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Three Missouri cities ranked among 'best hometowns' in nation

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:10 GMT

MISSOURI - There's no place like home, and new research suggests the old adage really holds true for three cities in Missouri. All Star Home, a home improvement website, recently released a study ranking "America's Best Hometowns." The study intends to highlight smaller and lesser-known U.S. cities that offer a strong sense of community, affordability, and "small town charm."  Safety and education were also large factors. According to All Star Home, the following three Missouri cities were named among the nation's best hometowns: HannibalKirksvilleSaint JosephOne common denominator between these three cities: All three are located in the northern part of Missouri. Hannibal and Kirksville both have a population of around 17,000 people. St. Joseph has a population of around 72,000 and ranks within the top 10 Missouri cities in size. DeWitt: Missouri teams ‘all on the same page’ in new sports betting push For cities that qualified, All Star Home gave each a community score. The res...

Pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo will headline Ball Arena next summer

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:10 GMT

Twenty-year-old pop-rock juggernaut Olivia Rodrigo, who last headlining shows in Denver were at the Mission Ballroom, is trading up for the cavernous Ball Arena as part of her 2024 Guts Tour.The new road dates, named after her sophomore album released on Sept. 8, will bring her to Ball Arena on July 30, 2024. Registration for access to tickets, as promoter Live Nation calls it, is open now through 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17, at oliviarodrigo.com.Fans are being asked to register ahead of tickets going on sale “to help block bots, reduce resale and get more tickets directly into the hands of fans who want to attend the show,” promoters wrote. “Once registration closes, fans will be randomly selected to receive a code that grants them access to the sales on Wednesday, September 20 and Thursday, September 21.”Ticket prices were not immediately available.Rodrigo, who last played Denver April 11-13 at Mission Ballroom, is known for paying tribute to her punk, alt-...

3 Kilts Tavern is closing; owners blame food, liquor and labor costs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:10 GMT

Denver’s 3 Kilts Tavern will close this weekend due to what owners have called increasing food, liquor and labor costs, according to a Tuesday post on the restaurant’s Facebook account.The Irish Tavern, which opened its Capitol Hill location in 2021, occupies the former Barracuda’s space at 1076 Ogden St. Its inclusive atmosphere and Irish menu is backed by traditional Irish jam sessions and dance performances, as well as drag, comedy and others.The tavern is closed this week through Thursday, Sept. 15, but will open for a three-day finale Friday through Sunday, Sept. 17 “for regular hours and a limited menu. … Brunch will NOT be served,” owners wrote on Facebook. “When food items run out, sorry, they run out.”Owners did not immediately return requests for comment Wednesday.When the business opened at its current location in 2021, and just before St. Patrick’s Day, owners wrote: “We’re just a few guys with a vision an...

En español: Las familias inmigrantes en Denver excluidas en el pasado de ayuda por la pandemia ahora pueden solicitar asistencia monetaria básica

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:10 GMT

Read in EnglishLas familias inmigrantes en Denver que en el pasado fueron excluidas de programas de asistencia debido a la pandemia pueden solicitar fondos nuevos a través de la ciudad a partir del martes.Los hogares que cumplan requisitos recibirán entre $1,000 y $1,500 a través del Programa de Asistencia Monetaria Básica para Hogares. La ciudad está usando $3 millones de dólares federales únicos por COVID-19 para el programa, el cual se espera que ayude a entre 1,800 y 2,200 familias, según la Oficina de Asuntos Inmigrantes y de Refugiados en Denver.En esas familias, el dinero ayudará a cerca de 4,200 niños, incluidos alrededor de 1,200 menores de 5 años, dijo Atim Otii, la directora de la oficina.Los funcionarios de la ciudad diseñaron el programa para familias que usualmente no pueden obtener asistencia pública, con frecuencia debido al estatus migratorio de los padres. Muchas familias inmigrantes que hubieran cumplido requisitos con base en sus ingresos fueron excluidas de prog...

Actors, allies march through Hollywood as strike rolls on

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:10 GMT

As the writers and actors strike drags on, SAG-AFTRA hosted solidarity march and rally in Hollywood that filled the street with striking workers on Wednesday.The march began at 9 a.m. at Netflix, one of the companies receiving much of the blame for the conditions that led to the strike, and concluded with a rally outside Paramount Studios, the union said in a news release."Today we're taking Hollywood, marching from Netflix (1456 N Van Ness) to Paramount (5433 Melrose)! Let's show them the strength of performers!," the union said on X, formerly known as Twitter. The Writers Guild of America encouraged members to "Join our union siblings in @sagaftra as we march from @netflix to @paramountplus!," the union said on X.Picketers participate in a rally outside Paramount Pictures Studio on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in Los Angeles. (KTLA)The WGA, which has been on strike for 134 days, and SAG-AFTRA, which has joined the picket lines for 61 days, have paralyzed much of the production of mo...

Former Sheriff Alex Villanueva running for Board of Supervisors

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:10 GMT

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is running for office again, this time setting his sights on the Board of Supervisors.Villanueva scheduled a news conference for Wednesday morning to formally announce his bid for the county’s 4th Supervisory District, a seat currently held by Janice Hahn.In an interview with KTTV Tuesday evening, Villanueva asserted that the current board has not served Angelenos well.“The county government is responsible for the health, safety and welfare of all the county residents, and in that regard, the board has failed miserably,” he told the television station. “Today, they’re so far to the left of center that no one can even recognize them. They do not represent the will of anyone much less the residents of the 4th district. So, we’re going to bring this back to the middle.” Alex Villanueva investigated by DA’s Office after fundraising video surfaces During his one and only term as sheriff, Villanueva frequently clashed with the Board of S...

Christine Blasey Ford, who testified against Justice Brett Kavanaugh, to release a memoir next year

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:10 GMT

The California professor who testified that then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had assaulted her while they were in high school has written a memoir. Christine Blasey's Ford's “One Way Back” is scheduled for publication next March.According to St. Martin's Press, she will share “riveting new details about the lead-up” to her testimony in 2018; “its overwhelming aftermath,” when she allegedly received death threats and was unable to live at her home; and “how people unknown to her around the world restored her faith in humanity.” Ford, a professor at Palo Alto University and the Stanford University School of Medicine, made headlines when she told the Senate Judiciary Committee about a party she and Kavanaugh attended in the early 1980s. She alleged that he cornered her in a bedroom, pinned her on a bed and tried to take off her clothes, while pressing his hand over her mouth. She fled after a friend of his jumped on the bed and knocked them over.Her emotional testimony left e...

$27 million settlement ends lawsuit over 13-year-old Californian student’s bullying death

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:10 GMT

Days before the fourth anniversary of the fatal beating of a middle school boy by bullies, the Moreno Valley school district has agreed to a $27 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by the boy’s family.Diego Stolz, who was fatally beaten by two bullies at Landmark Middle School in Moreno Valley in 2019, is seen in a family photo. The Moreno Valley Unified School District has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with Stolz’s family for $27 million, which according to the family’s attorney, is the largest settlement for a bullying lawsuit in U.S. history. (Courtesy of Juana and Felipe Salcedo) The Moreno Valley Unified School District has agreed to the settlement with the family of former Landmark Middle School student Diego Stolz, 13, according to his family’s attorney.“The family will forever be heartbroken by the death of Diego but they hope this case brings about change in school districts across the country,” Manhattan Beach attorney Dave Ring, who represented Diego’s family, i...

Bay Area fall stage season off to a busy start — here’s what’s playing

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:10 GMT

It’s no secret that these are challenging times for theater companies in the Bay Area and across the country, with many troupes shutting down, cutting back or struggling to stay afloat.Still, there is an impressive array of shows to see in Bay Area theaters right now, from City Lights Theater Company’s world premiere of “Toxic,” a drama centering on survivors of a school shooting; and “Born With Teeth,” a play that finds Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe working together.Here’s a partial rundown of what else is playing on Bay Area stages.“Hadestown”: Anaïs Mitchell’s retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice story began as a musical in Barre, Vermont, then became a concept album and then a musical again that finally landed, 13 years later, on Broadway in 2019. After winning eight Tony Awards and embarking on a successful national tour, “Hadestown” is on the road again and returns to the Bay Area for runs at the Or...

San Jose trail with BART connection gets thumbs up by City Council

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:10 GMT

A major part of a San Jose trail proposal decades in the making was given a unanimous thumbs up by councilmembers on Tuesday, allowing the city to take over the last chunk of land necessary to finish the project.The Five Wounds Trail will give pedestrians and cyclists the ability to travel north to south over a 2.17-mile paved pathway in the city’s Little Portugal neighborhood — with an expected completion date by 2031.Crucially, the route will offer a connection to the future Little Portugal BART station and access to both the Coyote Creek Trail to the south and the Lower Silver Creek Trail to the north.  Efforts to get the trail up and running started in the early 2000s.“San Jose has one of the best trail systems in the country,” said Bill Rankin, who has been a key supporter of the trail, during public comment on Tuesday. “The Five Wounds Trail is a critical connection in the city.”Councilmember Domingo Candelas, who was a member of one of the ...