South Shore event center celebrates Father's Day with free beard trims over weekend to raise money for nonprofit that mentors youth
A South Shore event center is celebrating Father's Day by hosting a free beard trim in hopes of raising $20,000 for nonprofit No Matter What.The fundraising event is from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Quarry Event Center, 2423 E. 75th St.For every beard trimmed WAHL will donate $100 to No Matter What, a nonprofit that mentors youth.
Chicago Park District permits Riot Fest amid protestor pushback
The Chicago Park District's Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a provisional permit for Riot Fest Wednesday, clearing the way for the 3-day punk rock music festival to return to Douglass Park in September.The festival faced heavy backlash last year as community members led a movement to evict big-ticket festivals from the park.
Fallen officer Areanah Preston remembered on 25th birthday
More than 100 loved ones and community members let go of different colored and shaped balloons in the backyard of an elementary school in Calumet Heights to celebrate the "heavenly" birthday of fallen Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston, who would have been 25 Wednesday.The celebration took place at Robert A. Black Magnet Elementary School, of which Preston was an alumni.
SWAT still in standoff with armed man on roof in West Humboldt Park
A SWAT team was still on the scene in West Humboldt Park Friday evening after reports of a man armed with what appeared to be a flamethrower on top of a roof prompted a standoff around 9 a.m.A Chicago police SWAT vehicle used a battering ram on an alleyway garage door in efforts to breach the building located on the 4100 block of West Chicago Avenue.
West Humboldt Park residents concerned about swastika on building
Community members in West Humboldt Park shared concerns Thursday about a man prominently displaying a red and yellow swastika sign from scaffolding atop a building close to a school.Activists with the West Humboldt Park Community Coalition neighborhood group said they have heard little in response from authorities about their fears at a news conference outside the office of Ald.
Chicago-area Memorial Day parades: How events prioritize safety
Several police departments across the Chicago area said they are planning this year to increase the number of officers working Memorial Day parades and ceremonies nearly a year after seven people were killed and dozens wounded during a mass shooting at a 4th of July parade in Highland Park.[ Highland Park parade shooting: What we know about the victims, suspect, community and aftermath ] Sergeant Joe Murphy of the Arlington Heights Police Department said the tragic events that occurred in Highland Park have the town looking closely at its public safety planning for all community events, including its Memorial Day parade.
Just in time for summer! Park leaders join for ribbon cutting at upgraded Bath Beach Playground * Brooklyn Paper
Photo courtesy of NYC Parks Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams Bath Beach Park just got a major makeover, as the Park Department joined southern Brooklyn community leaders to unveil a $5.4 million remodeling of the playground.The project boasts upgrades to old materials and brand new amenities, including a new children's play area, fitness equipment and spray showers.
City strikes five-plus year agreement with UFT, mayor announces | amNewYork
Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams The city has reached a new labor five-plus year deal with the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), New York City's largest teacher's union, Mayor Eric Adams and union boss Michael Mulgrew announced at a City Hall press conference on Tuesday afternoon.
'I could be next': Crown Heights students walk out against gun violence * Brooklyn Paper
Photo by Ximena Del Cerro.Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams Students of a Crown Heights charter school walked out of their classroom on Friday to protest gun violence, and the inaction of legislators to quash the scourge of gun deaths.
Williamsburg locals plan rally to support Puerto Rican social hub Tonita's * Brooklyn Paper
Photo courtesy of Google Maps Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams On Thursday, neighbors will gather outside 1 Center Street in Manhattan to support the owner of an important longtime community gathering spot and bar on the south side of Williamsburg, Caribbean Social Club, aka Toñita's, as the beloved matriarch faces a legal summons.
'The best show we've ever put together': BWAC welcomes spring with four new exhibitions * Brooklyn Paper
Photo courtesy of Judith Eloise Hooper/BWAC Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams Artwork from hundreds of creatives from around the country are now on display in Red Hook at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists' Coalition's new spring show - and organizers say the exhibitions will blow visitors away like never before.
U-Haul driver indicted for rampage that killed 1, inujured 11 others * Brooklyn Paper
Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams The U-Haul truck driver who rammed into 12 people, killing one, in Brooklyn earlier this year was indicted on murder charges on Monday.Weng Sor, 62, was arraigned before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun on a 25-count indictment for the mayhem on Feb. 13, when he began mowing down civilians in Sunset Park, before sending police on a wild chase that ended after a half hour near the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel.
Race Talks Presents an Opportunity to Hear Black Drag Artists Tell the History of Black Drag in Portland
In 1977, Lawanda Jackson and Darcelle XV got dressed up and went downtown."My best girl, she let me borrow her Jefferson High School cheerleading costume.Darcelle had all her white hair, in her glory.We made the news but it wasn't easy."Jackson told the Mercury."They called her all kinds of things, N-word-lover.
Video and Photos Show a Tiny, Critically Endangered Porpoise Still Hanging On
The world's most endangered marine mammal, a small porpoise called the vaquita, is hanging onto existence and appears to be benefiting from new conservation measures, according to the results of a new scientific survey of the species that was made public on Wednesday.An international team of scientists estimated that at least 10 vaquitas remain in the Gulf of California, the waters that separate Baja California from the Mexican mainland.
Rosehill Cemetery honors veterans during annual Memorial Day parade
More than 1,000 people gathered Monday at Rosehill Cemetery to honor veterans of the past and present during a Memorial Day parade, ceremony and cookout.The parade route inside the cemetery was marked by the "Avenue of Flags," which consisted of American flags displayed in honor of more than 175 deceased veterans flying in the light breeze on a sunny morning.
A Single Parent's Complaint Leads School District to Ban Amanda Gorman's "The Hills We Climb" Inauguration Poem
Book bans like the one against her poem "[rob] children of the chance to find their voices in literature," Gorman said.Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman speaks during the inauguration of President Joe Biden at the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021.Rob Carr / Getty Images A Florida school district has restricted student access to a poem written by a Black poet for the inauguration of President Joe Biden in January 2021.
Southeast Side activists celebrate city's environmental justice agreement: 'We get a victory - but the war is still on.'
Gina Ramirez's son was a toddler when she first began joining protests against a metal scrapper's move to her largely Latino, working-class neighborhood on Chicago's Southeast Side.Her son, who will be 9 years old in two weeks, has grown up sharing his mother with the community effort to stop "something that shouldn't have happened in the first place," she said.
One Secret to a Latin American Party's Dominance: Buying Votes
The Espinillo Indigenous community is 13 miles from the nearest polling station and no one in the village has a car.So two weeks ago, on the eve of Paraguay's election, Miguel Paredes, a retired ambulance driver turned local politician, loaded the Indigenous families onto a bus and brought them to the side of a highway, a short walk from the polls.
Friday, June 16, 2023 by Nina Hernandez This week, the Austin Justice Coalition announced the launch of the Justice Now: Economic Justice Campaign.The nonprofit said the initiative aims to address systemic economic inequalities in the Austin area.The Justice Now campaign will leverage public awareness campaigns, grassroots organizing, partnerships with local businesses and policy advocacy to "create lasting change for marginalized communities," according to the coalition.
Austin Police Department developing five-year strategic plan - Austin Monitor
Thursday, June 15, 2023 by Nina Hernandez The Austin Police Department is hosting community input sessions this month as part of its process of developing a new strategic plan.That plan is intended to serve as the department's road map for the future and provide direction and priorities for the next five years.
Borden Dairy plant rezoning approved on second reading despite objections - Austin Monitor
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 by Jonathan Lee The massive Borden Dairy plant redevelopment moved one step closer to approval on Thursday, when City Council passed a rezoning associated with the project on second reading.The project would bring 1,400 residential units, a 220-room hotel, 411,500 square feet of offices, 66,000 square feet of restaurant space and 40,000 square feet of retail to the 21-acre site at 71 Strandtman Cove.
Council pushes for music census every five years, with data to publish on city portal - Austin Monitor
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 by Chad Swiatecki Data from the most recent census of the Austin music ecosystem will be posted on the city's open data portal, along with data from the applicant pool for the first-ever cohort of the new Live Music Fund.Last week, City Council passed a resolution accepting the study from Sound Music Cities that surveyed more than 2,200 musicians and music industry professionals about the economic and cultural dynamics facing musicians in Austin.
Proposal to change Council meeting rules draws opposition - Austin Monitor
Thursday, June 1, 2023 by Jo Clifton City Clerk Myrna Rios has proposed changes, some of them controversial, to rules for the conduct at City Council meetings.Council is scheduled to take up the new rules at today's meeting.During Tuesday's work session, Rios defended her proposals, including a ban on allowing a member of the public to donate time to another member to speak longer.
Friday, May 12, 2023 by Ava Garderet The Animal Advisory Commission unanimously approved a motion for a second permanent position for community cat public health educator last Monday.The Community Cats program in Austin helps the thousands of free-roaming cats in the city remain healthy and safe in their natural homes - whether that is outdoors or in a house.
Stuff to do: Frameline Film Fest, Juneteenth, El Rio Realness
Thursday June 15, 2023 Manny's: June Community Happy Hour with Harvey Milk & Alice B. Toklas Dem Club To continue their Pride month events, Manny's is hosting a Community Happy Hour with the Harvey Milk Democratic Club and Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club!At this Thursday happy hour you can meet new faces in your community.
Mission mass shooting related to earlier Carnaval fight, police say
The mass shooting that wounded nine people on 24th Street last night may have been related to an earlier fight that broke out during Carnaval, according to Santiago Lerma, a legislative aide for Supervisor Hillary Ronen's office."SFPD believes it is derived from an incident that took place in Carnaval," said Lerma, adding that the incident was related to the Dying Breed clothing shop on the corner that was celebrating its sixth anniversary on Friday night.
Fraud on deck: Federally charged Rodrigo Santos pitches neighbors on porch plans
Rodrigo Santos presented plans for a rear porch at 1153 Guerrero St. so breezily Tuesday night, one could almost forget he faces a federal prison sentence this June."We have nothing but a desire to be totally transparent," Santos said after explaining the basics of the project."I work 24/7, you can contact me Sunday.
Red Hook's new Family Health Center aims to address longstanding lack of medical resources in the nabe * Brooklyn Paper
Photo courtesy of Joe Carrotta/NYU Langone Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams A new community-based health clinic opened in Red Hook this week, aiming to provide extra care for a community that has long lacked adequate healthcare resources.
A local apartment investor has greatly expanded its holdings in the South Shore neighborhood, paying $22 million for two properties close to the Obama Presidential Center, according to CoStar and county property records.New City Property Management bought Shorewind Apartments, a 16-story building at 7000 S. South Shore Drive on the lakefront, along with a smaller building one block west at 6951 S. Oglesby Ave., from San Francisco-based Belveron Partners.
Aging: Everybody's Doing It, and We Do It With Resiliency - San Francisco Bay Times
By Kathleen Sullivan, Ph.D.- We are all aging, and some of us based on privilege, location, or family history will have a softer, easier experience than others.If you look at what the "experts" tell us, you will discover that, aside from a few relatively normal signs of aging, our individual aging is just that, individual.
Aging Out of Pride: We Are in This Together - San Francisco Bay Times
By Suzanne Ford- This year, the theme for SF Pride is "Looking Back and Moving Forward," which is entirely appropriate for 2023.As we continue to make strides towards equality and acceptance, even in the face of an onslaught of Republican legislation aimed at restricting our rights, it is more important than ever to honor the trailblazers who fought and won the battles before us.
TDSB says 323 students suspended amid school violence this year | CBC News
The Toronto District School Board says more than 300 students have been suspended due to their involvement in violence on school property so far this academic year.In a report on school safety, the TDSB says a total of 323 students were suspended due to violent incidents on school premises from September to April.
High school musicals are being canceled over LGBTQ+ themes
Earlier this year, an Ohio school district made headlines when it canceled a student production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, after officials reportedly objected to LGBTQ+ characters in theTony-winning musical.The show's original creators eventually stepped in to help, and the production ultimately went on as planned, with the gay characters included.
One Year after Devastating Floods Hit Eastern Kentucky, Appalshop Continues to Rise - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
When the water came, Alex Gibson was prepared for, as he put it, "regular flooding."But regular flooding was not what surged through multiple counties in Eastern Kentucky in late July of 2022, killing over 40 people and displacing thousands from their homes.For five days, heavy rain struck an area already vulnerable from decades of exploitation.
California Congressmembers Want EPA To Support Prescribed Burns | KQED
20 members of Congress from California sent a letter to the EPA.They're worried that a rule intended to improve air quality could make it harder to conduct prescribed burns.Reporter: Danielle Venton, KQED Controversy Over Book Ban Grows In Temecula The rejection of a social studies textbook by three conservative Christian school board members in Temecula is causing more upheaval.
Long Beach plans to purchase property near L.A. River for a homeless shelter
City leaders in Long Beach last week announced plans to purchase a building near the Los Angeles River for use as a permanent homeless shelter with 85 beds.Mayor Rex Richardson said Long Beach leased the property in April as a temporary winter shelter, and community members asked the city to purchase it.
This time LAPD didn't blow up a South L.A. neighborhood after seizing tons of fireworks
The Los Angeles Police Department seized about 38,000 pounds of illegal fireworks Wednesday from a warehouse in South Los Angeles - and this time it didn't blow up a neighborhood.(Los Angeles Police Department)
The large fireworks seizure and updated policy comes after the LAPD blew up a South L.A. neighborhood in June 2021 while trying to detonate a cache of fireworks, injuring 17 people, damaging 35 properties and displacing dozens of residents in the process.
Carvalho is expected to defend dismantling of Primary Promise
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The controversial reshaping of a lauded academic program for young students will be front and center at Tuesday's meeting of the Los Angeles Board of Education.The program, called Primary Promise, was achieving extraordinary results in the estimation of district officials who presented a public progress report about 14 months ago.
A prostitute's ghost and bullet holes: In rural California hotels, spookiness is the appeal
The gals from West Sacramento swigged vodka on an antique floral couch in the Niles Hotel.As their laughter echoed down the hallway, stern faces glowered from old black-and-white portraits in gilded frames.The four women had driven five hours north to Alturas, a town of 2,700 in California's remote northeast corner.
FBI investigating hazardous fallout from Bay Area refinery
The FBI and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have opened a joint investigation into the release of hazardous materials from a Bay Area oil refinery - an incident that has sparked heated criticism of the facility's owner as well as local government officials.FBI agents and EPA Region 9 staff have been going door to door in the city of Martinez, asking residents for details about the release of metal-laden dust from the Martinez Refining Co. over the Thanksgiving holiday last year.
MABELLEarts' Mabelle Park project gets federal, city funding
MABELLEarts has received more than $700,000 in federal funding for its Mabelle Park transformation project.The Etobicoke non-profit arts organization broke ground on June 10 on its future 1,200-square-foot clubhouse, central to the transformation of the Islington Avenue and Dundas Street West-area parkette, which is a critical piece of social infrastructure where residents co-create art and newcomers are welcomed, MABELLEarts said in statement.
Native Women's Association of Canada highlights Safe Passage Women's Safety Council, online platform expansion
Indigenous Peoples, particularly women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people (MMIWG2S+), experience violence at a much higher rate than other populations in Canada.The disappearance and murder of Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people in Canada is an ongoing national crisis, which is due to the intergenerational trauma and marginalization caused by colonial policies rooted in racism and discrimination.
Anguish of families over senseless' murders on streets of Nottingham
Nottingham remained in shock on Tuesday as thousands of students attended a vigil for two of friends taken from them too soon.History student Barnaby Webber and medical student Grace O'Malley-Kumar were both fatally knifed on Ilkeston Road in a seemingly random act of violence.In a poignant moment of embrace the families of the two students linked hands as they lay flowers at the event.
Op-ed: Do we want the Bears to trample Arlington Heights?
I've lived in Arlington Heights most of my life.Elementary school at St. James, swimming lessons at Rec Park, graduation at Arlington High School, caddying at Rolling Green Country Club.My first job was delivering the Arlington Day newspaper on my bike.My second was picking up empty beer bottles and emptying ashtrays at Beverly Lanes.
PHOTOS: Bay Ridge 5th Avenue fair returns for a fifth year of celebration * Brooklyn Paper
Search our comprehensive guide to things to do in Brooklyn for more local events - or submit your own! Brooklynites flocked to Bay Ridge over the weekend for the annual Fifth Annual street fair, where hundreds of revelers celebrated the neighborhood and the beloved businesses in the area during the joyous festivities.
Three Things: Crustpunk Nazi Bar Update, $42K Extortion Edition - emptywheel
[ NB: Check the byline, thanks./~Rayne] It's been a while since we had a chat about the crustpunk Nazi bar known as Twitter.The dead-ending bird decided press the issue for us.~ 3 ~ Community members have been asking in comments about the now-empty widget in the right-hand vertical navigation zone.It's dead, Jim.
State lawmakers fail to agreed on Chicago school board map
Just before 1 a.m.Friday, in the closing hours of the Illinois Senate's spring session, lawmakers hastily passed an amendment giving themselves an additional nine months to finalize Chicago Public Schools' new elected school board map, blowing through a deadline that has been on the calendar for almost two years.
San Jose community college delays ethnic studies hire after protests - San Jose Spotlight
Nearly 600 community members signed an online petition within days of its launching to oppose the hiring of a non-Native instructor for Evergreen Valley College's first full-time Native American studies teaching position.Indigenous students, faculty and residents with feathers and ceremonial drums protested at the San Jose-Evergreen Community College District meeting on Tuesday, with signs reading "Nothing about us without us is for us."
Donna Hilliard and Code Tenderloin Positively Impact Others - San Francisco Bay Times
By Kate Brown, Ph.D.- This week we would like to take the opportunity to thank Code Tenderloin and Executive Director Donna Hilliard for their generous financial support of the San Francisco Dykes on Bikes® WMC.Founded by Del Seymour in 2015, Code Tenderloin positively impacts the lives of those living in and around the Tenderloin, providing assistance and removing the barriers that keep people from securing long-term employment.
GAF applies solar-reflective coating to mitigate Los Angeles heat islands
American roofing firm GAF has completed the first phase of a public-private initiative that seeks to mitigate urban heat in Los Angeles through solar-reflective coating.The GAF Cool Community Project completed the first phase of their public project in Los Angeles' Pacoima, covering asphalt roads and public areas in a 10-block radius to see if a reflective coating might reduce the effects of urban heating.
Mason Studio reimagines its Toronto workspace "for the greater good"
Toronto interiors firm Mason Studio has redesigned its offices to offer community programming like exhibitions, events and other public-facing activities.Mason Studio relaunched its workspace as a new hybrid office and cultural hub to serve "the greater good" during the DesignTO festival earlier this year.
Good Morning, News: Camping Ban Passes, Pat Robertson is Dead, and Let's End the Wildfire Gatekeeping
The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND!The Mercury's SANDWICH WEEK is still going on-but only until Sunday, so make sure to grab an 8 dollar sandwich from top-notch spots around the city before it's too late.
Transportation Justice Advocates Plan Rally Against TriMet Fare Hike
When TriMet leaders first floated the idea of raising bus and MAX fares in November last year, they said it would be a necessary measure to solve the transit agency's financial shortfalls.The current price of a two-and-a-half-hour adult transit pass is $2.50, which TriMet board members said is not sufficient to stave off the agency's budget deficit.
5 Atlanta Restaurant Openings to Get Excited About This Summer
It looks like 2023 is shaping up to be a banner year for restaurant openings around Atlanta.Several hotly anticipated restaurants opened over the last six months, including vegan Latin food restaurant La Semilla, cocktail lounge and restaurant Whoopsie's, TydeTate Kitchen Thai restaurant along historic Hotel Row, and coastal cuisine restaurant Carmel.
In Months Leading to Pride, More Than 530 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Have Been Proposed Across the Country in 2023
The U.S. soon could witness "the most substantial Pride celebrations in recent memory," one bill tracker said.People chant during a protest at the Texas State Capitol on April 20, 202,3 in Austin, Texas.Community members and activists rallied together in protest against numerous anti-LGBTQIA+ and drag bills being proposed in the legislature.Brandon Bell / Getty Images Several different legislative trackers have noted that, in the first five months of this year leading up to Pride Month, which began on June 1, hundreds of anti-LGBTQ bills have been proposed in statehouses across the country, with dozens of them passing.
Glitches on Twitter Interrupt Ron DeSantis's 2024 Presidential Campaign Launch
Employees of the social media site said there wasn't enough preparation for the Twitter Spaces event.A photo illustration showing the account of Twitter owner Elon Musk, tweeting about a Twitter Spaces event he hosted with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on May 24, 2023.Scott Olson / Getty Images On Wednesday night, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced his 2024 bid for the GOP nomination for president in a Twitter livestream that was marred by glitches and technical difficulties.
The Fight Against Book Bans Is Mobilizing a New Generation of Student Activists
Students from the Miami-Dade County Public Schools School for Advanced Studies protest during a statewide walkout on April 21, 2023 in Miami, Florida.Joe Raedle / Getty Images The rise of organized attempts to censor school curricula and materials available in school libraries is proving to be a fertile training ground for a new generation of student activists.
Florida Officials Reject 35 Percent of Social Studies Textbooks Submitted to State Department of Education
Of the 66 books approved, nearly 50 were forced to undergo edits to sections on racial justice in order to be allowed.A close-up image of an opened book in front of a blurred bookshelf filled with books in the background.Getty Images Officials in the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) have rejected dozens of social studies and history textbooks that were submitted for consideration for use by school districts, claiming that the books violate recently-implemented state standards.
Students Decry Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Florida Teacher Who Showed Disney Film
"The system is broken," the teacher in question, Jenna Barbee, said at the board meeting this week.A still from the Disney film Strange World (2022).DisneyOver 100 people registered to give public comment at a Hernando County School District board meeting on Tuesday to discuss a teacher in the district showing her fifth-grade class a Disney film that featured a gay character in it.
State Finds Portland Public Schools Wasn't at Fault For Bus Driver Who Espoused Religious Views to Students
Portland Public Schools (PPS) has presented a trio of options to an atheist parent who pulled his children off their school bus after they told him the bus driver encouraged Christian singing and prayer.The parent, Tim Bartholomew, moved with his children to the East Columbia neighborhood in January and enrolled his children in first and second grade at Faubion School.
More footage emerges of police van minutes before fatal Ely crash
More footage has emerged of the police van that was following two teenagers on a bike minutes before they crashed and died, sparking a police riot that lasted several hours.The video shows the van bouncing over a speed bump on Howell Road in Ely, Cardiff.It is believed they turned down the street knowing they could not pursue Harvey Evans, 15, and Kyrees Sullivan, 16, further up Stanway Road which is blocked off to cars by bollards.
Police van following teenagers first on scene after fatal crash, chief confirms
The police officers pursuing two teenagers riding an electric bike minutes before they were killed in a crash were the first to arrive at the scene of the collision, a senior police chief has confirmed.Harvey Evans, 15, died alongside his best friend Kyrees Sullivan, 16, when the Sur-Ron bike they were riding crashed in the Ely area of Cardiff on Monday evening.
Families of boys killed in Cardiff crash pay tribute and call for peace
The families of Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and 15-year-old Harvey Evans who were killed in collision while riding an electric bike in Ely have paid tribute to the best friends.Video footage on social media appears to show the two boys being followed by a marked police van minutes before the fatal crash that prompted a riot on Monday evening.
Police watchdog to investigate fatal Cardiff crash which sparked rioting
A watchdog is to investigate a road crash which left two teenagers dead, sparking a riot, after CCTV footage emerged of a police vehicle following a bike prior to the incident.The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) will probe any interaction between South Wales Police officers and Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15.
How ProPublica reached workers while reporting on dairy farm conditions
Spanish-speaking dairy farm workers in Wisconsin, many of them undocumented immigrants, are not regular readers of our website.Most have never heard of ProPublica, let alone formed a trusting relationship with us.Some have low levels of literacy and poor internet connections because the farms they work on are remote.
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DC Theater's Biggest Night Returns With the Helen Hayes Awards - Washingtonian
The event will be held in person on Monday, May 22, for the first time since the pandemic.The Helen Hayes Awards-the DC theater community's biggest night out-is back with an in-person ceremony for the first time since the pandemic.The awards show will be held at the Anthem on Monday, May 22.The event celebrates musicals, plays, and world premieres from the 2022 season.
There was a moment reading Greggor Mattson's book, Who Needs Gay Bars?, where I found myself becoming incredibly defensive.One of the 130 gay bar owners he interviewed is bemoaning how his customers are no longer content to hang with friends and converse over a few drinks.Gay bar patrons want entertainment, he says - drag shows, TV watch parties, activities.
Players remember slain Waukegan coach while officials wrestle with gun violence; 'There were more things I wanted to tell her'
Gun violence shrouded a Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 Board of Education meeting in the wake of the shooting deaths of a coach, Niolis Collazo on Saturday night, and a former student, Malachi Brown a week prior.Before the meeting in a different location, Waukegan High's boys freshmen volleyball team formerly coached by Collazo played its first game without her.
At the Mission Art and Comic Expo, 'Hella Chicano Artists' Rep a Local Scene
At the first expo, the exhibition hall bustled with the excited chatter of artists and attendees discussing their love for comics.People jumped from table to table, leaving with handfuls of new zines and artwork.Older local Mission residents wandered in, curious, as they discovered pieces that held remnants of a shared home and language.
With fentanyl deaths soaring, L.A. County is giving out drug pipes and other supplies
By a line of ragged RVs slung along 78th Street in South Los Angeles, a seven-member team passes out glass pipes used for smoking opioids, crack and methamphetamine.Part of the front line of Los Angeles County's offensive against the deadly fentanyl epidemic, the group hands out other supplies: clean needles, sanitary wipes, fentanyl test strips and naloxone, medication that can reverse an overdose.
Can California's coastline be saved? Study shows up to 70% could be wiped out by 2100
In the not too distant future, California's coastline and its iconic beaches could be washed away, leaving only cliffs behind.A new U.S. Geological Survey study found from 25% to 70% of California's beaches could erode by 2100 due to rising sea levels caused by global temperature increases and greenhouse gas emissions.
A's, Nevada legislative leadership reach tentative agreement for new ballpark
By GABE STERN | Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev.Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo announced Wednesday a tentative agreement between his office, legislative leaders in the state and the Oakland Athletics for a stadium funding plan after weeks of negotiations over how much public assistance the state will contribute to a $1.5 billion ballpark in Las Vegas, according to a joint statement.
Usher Performing At 7th Annual Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Blue Diamond Gala
The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) Blue Diamond Gala is celebrating "10 Years Reimagined" with the seventh annual event at Dodger Stadium that will see eight-time GRAMMY Award winner Usher perform a private benefit concert.Individual tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available for purchase ahead of the June 22 event.
In East Oakland, Restaurant Owners Rally for a Safer Future for Fruitvale Community
When a man was shot at the Fruitvale BART station on Wednesday, May 17, it was the final event that pushed community members to voice their concerns to city officials after three other shootings rattled the neighborhood in the last two months.Local business owners and community members from the Fruitvale Public Market and Fruitvale Transit Village, held a press conference on Tuesday, May 23 to read their list of demands for city officials.
2 Bodies Found in Manhattan Rivers Are Identified as Missing Boys
The bodies of two boys, who family members said were together shortly before they disappeared over a week ago, have been recovered from separate locations in the waters off Manhattan, the police said Saturday.One of the boys, Alfa Barrie, 11, who lived in the Morrisania neighborhood of the Bronx, was last seen on May 12, the police said.
Chicago elected school board map updated after criticism
Democratic lawmakers have released a second draft of the 20-district map for Chicago's impending elected school board, after the first map was criticized for failing to maintain neighborhood cohesion and over-representing white voters.For decades, Chicago's Board of Education has consisted of seven members all appointed by the mayor, unlike most school systems whose boards are chosen by voters.
ALRP'S 40th Anniversary Major Donor Reception - San Francisco Bay Times
Photos by Rink Since 1983 the AIDS Legal Resource Panel (ALRP) has provided assistance to LGBTQ+ community members.To celebrate its four decades of services, a reception and program was held on Thursday, May 11, at Fable restaurant on Castro Street.ALRP Executive Director Bill Hirsh welcomed guests and presented awards to the honorees.
Spring Really Is Here at Last - San Francisco Bay Times
By Joanie Juster- This past winter was the longest and coldest (by San Francisco standards) I can remember in over four decades.But after a couple of false starts, spring really is here!All those atmospheric rivers we endured have turned the landscape lush and green, and colorful flowers are putting on a show everywhere.
Marin Health Officials Track Illicit Drug Use by Testing Wastewater | KQED
"It's important that you gain the trust of the community," said Halden."And it's not monopolized by some and used in potentially harmful ways."Halden says data collected at Arizona State University during the pandemic revealed that drug-use patterns changed in the community.Dealers faced the same supply-chain disruptions that plagued the consumer market, forcing people to switch up what they were smoking or injecting based on what was available.
The Composer Carlos Simon Is Busier, and More Honest, Than Ever
The composer Carlos Simon is busy.Six premieres in four months busy.In February, Simon was at the Boston Symphony Orchestra for the first appearances of his Four Black American Dances, a romp through a ring shout, a waltz, a tap dance and a praise break.At the Kennedy Center in Washington, where Simon has been a composer in residence since 2021, he oversaw two debuts in April: Songs of Separation, a sun-still-shines setting of Rumi poetry, and Don't Let the Pigeon Sing Up Late!, an irreverent operatic collaboration with the picture book author Mo Willems.
Reaction mixed to Highland Park's guide to compassionately communicating about parade shooting; 'I do commend ... that the city is trying'
The city of Highland Park has released a guide to help residents communicate about last summer's parade shooting in a compassionate and trauma-informed manner.The guide, which compiles recommendations provided by the United States Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime, is meant to center the emotions of people in varying stages of grief as community members continue to process and heal after tragedy.
LAPD makes arrests in Benedict Canyon triple slaying
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Los Angeles police detectives have taken into custody several suspects in connection with a triple slaying outside a Benedict Canyon home earlier this year, law enforcement sources told The Times.After months of investigation that led detectives to a Beverly Hills high-rise, where a getaway car had been spotted, police have taken into custody those they say were involved in the Jan. 28 attack, which left three dead and four others critically wounded, according to law enforcement sources.
Englewood Save-A-Lot opens at former Whole Foods despite community opposition
When Whole Foods opened a grocery store in Englewood in 2016, its arrival, supported by $10.7 million in city funding, was heralded with live music and TV cameras.Seven years later the store's replacement, a Save-A-Lot operated by grocery company Yellow Banana, opened with a whisper in the wake of a wave of community opposition.
Meet Google's new AI Search. And its feisty alter ego
This week at Google's yearly I/O conference, the company has something big to prove: that it can still rule search in the AI age.And over hours of demos and interviews with members of Google's Search team, the company shared its strategy to do so.Whereas search was once a single productthat gleaming white search bar that lives in the browsersearching with Google has been split into two separate AI experiences that balance Google's impossible scale with newly necessary innovation.
Why are Oakland's kids still not in school? Striking teachers say it's for the common good'
With just 13 days left in the school year, most Oakland classrooms remained empty Monday as striking teachers walked the picket line for a third day but the impasse is no longer focused on money or benefits.Instead, the Oakland Unified School District and the teachers' union, the Oakland Education Association, are locked in a dispute over the teachers' so-called common good demands, which seek to address racial equity, homelessness and environmental justice for students across the city.
In Quincy, a school committee vote squashes a long battle to make Lunar New Year a school holiday
Local "As an Asian-American student attending North Quincy High School, where the population of the student body consists of 55% Asians, not having Lunar New Year off is simply mind-boggling to me."Despite months-long efforts from Quincy students and families, and a years-long push from one committee member to classify Lunar New Year as a school holiday for the district, the Quincy School Committee last week voted against adding the celebration to the school's calendar.
Opinion: Defend public education, keep our libraries open
In order to keep the anthropology library open, we, UC Berkeley students and community members, have begun an open-ended occupation of the library.Chancellor Carol Christ is going against the support of students, faculty, and our surrounding communities in order to close the anthropology, math, and physics libraries.
Police seek suspects after violent night in Boston leaves 2 dead, 2 injured in separate shootings
Local Speaking at one of the shooting scenes, Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox described Sunday as a "pretty violent night" for the city.Two people were killed and two others wounded in separate shootings in Boston on Sunday, according to police.Around 8:32 p.m., officers were called to Wildwood Street in Mattapan for a report of a person shot, the Boston Police Department said in a news release.
Chicago Public Schools parents take issue with proposed elected school board map
In the first public hearing since Democratic state lawmakers released their proposed boundaries for Chicago's elected school board districts, community members spoke in strong opposition for more than an hour, with some citing issues with the map and others critiquing more structural parts of the impending changes.
Migrants moved to Park District field houses, South Shore residents criticize city for shelter plans
Angry South Shore residents were shouting about being left out of the planning process Thursday night at a meeting to discuss Mayor Lori Lightfoot's proposal to house migrants in their neighborhood."I have nothing against the migrants," said lifelong resident Marjorie Love, 85, who lives across from the closed South Shore high school the city proposed to house new arrivals.
Queens Council Member Joins Call for Study of a Pedestrian-Friendly Austin Street
Council Member Lynn Schulman has asked the city to improve Austin Street, where double-parked trucks are common.File photo: Dave Colon Hit the books.The City Council member who represents Forest Hills asked the city to take a look at what it could do to make life more livable on Austin Street, a notoriously busy and congested commercial strip that local residents have suggested is perfect for a pedestrian-friendly redesign.
Subway hero Benjamin Schaffer commemorated with street co-naming ceremony * Brooklyn Paper
Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams Brooklyn native Benjamin Schaefer, an MTA conductor and retired auxiliary sergeant from the 70th precinct, left his mark on many lives.Now, three years after his death, the corner of East 15th Street and Avenue N will bear his name.
Join the Angular v16/17 Development:- Discover How to Collaborate with the Angular Team!
The official Signals RFC has ended.But do you know what RFC is?Many people don't!I recently got involved in the process of releasing a new version of Angular.In the past, I didn't get involved because I didn't know much about it.I didn't follow the process and barely talked with the community.I was missing out!
Third stabbing in less than a week rocks college town of Davis
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A third stabbing in less than a week in the small city of Davis forced an hourslong shelter-in-place order for the university and large swaths of downtown early Tuesday as authorities conducted a yard-to-yard search for the assailant.A massive police response came around midnight after a 911 call reported that a woman living in a camp of unhoused people had been stabbed repeatedly through the fabric of her tent.
Trans people in Kashmir have long gained acceptance as matchmakers. Now their jobs are in danger.
Shabnum Subhan's house is tucked in the bylanes of Srinagar's downtown, the most densely populated area of Kashmir's capital city.In the three-story house, 44-year-old Subhan, who is transgender, is getting ready to visit the house of a prospective groom.While applying kohl in her eyes, she relays how she has been struggling to find work in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Minnesota Man Is Charged With Arson After 2 Mosque Fires
A Minnesota man was arrested and charged with arson after fires at two Minneapolis mosques last week, federal prosecutors announced on Sunday.The suspect, Jackie Rahm Little, 36, was also accused of a series of acts of vandalism in January, including to a police vehicle assigned to a Somali officer, a shopping center known as the Somali Mall and the Minneapolis district office of a congressional representative, according to an affidavit filed in the U.S. District Court in Minnesota.
Let's pretend we're back in the year 2003.You and I are sitting in a coffee shop.And I casually mention this new blogging software called WordPress.We discuss some of its built-in features.And how it makes starting a blog easier.Oh, and we can't forget that it's free and open-source.It sounds pretty good, right?
These are the most challenged & banned books in America right now
The American Library Association (ALA) is out with their latest list of the most banned and challenged books, a dubious honor accorded books in library collections in the United States enduring the highest number of attempted bans and demands for censorship.The list is aggregated by the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom from reports filed by library professionals and community members, as well as from news stories published throughout the U.S. Because many book challenges go unreported, the ALA Banned and Challenged Book List is only a snapshot.