Southeastern U. in Lakeland hopes she saved a life with stem cell donation
LAKELAND — When Noelle Wood first tried to donate blood, she watched in sadness as the collection team had to discard her sample.
Wood, a student at Southeastern University in Lakeland, said she began clotting because of low iron levels in her blood. That forced an end of the attempted donation, and she was told that her blood could not be used because the phlebotomist had not collected a full pint.
Despite that negative experience, Wood registered at age 18 with Be the Match, a nonprofit that harvests bone marrow or blood cells for infusion into patients afflicted with life-threatening blood cancers, such as leukemia and lymphoma, and other illnesses.
Wood, 20, traveled to Washington, D.C., earlier this year and successfully completed a donation of peripheral blood stem cells to be transplanted into a patient. Wood, a social work major from the Orlando area, said the desire to donate flowed from her ardent Christian faith.
She said a friend told her the donation reflected the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, allowing himself to be crucified to save humanity.
“And so, he gave his life for me,” Wood said. “And, not that this is at all the same magnitude, but I'm giving my physical body, part of it, for somebody else. I mean, it's a life-saving transplant for them. So, like Jesus saved my soul, I can save somebody's life with just my stem cells.”
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Be the Match, operated by the National Marrow Donor Program, says that it has supported more than 120,000 blood stem-cell transplants since its founding in 1987. The nonprofit oversees a registry that matches donors with patients and coordinates the harvesting and transplanting of bone marrow or stem cells.
The program provides transplant material for patients diagnosed with dozens of blood disorders, including forms of severe anemia, immune system disorders and sickle cell disease.
The likelihood of success is highest when the donor’s human leukocyte antigen — a set of proteins found in most cells — closely matches with that of the recipient. But 70% of patients do not have a fully matched donor in their families, according to Be the Match.
The nonprofit maintains a registry, and when it identifies a patient whose HLA is similar to that on file with a potential donor it arranges for a donation.
Wood, who expects to graduate in December, learned about Be the Match from an advertisement on Instagram.
“I just kept seeing this ad over and over again,” she said. “And eventually I clicked on it to check it out, ‘Is this legit?’ I was researching the different procedures, and I decided that it was something I wanted to do.”
Seeking young donors
Wood was 18 at the time, the minimum age for registering with Be the Match. The program focuses its recruitment on potential donors ages 18 through 35, as medical research shows the chance of transplant success is highest with younger donors, though those who register can remain eligible up to age 61.
“The majority of the time, we see that doctors do request donors who are younger — usually, 18 to 24 is the age range that we see most requested by doctors, because they're going to be evaluating the potential matches on the registry,” said Kate McDermott, a spokesperson for the nonprofit. “So that’s why it's really important to us for people ages 18 to 35 to register, because we want that younger population to be able to be on the registry for as long as they can be.”
Be the Match sent Wood a kit for taking a cheek swab and then returning it, so that her HLA could be recorded. At that early stage, Wood told members of a church group that she hoped to become a donor and asked them to pray for her.
“And someone in my church small group, this older gentleman, he starts crying, and he told me that his wife, who is now dead, that she received a transplant and it gave them, like, 10 more years together,” Wood said. “And that was such a beautiful moment.”
Wood had no idea when she might be called upon to donate, if ever. Two years passed before she received an email informing her that she had been matched with a patient.
“I'm not thinking every day, ‘Am I going to get a call?’” she said. “I'm just living my life, right? So it was definitely a surprise, and it was really exciting when I got the email.”
As Wood learned, Be the Match covers all the costs for donors and one guest. The program paid for airfare, lodging, transportation and meals for her and her mother, who traveled to Washington, D.C., the location of one of the program’s participating hospitals.
For five days before the procedure, donors receive injections of filgrastim, a drug that increases their volume of blood stem cells. She said the drug caused some bone pain but described it as “definitely bearable.”
Recipient a mystery
Recalling her previous inability to donate blood, Wood asked for advice and was told to drink plenty of water in hopes of preventing blood clots from forming. The routine physical she received before the donation included a vein assessment, and she was told that the veins in her right arm appeared better suited for inserting a line.
“But for the procedure, they actually used the vein in my left arm,” she said. “And I was praying prior to the procedure that my veins would work out. If they don't, you can get something called a central line, which would be a line that would go in my neck. And if I had to do that, I would have done it. But I was really hoping it could just be in my arm.”
The harvesting of peripheral blood stem cells is done through an outpatient procedure called apheresis, which does not require anesthesia. As the donor sits in a chair, blood is removed through a needle in one arm and run through a line into a machine that collects the blood-forming cells. The blood is then returned through a line into the other arm or hand in a process similar to the one used for blood platelet donation.
Wood said her donation took 6½ hours. She began to feel numbness and tingling in her lips and the tip of her nose during the procedure, signs of a calcium deficiency, which was remedied by eating yogurt and taking an over-the-counter antacid containing calcium carbonate. She described her recovery from the donation as “super easy.”
Be the Match follows strict confidentiality guidelines set by federal law, McDermott said. Wood is not allowed to disclose the age of the recipient, the patient’s disease or even the date of her donation.
For one year after the procedure, a donor and recipient have the option of communicating by anonymous emails routed by Be the Match. After a year, if both the donor and recipient are willing, the nonprofit provides each with contact information.
Wood said she would like to speak to the recipient, if the person is open to the idea. Wood, who teaches at the Pathways School of Excellence, a middle and high school program for students with special needs, also wants to encourage fellow collegians to register with Be the Match.
“I was talking to one of my professors, and she said, like, ‘I'm going to get my daughter on this registry,’” Wood said, “which was the most straightforward, ‘I'm going to do it’ response that I've gotten.”
Gary White can be reached at gary.white@theledger.com or 863-802-7518. Follow on Twitter @garywhite13. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/05/11/southeastern-student-hopes-she-saved-a-life-with-stem-cell-donation/70180468007/ | 2023-05-11T09:59:04 | 0 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/05/11/southeastern-student-hopes-she-saved-a-life-with-stem-cell-donation/70180468007/ |
Pay increase, fuels projects boost wildland firefighter optimism in season ahead
Montanans can feel fortunate to have experienced a relatively quiet wildland fire season in 2022. Data from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) shows that fewer than 125,000 acres burned in Montana last year, less than a tenth of what burned in 2017 when 1.4 million acres were blackened and 141 structures destroyed.
Each spring the Montana Governor’s Office brings together local, state, tribal, and federal fire management officers to try and access current wildland fire conditions and the various agencies state of preparedness heading into fire season. The overall message coming out of last Tuesday’s meeting in Helena was we’re prepared, but we need citizens and local communities to do their part as well.
Governor Greg Gianforte opened the 2023 Fire Briefing by reflecting upon last year’s successes.
“Ninety-five percent of last year’s fires under state control were kept to 10-acres or less,” Gianforte said, “and that’s a direct result of the aggressive attack posture that we took with these fires. Last year we doubled the number of acres under active forest management. We treated 31,000 acres in the state of Montana, and to put that in perspective in 2020 we only treated 11,000 acres – so nearly triple in just a couple of years. That’s real progress.”
“As result of this legislative session just completed last week, we are investing $30 million in wildfire risk reduction and forest health projects,” the Governor added. “These are state resources that we can use to collaborate with our federal partners, and we look forward to doing that. We’re also investing an additional $30 million to increase the state’s wildfire response and initial attack capabilities.”
At the state level most wildland management and wildfire suppression response are coordinated through the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC). That agency’s Fire Protection Bureau Chief, Matt Hall, told Gianforte that firefighter recruitment and retention was significantly boosted after starting wages for those positions was raised last year
“To date we have over 80% of our seasonal positions filled,” Hall said. “On the state employee pay plan we’re excited to increase the wildland firefighter starting wage to $17.55/hour this year. We anticipate that support to help us be fully staffed next month.”
Hall added that the DNRC now operates seven interagency dispatch centers, 46 wildland fire engines, four helicopters and three fixed wing aircraft. Those assets will be positioned in Kalispell, Missoula, Helena, and Billings this year.
He cautioned that the DNRC cannot mitigate wildfire risk alone and that private property owners and local governments have an important role to play.
“We need citizens to prepare their homes, communities and counties for the wildfire hazards we face,” Hall said. “As our communities and infrastructure grow and develop across the state, we must ensure that they are built with wildfire resiliency in mind and minimize their vulnerabilities to wildfires.”
The U.S. Forest Service manages roughly 17.4 million acres of public land in Montana, making it the state’s largest land management and wildland firefighting agency. Leanne Martin, Regional Forester for USFS Region 1 said its firefighting resources are now nearing what they were during the 2022 wildfire season.
“That is up to 2,000 personnel ranging from aviation to engine crews, the hot shots, smoke-jumpers and all the above,” Martin said. “Federally we’ve been working on increasing firefighter pay and helping to get the benefits to our personnel on the ground. And we are working closely with our Job Corp Centers. We have our kitchen crews and our hand crews and a lot of students in our Job Corp Centers that are working with us, which is a great resource and an opportunity for students. It’s just a win-win.”
She said the Forest Service completed fuel mitigation projects on approximately 100,000 acres of U.S. Forest Services lands in 2022 and plans to treat an equal number of acres, both mechanically and with controlled burns in 2023.
Martin emphasized the importance of the Good Neighborhood Authority (GNA), a program rolled out under the 2014 Farm Bill that allows states to work on behalf of federal agencies to carry out management and restoration projects on federal lands.
Last summer the Governor’s Office announced the largest scale GNA project in Montana history. The project is a decade long agreement between Montana and the U.S. Forest Service to treat up to 10,000 acres of land per year in the Kootenai National Forest near Libby. Priority is being given to areas along the Wildland/Urban Interface (WUI) where homes and businesses are most at risk from wildfire.
“We’ve been expanding that across the state,” Martin said of Good Neighborhood Authority projects. “We’re working with Director Amanda Kaster (DNRC) and her staff on looking at other areas where we could use the lessons learned from up in the Libby area.
Fuels reduction projects were a top point of emphasis from many of the agencies reporting at Wednesday’s Fire Briefing, including the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) which manages close to 8.1 million acres in Montana, most of it in the eastern half of the state.
“This year we plan to complete about 45,000-acres of hazardous fuels reduction,” said the State Director for the BLM in Montana, Sonja Germann. “Nearly 80% of that is going to be within the Wild Land Urban Interface (WUI). And between this year and next year we’re going to be completing almost 10,000 acres of fuels reduction in Montana Forest Action Plan priority areas.”
“Our firefighting workforce remains stable, and we plan to continue to grow our staffing through the bi-partisan infrastructure law and the omnibus appropriations,” she continued. “This year we’ll be staffing 18 wildfire engines, two Type III helicopters and one Type II initial attack veteran hand-crew, which we’re really proud to put together.
“We have approximately 215 firefighters and an additional 200 support personnel ready to respond to wild land fires and other disasters. Out of nearly 700 people in our organization over 400 of those individuals have fire qualifications and will be actively participating in fires this season.”
Gianforte ended the Fire Briefing by noting that starting all wildfires from starting is an impossibility, but “the better prepared we are, the safer and more effective our firefighters can be.”
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COLFAX — Ridgeview High School graduation will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 14, in the gymnasium.
The valedictorian is Kaelan Behnke and the salutatorian is Chloe Willard.
Graduates include:
A-F
Kaelan Behnke, Clayton Beitz, Damin Burke, Christian Crowley
G-K
Briana Goeppinger, Dakota Goewey, Kayce Hall, Annalyn Harper, Kameron Harrison, Cadence Hartness, Olivia Hawthorne, Sophia Helmig, Cale Hoffman, Emma Jennings, Celbee Johnson, Loren Kaeb, Cameron Kelly, Briley Kenney
L-P
Logan Lenz, Caeden Lopshire, Evan McMahill, Kayla Miller, Anthony Parada
Q-Z
Gabriel Ranta, Jillian Schumm, Brinley Stevens, Kyle Stubblefield, Avry Tolan, Victoria Turner, Jacob Whitehill, Chloe Willard, Jacob Wright, Michael Wyrick and Darius Yocum.
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ATLANTIC CITY — Damage from Superstorm Sandy and conflict with tourism interests ended Sister Jean’s Kitchen’s longtime mission of serving hot meals to the homeless through a church on Pacific Avenue in 2019.
“We haven’t done congregant feeding since it closed,” said John Scotland, a retired Presbyterian minister who is executive director of Friends of Jean Webster, the nonprofit that continues her work. Webster died in 2011. “By fall we should be doing it again.”
That’s when a new hot meal site will be ready, Scotland said, in the Fellowship Hall of the former St. Monica’s Parish Church at 108 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Many had long felt the former site, in Victory First Presbyterian Church at Pennsylvania and Pacific avenues a block from the casinos, undermined the resort’s image.
Homeless people lined up on the sidewalk waiting for meals.
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“The CRDA (Casino Reinvestment Development Authority) didn’t want us in the Tourism District, and the city didn’t want us in the neighborhoods,” Scotland said.
ATLANTIC CITY — Efforts to turn the former St. Monica's Catholic Church into the new home of…
St. Monica’s is a three-building former church complex a few blocks north on Pennsylvania Avenue from its old location.
But it’s a world away in terms of visibility to tourists.
“They wait in line. Now we have a nice courtyard to wait in,” Scotland said. “They can line up, and people don’t see it.”
Under the fire code, Fellowship Hall can only serve 50 people at a time, Scotland said, so others will have to wait their turn outside, as they did at the old location.
At Victory First, 125 people a day came to meals, he said.
“We used to turn the dining room over three times or four times,” Scotland said.
ATLANTIC CITY — The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority voted Tuesday to reimburse the…
The city forced Sister Jean’s to close in 2019 because the Victory building was falling apart after being damaged by Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
Most dramatically, the roof was no longer intact.
No one knew it at the time, but the COVID-19 pandemic was about to hit the next year, so there would have been a different temporary ending to providing hot meals in a group setting had the church not been damaged.
The Friends group had already bought St. Monica’s in 2017 for $246,000 as a way to move out of the Tourism District. But it ran into problems for a time when former Mayor Frank Gilliam opposed moving to a location close to homes, a school and the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City.
Now, those roadblocks are gone.
The complex includes the church, a community center called Fellowship Hall and the rectory that once housed priests and now provides office space, Scotland said.
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He was watching as members of workers with the District Council No. 21 union put an epoxy material over the church floor to prepare it to become the food pantry for the organization, where it can give out free bags of groceries to those in need.
The union did the work as a charitable donation.
“This is saving us $30,000,” Scotland said of the floor preparation, which is required by health rules so food doesn’t fall into cracks and crevices, spawning bacteria. The epoxy makes it impervious to food and water.
Since the pandemic, Sister Jean’s Pantry has given out food provided by the Community FoodBank of New Jersey through a window in Fellowship Hall. It gave away more than 500,000 pounds of food last year.
The pantry will soon move into the church from the Fellowship Hall, freeing up the hall to become the place to serve hot meals, after the kitchen there is renovated.
“We need to install a three-hole sink, replace the cabinets and a whole new hood,” Scotland said. “It will cost $65,000 to $70,000.”
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The nonprofit has raised the funds and is ready to move forward, he said.
Also moving to the church will be Sister Jean’s Closet, a place those in need can get donated clothing and soaps.
“You can’t buy soap with food stamps,” Scotland said. “We can’t keep up with demand.”
The long-term plan is to put the kitchen and dining room into the church building, which is the largest and best built of the three, Scotland said. But the building would have to be raised 5 feet to 11.5 feet to meet flood elevation requirements.
“We can’t spend on rehabbing until we raise it,” Scotland said. “That will probably be 10 years from now. We have got to raise $2 million to do that.”
The CRDA had agreed to fund a $1 million renovation of the church building soon after the group bought it, then a contractor said it would cost much more and the funding lapsed. In 2019, the CRDA agreed to reimburse the Friends $300,000 for the cost of the building and environmental studies.
ATLANTIC CITY — Sister Jean’s Kitchen, the charitable food assistance program that was evict…
Now, the organization needs to see how many former volunteers are willing to come back, and how many new ones it can attract.
“Sister Jean style is meals are served by volunteers,” Scotland said. Some volunteers plate the food, and others take it to diners who sit at tables.
“Our volunteers have gotten older, and COVID diminished volunteering,” Scotland said. “Most volunteers are older, and they had to be careful with COVID.”
Anyone interested in volunteering can visit the group’s website at friendsofjeanwebster.org for more information.
Webster was a casino chef when she came home from work one day and saw a homeless man digging through garbage searching for food. She fed the man in her own kitchen. From that charitable act came Sister Jean’s Kitchen.
The Friends group now runs the kitchen as well as Sister Jean’s Pantry, Closet and Garden.
One advantage of moving to St. Monica’s is the larger property available. Since moving there, another nonprofit called C.R.O.P.S. (Communities Revolutionizing Open Public Spaces) has begun Sister Jean’s Garden on a sunny side yard there, which grows produce for the community, runs workshops and holds community events. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/sister-jeans-kitchen-to-restart-hot-meals-outside-atlantic-city-tourism-district/article_18bdec7e-ef26-11ed-bdcb-679d5e7605a3.html | 2023-05-11T10:48:36 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/sister-jeans-kitchen-to-restart-hot-meals-outside-atlantic-city-tourism-district/article_18bdec7e-ef26-11ed-bdcb-679d5e7605a3.html |
BASEBALL
Shore Conference Tournament first round
3:45 p.m.
Lacey Twp. at Point Pleasant Beach
4:30 p.m.
Manchester Twp. at Southern
Other games
4 p.m.
Lower Cape May at Bridgeton
Buena at Cedar Creek
Hammonton at Cumberland
Millville at Mainland
Cape May Tech at Middle Twp.
Egg Harbor Twp. at St. Augustine
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Wildwood vs. Pennsville at Maxwell Field
Atlantic City at Holy Spirit
6 p.m.
Cape May Tech vs. Middle Twp. at Clarence Davies Sports Complex
7 p.m.
Pleasantville vs. Oakcrest at UnderHill Park
SOFTBALL
Shore Conference Tournament first round
4:30 p.m.
Monmouth Reg. at Southern
5:30 p.m.
Pinelands at Toms River East
Other games
4 p.m.
Oakcrest at Atlantic City
Absegami at Cape May Tech
Mainland at Hammonton
Camden Charter at Pleasantville
Wildwood vs. Pennsville at Fox Park
Pemberton at Buena
BOYS LACROSSE
Shore Conference Tournament first round
3:45 p.m.
Lacey Twp. at Jackson Liberty
4 p.m.
Donovan Catholic at Barnegat
Other games
4 p.m.
Egg Harbor Twp. at Absegami
Vineland at Atlantic City
Lower Cape May at Cedar Creek
Oakcrest vs. Middle at Shunpike Athletic Fields
Southern at Toms River South
4:45 p.m.
Holy Spirit at Ocean City
GIRLS LACROSSE
4 p.m.
Middle Twp. at Egg Harbor Twp.
Ocean City at Holy Spirit
Mainland at Lower Cape May
Cedar Creek at Our Lady of Mercy
4:30 p.m.
Atlantic City at Millville
FLAG FOOTBALL
3:45 p.m.
Middle Twp. at Mainland
6 p.m.
Matawan at Pinelands
BOYS TENNIS
4 p.m.
Egg Harbor Twp. at Absegami
Lower Cape May at Cedar Creek
Bridgeton at Hammonton
St. Augustine at Middle Twp.
Ocean City at Millville
Wildwood Catholic at Vineland
Highland at Cumberland
Wildwood at Pennsville
Buena at Holy Spirit
Atlantic City at Mainland
Barnegat at Central Reg.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
4 p.m.
Hammonton at Cedar Creek
Oakcrest at St. Augustine
Lacey Twp. at Barnegat
Pinelands at St. Joseph (Metuchen)
5:30 p.m.
Northern Burlington at Southern
BOYS AND GIRLS GOLF
3:30 p.m.
Absegami vs. Mainland vs. Vineland at Linwood Country Club
BOYS AND GIRLS GOLF
2:45 p.m.
Middle Twp. vs. Wildwood Catholic vs. Oakcrest at Blue Heron Pines
4 p.m.
Holy Spirit vs. Atlantic City at Brigantine Links
Lacey Twp. vs. Pinelands at LBI National Golf Course
GIRLS GOLF
3:45 p.m.
Southern vs. Trinity Hall at Howell Park Golf Course
4 p.m.
Cumberland vs. Williamstown at Running Deer Golf Club
BOYS GOLF
4 p.m.
Cumberland vs. Gateway atRunning Deer Golf Club
GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
3 p.m.
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Monmouth University's Ahmad Brock won the triple jump (14.72 meters) at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships.
Brock, an Egg Harbor Township High School graduate, also was fifth in the long jump (6.99m).
Gobi Thurairajah (EHT) ran on Rider's winning 4x800 relay (7:39.32) at the MAAC Championships. The Broncs won their first team title since 2013.
Georgian Court's Terrell Moore (Holy Spirit) placed fourth in the 400 (49.71) at the CACC Championships. Moore and Dylan Breen (Lacey) ran on the fourth-place 4x100 relay (43.02). Domenico Darcy (Pinelands Regional) ran on the fourth-place 4x400 relay (3:26.41).
Jefferson's Owen Bradley (Cedar Creek) was third in the 10,000 (34:23.49) and fifth in the 5,000 (16:00.33) at the CACC Championships. Blake Corbett (Mainland) was sixth in the 10K (36:03.41) and 11th in the 5K (16:51.88). Michael Keough (Cedar Creek) was ninth in the 800 (2:02.59) and ninth in the 1,500 (4:17.54). Leonard Bustos (Oakcrest) was 11th in the 800 (2:05.99) and 11th in the 1,500 (4:19.52).
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Lincoln's Irvin Marable III (Pleasantville) placed fourth in the 800 (1:56.69) at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championships.
Women's lacrosse
Iona's Laine Walterson (Egg Harbor Township) was named to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference All-Academic team last month.
Ashley Pringle (Barnegat) scored in Georgian Court's 15-10 win over Holy Family in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament game. She scored in a 15-11 loss to Dominican in the semifinals.
Summer Davis (Southern Regional) had five caused turnovers and three ground balls in Kutztown's 12-9 win over East Stroudsburg in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament game. She had two ground balls and two caused turnovers in a 9-7 loss to Seton Hill in the semifinals. Kutztown earned an at-large bid to the D-II Tournament and will face East Stroudsburg on Friday. Last week, Robin Spector (Mainland Regional) was named to the All-PSAC East second team.
Carina Raymond (Lower Cape May Regional) had three goals and an assist in Jefferson's 22-12 win over Wilmington in a CACC Tournament semifinal. She scored twice in a 12-11 loss to Dominican in the final.
Hope Miller (Lacey Township) had four ground balls and four caused turnovers in Arcadia's 11-9 loss to Lycoming in a Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Tournament game.
Maggie Cella (Holy Spirit) scored four goals in Cabrini's 21-11 win over Neumann in the Atlantic East Tournament semifinals. Caroline Gallagher (Middle Township) had five ground balls and two caused turnovers, and Anissa Serafine (Our Lady of Mercy) won four draw controls. In a 15-9 win over Marywood in the final, Gallagher had five caused turnovers and three ground balls. Cabrini will play Roger Williams in the D-III Tournament on Saturday.
Aubrey Hunter (Middle Township) scored twice in FDU-Florham's 8-7 loss to Misericordia in the MAC Freedom Tournament.
Fiona Lockhart (OLMA) scored in Rowan's 15-6 win over Stockton in the New Jersey Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals.
In The College of New Jersey's 20-1 win over Kean in the NJAC Tournament, Anna Devlin (Ocean City) had a goal, an assist and eight draw controls, and Kira Sides (Middle Township) scored twice. In a 16-9 win over Rowan in the final, Devlin scored three to go with an assist and 12 draw controls. TCNJ will face the winner of Messiah and St. Mary's in the D-III Tournament on Saturday.
Last week, Devlin and Kean junior Kylie Giordano (Millville) were named to the All-NJAC first team. Ramapo junior Colleen Mason (Southern) and Montclair State sophomore Chelsea Stack (Ocean City) were named to the second team.
Ashley Devlin (Ocean City) had two goals and an assist in Washington College's 18-11 win over Ursinus in the Centennial Conference Tournament. She had a goal and an assist in an 18-7 loss to Gettysburg.
Women's track
Monmouth's Isabella Leak (EHT) was sixth in the 1,500-meter run in 4 minutes, 39.9 seconds at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships. Annie Rutledge (EHT) placed fourth in the heptathlon, including a win in the 800.
Amiyah Stephens (ACIT) ran on New Jersey Institute of Technology's fifth-place 1x100 relay (48.16) at the America East Championships. Grace Burke (Ocean City) was on the fifth-place 4x400 relay (3:49.86).
Rider's Mariah Stephens (EHT) won the triple jump (11.9 meters) at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships. It was the sophomore's fourth triple jump conference title, including indoor and outdoor. The Broncs won the team title for the first time since 2013.
Holy Family's Jillian Gatley (Mainland) was fourth in the pole vault (2.22m) at the CACC Championships. Zane' McNeil (Charter Tech) was 11th in the 800 (2:30.65).
Rowan's Alaysia Coursey (Millville) was third in the pole vault (2.8m) at the NJAC Championships. Rachel Wright (Ocean City) was third in the high jump (1.52m). Sophia Gresham (Ocean City) was third in the long jump (5.29m). Alexia Bey (Oakcrest) was fifth in the shot put (11.88m) and seventh in the hammer throw (43.07m). Olivia Shafer (EHT) was sixth in the 800 (2:22.84) and sixth in the 1,500 (5:00.1). Amanthy Sosa Caceres (Absegami) was sixth in the triple jump (10.42m), seventh in the 400 (59.29) and eighth in the long jump (5.01m). Jenna Kulinski (Southern) was 10th in the javelin (28.34m).
Erin Hanlon (Ocean City) ran on TCNJ's second-place 4x400 relay (3:55.66) and wad eighth in the 800 (2:33.66) at the NJAC Championships.
Maria Muzzarelli (Buena) ran on Widener's winning 4x100 relay (47.95) at the MAC Championships. She placed second in the 200 (25.31) and third in the 100 (12.09). Tia Furbush (Bridgeton) was eighth in the long jump (5.08m). | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/monmouths-ahmad-brock-wins-conference-triple-jump-title-college-notebook/article_9caf5a46-ee8f-11ed-aab2-a3b32ec83a68.html | 2023-05-11T10:48:40 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/monmouths-ahmad-brock-wins-conference-triple-jump-title-college-notebook/article_9caf5a46-ee8f-11ed-aab2-a3b32ec83a68.html |
How Delaware police are responding to TikTok challenge of stealing Kia, Hyundai vehicles
Delaware law enforcement have been warning Kia and Hyundai owners about a social media challenge that can put some of their vehicles at risk of theft.
Now, New Castle County Police will host a steering wheel locks giveaway Monday to help fight this crime that became popular last year on TikTok.
Kia and Hyundai models have been targeted across the country following a social media challenge that encourages the stealing of these vehicles and shows viewers how to steal the vehicle without a key.
The vehicles being targeted are Kia models from 2011-21 and Hyundai models from 2015-21. The models don't have electronic immobilizers, which confirms the key belongs to that vehicle.
More:Solution to rising problem of stolen vehicles? Kia and Hyundai announce software update
"Giving away these steering wheel locks is important because it is an additional deterrent we can use against vehicle theft to help reduce the financial and emotional impact of theft on victims," said Cpl. Michael McNasby, a police spokesman. "By making them more widely available along with providing safety tips vehicle owners can take steps to better protect their property."
The steering wheel giveaway takes place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday at the Paul J. Sweeny Public Safety Building, 3601 N. DuPont Highway, near New Castle. This is a first come, first serve event.
To be eligible for the giveaway, one must have proof of vehicle registration, the vehicle must be a 2011 to 2021 Hyundai or Kia with a key start ignition and motorists must be a resident of New Castle County, where Kias and Hyundais make up 36% of stolen motor vehicle investigations by county police so far this year.
"This is an issue occurring around the entire country and victims are being targeted due to the make and model of the vehicle," McNasby said. "We are hopeful that these resources can cut down on the number of Kia/Hyundai stolen here in Delaware so that this viral trend could be a thing of the past."
Social media challenge
The rise of stolen Kias and Hyundais, according to the Indianapolis Star, began in Milwaukee with a notorious car-theft group known as the "Kia Boys" because they primarily target Kias and Hyundais. While Kia and Hyundai operate independently, Hyundai Motor Group is the parent company of Kia Motors.
The crew learned how to easily steal the cars using nothing but a screwdriver and USB charging cord from watching videos online.
Still a problem:Car thieves are still driving off with Kia and Hyundai cars, despite security fix
According to Delaware State Police Senior Cpl. Leonard DeMalto, there has been a notable increase in the number of Kia and Hyundai cars being stolen in the state, both from a DSP perspective and from an overall law enforcement perspective.
"The large majority of these thefts are occurring in New Castle County," DeMalto said.
Motor vehicle thefts handled by all Delaware police agencies:
Wilmington police, where 24% of the 132 auto thefts in the first four months of this year have been Kia or Hyundai, suggest these car owners contact their dealer or manufacturer for information on security patches or other remedies.
"Owners of affected vehicles can also utilize other third-party security devices," said David Karas, a Wilmington police spokesman. "We also encourage anyone who observes suspicious activity to contact police."
What's being done
Several lawsuits have been filed against Kia and Hyundai claiming the automakers failed to install industry-standard anti-theft technology, resulting in vehicle thefts. Several of these lawsuits have been filed by cities including Cleveland, San Diego, Seattle and St. Louis, whose police force said 61% of all vehicles stolen in that city since May 2022 had been Kias and Hyundais. These brands also make up 88% of all reported attempted vehicle thefts in that time period.
"The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has been working hard to arrest car thieves and hold them accountable for their actions,“ St. Louis Police Chief Robert J. Tracy said in a March statement.
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"But the huge spike in Kias and Hyundai thefts make the job of police departments like ours much more difficult, siphoning resources that could be devoted to other law enforcement priorities," added Tracy, who was Wilmington's police chief. "This lawsuit is an important step to make our streets safer for residents and visitors alike."
The lawsuit seeks more than $75,000 in damages, relief and other costs.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Kia and Hyundai will provide the software update free of charge, which will be handled in a phased approach. Hyundai also will provide customers with a window sticker alerting would-be thieves that the vehicle is equipped with anti-theft protection.
The upgrade modifies vehicle control modules on Hyundai vehicles that have standard “turn-key-to-start” ignition systems. Once the systems are upgraded, locking the doors with the key fob will set the factory alarm and activate an "ignition kill" feature so the vehicles can't be started when thieves try to take off with them.
Customers must use the key fob to unlock their vehicles and deactivate the ignition kill feature, Hyundai said.
Kia has also promised some customers enhanced security software that should be available over the next few months, the company said in a statement in February.
How to avoid vehicle theft
While using a steering wheel lock helps prevent vehicle theft, police also recommend the following tips to help people from becoming a victim.
If your vehicle is stolen, call 911 immediately and provide the following information:
For questions about the event, please call New Castle County Police's community services unit at (302) 395-8050.
Contact Esteban Parra at (302) 324-2299 or eparra@delawareonline.com. | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2023/05/11/tiktok-challenge-driving-increase-kia-hyundai-vehicle-thefts-delaware/70187558007/ | 2023-05-11T10:55:57 | 1 | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2023/05/11/tiktok-challenge-driving-increase-kia-hyundai-vehicle-thefts-delaware/70187558007/ |
HELLERTOWN, Pa. — In the Lehigh Valley, the "After School Satan Club" held its first meeting following a court battle between the Satanic Temple and the Saucon Valley School District.
The Satanic Temple was given the green light by a federal court earlier this month that it is the club's constitutional right to use Saucon Valley School District's middle school as its meeting place to gather.
The district is to abide by the agreement first approved before the superintendent rescinded it.
The ACLU says several students turned out for the first meeting and that it went well.
People practicing their First Amendment right to protest gathered ahead of the meeting of those practicing their own first amendment rights.
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CLARKSTOWN, Pa. — Monique Shoemaker of Muncy Creek Township in Lycoming County is the biological mother of two girls and an adoptive mother of a young boy.
"In our family, our saying is DNA doesn't make us a family, the love does," she said.
However, her list of children has grown over the past two years. Shoemaker began fostering kids thanks to a wish made by her adopted son.
"He asked his father and I for a brother, and we were done having children, and we were like, this is not going to happen. So, he decided that Christmas to ask Santa Claus, and when Santa Claus did not bring him a brother, he went to the next best thing and asked Jesus," added Shoemaker.
Shoemaker then contacted Jessie Young at KidsPeace in Williamsport to learn about foster care.
"KidsPeace is a non-profit organization. Our goal is to help children in crisis and need. We want to give hope, help, and healing to children, adults, and people who love them," said Jessie Young of KidsPeace.
Shoemaker has since fostered nine kids with KidsPeace. She was recently announced as the 2023 KidsPeace National Foster Parent of the Year.
"Her organizational skills are min d-blowing, and the amount of appointments and visits she gets kids to on top of her workload is just amazing. She is dedicated. She has had some hard kids, and she has stuck with them," Young said about Shoemaker.
"For me to be recognized and be honored, I think it is great. I hope it opens up the doors for 100 more foster kids," Shoemaker said.
KidsPeace says families interested in foster care can contact them directly to get started.
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DUNMORE, Pa. — PennDOT officials have teamed up with members of the state police for Operation Yellow Jacket to maintain safety for PennDOT crews working on highways and roads.
"Distracted and aggressive driving are the leading causes in crashes in work zones, and we can all do our part by paying attention and slowing down," said PennDOT official Jonathan Eboli.
Operation Yellow Jacket puts troopers in PennDOT vehicles to catch drivers breaking the law in work zones.
Newswatch 16 tagged along with troopers running speed checks on the Casey Highway (Route 6) near Archbald. State police say they have made an impact so far.
"Over the last five weeks, Operation Yellow Jacket has initiated 136 traffic stops, resulting in 133 citations and 46 warnings," said Trooper Robert Urban.
Two PennDOT workers were hurt Wednesday morning on Interstate 80 in Luzerne County while setting up a work zone. A tractor-trailer hit a car, and that car hit the workers. The two were taken to a hospital, and the driver of the car was treated for minor injuries.
PennDOT officials say they work with state police on Operation Yellow Jacket because it can save lives.
"Drive through every work zone as if your family member is working there because they are mom, dad, grandpa, or aunt to someone at home, and we want them all to go home safely," Eboli said.
As the busy construction season continues, troopers say this isn't the end for cracking down on speeding in work zones.
"Anywhere you see construction crews or construction projects going on on a state highway, there's a good chance that we will be there conducting operation yellow jacket along with PennDOT," Trooper Urban added.
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SCRANTON, Pa. — While it isn't out on store shelves just yet, advisers for the FDA voted unanimously in favor of a drug maker's request to sell its once-a-day birth control pill over the counter.
"I am on birth control, and it's a hassle to get, so it's really exciting. That it'll be offered over the counter quick and easy," said Madison Friscia, sophomore.
At Sheely's Drug Store, pharmacist, and owner Lori Hart says this could benefit many women who right now need a prescription from a doctor to obtain the drug.
"I think it's a very good thing for women that don't go to the doctor and can't afford to go to the doctor. They'll be able to get this over-the-counter without a prescription," Hart said.
While the panel is only recommending this change, a final vote from The FDA could come sometime this summer.
Newswatch 16 spoke with college students who say an over-the-counter pill could change the stigma around birth control.
"People have more of an opportunity to do what's best for them, and by having different options, they can do what's best for their health and be able to live their own lives and not be have to worry about what their parents say and be worried about getting judged and things like that," said Aimee Mockler, junior.
"One of the most important stigma is that women are constantly dealing with is the main reason women are prescribed the birth control pill is because they are sexually active when really birth control is something that helps with migraines, acne and prevents and helps menstrual cycles," added Samantha Burton, senior.
A 2016 survey by the National College Health Association found that 55 percent of college women used a method of contraception; it found that a majority of them use the pill for birth control.
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A Dinwiddie County Circuit Court Judge handed out two major rulings on Wednesday in the Irvo Otieno case.
Judge Joseph Teefey heard two motions from lawyers — one from the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney, and another from Andy Meyer, who is representing a Henrico County sheriff’s deputy in the case. Teefey rejected a request to impose a gag order on the prosecutor, and he also turned down a motion to have all 10 defendants tried together.
In court were five of the 10 — Kaiyell Sanders, Darian Blackwell, Sadarius Williams, Tabitha Levere and Jermaine Branch. Sanders is the deputy seen punching Otieno as four deputies attempt to extract him from his cell in Henrico on the day of Otieno’s death.
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The defendants are charged with second-degree murder in Otieno’s March 6 death at Central State Hospital, the psychiatric facility he was to be admitted.
Caroline Ouko and Leon Ochieng, Otieno’s immediate family, also attended the court appearance.
Gag order tossed
The first request was a motion to gag Commonwealth’s Attorney Ann Cabell Baskervill from speaking to the press. It was requested by Meyer, who is representing Levere.
Meyer said Baskervill had made “very prejudicial, very inflammatory” statements and that her openness had engendered a “media free-for-all.”
Baskervill has done several interviews with media outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, CNN and CBS 6, a local television news station.
“It’s a matter of fundamental fairness,” said Meyer. “This is a matter that should be tried here in court and not in the media.”
David Lacy, The Times-Dispatch’s lawyer, argued against the motion, saying that there is no evidence gag orders “achieve anything.”
Baskervill said she stood by her statements.
“The public has a right to know, not just in Dinwiddie, but everywhere,” Baskervill said, adding that her statements “were designed to set the tone of justice, governance, fairness and of peace.”
Teefey ruled in favor of The Times-Dispatch and Baskervill, throwing out the motion for a gag order.
Teefey said that Baskervill’s statements sounded like those of an advocate, and that anything she said was difficult to distinguish from other media coverage, which had become a “wall of noise” since Otieno’s death.
However, Teefey said he might reconsider a gag order on talking to the press “if circumstances change.”
Ten-in-one trial denied
The second motion addressed by Judge Teefey came in response to a request from Baskervill to try all ten of the defendants together. Baskervill had asked the judge to do so in a motion filed on April 26.
Today, she argued that the evidence against all defendants “is really congruent.”
“It’s a death in custody. All ten defendants are custodians,” said Baskervill. “We can do this once or we can do it ten times.”
She was rebutted by Rhonda Quagliana, defense attorney for Williams, one of the three Central State Hospital security guards charged with second-degree murder.
Quagliana said that defendants who work at Central State Hospital deserve to have a separate trial from the Henrico Sheriff’s Department deputies.
“It’s not an all-for-one and one-for-all,” Quagliana said. “It’s actually exactly the opposite.”
Quagliana described her client as a bystander to the aggressive actions of deputies, and explained that video evidence depicting Otieno’s extraction in Henrico would “never be admissible” against Williams. She said Williams only met Otieno for the first time several hours later, when he arrived at Central State Hospital.
Quagliana’s argument offered a clue into upcoming trial strategy, which will likely see attorneys like Quagliana painting their clients as less culpable than the sheriff’s deputies, who had more motive and history with Otieno than the hospital employees.
Baskervill countered that Quagliana’s argument was a “red herring.”
Reading from a medical examiner’s report, Baskervill said that anyone involved in keeping Otieno prone contributed to his death.
But her argument failed to convince Judge Teefey, who ruled against joining the cases. Teefey said Baskervill failed to prove that her ten-in-one approach would be more efficient, and that the medical examiner’s evidence does not justify the decision.
“With all due respect to the medical examiner, a medical examiner can’t speak to intent, which is a dicier issue,” Teefey said.
Video released in March shows all ten defendants in the room where Otieno died. He is pinned down for over 11 minutes, first by sheriff’s deputies and then with the help of hospital security workers, who initially looked on but at times assisted in holding him down.
The video does not have audio, but Quagliana said that Williams was asked by a deputy to hold Otieno’s head. According to Quagliana, Williams’ supervisor said: “Don’t touch this inmate yet, he’s not yet in our custody.”
Teefey also said that the early finger-pointing between the different agencies and their defense lawyers backed the separate trial rationale, and that Williams “stands in a markedly different position” from other defendants.
After Teefey denied the motion, Baskervill asked the judge if she might reword the motion so that she could group the defendants into two separate categories. Teefey said he would consider it if she refiled.
Ultimately, Baskerville likely will not be the commonwealth’s attorney trying the Otieno case. Her term concludes at the end of this year, and her successor will likely be one of two candidates running for the Dinwiddie Commonwealth’s Attorney position. Baskervill has said she will not seek reelection.
Otieno’s brother, Leon Ochieng, declined to comment, remarking that the family wanted to respect the judicial process. But Ochieng said it was extremely emotional for his mother, Caroline Ouko, to see the defendants in person.
Ouko previously said that “systemic racism swallowed her son,” who was struggling with mental illness. Otieno died at Central State Hospital three days after being taken into custody.
Mugshots: 10 charged in death of Irvo Otieno
Kaiyell Sanders
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Family of Irvo Otieno calls for justice as video shows death in custody
Family members of Irvo Otieno and their lawyers on Tuesday called for mental health reform and steps to be taken to avoid a repeat of what happened to the 28-year-old Henrico County man who died earlier this month in a Central State Hospital intake room.
“A mental health crisis should not be a death sentence,” civil rights attorney Ben Crump said during a press conference the First Baptist Church of South Richmond. “We don’t want anybody else in America whose family is dealing with a mental health crisis to be killed by the very people who are supposed to help them.”
The comments came after the release of a video from the mental hospital showing Otieno being pinned to the floor prior to his death on March 6. A Dinwiddie County grand jury on Tuesday indicted seven Henrico County deputies and three hospital workers on second-degree murder charges in a case that has garnered national attention.
Crump, who also represented the family of George Floyd, has said Otieno’s treatment has close parallels with Floyd’s killing in police custody in Minneapolis in 2020.
“It is not lost on anybody who saw that video today, the fact that it was so unnecessary,” Crump said Tuesday. “Irvo was handcuffed at the wrist, he had leg irons on, he was facedown. Why did they feel it was necessary to put all their weight on him, for some of the officers to put their knee on his neck?”
Caleb Kershner, a defense attorney for deputy Randy Boyer, was critical of the video being released and took issue with Dinwiddie County Commonwealth’s Attorney Ann Baskervill.
“It’s going to be more difficult to find a jury that has not been tainted or read a particular news story of any sort. So I’m disappointed in it,” he said earlier Tuesday after the court hearing in Dinwiddie County.
Otieno’s mother Caroline Ouko on Tuesday called the indicted deputies and hospital employees “thugs” and “monsters.”
“I was happy to hear that they were indicted,” Ouko said. “That is just the beginning step.”
Attorney Mark Krudys said he was troubled by the individuals who stood by and watched as the officers pushed down on Otieno.
“Everybody has an obligation to intervene in that circumstance, to say ‘no, that’s not right,’” Krudys said. “But nobody intervened. And then when his body was lifeless, and his pants were dangling on him, they didn’t do anything for an appreciable period of time.”
Krudys said his team is looking into possible body camera footage from Henrico police regarding a March 3 incident, when Otieno was transported from his Henrico home to Henrico Doctors’ Hospital.
Ouko said she was excluded in the process of advocating for her son, noting that she made four attempts to see him while he was at Henrico hospital.
“In mental health and mental distress, your child needs you,” Ouko said. “Seeing me could have made have made a big difference.”
Instead, Otieno was taken to the Henrico Jail and later to Central State. Krudys said the deputies were not wearing body cameras at either location.
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— Mayor Levar M. Stoney (@LevarStoney) March 21, 2023
Henrico NAACP Vice President Monica Hutchinson during the Tuesday press conference said: “Jail is not, nor has it ever been, the best place for those having a mental health crisis. We must eliminate the use of jail as a response to a mental health crisis and mental illness, and instead work to improve access to community-based crisis centers.”
Otieno’s brother Leon Ochieng urged Gov. Glenn Youngkin to make mental health a priority, pointing out Youngkin’s recent comments calling Otieno’s death “heart-wrenching.”
“If you really do empathize and feel what we feel, do something,” Ochieng said. “Let your state be an example … all we need to do is make this an agenda to put pressure on lawmakers to invite our communities to have families who are ambassadors for mental health.”
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney in a social media post on Tuesday said: "Irvo Otieno should be alive today. His life was taken in a place where he should have been safe. We need accountability and we need more mental health resources."
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At Virginia Tech in the early 1960s, Richmond native W. Andrew “Andy” Beckstoffer majored in construction management, and his future path seemed clear.
His family ran H. Becktsoffer’s Sons Inc., an architectural millwork operation in Church Hill, and Beckstoffer “always thought (he) would build something.”
He did, but just not what he would have imaged.
“I wound up growing something, which was an easy transition for me,” Beckstoffer said in a phone interview from his office at Beckstoffer Vineyards in California’s Napa Valley. In more than 50 years in the business, Beckstoffer, 83, has become an industry leader so much so the headline on a 2011 Wall Street Journal article described him as “The Most Powerful Grower in Napa.”
Beckstoffer returns to Blacksburg this week to accept the University Distinguished Achievement Award, which is given, according to the university, to “an individual with nationally distinguished achievement, whether personal and/or professional, in any field or endeavor of enduring significance and value to society.”
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“Few have made a larger impact on the evolution of Northern California’s wine industry than Beckstoffer,” the university said in a press release. Beckstoffer will receive the award at commencement exercises on Friday.
“I’m surprised as I am honored,” Beckstoffer said. ”You never know where this stuff comes from, but I’m honored.”
For many years after his arrival on the West Coast, his distinctive dialect gave away the fact that he was not from around there, and he was known in Northern California wine circles as “the Virginian.” It “took a little while,” he said, but that nickname has faded as he has become entrenched in the industry and in the community.
“Mostly now,” he said, “it’s just ‘Andy.’”
Beckstoffer remains proud of his Virginia roots, and keeps a Virginia state flag in his office. He grew up in Richmond’s Northside in a family of eight children. Among his first jobs was paper carrier for Richmond The Times-Dispatch. “I could fold that thing and sling it, and it wouldn’t come apart,” he said with a laugh.
He attended elementary school at St. Paul Catholic Church and high school at what is now Benedictine College Preparatory. He played football and went on to Virginia Tech on a scholarship.
“I didn’t play very much, but I learned a lot,” he said.
After graduation from Virginia Tech, he served in the Army on the West Coast and developed a taste for California wines. After service, he earned an MBA at Dartmouth and took a job in mergers and acquisitions with the financial firm Heublein Inc.
When Heublein acquired a California wine company in 1968, Beckstoffer was assigned to the team, and he came to know wine from a different perspective. He was placed in charge of a subsidiary growing grapes — along the way, he helped settle a labor dispute with Caesar Chavez’s United Farm Workers — and when Heublein decided to get out of the business, Beckstoffer bought the company, renamed it Beckstoffer Vineyards and has not looked back.
Through pioneering growing techniques and pricing structures, Beckstoffer has been at the forefront of raising the stature of Napa Valley and California wine on the global market. He also has become a leading advocate for land conservation, agricultural sensitivity and sustainability in the face of climate change.
Beckstoffer Vineyards owns approximately 4,000 acres of vineyards across Napa, Mendocino and Lake counties, and over the years has acquired numerous historic vineyard properties, such as To Kalon and Dr. Crane. Beckstoffer sells the fruit to winemakers whose wines consistently are awarded high scores and other accolades.
After all these years, Beckstoffer is still at it.
“I don’t know what else I’d do,” he said. “I just enjoy this. I don’t work as many hours as I used to, but I’m still at the office every day.
“It gets to be a life.”
He was in his office as we spoke Tuesday, and he noted his nice view.
“It’s a beautiful day,” he said. “It rained here again this morning. This is just gorgeous for us. We were in drought for five years, but we’ve had lots of rain, and everything is green and growing.”
He and his wife, Betty, who attended Saint Gertrude High, have been married 63 years.
All but one of his siblings still live in the Richmond area, and they are planning a reunion dinner when Beckstoffer comes to town following his visit to Blacksburg.
“I’m looking forward to that,” he said. | https://richmond.com/news/local/lohmann-a-prominent-grower-of-california-grapes-comes-home-to-receive-award-from-virginia-tech/article_fb6ff5b4-ef47-11ed-8868-ab66d3cd4e52.html | 2023-05-11T11:09:02 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/lohmann-a-prominent-grower-of-california-grapes-comes-home-to-receive-award-from-virginia-tech/article_fb6ff5b4-ef47-11ed-8868-ab66d3cd4e52.html |
Better Business Bureau: Elder fraud is a growing problem
“If it can happen to me, it can happen to you.” That was a warning about elder fraud scams from former FBI and CIA Director William Webster.
The 98-year-old retired judge and his wife Lynda were targeted in a Jamaican lottery scam when an unsolicited caller informed Webster he won a car and millions of dollars. He was told he needed to pay $50,000 to collect his winnings. When the couple declined repeatedly, the caller became abusive and threatening.
The Websters didn’t fall for the scam, but too many other seniors do. In January, a Florida man was sentenced to eleven years in prison for defrauding over 400 mostly elderly victims out of millions of dollars in a phony sweepstakes scam run out of a call center in Costa Rica.
Another Florida man pleaded guilty in November to conspiring with others to steal more than $800,000 by calling elderly people and telling them a loved one, usually a grandchild, was in trouble and convincing the victim to send money to cover legal fees or other expenses. If a person paid, the crooks would call back and fabricate reasons why the victim needed to pay more money, sometimes picking it up in person. Posing as a bail bondsman, the Florida man traveled to a Maryland woman’s home and collected $29,000 to help out a nephew who was in trouble. He was arrested when he went back the next day to collect another $10,000.
Other common frauds that victimize seniors include government impersonators (IRS, Social Security) and tech support, investment and romance scams.
In 2021, more than 92,000 victims over the age of 60 reported losses of $1.7 billion to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, representing a 74 percent increase in losses over 2020 and almost 400 percent over 2017. The average loss was $18,246, with 3,133 victims losing over $100,000. The FBI says the actual number of victims is in the millions.
Seniors are targeted because they may have accumulated substantial assets or are struggling to get by on a fixed income. They may be suffering from the effects of aging and health problems and be lonely, making them vulnerable to a scammer who seems friendly.
Be cautious of unsolicited phone calls, mailings, and door-to-door service offers. Resist the pressure to act quickly; scammers create a sense of urgency to produce fear and lure victims into immediate action. Never provide personally identifiable information or give or send money via wire transfers or gift cards to unverified people or businesses.
Ensure anti-virus and security software and malware protections are up to date on your computer and phone. Be careful what you download. Never open attachments or click on links in emails from someone you don't know. Disconnect from the Internet and shut down your device if you see a pop-up message or locked screen. Pop-ups are regularly used by perpetrators to spread malicious software. Enable pop-up blockers to avoid accidentally clicking on one.
If a criminal gains access to your device or account, immediately contact your financial institutions to secure your accounts. Monitor your accounts and personal information for suspicious activity. Consider putting a freeze on your reports at the credit bureaus even if you haven’t been victimized by elder fraud.
Randy Hutchinson is president & CEO Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South. This column is in partnership with Better Business Bureau of Middle Tennessee & Southern Kentucky. | https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/local/2023/05/11/better-business-bureau-elder-fraud-is-a-growing-problem/70204954007/ | 2023-05-11T11:23:52 | 0 | https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/local/2023/05/11/better-business-bureau-elder-fraud-is-a-growing-problem/70204954007/ |
The Bay Area, specifically Marin County, is widely considered the birthplace of modern mountain biking. While people have certainly ridden bikes on dirt roads as long as bikes have existed, it was the equipment innovations and beautiful Bay Area trails that inspired a new sport in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Today, Bay Area mountain biking attracts riders of all skill levels to a variety of routes and landscapes, whether you're a downhill bomber or someone who prefers a flowy tree-lined trail. If you've never mountain biked and want to see what the fuss is about, Golden Gate Park has even launched a short, pilot multi-use trail so that you can ride gravel bikes on most of the less technical trails and fire roads.
If you're ready to ride, keep reading for a few of our favorite picks for the best mountain biking in the Bay Area. But first, an important caveat: Everyone has their own favorite Bay Area mountain biking spot and, given the nature of mountain biking — which can cover huge open spaces or a few miles tucked away in a neighborhood — it's always helpful to consult a database of mountain bike trails, like the Mountain Bike Project, for routes closest to you.
Now let's get out there and hit some trails.
North Bay mountain biking trails
While Marin is known for being the home of modern mountain biking — and hosts the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in Fairfax — current riders lament that many Marin trails now have restrictions on where bikes are allowed. Before you embark on a trail, check maps for bike-friendly routes in the convenient and ocean-view Marin Headlands first, or venture a little farther to a few of these classic mountain bike spots:
China Camp State Park
Who it's good for: Beginners who want to practice easy single track on Shoreline Trail and moderate riders who want descents on the higher up trails.
A popular Bay-adjacent park for beginner riders, the smooth, double-wide trails in China Camp attract big youth groups on weekends and can get crowded. Shoreline Trail is a flat ride that's about six miles one way. For something a bit longer and more challenging, turn off Shoreline and head up the hills for bigger climbs and views. If you're driving, park on the side of Point San Pedro Road, near the park entrance. Remember to buy a $3 trail day pass when you ride in.
Ride it: China Camp State Park, 101 Peacock Gap Trail, San Rafael, CA 94901. Trail suggestions here and state park map here.
Mount Tamalpais State Park
Who it's good for: All riding levels. Some experience riding is helpful here simply because of the challenging climbs and longer routes, but you don't need to be an expert technical rider. Old Railroad Grade, Deer Park Fire Road and Coast View are all great for newer riders; Dias Ridge has some single track.
The trails on Mt. Tam might be the most famous for Bay Area mountain biking, known for gorgeous views and because you can connect routes for nearly endless options — check the trail maps before you go. Most riders will start up Old Railroad Grade from Mill Valley, which gives you a steady climb to get warmed up, and then loop back on Coast View Trail or Deer Park Fire Road and connect to Dias Ridge for a longer 20- to 30-mile ride. Coast View, Diaz Ridge, and Willow Camp Fireroad probably have the best views, but all of these mountain bike rides can be somewhat challenging aerobically and definitely can take you far from the road. Bring food, water and a flat kit.
Ride it: Mount Tamalpais State Park, 3801 Panoramic Highway, Mill Valley, CA 94941. Try this popular loop; find more route suggestions here and official trail maps here.
Camp Tamarancho
Who it’s good for: Riders with some experience or those looking to upgrade their skills in a safe environment. If you don’t have the skills for the Flow Trail or for certain rocky downhill sections of the loop, don't worry — you can just walk.
A local Marin favorite, Tamarancho offers some of the best mountain biking in the Bay Area — especially if you’re looking to ride technical single track. Tamarancho is a Boy Scout camp that also operates public mountain biking trails when it’s not raining; the trail is closed during the wet season. The main route is a loop (clockwise is the more common direction), but the Boy Scout trails also connect to public Marin County trails and fire roads. This means you can park farther out and bike in from White Hill or from downtown Fairfax.
Ride it: Camp Tamarancho, Iron Springs Fire Road, Fairfax, CA 94930. Trail passes and a map for the main 11–mile loop are available here.
South Bay mountain biking trails
Dedicated mountain bikers will wax poetic about the technical, flowy expert-level trails south of San Francisco and just outside of Santa Cruz. If you're looking for a mountain bike adventure, you'll definitely want to make the drive.
Soquel Demonstration State Forest
Who it’s good for: Experienced riders or riders looking for a challenge love Flow Trail. Know that Ridge Trail is technical single track and there are also a few short technical descents on Cusacks Trail.
Considered home to one of the best flow trails in the country, Demo — as its called — is on any serious short list of the best Bay Area mountain biking spots. In fact, it's so popular that you can rent bikes from nearby shops that also offer shuttles to drive you out to Demo. The Soquel Demonstration State Forest is operated by Cal Fire and the trails are managed in a partnership with the Santa Cruz Mountain Stewards. This includes an iconic (and challenging) four-mile Flow Trail that opened in 2015. Park at the trailhead on Highland Way and do the 14.5-mile loop that connects the single track and fire roads. Note: Braille, Flow and Sawpit are downhill only.
Ride it: Soquel Demonstration State Forest, 29400 Highland Way, Los Gatos, CA 95033. Try the main 14.5-mile loop; Santa Cruz trail info here.
Skeggs
Who it’s good for: Intermediate riders or beginners who want to push themselves will enjoy Giant Salamander and Manzanita trails (beware of the rock garden). Skeggs-n-Eggs loop is ideal for moderate and intermediate riders.
Closer to home, El Corte de Madera Creek Preserve, just outside Woodside is known as Skeggs — because the only parking used to be at Skeggs Point. The trail is a favorite of even professional mountain bikers. The park has about 20 miles of single track trails and 14 miles of fire road. Manzanita and Giant Salamander are fun tree-lined trails, but also try the 18-mile Skeggs-n-Eggs loop.
A word of warning: Because most of the trails start at the top of the park, you will have to climb back up to finish — and some of the fire roads are very steep, so you may end up having to hike-a-bike.
Ride it: El Corte de Madera Creek Preserve, CA-35 & Skyline Blvd, Redwood City, CA 94062. Trail suggestions here; official park map and info found here.
Mountain biking trails closer to San Francisco
East Bay Parks run a number of groomed and beginner-friendly mountain bike trails. Crockett Hills Regional Park (just south of Vallejo) might be the hidden gem of the bunch, offering a mix of switchbacks and ridge vistas. In terms of the best Bay Area mountain biking trails, though, there's one mountain that sticks up above them all:
Mount Diablo State Park
Who it's good for: Beginner riders who want a workout; the challenges here are often more about the climbing than the descending.
While many people hike or drive up the 3,849-foot peak outside Walnut Creek, there are also over 80 miles of the best Bay Area mountain bike trails criss-crossing the park. Most of them are fire roads, like the popular Mitchell Canyon Fire Road, which eventually connects all the way to the summit, or the very steep Burma Road, which most people only ride downhill. But there are some amazing hidden single track trails too, like the difficult Oyster Point Trail. Parking is $10 at the north or south gates, but only $6 at Macedo Ranch or Mitchell Canyon (where you can get on the Mitchell Canyon Fire Road); biking in is free.
Ride it: Mount Diablo State Park, Summit Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94598. Route suggestions here; state park trail map here (but it's worth entering your email to get the more detailed Save Mount Diablo trail map sent to you).
Mountain biking trails in San Francisco
McLaren and San Bruno Mountain
Who it’s good for: Some of the single track in McLaren is actually fairly advanced, while San Bruno is good for any beginner.
Even if you stay in the city, you can hit a couple of miles of mountain bike trails at McLaren Park, and then tack on (or just head straight to) San Bruno Mountain State Park for a ride of the Saddle Loop Trail.
Ride it: Try the full McLaren-San Bruno Mountain loop to test out some urban mountain biking.
With so many Bay Area mountain bike trails right in our backyards, you really have no excuse not to get riding.
This story was edited by Hearst Newspapers Managing Editor Kristina Moy; you can contact her at kristina.moy@hearst.com. | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/mountain-biking-bay-area-17888274.php | 2023-05-11T11:28:33 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/mountain-biking-bay-area-17888274.php |
San Francisco has no shortage of parkland. Nearly 20% of the city is dedicated to green space, and it’s consistently rated one of the best cities for those who love the outdoors — every resident lives within a 10-minute walk of a park. One of the ways the city is able to achieve this remarkable feat is through the city’s mini parks, an initiative that emerged in 1968 to utilize small, unused parcels of land and transform them, especially in areas where park access is limited.
Most San Franciscans who have been here long enough have spent time in a mini park or at least passed by and thought, “That’s a nice little random park.” Some of the land was donated, while other land was purchased by the Recreation and Park Department, and each park has its own history.
Sixteen parks were built during the inaugural year spearheaded by then-Mayor Joe Alioto, and as of writing, there are 37 parks with the “mini” designation throughout the city, mostly in central San Francisco and on the east side. As someone who finds sanctuary in the city’s green spaces, I embarked on a citywide adventure to check out every last one.
What I found is that they vary greatly — from desolate, rocky outcrops to secret gardens to epic hidden playgrounds — and while I concluded that the “mini park” designation is mostly useless, the program is incredibly important in providing residents with access to the green space they deserve, no matter what part of the city they live in. I've categorized the 37 mini parks I visited, from ones worth making a trip to visit to the ones that should really just be used for housing.
The parks worth making a trip to see
Lake View and Ashton Mini Park
Also known as Orizaba Rocky Outcrop, this park is exactly that — a rocky outcrop. The space challenges the idea of a park altogether, but it also is the perfect representation of how special a mini park can be. It’s simply some rocky terrain at the apex of four neighborhood streets, and if you weren’t going down any of those streets already, you’d never know it was there. There are no benches or amenities at all, really, but it’s beautiful. On a clear, sunny day I took in the 360-degree sweeping view, including Sutro Tower, San Bruno Mountain, downtown and all the way out to the ocean. Go watch the sunset there. When I spoke with Johanna Lopez Miyaki of OMI, a neighborhood group that helps maintain local green spaces, she said she almost didn’t want me to write about it because she was afraid it would become popular. I shared her sentiment.
Fallen Bridge Park
At the bottom of a pedestrian bridge that crosses over U.S. 101, this well-manicured, terraced green space somehow makes being right next to a highway feel zen. When I visited the park, a group of people were enjoying a picnic lunch on the ledges of the pétanque court (one of the only ones in the city), and I was jealous of their day. Bridges and areas next to bridges don’t always feel like safe and welcoming places, but this park changes that. The park was reconstructed in 2008 after a former pedestrian bridge collapsed as the result of a highway accident, giving it its name.
Seward Mini Park
Best known for its concrete slides, this mini park should be (and probably already is) on every San Franciscan’s bucket list. Grab a square of cardboard (or borrow from the pile that usually is already at the bottom) and enjoy speeding down these slides that will quickly make you realize why they went out of style. There are also lovely terraced gardens if high-speed thrills aren’t what you’re looking for. Originally, a high-rise was supposed to be built on the land, but the neighborhood rallied more than once against the development, eventually campaigning for a park instead, which was constructed in 1973. The slides (which, fun fact, were designed by a 14-year-old) are open only Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., so make sure to go before the metal gate blocks your way. “My favorite part about these: They would just never be built today, which is both kind of understandable and kind of a shame,” Phil Ginsburg, the general manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, previously told SFGATE.
Shoreview Park
I will never understand why this is considered a mini park, because it’s huge, but I don’t care, because it brought me to this magical place. The space underwent a recent $3.3 million renovation and reopened in 2021, totally reimagining the park originally built in 1979. It has one of the coolest-looking play structures around, with a 25-foot slide and a custom skywalk, in addition to manicured lawns, plenty of seating and outdoor gym equipment. I can’t wait to take my kid here.
Guy Place Mini Park
Parks like this one remind you why mini parks exist. This once-vacant downtown lot provides a place to eat lunch or simply sit outdoors in the middle of the workday. Completed in 2020, the relatively new space has a few benches, a pet fountain, lots of greenery and even some cool art — the waterjet-cut steel fence was designed by artist Adriane Colburn. It has a lot of concrete, too, but it still feels like a welcoming open space.
Washington and Hyde Mini Park
This gated park is on the site of a former theater, hidden down a flight of stairs between low-rise apartment buildings in the middle of Nob Hill. Palm trees tower above a unique series of play structures, and while the equipment itself is dated, there are small, child-sized walls built to make the whole space feel like a charming little village. It’s a great refuge for kids in the area.
Cottage Row Mini Park
Living on this narrow park must feel like living in a small English village — that is, until you walk to the San Francisco street on either side. It’s a cute, manicured brick path with adjacent gardens and grass that takes you on a detour between Sutter and Bush streets. It’s hard not to try to spy on the residents of the Victorians that line the path — most of them are on the National Register of Historic Places and were built by William Hollis during the late 1860s and 1870s, making them some of the oldest Victorians still standing.
24th and York Mini Park
A bakery burned down on this lot in the early 1970s, and the city ended up purchasing the land to build one of the earliest mini parks. After some years of success, the park became worn down and unsafe, and the neighborhood took it upon itself to save it again in the 1990s. Now, it’s a fantastic break in a commercial strip that was full of kids when I visited on a Wednesday afternoon. It’s a bright and artistic space with murals lining the edges and tiled sculptures surrounding the playground. The 120-foot-long mosaic serpent that winds its way through the park shoots water out of its mouth.
The parks you should visit if you live nearby
Muriel Leff Mini Park
This lot has a long documented history of civic use and just went under an extensive renovation. One of the few mini parks on the city’s west side, it includes a nature play area, lots of grass and an inviting red sculpture near the entrance. Unlike so many of the parks that are named after the adjacent street names, this is named after Muriel Lerner Leff (1920-2001), a resident who fought for the park’s creation.
Page and Laguna Mini Park
Squeezed between two Victorian homes in Hayes Valley, this mini park feels like a hidden refuge in an otherwise-busy neighborhood.
Randolph and Bright Mini Park
Nestled in a southern corner in Ingleside, I wrote in my notes, “This is what a mini park should be.” A small play structure sits on one side, while the other side includes stumps that serve as a seating area. This is not a park I’d go out of my way to visit, but it’s the kind of space that’s vital to communities, providing an area for kids and adults to enjoy the outdoors. When I went, it had just gotten a facelift courtesy of OMI, a neighborhood group helping to keep these spaces safe and looking good.
Lessing and Sears Park
An Outer Mission gem, this is the quintessential park that would be so nice to have at the end of your residential street. It’s large enough to have a play structure but also a nice grassy area and amenities like a bench, a water fountain, a trash can and a community board. It even has a separate dog section and a community garden.
10th Avenue and Clement Mini Park
Why aren’t more parks attached to libraries? A grassy area and a nice playground sit in front of the Richmond/Senator Milton Marks Branch Library, enhancing this natural neighborhood meeting place.
Ralph D. House Mini Park
This mini park is on the edge of the much bigger and underrated Bayview Park, but it’s an innovative use of space full of flowers and plants and plenty of seating in the many terraced levels. It has lovely views of downtown and over to Sutro Tower on a clear day, and it would be an absolute delight to live near. It was renamed after the park's advocate and the founder of the Bayview Hill Neighborhood Association in 2010.
Turk and Hyde Mini Park
Another recently renovated mini park, $2.2 million went into transforming this playground in the Tenderloin just in the nick of time — it reopened in March 2020. The park made news for the guards who protect the space (you have to have a child with you to gain entry), but it’s spaces like this that the mini park program was designed for. It’s a haven for toddlers in the middle of one of the busiest parts of the city.
Hyde and Vallejo Mini Park
This secret park tucked between residential buildings off the Powell/Hyde Cable Car line was built into the hill, taking advantage of the decline to make a winding path to the bottom. It’s a lush sanctuary dotted with trees, plants, benches and even a little pig statue. The land was purchased from the lot’s owner in 1971 and is a great place to enjoy some Swensen’s ice cream.
Bush and Broderick Mini Park
Nestled between Victorians, this park has a large open area, three picnic tables and a few benches. It’s flanked by towering trees that give it a private feel, and it has a mural at the back.
Coleridge Mini Park
Stumble off Mission Street on your way to Bernal Heights and you may come upon this little park that feels more like a viewing platform. It has a small little slide, but the charm comes mostly from leaning against its railings, looking down across the city toward Sutro Tower.
Alioto Park
There are lots of little (and big — hi, Dolores) parks in this area, but this corner park still felt charming and necessary as a break from a very busy commercial area that is also relatively densely built when compared with the rest of the city. It features a grassy area, benches, a gazebo, a play structure and even a community garden. Plus, it was the city’s first mini park!
Selby/Palou Mini Park
Under the shadow of so many freeways, this park is a refreshing sight underneath. It offers green grass, half a basketball court, a climbing structure for kids, trees, benches and a picnic table.
Palou Phelps Mini Park
This is much-needed green space in an area without much — it’s the only spot within a 3-mile radius that’s also surrounded by highways. The Bayview park has two play structures, green grass, multiple benches and half a basketball court. It’s much more than your typical mini park, and it’s had its fair share of strife to keep it. Local residents have contested building on surrounding vacant private lots, as recently as January of this year.
Kelloch and Velasco Mini Park
Another mini park that’s not so mini — this one is huge! It has lots of manicured grass, two full-sized basketball courts, a big play structure and lots of benches. It has a nice community feel to it with homes surrounding and almost a town square kind of vibe.
Head and Brotherhood Mini Park
This park has a full-sized basketball court, a playground structure, and lots of benches, grass and trees. Someone was sitting and reading a book there while I visited, and that seems like the perfect use, even if it’s a little noisy from nearby street traffic.
This should be housing. (Don’t @ me.)
Golden Gate and Steiner Mini Park
This is the park that sparked the idea for this article, as I used to live down the block from it when I first moved to San Francisco. But here’s the thing: I’ve always thought this park wasn’t that great. It’s not particularly well cared for, and you’re just a few blocks away from Alamo Square Park. It’s a prime corner lot that could easily be 40-plus units.
Mullen/Peralta Mini Park
This open space has nice 180-degree views of the city but not much else to draw you here. It's so close to Precita and Bernal that if this could be housing, it probably should be.
Prentiss Mini Park
This park has wooden sculptures that you can sit on, as well as some benches. It’s a nice view of the bay, but it’s very close to Bernal Hill and only a 10-minute walk to Holly Park.
Sorry, this is not a park (though any open space is good!)
Coso and Precita Mini Park
When I found out this was considered a park, I laughed out loud. This big triangle of grass feels like sitting on a boulevard median.
Brotherhood and Chester Mini Park
This is just open space.
Community gardens
Howard & Langton Mini Park Community Garden
Noe and Beaver Mini Park Community Garden
These are (usually) locked community gardens. The city’s community gardens are amazing and valuable, but it’s unlikely you’ll be able to visit one of them unless someone has opened the gate.
Other mini parks
Joost and Baden Mini Park
Beideman and O’Farrell Mini Park
Cayuga and Lamartine Mini Park
Broadway Tunnel West Mini Park
Broadway Tunnel East Mini Park
Joseph Conrad Square Mini Park
Under construction (as of publishing)
Fillmore Turk Mini Park
This park is undergoing a nearly $1 million renovation and is expected to debut in summer 2023. | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/san-francisco-mini-parks-18088820.php | 2023-05-11T11:28:44 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/san-francisco-mini-parks-18088820.php |
ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) – With fears of frost now eliminated, it’s time to start planting for the Spring season.
If you’re in need of a push to get your garden started, the Virginia Highlands Community College is hosting a plant sale that’s open to the public.
The sale starts Thursday, May 11, and runs through Saturday, May 13 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the campus greenhouse.
The sale will feature all kinds of plants from herbs to warm-season vegetable transplants, annual and perennial plants, native wildflowers, fruit trees and more at low prices.
All sales will be conducted in person, and payment can only be accepted in the form of cash or check.
Funds raised will benefit the college’s horticulture club. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/vhcc-hosting-3-day-plant-sale-at-campus-greenhouse/ | 2023-05-11T11:28:47 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/vhcc-hosting-3-day-plant-sale-at-campus-greenhouse/ |
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CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. — Cambridge City police are requesting help locating Stacey Miller, a 49-year-old woman who disappeared Monday.
Miller is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 195 pounds with brown eyes and orange blonde hair.
She drives a loud, rusty black Ford F-150 pickup truck with a damaged passenger side mirror.
Family and friends told police she was last seen Monday evening May 8, around 8 p.m. She was seen driving her pickup.
She did not report for work on Tuesday, May 9, according to a police flyer.
Anyone with information on Miller's whereabouts is asked to contact the Cambridge City Police Department at 765-478-1231.
Cambridge City is approximately 55 miles east of Indianapolis.
Amber Alerts vs. Silver Alerts: What's the difference?
There are specific standards a person's disappearance must meet in order for police to declare an Amber Alert or a Silver Alert.
Amber Alerts are for children under the age of 18 who are believed to have been abducted and in danger. Police also need to have information about a suspect and their car to issue an Amber Alert.
Silver Alerts are for missing and endangered adults or children. They are much more common for missing people. It was not until last year when the standards for Silver Alerts were expanded to include children.
In both situations, these alerts must be issued by police. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/police-searching-for-woman-missing-cambridge-city-stacey-miller-black-ford-pickup/531-71343857-b679-4359-838e-0223460ae3d3 | 2023-05-11T11:38:05 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/police-searching-for-woman-missing-cambridge-city-stacey-miller-black-ford-pickup/531-71343857-b679-4359-838e-0223460ae3d3 |
Liam or William? Olivia or Hazel? What will be the top baby names in Tennessee in 2023?
It's a decision every mother faces, and it resonates for an entire lifetime.
Just like Beyoncé declares in “Alien Superstar,” we're all unique. But each person's name, on the other hand, can wind up being pretty commonplace.
In honor of Mother's Day, we took a look at predictions for the most popular baby names of 2023. If all goes according to the forecasts from Names.org, more Liams and Olivias are on their way in the United States and in Tennessee.
Names.org uses data from various sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau and the Social Security Administration. With 95% accuracy since 2018, the outlet claims to be one of the most accurate online name predictors.
Let's take a look at what's ahead, and what came in the decades before.
Predicted top 10 baby names of 2023 in the United States
Liam and Olivia are predicted to continue their national reigns as the No. 1 names for boys and girls, respectively. Liam has held the top spot since 2017, according to the Social Security Administration. The government agency estimated there were 20,000 babies named Liam in 2020. Olivia has been the top pick for girls since 2019.
- Liam | Olivia
- Noah | Emma
- Oliver | Amelia
- James | Charlotte
- Elijah | Ava
- Henry | Sophia
- William | Mia
- Lucas | Isabella
- Benjamin | Evelyn
- Theodore | Luna
Predicted top 10 boy names of 2023 in Tennessee
Other than Liam taking the top spot in Tennessee from 2021’s No. 1 name, William, there’s not much notable change to the boys' list. Coming in at No. 10, Levi is the only new predicted entry for 2023, according to Names.org.
- Liam
- William
- James
- Elijah
- Oliver
- Noah
- Henry
- Hudson
- Asher
- Levi
Predicted top 10 girl names of 2023 in Tennessee
The top three girl names in Tennessee are expected to remain the same as 2021, according to Names.org. However, Hazel made a jump from No. 14 in 2021 to appear in the top 10. Sophia and Eleanor both saw boosts, solidifying their modern popularity.
- Olivia
- Charlotte
- Ava
- Amelia
- Emma
- Harper
- Evelyn
- Sophia
- Eleanor
- Hazel
Unique in Tennessee
The boys’ names Asher, Hudson and Levi will be somewhat unique in Tennessee this year because they are not predicted to appear on the national top 10 lists, according to Names.org. This same uniqueness will apply to Eleanor, Harper and Hazel on the Tennessee girls list.
In recent years, the names Peyton, Bryson and Waylon for boys, and Allie, Callie and Gracie for girls, have been more popular in Tennessee than in other states across the the country.
Taking a look back
Popular 2023 names James and William have stood the test of time. Looking back to 1960, they were among the top 10 names for newborn boys, according to Social Security Administration data.
Top 10 baby names of 1960 in Tennessee:
- James | Mary
- David | Donna
- Michael | Lisa
- William | Teresa
- Robert | Pamela
- John | Linda
- Charles | Karen
- Mark | Brenda
- Timothy | Deborah
- Ricky | Patricia
Top 10 baby names of 1990 in Tennessee:
Though down a few spots by 1990, James and William both still appear in the top 10 for newborn boys in Tennessee, according to Social Security Administration data. But there’s an entire new top 10 for girls, which features more names beginning with A than any other letter.
- Joshua | Jessica
- Christopher | Brittany
- James | Ashley
- Michael | Kayla
- Matthew | Amanda
- William | Sarah
- Justin | Amber
- John | Lauren
- Brandon | Rachel
- Robert | Megan
Neither Dolly nor Devarrick made it on the top 10 lists in Tennessee or nationally during any of the years mentioned in this piece. But there’s always next year. Check to see how your name ranks and learn interesting facts about it on Names.org.
Devarrick Turner is a trending news reporter. Email devarrick.turner@knoxnews.com. Twitter @dturner1208.
Support strong local journalism by subscribing at knoxnews.com/subscribe. | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/11/top-10-baby-names-in-tennessee-predicted-for-2023/70127602007/ | 2023-05-11T11:43:08 | 1 | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/11/top-10-baby-names-in-tennessee-predicted-for-2023/70127602007/ |
TVA Board reinstates board votes on projects replacing Cumberland and Kingston coal plants
When the Tennessee Valley Authority Board was down to five members instead of its usual nine, it gave CEO Jeff Lyash power to make time-sensitive decisions on two aging coal plants.
Now that the board is back up to is usual strength, it will once again vote on the fate of important projects like replacing the Cumberland and Kingston Fossil Plants. Board members consulted with Lyash throughout the process.
The November 2021 vote to delegate power did not mean the board abdicated its authority to Lyash. At any point the board could have stepped in and questioned or stopped his decisions.
"It doesn't mean the board's not involved. So I'm reporting to the board on every one of these [decisions], fully transparent and the board at any time could step in and tell me not to do that," Lyash told Knox News after the May 10 board meeting. "And every decision I made was consistent with the sense of board, which never lost a quorum."
Replacing coal with gas at Cumberland
Under Lyash's decision-making, TVA took steps toward replacing one of Cumberland’s two aging coal-fired units with a combined cycle natural gas plant.
That decision was met with criticism from multiple environmental groups that said the move jeopardizes TVA's shift toward net-zero carbon emissions, since gas plants still produce carbon dioxide and the gas supply chain can emit methane, a more potent greenhouse gas.
Fighting fossil fuel with fossil fuel:How natural gas is winning TVA's plan to end coal
When the board removed the delegation of authority, it also reaffirmed Lyash's decisions on the Cumberland and Kingston projects. Going forward, the board will vote on major capital projects, such as the decision on what will replace coal-fired units at the Kingston Fossil Plant.
"We are hopeful that the board will use its oversight responsibility in the Kingston decision for a better outcome," the Tennessee Sierra Club said in a press release. "With further oversight, the TVA Board can and should prevent further dangerous and unnecessary gas buildout decisions.”
Anila Yoganathan is an investigative reporter. Email anila.yoganathan@knoxnews.com. Twitter @AnilaYoganathan.
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HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — Some changes could be coming for one of Florida’s most beautiful natural attractions.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will hold a meeting to discuss new rules to protect the Weeki Wachee River, but right now there’s a divide between the state and Hernando County on how to handle it.
The end goal of both commissions is the same, they want to protect Weeki Wachee and its natural beauty from further human-caused damage, but here’s the difference:
Hernando County officials proposed a ban on anchoring, mooring and beaching along this large stretch of the river in the red box.
Later, FWC sent back their own proposal that would only ban those actions in just certain parts of the river, those 20 orange points you see in the photo. This plan will be presented at FWC’s meeting Thursday morning.
The reason they want “Spring Protection Zones” is because the popular hangout and recreation spot brings in big crowds and every day dozens of kayakers and boaters stop for a swim, tie up their watercraft and end up climbing the river banks, trampling vegetation.
Hernando County leaders are frustrated by the state proposal they think doesn't go far enough.
"How do you even enforce this, unless that's the goal, so you don't have to enforce anything, people are going to moor and then they're going to walk to the spot over there,” Hernando County Board of Commissioners Chairman John Allocco said at a recent meeting.
This discussion comes as a channel restoration project is underway at Rogers Park in Weeki Wachee. Crews are dredging and removing sediments to re-establish river depths.
The FWC Commission meeting kicks off at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. People from Hernando County are expected to speak.
FWC could move forward with the proposal, but will not reach a final decision until a second meeting later this year. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hernandocounty/fwc-weeki-wachee-protection-human-damage/67-8b04ffaf-06b3-421a-b9a5-db962d5f54bd | 2023-05-11T11:47:23 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hernandocounty/fwc-weeki-wachee-protection-human-damage/67-8b04ffaf-06b3-421a-b9a5-db962d5f54bd |
How a Pewaukee auto shop owner got a cell tower that looks like an evergreen tree
There's a saying that suggests “You can’t put lipstick on a pig,” but that hasn’t stopped Harrison Keyes from trying.
Like most of humanity, the 39-year old owner of Jerry’s Automotive Service on County Highway F, a few miles north of I-94 in Pewaukee, is not a fan of the aesthetics of cellular towers.
“I think honestly, cell towers are ugly,” said Keyes, who recently leased out a portion of his shop’s property to install a 120-foot tall cell tower.
When Keyes was in talks with the company responsible for installing the tower, Bridger Tower Cooperation, he remembered a trip he took to Hawaii where he saw a tower disguised as a tree wondered if they could install something similar.
“I almost didn’t see it because it looked like a pine tree,” Keyes said about the tree he saw on his trip.
“So I asked, ‘Could you make (it) like a pine tree?” He (the representative for Bridger Tower Cooperation) said, “Yeah.’ So there it is.”
The branches, which were installed about in a day in early May, are metal and the needles are a plastic material, a lot like an artificial Christmas tree, explained Keyes.
“It's literally like a giant fake Christmas tree, I guess,” Keyes said with a chuckle.
“I mean, up close, it doesn't really look like a tree.” admits Keyes.” But he was more worried about how it looks from farther away, to drivers, for example, or to people who live nearby.
“There is a neighborhood over there. To them, it probably looks like a tree because all you see is the top, a little bit of it.”
The fake foliage has been piquing customers’ interests.
“We've been getting a lot of people coming in asking what it was. It's it's pretty obvious that it's new. And trees don't just grow overnight like that.”
While the tree tower has a fake holiday tree feel, Keyes and his colleagues at the auto shop only joke about decorating come Christmastime. However, the owner is adamant it will remain undecorated. "I'm not climbing up there," Keyes said. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/waukesha/2023/05/11/how-pewaukee-shop-got-a-cell-tower-that-looks-like-an-evergreen-tree/70202635007/ | 2023-05-11T11:48:24 | 1 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/waukesha/2023/05/11/how-pewaukee-shop-got-a-cell-tower-that-looks-like-an-evergreen-tree/70202635007/ |
Two New York legislators are proposing a new bill that would alleviate some of the financial burdens for the children who lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19.
State Senator Jamaal Bailey (D-NY) and Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz (D-NY) worked together on introducing the New York COVID-19 Children's Fund, a program that would establish savings accounts for those grieving children.
This comes on the same day as the official end to the nation's COVID public health emergency, which winds down certain resources, such as at-home vaccination programs and test kits. Within New York City, other resources like long COVID care centers will stay open, as well as the Vaccine Finder site.
"What this bill would do is create a government-funded bond program. $1,000 per kid and $1,000 extra every year until that kid goes to college. It's meant to finance their higher education, buy a home or start a business," Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz told NBC New York during an interview outside of her district office in Jackson Heights, Queens.
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More than 16,000 children in New York state alone have lost a parent or caregiver to the pandemic, with an estimated 300,000 nationwide, according to a report by Hidden Pain.
Along with the two NYC lawmakers, a COVID support community worked hand-in-hand to craft the bill after tackling the same in California, which became the first state in the country to launch a similar program for COVID orphans last year.
Christopher Kocher is the founder of COVID Survivors for Change, a not-for-profit advocating for stronger pandemic response and continued public health measures to prevent future health crises.
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"We would love to see that policy that was introduced in California -- $100 million for baby bonds for those kids who lost a parent to COVID," said Kocher to News 4. His group is currently looking to bring this to other states, such as New Jersey, Oregon and Washington.
The proposed legislation was introduced to the state senate late last month and still has to be passed by the senate and assembly before delivery to Gov. Kathy Hochul to either be signed or vetoed.
Hank Sheinkopf is a longtime political strategist and founder of Sheinkopf Communications. He says that it is hard to confirm the likelihood that the bill will pass but thinks the government should step in for these kids.
"The early data shows that people have been injured psychologically and financially with a sense of dislocation. The only way to solve that is to make sure those people have the resources because the children of this generation will remember this forever, and because of their losses, have an opportunity to get back into the mainstream," noted Sheinkopf, who continued to say $1,000 is not enough.
Pamela Addison, 39, lives in Waldwick, New Jersey, with her daughter, Elsie, and son, Graeme. Her kids who were a toddler and an infant when their father, Martin, died from coronavirus complications at the age of 44 on April 29, 2020.
Addison believes the bill represents is a step forward but worries that if this is the only action taken for these children, it still would not be enough.
"It's a nice start, but when you think about it, $1,000 a year -- that parent was not just making $1,000 per year. There needs to be something to make sure these kids who are now in a solo income family household have the same opportunities if their parent hadn't passed away from COVID," Addison said over a Zoom interview.
Other concerns toward the bill are what would happen to the children who are on the cusp of turning 17 or 18 years old, especially if the legislation could take a while to begin if it passes.
It's a question New Jersey resident Rima Samman, whose brother Rami Samman died after COVID difficulties on May 10, 2020, poses for lawmakers to consider -- on top of those who died during the pandemic but do not have COVID listed on the death certificates.
Maya McNulty, a 49-year-old mother, is a long hauler from Niskayuna, New York who runs support groups COVID Wellness Clinic and Walking Warrior. She also rallied for a previously introduced state bill on COVID scholarships for children.
McNulty agrees that the New York COVID-19 Children's Fund is etching the surface of what needs to be done, but is glad this is recognizing those who died from long COVID.
"We didn't see this second pandemic of long COVID coming. Parents have also chosen to unlive, and it's devastating because the children don't understand why, and so this bill we're proposing is a similar fund for the children who were affected by 9/11," said McNulty. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/16000-ny-kids-lost-a-parent-to-covid-how-this-new-baby-bonds-bill-could-help/4320635/ | 2023-05-11T11:57:51 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/16000-ny-kids-lost-a-parent-to-covid-how-this-new-baby-bonds-bill-could-help/4320635/ |
A New Jersey dog owner says his French bulldog was dognapped in broad daylight is being held for ransom.
Xavier Burgos is holding out hope his 5-month-old Frenchie, Enzo, will soon be returned safely, days after the pup was allegedly stolen in what his owner believes was a "setup from the jump."
Burgos said he thought he was taking his dog on a puppy playdate at a park in Woodbrige. He was supposed to meet a friend of a friend who claimed he also had Frenchies, but when the pair went to a nearby apartment complex with a third man Burgos didn’t know, everything took a turn for the worse.
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"By the time I get back outside my car, they had already taken my dog, threw him in the car and sped off," Burgos told NBC New York.
Burgos said he took his eyes off the dog for less than a minute — but that's all it took.
"I was outside the car when they started driving off," he said. "I tried texting them and it wasn’t going through and that’s when I knew: they’re stealing my dog."
Even worse, Burgos said he got a text message from the suspect demanding $8,000 in ransom for the return of his beloved puppy.
"Frenchies are very sought after and my dog is rare, worth a lot more money," he said. "I was mortified honestly, because it was so close to home."
Burgos says he didn't pay and hasn't heard from the accused thief since the weekend. Police are now investigating as a theft.
"It's been rough on my entire family, it's like losing a family member," said Burgos. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/french-bulldog-puppy-dognapped-and-held-for-ransom-in-nj/4323722/ | 2023-05-11T11:57:57 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/french-bulldog-puppy-dognapped-and-held-for-ransom-in-nj/4323722/ |
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What to know about Ron DeSantis' appearance and planned protests in Peoria on Friday
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be in Peoria on Friday to deliver a speech at the annual Peoria-Tazewell County Republican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner at the Peoria Civic Center.
DeSantis' appearance in Peoria has been lauded by Peoria Republican Congressman Darin LaHood, who called DeSantis one of the "preeminent voices in fighting back against the radical left." An official listing for the event on the Tazewell County GOP's website says DeSantis will speak on his "successful Florida blueprint" for the Republican Party in Illinois to fight against Illinois Democrats' "Marxist agenda."
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Where is the event? How to get tickets?
DeSantis will be the keynote speaker of the Lincoln Day Dinner on Friday night at the Peoria Civic Center. A VIP-only event begins at 4:30 p.m. at the Civic Center, but as of Wednesday that event was sold out.
A social hour begins at 5:30 p.m., and the main dinner in the ballroom begins at 6:30 p.m. Those events are also sold out.
Anyone hoping to still attend can put themselves on a waiting list by emailing Tazewell County GOP Chairman Jim Rule at chairman@tazewellgop.org.
Is Ron DeSantis running for president?
DeSantis has been craftily dancing around answering questions about a possible 2024 presidential run for over a year. He has neither confirmed nor denied his interest in running.
On May 5, DeSantis said in a news conference he would decide "relatively soon" whether he would run in 2024.
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DeSantis cut ties with his state political action committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis, last week in a move that pundits believe means he will rebrand the PAC for a nationwide run, according to Politico. Campaign finance reports show the PAC as having $86 million on hand, which could be shifted to a super PAC, if DeSantis decides to run for president, according to Politico.
Why are Peorians planning to protest?
LGBTQ groups and other DeSantis detractors around Peoria are planning to protest his appearance in the city by staging demonstrations outside the Civic Center and City Hall on Friday.
Peoria Pride, Peorians for Black Liberties, the ACLU and the Peoria chapter of the National Organization for Women are expected to gather downtown to protest DeSantis' appearance.
Cassie Lucchesi, the president of Peoria Pride, said she expects around 100 people to participate in what they're calling a "peaceful show of love and solidarity" to protest legislation DeSantis has passed in Florida they believe unduly targets the LGBTQ community, minorities and abortion rights.
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"Having him here in central Illinois, we believe sends the message that that's OK to do here, and we would like people to know that it is not," Lucchesi said. "We are a very diverse community of all sorts. This community in particular has many queer people, Black, Latin, Native American folks in the area, and it is very important for our community to know that we don't agree with the extreme laws and views and politics that exclude members of community."
Lucchesi said the demonstration will begin around 2 p.m. on Friday, weather permitting. | https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/local/2023/05/11/what-to-know-about-ron-desantis-appearance-in-peoria-on-friday/70203289007/ | 2023-05-11T11:58:29 | 1 | https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/local/2023/05/11/what-to-know-about-ron-desantis-appearance-in-peoria-on-friday/70203289007/ |
CEDAR FALLS — A Wisconsin man serving time for break-ins at big box retailers and electronics stores across the Midwest has now been charged with hitting the Cedar Falls Target store in 2019.
Carl Williams Carter, 40, of Madison, was booked at the Black Hawk County Jail on charges of first-degree theft and third-degree burglary Tuesday. Bond was set at $15,000.
Authorities allege Carter and another person broke out a glass door at Target on Viking Plaza Drive in the early morning hours of Dec. 14, 2019. They spent about an hour inside the establishment, breaking into secured areas with pry bars and bolt cutters and loading electronics into hockey bags.
In all, they fled with $15,304 worth of merchandise, according to investigators.
Ten days later, Carter was detained as part of an investigation into a burglary to an electronics store in Wauwatosa, Wis. Inside his car, authorities found hockey bags, tools and a list of electronics stores, including the Cedar Falls location, according to court records.
Cell phones inside the vehicle also showed GPS information linking them to the Cedar Falls store at the time of the break-in, records state.
As a result of the investigation, Carter and another Wisconsin man, Ahmeeshadye Curtis, were indicted on federal fraud charges in connection with burglaries to a number of stores in November and December 2019 including: Sam’s Club in Janesville, Wis.; U.S. Cellular in Janesville, Wis.; U.S. Cellular in Creston, Iowa; Target in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Target in Minnetonka, Minn.; Xfinity in Woodbury, Minn.; and U.S. Cellular in Wauwatosa, Wis.
Curtis was sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison, and Carter was sentenced to two years and a half years. They were also ordered to pay $133,000 in restitution.
At sentencing in U.S. District Court for Wisconsin’s Western District in Madison , Judge James Peterson described the burglaries as “high-level property crimes” and emphasized the impact the crimes had not only on the owners of the stores, but on the workers of the stores who no longer felt that they worked at a safe and secure location.
Court records allege the two are members of the Ganger Disciples street gang and have several prior criminal convictions.
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WATERLOO — The last year was a busy one for the Northeast Iowa Food Bank, according to its executive director.
Demand and inflation have soared. After Iowa’s COVID-19 disaster proclamation expired in February 2022 and the pandemic SNAP temporary benefits expired, Executive Director Barb Prather said the food bank saw a significant jump in households relying on the Cedar Valley Food Pantry – 3,200 households in March 2022 versus 4,800 a year later.
Approximately half of those families rely on SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. SNAP provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of needy families so that they can purchase healthy food and move towards self-sufficiency.
They were seeing 10-20 new families start to utilize the food bank per month last year and now are seeing twice as many, 30-40 families. In the past, most families relied on the food bank seven times per year. That number is expected to rise, though, after people receiving temporary assistance lost on average $100 per month.
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“These are families that wouldn’t have needed to be here otherwise,” said Jared Feigenbaum, community engagement manager.
The last 35 states saw their residents’ temporary benefit increases expire in February and the lines are long at food banks across the country. Congress enacted the increases to address rising food insecurity and provide economic stimulus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
And now Northeast Iowa Food Bank officials are scared of what may come out of Senate File 494, a bill approved by the Legislature limiting low-income Iowan’s access to food and health care assistance. They fear it will mean more people aren’t eligible for food stamps and others needing assistance won’t apply because of the onerous process and extra administrative hurdles. The bill hasn’t yet been signed by the governor.
“We’re holding our own, but I fear what could come with SF 494,” said Prather. “We can’t make up for the loss of what the federal government is able to provide. We have generous donors but, at some point, something has got to give.”
The food bank relies on private sources such as John Deere, Conagra Foods, the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa and the Otto Schoitz Foundation as well as many small donors.
The end of the emergency allotment for food stamps largely completes the unwinding of a series of coronavirus relief measures that staved off a wave of destitution during the crisis and even brought child poverty rates down to a 20-year low.
Many more Americans now are going hungry than at the peak of the pandemic aid. Some 24.6 million adults didn’t have enough to eat in early April versus 16.7 million the same month two years ago, the Census Bureau estimates.
At the same time, food prices have soared more than any other major category of consumer costs except energy since the start of the pandemic, disproportionately burdening poor Americans who devote a larger share of their resources to such essential expenses.
Since February 2020, the last month before the pandemic lockdown, grocery prices have surged half again as much as the 16% increase in overall consumer prices.
Clients of the Northeast Iowa Food Bank are working with what they were dealt.
“It’s a lot harder to make ends meet month-to-month,” said Charlotte Reed of Waterloo. “But you just have to limit yourself, limit what you should be buying.”
After visiting the food bank, she was loading up her pickup truck Wednesday with her best friend. She has not been able to work full-time while dealing with the loss of a family member and other life challenges, instead working “odd jobs.”
“We need to get what assistance is needed to become self-sufficient,” said Tanaha Pettit of Waterloo, who’s feeding herself and two teenagers. But with assistance less and the cost of living up, she’s seeing the challenges. She also understands that people can take advantage of the system when increased assistance is available.
“People get spoiled and don’t want to work,” she said. Pettit is heading back to school and can’t work as much as a result.
Among the newer clients during the last year have been Cody and Jami O’Hara of Waterloo, who have four children. They visit the food bank once every other month.
“We had been getting $300 more per month,” said Cody O’Hara. He is mourning the recent death of his father and assisting his mother through the tough time while his wife starts a new job in food service.
Bloomberg News contributed to the report | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/northeast-iowa-food-bank-sees-need-increase-with-inflation-end-of-covid-snap-benefit/article_bb2773a1-989c-5fb1-b5e9-0d8539d1e760.html | 2023-05-11T11:58:45 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/northeast-iowa-food-bank-sees-need-increase-with-inflation-end-of-covid-snap-benefit/article_bb2773a1-989c-5fb1-b5e9-0d8539d1e760.html |
Barricades have been diverting traffic from West A Street since January as the city works to improve the street from Southwest Fifth Street to the western city limits.
The construction project, which will upgrade the city sewer in the area and includes roundabouts and repaving on A Street, is projected to end in late 2024. The road is currently closed from Southwest 23rd Street to Southwest 40th Street, forcing cars to enter residential neighborhoods.
For Roberta Nichols and her neighbors on West Washington Street, which runs alongside A Street, this has led to unwanted traffic and noise in what was once a peaceful neighborhood.
"This is horrible," Nichols said. "It's everyday, 24/7."
Nichols lives with her best friend, Patricia Joyce, at Southwest 23rd and West Washington streets. Nichols works at ITC Federal as a contractor on the second shift, which ends at midnight.
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She said she gets awakened by loud cars and motorcycles several times each night, which has affected her health and her work.
"I can barely concentrate at work because of the sleep I'm getting," Nichols said.
Nichols has a doorbell equipped with a camera that records video clips any time there is motion detected in front of her house. She said that it records thousands of clips a week, some clips having multiple cars shown passing the house.
"I'm getting now to where this is becoming a health issue for me," Nichols said.
A speed monitor was placed up the street from Nichols' house but went dark after just six days, she said.
Neighbors also reported that the added traffic has led to property damage. Scott Peters, who lives across the street from Nichols, used to park his Pontiac Bonneville in the street. A month ago, someone cutting through the neighborhood sideswiped it, causing $4,000 in damage.
"Motorcycles and trucks come screaming through here at night, we can't even park on the street anymore," Peters said.
Peters said that people are scared to risk getting their cars hit, even though parking in the street would slow down traffic.
Mailboxes in the neighborhood have also been hit by drivers. Nichols' mailbox is now held together with duct tape, and some neighbors simply haven't put theirs back up.
Liz Elliott, Lincoln Transportation and Utilities director, said that traffic detours are an inconvenient but necessary part of construction projects like this.
"Increased traffic in neighborhoods are a part of a normal construction process — we see that with all of our projects, unfortunately," Elliott said.
The West A Street project, which is divided into two phases, is the largest street construction project the city has ever done, according to Elliott. The first phase included wastewater pipes, public transportation amenities and improvements on the street itself. The second phase is more pipes and repaving of the street west of 23rd Street.
Elliott said that the second phase of the project has been delayed approximately six months due to supply chain issues, but she said that two project crews are working on the project to make up for lost time.
"We want this done as quickly as possible," Elliott said. "We know this has been a frustrating and painful experience for everyone, in that neighborhood especially."
She said that a detour route was released before the project began, with a goal of bringing traffic to arterial streets like South Street, instead of Washington.
Nichols and Peters both said that wasn't enough. They want their segment of West Washington closed for through traffic.
"I was talking to the director of the construction project, (and) I tried to get them to reroute traffic down to South Street," Peters said.
Southwest 27th and A streets is one of the intersections that remains open for traffic to cross A Street. LTU conducted a traffic count at Southwest 27th and West Washington streets, which Elliott said did not find an increase in traffic large enough to justify closing the west end of Washington Street to through traffic.
"The traffic count showed an increase in traffic," Elliott said. "It's hard to say what the precise increase is, however, because we did not do a traffic count before the project."
The traffic count showed that the highest volume of traffic occurred from 3-5 p.m., which lines up with rush hour.
As for any property damage caused by the increased traffic, Elliott said that Lincoln Police will respond to all calls, and that reports can be beneficial to both the property owners and the city.
"We encourage people to file a report with the Police Department," Elliott said. "That not only helps them — hopefully we can find who did it — but it also helps us to track those problems."
Anyone reporting property damage or other issues can also use the UPLNK mobile app to report any nonemergency issues. The app also allows users to upload a photo of what they are reporting.
"I understand their frustration, and we appreciate the entire neighborhood's patience with this," Elliott said.
She said LTU also posts on a Facebook page for the neighborhood with updates, and holds a minimum of two town halls per year for residents to ask questions and report their concerns.
"I am confident that when this is all done, this will be a significant positive improvement for that neighborhood," Elliott said. "It's a neighborhood that hasn't seen improvements in a long time, so this is definitely needed."
If residents have questions or concerns about any ongoing construction project in Lincoln, visit UPLNK.lincoln.ne.gov or call 402-441-7548. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/west-a-street-construction-project-creates-headache-for-lincoln-residents/article_aa7d7998-e14a-11ed-b4e9-d3a9c710efef.html | 2023-05-11T12:02:58 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/west-a-street-construction-project-creates-headache-for-lincoln-residents/article_aa7d7998-e14a-11ed-b4e9-d3a9c710efef.html |
IU law professor Miriam Murphy uses Lego-building as a creative outlet
Miriam Murphy is a builder. In her day job, she builds minds at the Robert H. McKinney School of Law. Outside of the classroom, Murphy has found a more colorful way to build.
Murphy started building Lego sets as a child in the 1960s. After aging out, she picked the hobby back up when her fiancé bought her the set of the Frank Lloyd Wright Falling Water house.
“Historically people have not thought of women as constructors, as architects as builders,” Murphy said.
While displaying her builds at Brickworld Indy and at other shows in the area, Murphy sees fewer young women building and attending than young men. She recognizes that in recent years Lego has become more inclusive to builders of all genders through the release of more widely appealing sets. She recommends all young people find what they are passionate about and build that, even if Lego doesn’t offer those particular sets.
“I am a little disappointed in Lego always focusing on sets, because that’s designed creativity,” Murphy said. “Creativity should be more free flowing. When you walk down the street and if architecture interests you, ask how would I build that using Lego?”
Seeing what Lego has done for her, she hopes people can use it as an outlet too. Whether they are her law students destressing during the busy term or young builders letting their curiosity blossom, Murphy encourages builders of all ages and experience levels to find what Lego means to them.
“Don’t let anything stop you from having fun or creating and expressing yourself because with Legos, you can do anything,” Murphy said. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2023/05/11/lego-miriam-murphy-iu-mckinney-school-of-law/70188494007/ | 2023-05-11T12:04:31 | 0 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2023/05/11/lego-miriam-murphy-iu-mckinney-school-of-law/70188494007/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – Happy Thursday! Check out the Morning Sprint for heart-felt stories and the trending news of the day.
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- Firefighters rescue cat after it becomes a part of bathroom remodeling project
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ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – A vehicle crash on I-581N in Roanoke County at the 4 mile marker has led to a traffic jam, according to VDOT.
Authorities say there is a 0.5-mile traffic backup.
As of 7:41 a.m., the north left lane and right shoulder are closed.
Stay with 10 News for the latest traffic updates | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/11/vehicle-crash-on-i-581n-in-roanoke-county-causing-delays/ | 2023-05-11T12:16:07 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/11/vehicle-crash-on-i-581n-in-roanoke-county-causing-delays/ |
MERRILLVILLE — Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man believed responsible for a shooting that took place May 4 near 63rd Avenue and Hayes Street.
"The shooter is described as a white male driving a gray colored Jeep Patriot," police said. "The Patriot has tinted windows and a yellow vanity plate on the front bumper."
Anyone with information about the shooting or vehicle is encouraged contact Det. Matt Vasel at mvasel@merrillville.in.gov or by phone at 219-769-3531, extension 363.
"An autopsy and toxicology are pending," the office said.
Anonymous tips can be sent to investigations@merrillville.in.gov.
Here are the recent bookings by the Lake County Sheriff's Department. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-courts/merrillville-police-seeking-help-locating-motorist-sought-in-shooting/article_2db1882e-efea-11ed-a6b5-235926e0ccf3.html | 2023-05-11T12:17:35 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-courts/merrillville-police-seeking-help-locating-motorist-sought-in-shooting/article_2db1882e-efea-11ed-a6b5-235926e0ccf3.html |
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- The fire danger in Northeastern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin forests is increasing because of a lack of spring showers. There have been reports of 1,052 fires in Minnesota since April 1, with 283 of those fires in Northeastern Minnesota.
- Douglas County has applied for designation as a high-unemployment area, which would give local employers preference for certain federal grants. The county meets the designation requirements by having an unemployment rate 20% higher than the national average for the last two years.
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- Duluth Public Safety Commissioner O.S. Olson yesterday announced the Lakeside and Woodland districts will have more-complete and efficient police protection in the future. Currently, Lakeside and Woodland have one patrolman each, both equipped with motorcycles rented by the city.
- The tug John E. Meyers is due to arrive in Duluth this morning from Ashland on its maiden trip. The Meyers was built to replace the old tug John E. Meyers, which was taken during the war by the United States government. | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/bygones-40-years-ago-douglas-county-unemployment-was-20-higher-than-national-average | 2023-05-11T12:24:27 | 0 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/bygones-40-years-ago-douglas-county-unemployment-was-20-higher-than-national-average |
HERMANTOWN — A Cromwell woman is still holding out hope that she will find the owner of a wedding band set she found in a Duluth parking lot two years ago.
Michelle Goutermont was shopping at JoAnn Fabric with her mother July 10 or 11, 2021. Her mom found the ring, which appears to be three bands welded together, in the Burning Tree Plaza parking lot. The ring is gold with 10 small diamonds that border a larger diamond in the center.
Goutermont called the Burning Tree Plaza mall and the Hermantown Police Department several times, but no one had come forward looking for a ring. The police advised her to reach out on social media to try to find the rightful owner, but Goutermont had no luck there, either.
"We actually took it to Security Jewelers to see if maybe there was a serial number in the ring," Goutermont said. "We did know it was old, because it looks like an older set."
There was no serial number or other identification found on the ring, but they did clean and appraise it. An inscription, though worn, is somewhat visible on the inside of the band. Goutermont said she's hoping to identify the ring's owner if they can recall to her what the inscription says.
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Goutermont had set the ring aside, occasionally calling the police department to check if anyone had reported it as lost, to no avail. Earlier this week, she discovered the " Duluth Minnesota Lost and Found " Facebook group and posted a photo of the ring there, hoping to reach new people who may know the owner of the ring.
"The reason that I was scrolling through again was because I literally lost my wedding set on Friday," she said. "I was heartbroken and I kept thinking back to the ring."
Goutermont has since found her own rings.
Since she posted the ring on Facebook on Sunday morning, the photo has been shared by more than 900 people. Despite several leads of people who thought the ring might be theirs, she has yet to be contacted by the owners.
"I'm really surprised by how many shares went out," Goutermont said. "That was amazing."
But Goutermont hasn't given up after almost two years, and she's not giving up now. She's also posted the ring on a national Facebook group specifically dedicated to lost and found wedding rings.
"I'm sure somebody is missing it," she said.
If someone knows the owner of this ring, Michelle Goutermont can be reached through Facebook Messenger.
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ATLANTIC CITY — The Showboat Atlantic City hotel is set to open more amenities that will make it more a designation for families, officials with the property said Wednesday.
Dubbing it the "world's premier indoor entertainment experience," the former casino has undergone an overhaul in recent months.
“There is nothing I love more as a grandfather than watching my grandkids play and have fun," Bart Blatstein, Tower Investments CEO and the resort's owner, said in a statement Wednesday. "That’s really the inspiration behind the mind-blowing experience that Showboat Resort brings to the boardwalk."
After closing in 2014, Blatstein purchased the Showboat, leading his company in an overhaul of the property, including the new $100 million Island Waterpark, which is scheduled to open in June, an arcade and an indoor raceway.
ATLANTIC CITY — As speculation grows that challenges for the resort are coming with New York…
The highly anticipated waterpark, which covers 120,000 square feet, features over a dozen slides, a surfing simulator and a lazy river.
“In terms of the design, the scale, the location, the one-of-a-kind offerings, and the dynamic mix of entertainment for adults and kids, no other family-fun resort in the region or even the world compares to it," Blatstein said.
The hotel's transformation and relaunch also mark the end of the first phase of renovations to 477 guest rooms, 36 of which are balcony suites.
Further renovations to additional towers’ rooms, suites, lobby and other common areas are expected to be completed by the fall.
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How Time Flies is a daily feature looking back at Pantagraph archives to revisit what was happening in our community and region.
100 years ago
May 11, 1923: It is a frequent experience of the housekeeper to run across a device for saving time. Mrs. John McKinney of Clinton has perfected two such devices and has had them patented. One is a belt for holding a blouse and skirt together, and the other is a bedding protector.
75 years ago
May 11, 1948: Radio television fans in the Bloomington area can expect to begin receiving some sort of semi-commercial television broadcasts in their homes by 1950, according to Roger Brooks, who has been conducting experiments in television reception in the Minonk area since last August.
50 years ago
May 11, 1973: The prospect of a settlement in the near future between Bloomington and its 68 striking employees appeared dim Friday. The first negotiating session since the strike began May 1 broke off about 2:30 p.m. with little progress reported.
25 years ago
May 11, 1998: A proposal being floated in Springfield would slap a 75-cent-per-month surcharge on cellular emergency calls, which comprise an increasing number of the emergency calls to 911 telephone systems throughout the state. For instance, in McLean County, 10 to 15% of all emergency calls are made from cellular phones, and the director of the county's 911 telephone system estimates the surcharge could bring in $187,000 annually.
101 years ago: See vintage Pantagraph ads from 1922
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Dr. J.A. Moore Dentists
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W.P. Garretson
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Thor 32 Electric Washing Machine
The Kaiser's Story of the War
Ike Livingston & Sons
Gossard Corsets
Cat'n Fiddle
'Stolen Moments'
Case Model X
The Johnson Transfer & Fuel Co.
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Franklin Motor Car Co.
'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'
Calumet Baking Powder
Mayer Livingston & Co. Newsmarket
'The Emperor Jones'
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BLOOMINGTON — Miller Park Zoo will host an Endangered Species Day from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 20.
This event marks the last installment of the zoo's monthlong "Party for the Planet" celebration.
Zookeepers will give talks about the zoo's efforts to save endangered species. Guests can do a scavenger hunt to learn about the animals being specifically helped.
A small prize will be given for those who complete the scavenger hunt.
The third annual Endangered Species Chalk Art Event will also take place that day.
Rescued ring tailed lemur, King Julian, is learning to adapt to his new habitat at Miller Park Zoo.
Watch now: Photos from the Miller Park Zoo Stampede
And they’re off
And they’re off
Zoological Society Director Paula Pratt, John Kastigar
Zoological Society Director Paula Pratt, John Kastigar
Registration volunteers
Registration volunteers
Tom Carroll holding Dax Frahm
Tom Carroll holding Dax Frahm
Donnie Chang stretching Drew Henneberg before the run
Drew Henneberg getting Brady Hulsing race-ready.
Matthew, Joel and Amanda Leathers
Kylie and Cheryl Schimmelpfenning
Melissa, Jacy and Cooper Meints, Morgan Jurgelas
Ken and Lori Heller
Ken and Lori Heller
Henry and Martha Whitacre
Nicole Wilson, Brandon Moody
Susan and Hailey Elizarraras, Lorelei, Daryl, Brady and Katherine Hulsing
Ava, Sarah, Kevin and Ryan Erwin
Carly, Sharon Jackson and TJ Harrington
Everett, Henry and Joanna with Roger Finney, Stacy and Brian Williams
Kanwal Ayaz, Maleeha and Rashid Gulzar
Kanwal Ayaz, Maleeha and Rashid Gulzar
Getting ready for the Fun Run
Dan and Henrietta Berg
Dan and Henrietta Berg
Charlotte and Harrison Fisher
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BALTIMORE — Thursday is a day people are encourage to wear green to show support for Children's Mental Health Awareness Day.
A series of new reports by the CDC highlight a growing mental health concern for teens.
Researchers say several things have led to a growing mental health crisis such as an increase in cyber bullying and everything else that's happened since the start of the pandemic in 2020.
The latest CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance report details data compiled from thousands of teens across the country from 2021.
The report found during 2021, substance use among high school students declined but teens reported they were using more inhalants than before.
Experts believe it could be because they didn't have access to other substances during the height of the pandemic.
The report also showed there's more concern for mental health.
The CDC found there an increase in suicidal thoughts and suicidal attempts among teen girls and students who identify as LGBTQ.
Many doctors say the CDC report is consistent with what they're seeing in person with their patients.
Johns Hopkins Children's Hospital pediatric neuropsychologist Dr. Jennifer Katzenstein said “also of course we had the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as lots of unexpected shifts in terms of access to schooling during that time, virtual school versus in-person school, access to friends and information in terms of the safety of things related to Covid-19 and then on top of all of that, the social and political climate. Our teenagers are telling us they're increasingly worried about things like climate change as well as violence that they experience in their schools."
Doctors say parents or guardians should pay attention to warning signs that could indicate your child may be struggling with their mental health:
Look for changes in mood or behavior.
Do they seem more anxious, irritable, withdrawn from friends or other activities they've previously enjoyed?
If yes, reach out to your primary doctor or go to the emergency room if you need immediate intervention.
The CDC said in 2020 nearly 46,000 people died by suicide. It equates to one death every 11 minutes. The U.S. saw a 4% increase in the suicide rate in 2021. Experts hope open lines of communication like the Suicide Prevention Hotline can help.
There are only three numbers to remember, 988. These three digits can connect people to a free 24/7 suicide and crisis prevention hotline. The 988 mental health and suicide prevention line has received more than 2 million calls and texts since it launched about a year ago. The old lifeline was a long, difficult to remember 800 number, but now, calling 988 for help is as easy to remember as 911.
Suicide affects not just the individual but their friends and families. It's the 12th leading cause of death in America and affects all age groups.
Unlike the previous 800 number, 988 users can also text to “988” for support. Experts say that could open up better access for young people.
There are 29 states including Maryland which have passed legislation to fund crisis services. Calling 988 will connect callers directly to the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline which provides help in coping with mental health and substance abuse concerns.
Mental health providers want people to know that anyone who feels like they have no one to turn to for help, they’re not alone, it's not too late, dial 9-8-8. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/childrens-mental-health-awareness-day-a-growing-mental-health-concern-for-teens | 2023-05-11T12:31:24 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/childrens-mental-health-awareness-day-a-growing-mental-health-concern-for-teens |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A man was found shot Thursday morning at a Pine Hills apartment complex, hours after a man and woman were shot and killed in the same complex the previous day, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
The shootings happened at Residences at West Place Apartments.
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According to deputies, the man was shot around 12:15 a.m. in the 700 block of Sherwood Terrace Drive. He was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Hours earlier, deputies responded to the same location after someone reported a man with a gun inside an apartment.
While deputies were responding, a caller told dispatchers that the man had fired his gun, according to a news release. Deputies said they heard more gunfire as they arrived on scene.
Inside the apartment, a man and a woman were both found suffering from gunshot wounds, according to the release. Investigators said the man appeared to have shot himself.
The man and woman were taken to a hospital, where they later died. Their names have not been released.
“(It’s) real scary because my son was home,” a resident told News 6 on Wednesday. “He just got off of work earlier this morning, so I’m calling him to make sure he is OK. It’s not over there in my building, but it’s very concerning.”
Sheriff’s officials said the two incidents are not believed to be related.
No other details about Thursday’s shooting have been released.
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FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - Isaiah Oliver, the president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, has announced he will be leaving his position in July.
Oliver said he and his family are moving to Jacksonville, Fla., where he has accepted a job as the president of the Community Foundation of Northeast Florida.
Oliver has served in the community foundation's top leadership role since 2017. He had a lead role in the foundation's effort to create the Educare program in Flint, which helps children affected by the water crisis.
"We realized through the water crisis that charity isn’t enough to fix all the issues that were facing our community," Oliver said. "With authentic community engagement and an ear to hear them, we were able to marshal resources beyond philanthropy for greater impact."
He also drew attention to racial disparities in Mid-Michigan's health care system during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I have spent my career in Flint and am confidently closing this chapter. I look forward to occupying a new vantage point to serve and sacrifice, leveraging philanthropy to secure generational change for families," Oliver said. "I remain grateful for my time as a champion for Flint and progress towards a bold and ambitious vision for my hometown."
He will support the foundation through the leadership transition as the Community Foundation of Greater Flint executive committee searches for the next president and CEO.
"Having grown up in Genesee County and serving in the community in various capacities prior to accepting the position, Isaiah had an innate understanding of the strengths and needs of the community," said Mark Piper, chairman of the community foundation's board. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/community-foundation-of-greater-flint-leader-is-resigning/article_362fe8e8-eff3-11ed-8a6d-df00418f607b.html | 2023-05-11T12:37:34 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/community-foundation-of-greater-flint-leader-is-resigning/article_362fe8e8-eff3-11ed-8a6d-df00418f607b.html |
MT. MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - Fire crews and the Genesee County Hazmat Team several hours cleaning up a major diesel fuel leak after a semi-truck caught fire in Mt. Morris Township late Wednesday.
The fire was reported just before 10:30 p.m. on northbound I-75 near the Pierson Road interchange. The semi-truck was engulfed in flames when the Mt. Morris Township Fire Department arrived on the scene.
Firefighters knocked down most of the flames in under a half hour. But the fire caused a significant amount of diesel fuel to leak from the truck into a ditch along the freeway.
Authorities closed two northbound lanes while firefighters and the hazmat team cleaned up the diesel fuel spill. All lanes of northbound I-75 reopened in the area by 4:30 a.m. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/part-of-i-75-closed-in-mt-morris-township-overnight-after-fire/article_c759ae74-eff0-11ed-b785-6bdf687a6c49.html | 2023-05-11T12:37:41 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/part-of-i-75-closed-in-mt-morris-township-overnight-after-fire/article_c759ae74-eff0-11ed-b785-6bdf687a6c49.html |
Pine View service club, FarmShare team up for food distribution event at Gocio Elementary
The Pine View School chapter of PeaceJam is teaming up with FarmShare to hold a free food distribution event on May 20 from 9 a.m. to noon at Gocio Elementary School, 3450 Gocio Road, in Sarasota.
The drive-through event will feature a selection of high-quality fresh fruits and vegetables as well as other food items, according to Nishalle Uthuppan, a Pine View junior and president of the Pine View PeaceJam chapter.
"As a member of the community, I understand the challenges that many families face when it comes to accessing fresh and nutritious food," Uthuppan said in an email. "That's why we have teamed up with Farmshare, a nonprofit organization that works to bridge the gap between food waste and food insecurity."
Most of the PeaceJam members are Pine View juniors under the guidance of Maggie Higgins, a foreign language teacher. Uthuppan said the student-led service organization will be partnering with volunteers from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties to help out with the initiative.
"We want to help families combat food insecurity during summer vacation," Uthuppan said. "We would love it if more volunteers could sign up and help us."
Pine View PeaceJam is a chapter of PeaceJam Southeast at FSU, which works with youth and student organizations to build cross-cultural understanding and social responsibility. For more information, visit PVPeaceJam2022 on Instagram.
FarmShare is a Florida-based nonprofit that takes unsold fresh produce from grocery stores and distributes it to organizations that feed the needy. Their sponsors include Publix, Walmart, and the National Association of Letter Carriers. For more information or to donate, visit farmshare.org.
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Trivia question: What happens every year on the second Sunday in May?
If you answered “Mother’s Day,” you’re way ahead of the game.
But if you said, “I forget it’s Mother’s Day until about noon and then run to the grocery store to buy a card and a wilting bouquet of flowers,” relax.
We’re here to help you plan something fun, and you’ve still time to get ready:
Celebrate on Saturday
- Here’s a great idea: Take Mom out to eat on Saturday afternoon — thus avoiding the maddening crush of brunchers on Mother’s Day. Of course, if you want to avoid all crowds, you can always cook dinner at your house. But if you do, make sure Mom doesn’t end up doing any of the work.
- Head outside for a “Mother’s Day Ephemeral Wildflower Hike” at Pringle Nature Center, located at 9800 160th Ave. inside Bristol Woods County Park. The hikes start at 10 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Participants will learn about these diminutive but beautiful plants on a one-hour naturalist-led hike, followed by light refreshments in the nature center. This event is for participants age 16 and older, and pre-registration required. pringlenc.org/events.
- Another outdoor option on Saturday is the Plant Sale and Bird Walk at Hawthorn Hollow, 880 Green Bay Road in Somers. Visitors are invited to stroll the trails, looking for migrating birds and wildflowers, and shop the plant sale at the venue's boutique. Live folk music will be performed by Colby Millea and Friends. There will also be a bake sale and guided bird walks hosted by the Hoy Audubon Society. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 13. Admission is free; donations are accepted. Note: Donations of potted plants will be accepted through Friday for the sale. For more details, go to hawthornhollow.org.
- Stroll through history in Downtown Racine. The Racine Heritage Museum's Heritage Walking Tours are back, stepping off at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays from the museum, 701 Main St. The walk covers about one mile, and tour guides share information about historic buildings and notable people from Racine's past. Tickets are $15. For more details, go to racineheritagemuseum.org.
- Or ... stroll through history in Downtown Kenosha. The Kenosha History Center's Library Park Historic Walking Tours start at 11 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month, May through October. The walks start from the Winged Victory Statue north of the Simmons Library, 711 59th Place, and last about 90 minutes. Participants will take part in "a leisurely walk around the park discussing the architectural and historical significance of most buildings." The tours are led by volunteer historians. $10 per person. Call 262-654-5770 to reserve a spot.
- Visit Kenosha's outdoor markets, which open for the season on Saturday. The Kenosha HarborMarket sets up on Second Avenue, between 54th and 56th streets and the adjacent Place de Douai, on the lakefront. The Kenosha Public Market can be found Downtown at 625 52nd St. Both markets, featuring fresh produce, prepared foods, live music and other goods each week, are open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. The outdoor market season runs through Oct. 28. (And if you want to take Mom to a market on Mother's Day, head to the Great Lakes Farmers Market, open 10 a.m. to 2p.m. each Sunday in the Milaeger’s Expo Greenhouse, 4838 Douglas Ave. in Caledonia.)
- Enjoy some laughs at the Kenosha Comedy Club, inside the Wyndham Garden Hotel, 5125 Sixth Ave. in Downtown Kenosha. Comedian Bill Boronkay, a former sportscaster, performs 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $14 at kenoshacomedyclub.com.
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See amazing artwork
- The Kenosha Public Museum, 5500 First Ave., is again hosting an exhibit featuring works by members of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America. This is the group’s annual national juried exhibition and showcases 80-some paintings from the top transparent watercolor artists in the country. You won’t believe what these artists can do with watercolor paints. The show runs through Aug. 6. Admission is free to the museum, open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. museums.kenosha.org/public/
- The Anderson Arts Center, 6603 Third Ave. in Kenosha, features works from the Racine Art Guild, plus solo show winners from the Winter Juried Show 2022 and works from the Area Artists Group and Kemper Lakefront Studios. The arts center is open 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is free. Note: There's also an on-site gift shop, in case you still need to pick up something for Mom.
- The Racine Art Museum, 441 Main St., has several exhibits on display, including "Vignettes" from RAM's Collection and a "Four Jewelers and the Artists of Color Acquisition Fund" showcase. The museum is open noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday–Saturday. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors (62 and older) and students and free for children under age 12. ramart.org.
Have a wild time
- The Racine Zoo is hosting a Mother's Day Brunch from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, May 14. The event includes brunch (of course), plus a giraffe encounter, a flower for each mom, crafts for kids, a commemorative photo and admission to the zoo on Sunday. Tickets are $45 for adults ($35 for zoo members) and $35 for children ($25 for members); free for children age 2 and younger. Tickets must be purchased in advance at racinezoo.org. Coming up: The zoo is celebrating Kangaroo Day on Saturday, May 13. Your mom can probably relate to mama 'roos, who have to carry their children around for several months.
Take a day trip
There are a lot of cool places within driving distance of this area — Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago, Cedarburg. Here are a few ideas:
- Take Mom out to the ballgame — and you spring for the hot dogs and beer. The Milwaukee Brewers are hosting the Kansas City Royals May 12-14. As a bonus, Saturday's game (May 13) is "Star Wars Night" with a Bob Uecker bobblehead giveaway. The bobblehead, featuring the legendary voice of the Brewers dressed as a Jedi master, is named, appropriately, "Ueck Skywalker." And on Mother's Day, the first 10,000 people who enter the stadium will receive a stylish Brewers wristlet. (Perfect for Mom!) Go to brewers.com for tickets and more information.
- Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Ill., is open for the 2023 season, with all the roller coaster thrills (and funnel cakes) you and your mom can handle. If Mom is a theme park super-fan, buy her a season pass or a Six Flags membership, at sixflags.com.
- The Milwaukee County Zoo is offering free admission for all moms on Mother's Day. (But that hefty $15 parking fee is still in effect.) Make sure to visit some of the zoo's animals moms, including a porcupine named Quinn, African lioness Patty Sharptooth and giraffes Ziggy and Marlee. The zoo is open 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. milwaukeezoo.org.
Pass the popcorn
- Going to a movie isn’t the most original idea in the world, but Mom might enjoy the sequel "Book Club: The Next Chapter." The romantic comedy seems made specifically for the Mother's Day crowd, with its story focusing on four older women — played by Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen, reprising their roles from the 2018 "Book Club" film — heading to Italy together. Of course, "when things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure."
- If Mom is a Marvel superhero fan, take her to "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," with Chris Pratt leading a band of wisecracking aliens in another adventure.
- For a shot of nostalgia, head to the theaters to see "Grease" for its 45th anniversary celebration. You'll join John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John and the rest of the teens at Rydell High School. "Grease" is playing Sunday, May 14, at Tinseltown in Kenosha and Renaissance Cinema in Sturtevant.
Go tropical!
The local forecast for Sunday calls for cloudy/rainy skies and temperatures in the low 60s, but you can treat your mom to a “tropical” mini-vacation close to home:
- Splish, splash! Who needs a sunny beach in Florida? The RecPlex facility in Pleasant Prairie has a 17,000-square-foot aquatics center. The indoor waterpark area contains three waterslides, an in-pool playground, zero-depth entry, geysers and fountains. Call 262-947-0437 for non-member day pass rates.
- A rainforest, desert and spring blooms: Visit the Mitchell Park Domes, 524 S. Layton Blvd. in Milwaukee, which is showcasing its Spring Floral Show through May 29. In addition to that show, the domes include a tropical climate and a desert dome. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for students (ages 6-17 ) and free for children 5 and younger. mitchellparkdomes.com.
- Butterflies are free: If you’re looking to get really warm, check out the Milwaukee Public Museum’s two-story butterfly exhibit, where the temperature is always tropical. Butterflies fly freely through the exhibit and — if you stand still — one might just land on you. mpm.edu.
Plan ahead
- Who says you have to do something big this weekend? Why not get ahead of the game with tickets to an actual game? The Kenosha Kingfish baseball team starts playing May 29 at Simmons Field. This is the perfect time to buy Mom tickets to an upcoming game. Or — better yet — get her a 9-game ticket package. If you tuck Kingfish tickets into a funny card, you’ve got Mother’s Day covered. Call 262-653-0900 or go to KingfishBaseball.com.
- Rock on, Mom! Summerfest opens next month, and you can get Mom ready for all the Big Gig action by buying her a 3-Day pass. Go to summerfest.com. If Mom's a HUGE Summerfest fan, you can spring for the Power Pass, with admission to all nine days of the festival: June 22-24, June 29-July 1 and July 6-8. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/all-about-mom-celebrating-mothers-day-weekend/article_b8c6ab44-e868-11ed-adc6-af7ae00b59b0.html | 2023-05-11T12:42:20 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/all-about-mom-celebrating-mothers-day-weekend/article_b8c6ab44-e868-11ed-adc6-af7ae00b59b0.html |
BRIGHTON — A Bird Migration Hike steps off at 7 a.m. Saturday, May 13, in Bong State Recreation Area, 26313 Burlington Road.
Visitors are invited to "experience the astonishment of migration," organizers said. "Bring your binoculars (or use ours) and we’ll look and listen for newly arrived birds, especially the warblers."
Note: The trail might be wet. Hikers will meet at the Vista picnic area.
The hike is free, but a valid state park vehicle admission sticker is required to enter Bong. The cost is $8 per day for vehicles with Wisconsin plates; $3 for seniors, age 65 and older. The cost is $11 for vehicles with out-of-state plates. Annual state park vehicle admission stickers are also available.
For more information, call 878-5601 or go to bongnaturalistassociation.org. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/bong-state-recreation-area-hosts-bird-migration-hike-on-may-13/article_a120a698-eab6-11ed-8501-af81754044f6.html | 2023-05-11T12:42:26 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/bong-state-recreation-area-hosts-bird-migration-hike-on-may-13/article_a120a698-eab6-11ed-8501-af81754044f6.html |
KENOSHA — The Carthage Wind Orchestra and Concert Band will perform the final concert of this season at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 12, in A.F. Siebert Chapel on the Carthage campus, 2001 Alford Park Drive.
The program — “Enlightenment” — features "groundbreaking compositions, including two premieres," said Professor James Ripley, who conducts the groups.
The pieces making their debuts are “Alpenglow,” a new work by Chicago-based composer Stacy Garrop for solo alto saxophone and tuba with wind orchestra accompaniment, and “Opening Remarks” by Jeffrey Smith.
“Alpenglow” is "a programmatic composition that traces the arc of daylight that culminates in the optical effect where a reddish glow is seen near sunset on the summits of mountains," Ripley said.
Andrew Carpenter, an adjunct faculty member at Carthage, will perform as saxophone soloist on that piece, partnered with former Carthage instructor Scott Tegge on tuba.
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Smith's "Opening Remarks" piece is "rhythmically inventive," Ripley said, "and is based on an earlier work written for marimbas but recently scored for wind band."
The Concert Band will perform Gustav Holst’s “Suite in E flat” — considered to be one of the most significant works for band in the 20th century, Ripley said — Florence Price’s “The Old Boatman” and Richard Wagner’s “Greeting to Friedrich August the Beloved by His Faithful Subjects on His Return from England, August 9, 1844.” That is "surely the longest title of any music composition," Ripley added.
In addition to the two premieres performed by the Wind Orchestra, the chamber winds ensemble AMATI will play “The Merry King” by Percy Aldridge Grainger. This selection for piano and 10 solo wind instruments dates from the years the composer was exploring settings of music for small ensembles, some of which were scored for various instrumental families but could also be expanded to full orchestra or band.
"Senior members of the Wind Orchestra were selected for this work as a kind of valedictory performance," Ripley said.
About the soloists
Carpenter performs as a saxophone recitalist and soloist throughout the Chicago area and the U.S. He has performed on several Chicago-area new music concerts and plays frequently with Chicago-area orchestras, including the Rockford Symphony Orchestra and the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra.
Carpenter is also a teacher, working with studio saxophone students at the University of Illinois at Chicago and saxophone students of all ages.
Tegge "dedicates his career to the performance and expansion of repertoire for the tuba and brass quintet and to developing the next generation through his work as an educator."
He has performed extensively in brass quintets since the age of 14 and founded his current ensemble, the Gaudete Brass Quintet, in 2004.
The concert is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. The public can also watch from home through a free livestream. For more details, go to carthage.edu. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/carthage-college-bands-performing-on-may-12/article_43f66282-ea9d-11ed-9628-eb70b651729f.html | 2023-05-11T12:42:32 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/carthage-college-bands-performing-on-may-12/article_43f66282-ea9d-11ed-9628-eb70b651729f.html |
KENOSHA — The eighth annual Art Walk is 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at Carthage College, 2001 Alford Park Drive.
The Art Walk showcases projects done by senior students in studio art and graphic design.
Works will be displayed around the Carthage campus in different venues.
Visitors are invited to "stroll along Lake Michigan and admire capstone thesis projects in many different forms of media," college officials said.
The Art Walk includes the juried photography exhibition, “Light In, Light Out," featuring 12 photographs twelve Carthage students.
The show exploring metaphors of “light,” and the opening of thesis presentations by students: Katie Drummond’s ceramic sculptures in “FORMATIONS,” Brianna Jordan’s acrylic paintings in “Reconnection,” Michael McMurray’s multimedia installation portraying the transgender experience, “Saint Tranny,” Mackenzie Stanley’s thesis “Adrift” and Andrew Colletti’s video artworks in “Freedom Confined.”
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Six students received honorable mentions for their photos, with the option to share their work on social media.
During the Art Walk, an opening reception, with free refreshments, takes place in the college's H.F. Johnson Gallery of Art.
Also, a juried Digital Salon of student works will be organized by Professor Joshua McGowan in the Niemann Media Theater and be availabel from 1 to 3 p.m. May during the Art Walk.
The Digital Salon will include animations, short films, video art and other digital media created by Carthage students. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/carthage-college-hosts-art-walk-on-may-13/article_52620824-eab3-11ed-829a-672ed99a0beb.html | 2023-05-11T12:42:39 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/carthage-college-hosts-art-walk-on-may-13/article_52620824-eab3-11ed-829a-672ed99a0beb.html |
KENOSHA — The Carthage College choirs will perform the final concert of this season at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 14, in A.F. Siebert Chapel on the Carthage campus, 2001 Alford Park Drive.
The annual Spring Choral Concert features the Treble Choir, the Chorale, the Lincoln Chamber Singers and the Carthage Choir.
This concert will also feature three student conductors working with the Treble Choir.
The Carthage Chorale’s program includes Gwyneth Walker’s "Harlem Songs," with poetry by Langston Hughes.
The Treble Choir will present six selections from prominent modern-day composers Joceyln Hagen, Abbie Betinis, Elizabeth Alexander and Ēriks Ešenvalds. Student conductors Emma Eckes, Avery Morris and Essence Christian will lead the ensemble in three of these works.
The Lincoln Chamber Singers will present selections from Brahms’s "Liebeslieder Waltzer, op. 52," with senior Katiann Nelson featured and Professor Matthew Hougland playing piano.
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The Carthage Choir’s set will feature folk music from the Acadian region of Canada, a new jazz-influenced work by Mexican composer José Galván, Malcolm Dalglish’s “My Little Potato” and “Set Me As a Seal” by Professor Margaret Burk.
This concert will be Professor Peter Dennee’s final program as conductor of the Chorale and the Treble Choir. Dennee will remain at Carthage in his role as Coordinator of Music Education and spend more time on teaching and research.
The concert is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. The public can also watch from home through a free livestream. For more details, go to carthage.edu. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/carthage-spring-choral-concert-on-may-14/article_c9812a96-eabf-11ed-99ba-cf05f8164141.html | 2023-05-11T12:42:45 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/carthage-spring-choral-concert-on-may-14/article_c9812a96-eabf-11ed-99ba-cf05f8164141.html |
Here's a sampling of things we love this week:
Here comes the sun
You may have noticed it's staying light outside for longer periods of time. The sun is now setting after 8 p.m., for the first time since last August. With more sunshine and warming temperatures, can summer be far behind? Try to get outside as much as you can and grab that free Vitamin D.
Beatles hits!
Enjoy the Fab Four when RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles, featuring songs from Abbey Road and the Rooftop Concert, comes to the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, Ill., Saturday night. As the longest-running Beatles tribute show, these musicians "nail the look, sound and mannerisms of John, Paul, George and Ringo like no other band," according to concert organizers. The show features costume changes and a multimedia backdrop, delivers a note-for-note theatrical tribute to the iconic band. Tickets for the 7 p.m. May 13 show are $40-$70 (plus fees) at geneseetheatre.com. Also at the Genesee this week: "American Idol" favorites Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken, performing on Friday, May 12.
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Mother's Day Weekend
The traditional Mother's Day activity is a Sunday brunch — and there are LOADS of area options — but you can get creative, too, with everything from a baseball game to a stroll through a Tropical Dome. Check out our Mother's Day Guide starting on Page 10 for more ideas. And, at the VERY least, on Sunday, call your mother!
A show with Awwww! appeal
Here's a show for the young set: Paw Patrol Live! brings its "Heroes Unite" show to Milwaukee's Miller High Life Theatre for shows this weekend. (You know it's for young children when the first show of the day starts at 10 a.m.) This story follows Ryder and the Paw Patrol pups as they face their greatest challenge yet. When Mayor Humdinger clones Robo Dog, chaos ensues. It’s up to the Paw Patrol to catch the clones and rescue Robo Dog. In this interactive show, audience members help the pups solve puzzles as honorary members of the pack. Shows are 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday. For tickets, go to pabsttheatergroup.com.
As American as ...
If it’s true there’s nothing more American than apple pie, there must not be any day more American than May 13: Apple Pie Day. Here are two ways to enjoy this holiday: Make an apple pie. Eat that apple pie. And if you know someone else who can make a pie for you — say, a local bakery — you even skip that first step. Remember: Don't skimp on making it an a la mode treat. (Our choice? Cinnamon ice cream.)
Good vibrations
Summerfest is celebrating Concert Week, May 10-16, with $25 all-in tickets to select shows at the Amphitheater during the Big Gig. "All-in" means you pay $25 and no extra fees. Bonus: The concert ticket also includes Summerfest admission the day of the show. Concerts included in this offer are: Eric Church and Elle King (June 22), Zac Brown Band with Marcus King (June 23), James Taylor with Sheryl Crow (June 24) and Odesza (June 30). For tickets and more details, go to summerfest.com. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/hot-takes-what-we-love-this-week-may-11-18-2023/article_dd7fb56a-e837-11ed-ac7c-f348d235a05b.html | 2023-05-11T12:42:51 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/hot-takes-what-we-love-this-week-may-11-18-2023/article_dd7fb56a-e837-11ed-ac7c-f348d235a05b.html |
Those who love to eat can rejoice today. Not only is it National Eat What You Want Day, but it’s also Hostess Cupcake Day. Coincidence? We recognize restricting yourself from your favorite foods can be difficult. That is why, on May 11, we celebrate National Eat What You Want Day! On this day, people are encouraged to treat themselves by giving in to their sweet tooth, carb-loading without having a marathon to run, and eating breakfast for dinner.
It’s an Artsy Afternoon at the Kenosha Public Museum, 5500 First Ave. Explore the amazing world of art through the eyes of artists and see how their artwork can inspire your own. Try new techniques and get your creativity flowing. All materials are included in this free program. Today’s them is “Weaving.” It is set up for children ageds 5-6 from 2 to 3 p.m., and for children ages 7-10 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
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National Tourism Week activities continue locally today with the first 100 people at The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St., receiving a free Kenosha can coozie.
Also part of Tourism Week activities locally, stop by the Wisconsin Welcome Center at I-94 and Highway 165 for free sausage and cheese samples (while supplies last), courtesy of Brat Stop. Visit Kenosha staffers are at the center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
Looking for some live music? The Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. in Kenosha, features the Rhythm Dogs Blues Jam starting at 8:30 p.m. today
The Spring StoryWalk continues today. Presented with the Kenosha Public Library, the StoryWalk allows families to follow along with a nature storybook as they hike in Bristol Woods County Park. This spring, visitors can read “Spring is Here” by Will Hillenbrand and look for signs of spring on the trails. Visit the park any time and begin behind at the yellow trail behind Pringle Nature Center. This is a free, self-guided program you can do at any time. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-area-events-for-thursday-may-11/article_74c56d70-eeaf-11ed-8bf9-47bd3ffbbda7.html | 2023-05-11T12:42:57 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-area-events-for-thursday-may-11/article_74c56d70-eeaf-11ed-8bf9-47bd3ffbbda7.html |
KENOSHA — The Kenosha History Center, 220 51st Place (on Simmons Island along the Kenosha harbor), has a new event this summer: Cars and Coffee.
The free events take place 8 a.m. to noon in the venue's parking lot on the Second Sunday of each month, through Sept. 10.
Car enthusiasts will be showing off their classic vehicles.
Also, the History Center will open early, at 9 a.m., for tours. The gift shop will also be open, and food vendors will be there, too.
The History Center also hosts its Cruise-In Nights, from 4 to 8 p.m. on the last Friday of each month, May 26 through Sept. 29.
On those nights, the History Center stays open until 7 p.m.
These events are free and open to all classic vehicles.
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Note: The June 30 Cruise-In also features the Kenosha Taco Fest. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-history-center-hosting-cars-and-coffee-on-may-14/article_5cef2f5a-eab9-11ed-b096-5faba7c8334b.html | 2023-05-11T12:43:03 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-history-center-hosting-cars-and-coffee-on-may-14/article_5cef2f5a-eab9-11ed-b096-5faba7c8334b.html |
KENOSHA — Lemon Street Gallery, 4601 Sheridan Road, is hosting an exhibit featuring paintings by Jeff Kosmala, pottery by Betsy Davis and mixed media works by Brent Mitchell.
The show runs through May 29.
An opening reception for the show is 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 13.
The reception is free, and refreshments are available.
Coming up: Opening receptions on June 10 for a show featuring works by Diana Becker, Joan Hoss and Kristie Matteau; on July 8 for works by Haley Barclay, Shelby Nesmith and George and Ann Rowe; and in August for a show featuring artwork by Carley Lyons, Peggy Raasch and Paula Touhey.
Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, call 262-605-4745 or log on at lemonstreetgallery.org.
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The Lemon Street Gallery on Sheridan Road near Downtown is a nonprofit facility that opened in the fall of 1999 with a handful of artists and now has more than 70 members who display a variety of artworks, including drawings, paintings, prints, textiles and photography. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenoshas-lemon-street-gallery-hosting-opening-reception-on-may-13/article_939c0bb6-eb4c-11ed-8ad1-0bb6f312a845.html | 2023-05-11T12:43:10 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenoshas-lemon-street-gallery-hosting-opening-reception-on-may-13/article_939c0bb6-eb4c-11ed-8ad1-0bb6f312a845.html |
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