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American Idol's charity giving haircuts to the homeless in St. Louis Friday

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:42:55 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- A fresh haircut will cool you down and give you confidence. A non-profit is coming to St. Louis today and offering free cuts to the homeless.The Better than I Found It charity is holding a special event today. Volunteers will give free haircuts to homeless men, women and children. They'll also provide hygiene bags, hot food and a sweet treat. There will also be games and music.The non-profit was founded by American Idol star and three time Grammy nominee Danny Gokey. He preformed at Westminster Christian Academy Thursday in Town and Country.

St. Louis bill would require officers to give business cards before searches

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:42:55 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- A bill that would ban the open carrying of firearms without a concealed carry permit moves forward in the St. Louis Board of Aldermen. The Post-Dispatch reports that the bill's sponsor, Alderwoman Cara Spencer, says it will get guns off the street and disarm minors who would have to be 19 in order to get a permit.Some aldermen were concerned it would lead to more stop and frisk searches. To counter that, Adlerman Rasheen Aldridge proposed a bill that would require officers to give out business cards to people they stop, search or question.

Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s “The Winter’s Tale” showcases play’s near flawless wit

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:42:55 GMT

In “The Winter’s Tale,” Leontes, King of Sicilia, asks a favor of his pregnant wife, Hermione: persuade his childhood Polixenes, King of Bohemia, to extend his visit a few days. As a very pregnant Hermione (Emily Van Fleet) gamely fulfills his request, Leontes (Josh Innerst) casts sidelong looks from across the room.In the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s handsome production of that late Shakespearean work — directed by Wendy Franz —  those stolen glances might have been Leontes merely checking in on Hermione’s success. Instead, they come to signal the onset of a raging illness: jealousy.“Too hot. Too hot!” he says in an increasingly unhinged aside as his wife gives Polixenes (Stephen Tyrone Williams) her hand.The late scholar Harold Bloom described Leontes as “an Othello who is his own Iago.” And Leontes’s unfounded, self-inflicted torment is a thing to behold. He’s a hot mess. As played by Josh Innerst, his descent into suspicion isn’t only tiring, it’s also tyrannical. And that...

After fireworks show, Arvada police say a “reckless” motorcyclist blasted down closed street, endangering pedestrians

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:42:55 GMT

Arvada police closed a stretch of West 58th Avenue late on the Fourth of July this week, aiming to make it easier for people who gathered for a city fireworks show to leave a sports complex on foot.But then a motorcyclist blasted past several police officers along the closed street, police say, and thwarted attempts to intercept him. Just before an officer succeeded in stopping him, a mother pushing a stroller with her child in it rushed to move out of his way, police said.Arvada police reconstructed the incident in exacting detail Thursday, nearly two days after the incident, editing together video from officers’ body cameras to show how close the motorcyclist appeared to come to injuring more people.By the end of the incident, police said, two officers and the motorcyclist sustained minor injuries.(Watch video on Facebook.)Police said officers arrested Trey Patrick Bailey on suspicion of vehicular eluding, a felony, and preliminary misdemeanor charges of driving under the in...

Broncos need second-year jump from DL pair Eyioma Uwazurike, Matt Henningsen

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:42:55 GMT

For most Broncos fans, the team’s 31-28 win over the Los Angeles Chargers to close the regular season represented little more than a feel-good finish to an otherwise exasperating campaign.It will go down as Jerry Rosburg’s lone head coaching win and other than that stand unassuming in the franchise’s history.Don’t tell that to Matt Henningsen and Eyioma Uwazurike, though.The rookie defensive linemen combined to play a season-high 47 snaps that January afternoon, a last chance to glean meaningful experience from what was considered by most a wasted season.Not so for individual players like the rookie duo, who could well be counted on extensively in 2023 and beyond to provide sturdy work in the trenches for defensive coordinator Vance Joseph.“It’s very good that they got those reps,” defensive line coach Marcus Dixon said recently. “They come in (now) and you can tell that they’re a little bit more confident in what they’re doing and in their ability. And they’re smart. They want to w...

What will Mariupol look like following regeneration?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:42:55 GMT

Four teams of experts have presented their visions for the regeneration of Mariupol once it is back in Ukrainian hands. All agreed that the city's future lies in its "unfolding" towards the sea. The creation of new recreation areas on the shore and the overall increase in the waterfront area will lead to the sustainable development of the new economy.According to the architects, an important component is also the construction of fundamentally new residential neighbourhoods and the de-sovietisation of infrastructure. The next stage will be the combination of the best proposals to create a detailed urban masterplan for Mariupol.The four experts were:Fulco Treffers, a Dutch expert and co-founder of the Ro3Kvit urban coalitionViktor Zotov, founder of the CANactions educational platform and head of the Zotov&Co architectural bureauUkrainian architects Yana Buchatska and Anna Kamyshan, with urbanist Serhiy RodionovVictoria Titova, director of the BigCityLab urban bureauThe concepts we...

The Renegade Series: A Family’s Tale of Courage and Survival Amidst the Civil War

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:42:55 GMT

Within the tumultuous pages of history, the American Civil War stands as a defining chapter, resonating with tales of bravery, sacrifice, and resilience. Amidst the chaos and devastation, one remarkable literary series emerges, offering readers a poignant glimpse into the lives of the Summers family from north Alabama. J.D.R. Hawkins’ Renegade Series transports us to a bygone era, where the boundaries of courage and survival are tested in the crucible of war. Embark on a captivating journey through the pages of this remarkable saga, where love and determination intertwine amidst the ravages of the Civil War.The Unforgettable CharactersAt the heart of the Renegade Series lies a cast of unforgettable characters, each grappling with the harsh realities of a world torn asunder. In the first installment, “A Beautiful Glittering Lie,” readers are introduced to Hiram Summers, a farmer and father of three, who makes the fateful decision to enlist in the Fourth Alabama Infa...

Sale closed in Palo Alto: $3.5 million for a three-bedroom home

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:42:55 GMT

316 Ramona Street – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 300 block of Ramona Street in Palo Alto was sold on June 20, 2023. The $3,500,000 purchase price works out to $1,778 per square foot. The house, built in 1996, has an interior space of 1,968 square feet. The layout of this two-story home consists of three bedrooms and three baths. In addition, the house provides a one-car garage, allowing for convenient vehicle storage. Spanning 3,049 square feet, the property’s expansive lot showcases a pool.These nearby houses have also recently been purchased:On Palo Alto Avenue, Palo Alto, in August 2022, a 2,418-square-foot home was sold for $4,300,000, a price per square foot of $1,778. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 1,040-square-foot home on the 100 block of Tasso Street in Palo Alto sold in June 2023, for $2,500,000, a price per square foot of $2,404. The home has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In July 2022, a 3,888-square-foot home on Channing Avenue in Palo Alto sold ...

Employers don’t have to protect workers’ families from COVID, California Supreme Court rules

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:42:55 GMT

A Bay Area woodworking employee caught COVID on the job and brought it home during the height of the pandemic. His wife contracted the illness and her symptoms were severe – at one point, she needed a respirator to breathe.But she cannot claim workers’ compensation injuries from the infection, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday, July 6 in answer to questions from a federal appellate court, because while doing so would be a moral good, that good is outweighed by the potential flood of litigation that would force businesses to close, tie up courts and send commercial insurance rates skyrocketing.“Recognizing a duty of care to nonemployees in this context would impose an intolerable burden on employers and society in contravention of public policy,” associate justice Carol Corrigan wrote in the ruling. “These and other policy considerations lead us to conclude that employers do not owe a tort-based duty to nonemployees to prevent the spread of COVID-19.”It was the second major...

Opinion: Ranching doesn’t have to destroy the Amazon rainforest

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:42:55 GMT

Can ranchers help rescue the Amazon?It’s an ecosystem like no other. One 19th century explorer called it “the last page of Genesis, yet to be written.” Brazil has been busy drafting that page ever since, sometimes to alarming results.A fifth of the rainforest has been cleared for farms, cattle grazing and ambitious development schemes such as highways and megadams, too often by lawless means and for only fleeting wealth. Unless the economy, governance and culture of the region undergo a fundamental reset, scientists fear, the entire biome may be on track for irreversible dieback.So it may sound paradoxical to suggest that beef cattle must be part of the Amazon solution. But that’s the only viable path forward.We already know a lot about what hasn’t worked. About 40% of Brazil’s 218 million head of cattle graze in the Amazon basin, often under precarious conditions. It takes one to two hectares of pasture on average to sustain a single head of cattle. Even then, prosperity fades quic...